Rare1 stop · 12h
SYD to HANVietnam
Hanoi
$484
usually $885
−45%
Most monthly lows $487–$885. Cheaper than every other month on record (3).
Flights · SYD → MEL
Sydney to Melbourne
Best fare, round trip
$102
−11%
below its usual $115
you keep $13
Found
- Depart
- Tue 5 Jan
- Return
- Fri 8 Jan
- Stay
- 3 nights
- Flight
- Nonstop · 1.5h
- Airline
Jetstar
Most of this route’s monthly lows fall between $109 and $123. The drop beats 25% of measured fares on the board, over 7 observed months.
Cached fare — the booking search re-prices live before you pay.
AustraliaMelbourneLaneway coffee, four seasons before lunch, and the Great Ocean Road starting an hour down the coast.Best windowMar–May · Sep–NovAirportsTullamarine (MEL) · Avalon (AVV)Every route into MelbourneFare seasonality
When this route gets cheap.
Fares bottom out in December around $98 and peak in October near $160, 63% dearer, across the 7 months we track. The cheapest itinerary we are tracking flies Jetstar nonstop and takes about 1.5 hours outbound, on a 3-night trip. The best time to be in Melbourne: Mar–May · Sep–Nov.
Cheapest day in the next 4 months: 2 Dec, $98
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The median cached fare across this calendar is 5% higher than when tracking began on 8 Aug — $131 then versus $137 now, across 17 recorded snapshots. This is a calendar-level trend, so an individual deal above can be lower. The lowest single day we have seen here is $92, on 11 Nov.
October 2026
1314151617Sunday 18 October: $216, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.19Tuesday 20 October: $160, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21Thursday 22 October: $190, above the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Friday 23 October: $172, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.242526Tuesday 27 October: $183, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.28293031
November 2026
1Monday 2 November: $167, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Tuesday 3 November: $179, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.45Friday 6 November: $127, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.789Tuesday 10 November: $115, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 11 November: $123, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1213Saturday 14 November: $131, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 15 November: $137, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.16Tuesday 17 November: $105, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Wednesday 18 November: $105, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1920Saturday 21 November: $111, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 22 November: $142, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.23242526Friday 27 November: $170, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Saturday 28 November: $152, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.2930
December 2026
1Wednesday 2 December: $98, the cheapest day in view. Compare fares from this day.Thursday 3 December: $140, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.4Saturday 5 December: $106, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 6 December: $126, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Monday 7 December: $128, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.89101112Sunday 13 December: $125, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1415Wednesday 16 December: $103, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.1718Saturday 19 December: $125, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.Sunday 20 December: $145, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.21222324252627Monday 28 December: $148, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.293031
January 2027
1234Tuesday 5 January: $102, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.67891011121314151617181920212223Sunday 24 January: $137, around the usual price. Compare fares from this day.252627Thursday 28 January: $114, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.29Saturday 30 January: $118, below the usual price. Compare fares from this day.31
CheapestBelow usualUsualAbove usualCached fares · checked 13 Oct 2026 · bands from 139 tracked fares
Cheapest in Dec, around $98
15% below the $115 typical fare
$160Oct, above the usual price. Compare October fares.$105Nov, below the usual price. Compare November fares.$98Dec, the cheapest month. Compare December fares.$102Jan ’27, below the usual price. Compare January fares.$116Feb, around the usual price. Compare February fares.$116Mar, around the usual price. Compare March fares.$109May, below the usual price. Compare May fares.
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Cheapest round-trip fare found each month, Sydney to Melbourne, from cached prices.
Route facts
- Airports
- Kingsford Smith (SYD) ↔ Tullamarine (MEL) · Avalon (AVV)
- Flight time
- ≈1.5 hours outbound
- Distance
- ≈713 km each way
- Typical price
- $115 round-trip (seasonal median)
- Airlines on the board
- Jetstar
- Itineraries
- Nonstop available
- Best months to visit
- Mar–May · Sep–Nov
Good to know
SYD → MEL, answered.
Is $102 a good price for Sydney to Melbourne?
Only slightly. The seasonal median is around $115 round-trip and this fare is 11% under it. We do not call a drop notable until 20%, so this is an ordinary price for the route rather than a reason to hurry.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney to Melbourne?
Across 7 months of cached-fare history, Dec comes out cheapest on this route. The best months to actually be in Melbourne are Mar–May · Sep–Nov — when those overlap, that's your window.
How far in advance should I book SYD → Melbourne?
We do not publish a number for this, because we cannot measure it yet. Answering it honestly means watching the same departure date on this route over many weeks as it approaches, and that archive is still filling up — so any "book N days ahead" figure here would be borrowed from somewhere else rather than measured. What we can measure is which month is cheap: across 7 months of cached fares, Dec comes out lowest on this route. Our guide Why flight prices change covers what does move a fare.
Are there nonstop flights from Sydney to Melbourne?
Yes — the current board includes nonstop fares (Jetstar). The outbound leg runs around 1.5 hours.
Are these prices guaranteed?
No — these are cached fares found on real searches (this one on 17 October). Airlines reprice constantly, so the booking search re-checks the live price before you pay. Fresher finds are far more likely to still be available.
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