Cheap flights from Adelaide to Melbourne from £46

The cheapest month to fly to Melbourne Airport from Adelaide is in August. Flight prices, which tend to average around £97, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Melbourne Airport in August, then you should wait until January to fly from Adelaide, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £100.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Melbourne Airport from Adelaide is on a Tuesday. momondo users have found tickets for Tuesday departures for as low as £123. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Wednesday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Melbourne Airport on Wednesday is £807.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to Melbourne Airport is in the afternoon. momondo users have found flights departing from Adelaide to Melbourne Airport in the afternoon for as low as £136. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. Flights to Melbourne Airport are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of £1,076. Departure times in the evening fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Melbourne Airport from Adelaide when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Melbourne Airport for around £112 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Melbourne Airport from Adelaide for as low as £89 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between Adelaide and Melbourne have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 88 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. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Qantas Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, 85 flights take off from Adelaide and land in Melbourne Airport each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 14:00, with 43% of daily flights taking off at midday.

The number of flights available between Adelaide and Melbourne Airport is 598 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 16% of weekly flights leaving on this day.