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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Queenstown

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JQ Return flights from $332
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Dep. Sun 30 AugRet. Fri 18 Sep$332
Dep. Sun 06 SepRet. Wed 09 Sep$332
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 18 Sep$332
Dep. Sun 06 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$332
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Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$332
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Fri 18 Sep$332
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 21 Sep$332
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$332
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Thu 17 Sep$332
Dep. Sun 06 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$332
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Dep. Fri 04 SepRet. Mon 21 Sep$332
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JQ,VA Return flights from $372
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$372
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$373
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Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$383
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$387
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$403
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$429
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$439
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$442
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$447
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$453
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$498
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$525
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$559
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$577
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$589
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$696
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$752
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$800
JQ,NZ Return flights from $390
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$390
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$393
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Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$401
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$403
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$414
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$416
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$416
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$426
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$427
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$449
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$453
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$484
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$484
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$526
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$549
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$563
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$739
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$770
NZ Return flights from $403
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$403
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$420
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Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$435
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$436
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$436
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$437
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$461
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$464
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$468
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$480
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$482
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$484
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$485
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$487
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$487
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$557
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$686
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$758
VA Return flights from $409
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$409
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$410
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Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$419
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$419
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$420
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$429
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$430
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$435
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$437
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$443
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$449
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$509
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$518
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$564
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$577
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$645
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$683
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$868
JQ,QF Return flights from $413
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$413
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$436
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Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$445
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$449
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$461
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$475
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$482
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$493
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$501
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$502
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$502
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$514
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$541
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$607
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$615
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$711
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$713
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$772
NZ,VA Return flights from $415
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$415
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$415
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Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$433
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$437
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$437
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$443
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$452
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$462
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$463
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$464
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$468
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$468
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$488
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$529
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$540
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$633
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$678
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EK,JQ Return flights from $435
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$435
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$458
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Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$469
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$470
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$483
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$486
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$493
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$510
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$511
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$514
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$532
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$552
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$582
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$585
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$609
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$762
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$793
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$845
QF,VA Return flights from $447
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$447
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$458
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Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$463
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$467
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$471
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$473
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$474
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$479
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$484
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$486
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$492
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$493
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$601
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$627
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$663
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$682
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$762
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$836
EK,VA Return flights from $475
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$475
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$477
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Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$481
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$485
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$486
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$496
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$498
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$502
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Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$512
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$522
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$538
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$622
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$661
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$663
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$677
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$761
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$917
NZ,QF Return flights from $475
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$475
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$477
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Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$487
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$489
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$495
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$495
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$500
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$503
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$506
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$507
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$508
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$521
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$524
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$558
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Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$718
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$734
JQ,NZ,VA Return flights from $482
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Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$493
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$493
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$507
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$508
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$512
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$526
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$528
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$540
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$598
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$690
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$741
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$795
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$903
QF Return flights from $492
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$492
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$504
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Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$505
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$508
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$526
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$531
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$535
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$540
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$545
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$545
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$550
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$550
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$684
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$693
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$724
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$725
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$727
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$734
EK,NZ Return flights from $495
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$495
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$496
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Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$505
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$507
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$512
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$513
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$519
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$519
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$528
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$530
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$533
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$551
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$570
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$591
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$622
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$660
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$724
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$802
EK,JQ,QF Return flights from $500
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$500
Dep. Thu 08 OctRet. Sun 18 Oct$522
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Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Thu 06 Aug$525
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep$530
Dep. Mon 20 JulRet. Thu 30 Jul$551
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Fri 06 Nov$593
Dep. Sun 22 NovRet. Fri 04 Dec$598
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Mon 14 Sep$602
Dep. Sat 12 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$605
Dep. Tue 01 SepRet. Tue 08 Sep$615
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Sat 13 Feb$619
Dep. Sun 27 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$620
Dep. Thu 30 JulRet. Sun 09 Aug$632
Dep. Thu 19 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$641
Dep. Sun 14 MarRet. Mon 29 Mar$729
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Sun 03 Jan$740
Dep. Thu 16 JulRet. Sun 19 Jul$802
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Mon 21 Dec$883

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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to Queenstown

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

Jul 2026
$333
Aug 2026
$333
Sep 2026
$377
Oct 2026
$366
Nov 2026
$415
Dec 2026
$435
Jan 2027
$401
Feb 2027
$389
Mar 2027
$366

The cheapest month to fly to Queenstown is July 2026, with return fares from $333 — 23% cheaper than the most expensive month (December 2026, from $435).

When Should You Fly to Queenstown?

Based on the fares we've tracked, July is typically the cheapest month to fly to Queenstown, with return fares from $333. December is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $435 as school holidays and the Christmas peak push prices up.

Across the year, return fares to Queenstown average around $379. If you can travel in the off-peak months of July, August and October, you'll generally pay up to 12% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Melbourne to Queenstown Return Prices

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

July 2026
$333
August 2026
$333
September 2026
$377
October 2026
$366
November 2026
$415
December 2026
$435
January 2027
$401
February 2027
$389
March 2027
$366

Average Melbourne to Queenstown Return Prices

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

July 2026
$556
August 2026
$587
September 2026
$543
October 2026
$518
November 2026
$618
December 2026
$592
January 2027
$538
February 2027
$539
March 2027
$520
April 2027
$509

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