Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Sydney from £45

In general, May is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Sydney. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £77. If you don’t want to visit Sydney in May, then you should wait until June to fly from Melbourne Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £81.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Sydney is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as £120. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to depart from Melbourne Airport because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travellers. As a result, prices tend to be around £185.

According to our data, the cheapest time of day to fly to Sydney is in the evening. momondo users have found flights departing from Melbourne Airport to Sydney in the evening for as low as £115. Keep in mind that these prices may fluctuate based on what airline you choose and the time of year you plan to travel. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Sydney, so prices are often more expensive at around £137 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Sydney from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Sydney for around £106 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Sydney from Melbourne Airport for as low as £78 on momondo.

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Historically, on average around 19% of flights between Melbourne and Sydney have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 87 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 16% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of March 2026, there are 241 flights per day flying from Melbourne Airport to Sydney. The most common time of day flights depart is 07:00, with 43% of flights taking off at midday.

The number of flights available between Melbourne Airport and Sydney is 1,688 per week as of March 2026. The most frequent departure day is Fri, with 18% of weekly flights leaving on this day.