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JQ,NZ Return flights from $390

Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$390

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$394

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Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$411

Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$422

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$489

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$652

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$712

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$766

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$822

JQ Return flights from $395

Dep.art Mon 07 DecRet.urn Thu 17 Dec^$395

Dep.art Mon 07 DecRet.urn Sat 12 Dec^$395

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Dep.art Mon 07 DecRet.urn Thu 10 Dec^$395

Dep.art Mon 07 DecRet.urn Fri 11 Dec^$405

Dep.art Mon 07 DecRet.urn Sun 13 Dec^$405

Dep.art Mon 07 DecRet.urn Tue 08 Dec^$405

Dep.art Mon 07 DecRet.urn Wed 09 Dec^$405

Dep.art Sun 06 DecRet.urn Thu 10 Dec^$417

Dep.art Sun 06 DecRet.urn Sat 12 Dec^$417

Dep.art Sun 06 DecRet.urn Thu 17 Dec^$417

Dep.art Sun 06 DecRet.urn Tue 08 Dec^$426

Dep.art Mon 07 DecRet.urn Fri 18 Dec^$426

Dep.art Mon 07 DecRet.urn Tue 15 Dec^$426

Dep.art Sun 06 DecRet.urn Fri 11 Dec^$426

Dep.art Sun 06 DecRet.urn Wed 09 Dec^$426

Dep.art Mon 07 DecRet.urn Mon 14 Dec^$426

Dep.art Sun 06 DecRet.urn Sun 13 Dec^$426

Dep.art Wed 09 DecRet.urn Thu 17 Dec^$428

Dep.art Wed 09 DecRet.urn Thu 10 Dec^$428

Dep.art Wed 09 DecRet.urn Sat 12 Dec^$428

Dep.art Wed 09 DecRet.urn Sun 13 Dec^$438

Dep.art Wed 09 DecRet.urn Fri 11 Dec^$438

Dep.art Fri 04 DecRet.urn Thu 17 Dec^$438

Dep.art Fri 04 DecRet.urn Thu 10 Dec^$438

Dep.art Thu 10 DecRet.urn Sat 12 Dec^$438

Dep.art Thu 10 DecRet.urn Thu 17 Dec^$438

Dep.art Fri 04 DecRet.urn Sat 12 Dec^$438

Dep.art Thu 10 DecRet.urn Sun 13 Dec^$447

Dep.art Fri 04 DecRet.urn Wed 09 Dec^$447

Dep.art Sun 06 DecRet.urn Tue 15 Dec^$447

Dep.art Sun 06 DecRet.urn Mon 14 Dec^$447

Dep.art Mon 07 DecRet.urn Sat 19 Dec^$447

Dep.art Thu 10 DecRet.urn Fri 11 Dec^$447

Dep.art Fri 04 DecRet.urn Sun 13 Dec^$447

Dep.art Fri 04 DecRet.urn Tue 08 Dec^$447

Dep.art Fri 04 DecRet.urn Fri 11 Dec^$447

Dep.art Sun 06 DecRet.urn Fri 18 Dec^$447

Dep.art Tue 08 DecRet.urn Sat 12 Dec^$451

Dep.art Tue 08 DecRet.urn Thu 17 Dec^$451

JQ,QF Return flights from $403

Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$403

Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$419

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Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$444

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$460

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$565

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$659

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$666

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$744

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$832

EK,JQ Return flights from $408

Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$408

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$440

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Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$502

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$541

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$580

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$653

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$726

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$785

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$836

JQ,VA Return flights from $418

Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$418

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$456

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Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$510

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$513

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$519

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$633

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$813

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$827

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$877

NZ Return flights from $421

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$421

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$434

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Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$440

Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$459

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$531

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$604

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$735

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$774

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$1,015

EK,NZ Return flights from $458

Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$458

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$462

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Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$484

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$549

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$606

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$661

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$747

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$755

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$865

JQ,NZ,VA Return flights from $461

Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$461

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$462

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Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$503

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$524

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$708

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$784

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$812

QF Return flights from $465

Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$465

Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$468

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Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$518

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$525

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$636

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$645

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$712

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$721

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$869

NZ,QF Return flights from $467

Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$467

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$468

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Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$472

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$497

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$566

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$664

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$711

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$767

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$870

EK Return flights from $469

Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$469

Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$538

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Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$558

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$669

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$685

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$706

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$714

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$793

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$889

EK,QF Return flights from $470

Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$470

Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$471

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Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$514

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$588

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$650

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$654

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$676

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$782

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$794

NZ,VA Return flights from $480

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$480

Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$488

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Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$511

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$548

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$555

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$791

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$811

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$854

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$1,205

JQ,QR Return flights from $484

Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$484

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$505

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Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$534

Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$2,222

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$2,690

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$2,751

JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $496

Dep.art Sun 14 MarRet.urn Thu 25 Mar^$496

Dep.art Thu 21 JanRet.urn Wed 27 Jan^$546

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Dep.art Wed 26 MayRet.urn Thu 03 Jun^$585

Dep.art Sat 13 MarRet.urn Tue 23 Mar^$647

Dep.art Sat 14 NovRet.urn Mon 23 Nov^$700

Dep.art Mon 09 NovRet.urn Wed 18 Nov^$721

Dep.art Thu 24 DecRet.urn Fri 01 Jan^$813

Dep.art Fri 25 DecRet.urn Mon 04 Jan^$874

Dep.art Sat 19 DecRet.urn Wed 23 Dec^$906

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Do you need to catch a flight to Melbourne? Check out our domestic flights to Melbourne. If Melbourne is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to Christchurch from United States (USA) and flights to New Zealand. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Melbourne

Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to Christchurch

Return fares from Melbourne to Christchurch by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Nov 2026

$381

Dec 2026

$348

Jan 2027

$377

Feb 2027

$386

Mar 2027

$334

Apr 2027

$527

May 2027

$320

Jun 2027

$327

Jul 2027

$320

Aug 2027

$320

The cheapest month to fly to Christchurch is May 2027, with return fares from $320 — 39% cheaper than the most expensive month (April 2027, from $527).

When Should You Fly to Christchurch?

Based on the fares we've tracked, May is typically the cheapest month to fly to Christchurch, with return fares from $320. April is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $527.

Across the year, return fares to Christchurch average around $364. If you can travel in the off-peak months of May, July and August, you'll generally pay up to 12% less than the yearly average.

Cheapest Melbourne to Christchurch Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Melbourne to Christchurch return airfares.

November 2026

$381

December 2026

$348

January 2027

$377

February 2027

$386

March 2027

$334

April 2027

$527

May 2027

$320

June 2027

$327

July 2027

$320

August 2027

$320

Average Melbourne to Christchurch Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to Christchurch return airfares.

November 2026

$631

December 2026

$602

January 2027

$581

February 2027

$552

March 2027

$559

April 2027

$575

May 2027

$521

June 2027

$534

July 2027

$549

August 2027

$514

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