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Cheap flights from Sydney to Melbourne

164 nonstop flights a week, 3 of them today. Operated by 3 airlines, about 1h 35m in the air, 443 mi (713 km). Tickets from $47.

Flights from Sydney to Melbourne

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Prices by day: Sydney to Melbourne

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Best fares from Sydney to Melbourne

Lowest one-way prices found by recent searches for the next 120 days; press a card to search that date

Cheapest one-way $47 27 January 2027, nonstop Cheapest nonstop $47 27 January 2027, Jetstar Cheapest in the next 7 days $101 15 November, Sun Cheapest weekend departure $63 Fri, 8 January 2027
Cheapest day of the week Tuesday $64 on average over the next 120 days
Cheapest month January 2027 tickets from $47

Sydney to Melbourne at a glance

flight time, nonstop
1h 35m
straight-line distance
443 mi (713 km)
flights a week
164
flights today
3
first and last departure
06:00 - 11:00
lowest price, nonstop, 31 January
$47
average across months
$61
airlines
3

Sydney to Melbourne ticket prices by month

Lowest one-way fare found by recent searches

Cheapest month: January 2027, tickets from $47. Prices come from searches over the last few days; check the search for your exact date.

The most expensive month is October 2027: from $104. The average across months is $61.

Sydney to Melbourne flight schedule

164 flights a week, 3 today, 19 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
JQ 501
Jetstar
06:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
07:35 Tullamarine, terminal 4
1h 35m
Daily
Airbus A320
QF 401
Qantas
06:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
07:35 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat
Airbus A320
VA 800
Virgin Australia
06:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
07:35 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Boeing 737
JQ 503
Jetstar
06:30 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
08:05 Tullamarine, terminal 4
1h 35m
Mon, Thu, Fri
Airbus A320
VA 804
Virgin Australia
06:30 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
08:05 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737-800
VA 806
Virgin Australia
06:45 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
08:20 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Mon, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737-800
JQ 505
Jetstar
07:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
08:35 Tullamarine, terminal 4
1h 35m
Daily
Airbus A321
QF 409
Qantas
07:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
08:35 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Daily
Airbus A320
VA 808
Virgin Australia
07:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
08:35 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737
VA 810
Virgin Australia
07:15 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
08:50 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737-800
QF 413
Qantas
07:25 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
09:00 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Airbus A320
VA 812
Virgin Australia
07:30 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
09:05 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Tue, Wed
Boeing 737
QF 415
Qantas
07:45 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
09:20 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737-800
VA 814
Virgin Australia
07:45 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
09:20 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737
VA 816
Virgin Australia
08:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
09:35 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Daily
Boeing 737-700
JQ 507
Jetstar
08:10 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
09:45 Tullamarine, terminal 4
1h 35m
Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
Airbus A320
JQ 605
Jetstar
08:10 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
09:45 Avalon
1h 35m
Daily
Airbus A320
VA 818
Virgin Australia
08:15 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
09:50 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Mon, Fri
Boeing 737
QF 421
Qantas
08:30 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
10:05 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Daily
Airbus A320
QF 423
Qantas
08:45 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
10:20 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737-800
QF 425
Qantas
09:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
10:35 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Airbus A330-200
VA 824
Virgin Australia
09:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
10:35 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Daily
Boeing 737-800
JQ 509
Jetstar
09:15 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
10:50 Tullamarine, terminal 4
1h 35m
Daily
Airbus A320
QF 431
Qantas
09:20 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
10:55 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Fri
Airbus A330-200
VA 826
Virgin Australia
09:30 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
11:05 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Daily
Boeing 737
JQ 511
Jetstar
09:35 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
11:10 Tullamarine, terminal 4
1h 35m
Daily
Airbus A320
QF 429
Qantas
09:35 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
11:10 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Tue, Wed, Thu
Boeing 737-800
VA 830
Virgin Australia
10:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
11:35 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Daily
Boeing 737
QF 435
Qantas
10:30 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
12:05 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Boeing 737-800
VA 832
Virgin Australia
10:30 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
12:05 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737-800
QF 427
Qantas
10:35 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
12:10 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Tue, Thu, Sun
Boeing 787-900
QF 431
Qantas
10:45 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
12:20 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Thu
Airbus A330-200
JQ 513
Jetstar
10:50 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
12:25 Tullamarine, terminal 4
1h 35m
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Airbus A320
VA 834
Virgin Australia
11:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
12:35 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Wed
Boeing 737-700

Seasonal and one-off flights

Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 28 November.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
QF 427
Qantas
10:20 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
11:55 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 787-900
QF 1509
Qantas
10:30 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
12:05 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A220-300
QF 437
Qantas
11:05 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
12:40 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
VA 836
Virgin Australia
11:30 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
13:05 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
JQ 603
Jetstar
06:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
07:35 Avalon
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
VA 820
Virgin Australia
08:30 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
10:05 Tullamarine, terminal 3
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-700
QF 1509
Qantas
10:05 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
11:40 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A220-300
QF 1509
Qantas
09:35 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
11:10 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
QF 417
Qantas
08:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
09:35 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Selected dates
Airbus A330-300
QF 437
Qantas
11:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
12:35 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
QF 1501
Qantas
06:00 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
07:35 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A220-300
QF 405
Qantas
06:25 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
08:00 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
JQ 603
Jetstar
08:10 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
09:45 Avalon
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
JQ 507
Jetstar
08:15 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
09:50 Tullamarine, terminal 4
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
JQ 515
Jetstar
08:50 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
10:25 Tullamarine, terminal 4
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
JQ 509
Jetstar
09:45 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
11:20 Tullamarine, terminal 4
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
JQ 511
Jetstar
10:35 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 2
12:10 Tullamarine, terminal 4
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
QF 415
Qantas
07:40 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
09:15 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
QF 421
Qantas
08:25 Sydney (Kingsford Smith), terminal 3
10:00 Tullamarine, terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800

Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying Sydney to Melbourne

Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches

Virgin Australia67 a week Qantas51 a week Jetstar46 a week

Airports

Where flights from Sydney to Melbourne depart and land

Departure from Sydney

Sydney (Kingsford Smith) SYD

164 flights a week, terminals 2, 3, 5 mi (8 km) from the city centre

About the airport

Arrival in Melbourne

Tullamarine closest to the centreMEL

157 flights a week, terminals 1, 3, 4, 12 mi (19 km) from the city centre

About the airport
Avalon AVV

7 flights a week, 30 mi (49 km) from the city centre

About the airport

When to visit Melbourne

Weather by month

Best time to visit: January, February, March, April, September, October, November and December, +17° to +26° by day, sea +13° to +22°. In November it is +21° by day and +11° at night, sea +18°, with 13 rainy days.

Jan
+26° +15° +22° 9 days
Feb
+26° +15° +22° 6 days
Mar
+24° +14° +21° 8 days
Apr
+20° +11° +18° 9 days
May
+16° +8° +15° 10 days
Jun
+14° +7° +12° 13 days
Jul
+13° +6° +11° 13 days
Aug
+15° +7° +12° 11 days
Sep
+17° +8° +13° 13 days
Oct
+19° +9° +16° 15 days
Nov
+21° +11° +18° 13 days
Dec
+24° +13° +20° 9 days

Daytime and night temperatures in °C, sea temperature (in blue), rainy days. Months with the most comfortable weather are in green. Long-term averages.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight from Sydney to Melbourne?
A nonstop flight takes 1 hour 35 minutes on average.
How far is Melbourne from Sydney?
443 mi (713 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Sydney to Melbourne?
Virgin Australia (67 a week), Qantas (51 a week) and Jetstar (46 a week).
How many flights a day are there from Sydney to Melbourne?
3 flights today and 164 a week, about 23.4 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from Sydney to Melbourne?
The first departure is at 06:00 (JQ501), the last at 11:00 (VA834). Local time.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney to Melbourne?
January 2027: tickets from $47. The most expensive is October 2027, from $104.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from Sydney to Melbourne?
27 January 2027 (Wednesday): from $47 one way, nonstop, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from Sydney to Melbourne?
Jetstar: nonstop tickets from $47 on 27 January by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
Which Sydney airport do flights to Melbourne leave from?
Sydney (Kingsford Smith) (164 a week).
Which Melbourne airport is closest to the city centre?
Tullamarine (MEL), 12 mi (19 km) from the city centre. Others: Avalon 30 mi (49 km).