Cheap flights from Wellington to Melbourne from R3 502

The cheapest month to fly to Melbourne from Wellington is in September. Flight prices, which tend to average around R5 798, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to Melbourne during the month of September, then flying in July is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R6 591.

Fly from Wellington to Melbourne for the best Wellington - Melbourne flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Melbourne from Wellington when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Melbourne for around R7 043 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Melbourne from Wellington for as low as R6 195 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Wellington to Melbourne flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between Wellington and Melbourne have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 94 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Air New Zealand have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 6% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of November 2026, 11 flights take off from Wellington and land in Melbourne each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 6:00, with 65% of daily flights taking off at midday.

80 flights are operational weekly from Wellington to Melbourne as of November 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 16% of flights per week taking off on this day.