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£847
Typical prices: £968-£1,365
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Wed 18/11Sat 5/12
LGW - MEL • 2 stops
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£1,234
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Wed 13/1Wed 24/3
LHR - MEL • Direct
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Cheap Flights from London to Melbourne (LON-MEL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from London to Melbourne that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from London to Melbourne

Wed, 18 Nov - Sat, 5 Dec
AirAsia X Logo
09:25 - 23:45
LGW
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MEL
27h 20m
2 stops
AirAsia X Logo
06:15 - 06:25
MEL
-
LGW
35h 10m
2 stops
£847AirAsia X
Thu, 20 Aug - Fri, 5 Feb
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:20 - 10:00
LHR
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MEL
27h 40m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:20 - 06:40
MEL
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LHR
23h 20m
1 stop
£848Multiple Airlines
Sat, 31 Oct - Wed, 25 Nov
Air China Logo
20:25 - 15:40
LHR
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MEL
32h 15m
1 stop
Air China Logo
20:15 - 17:50
MEL
-
LHR
32h 35m
1 stop
£850Air China
Sun, 13 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep
China Southern Logo
22:10 - 08:40
LHR
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MEL
25h 30m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
10:20 - 19:20
MEL
-
LHR
42h 00m
1 stop
£851China Southern
Fri, 6 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov
China Eastern Logo
10:30 - 14:05
LGW
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MEL
40h 35m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
22:30 - 14:00
MEL
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LGW
26h 30m
1 stop
£852China Eastern
Sun, 13 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep
China Southern Logo
19:15 - 08:40
LHR
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MEL
28h 25m
2 stops
China Southern Logo
10:20 - 19:20
MEL
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LHR
42h 00m
1 stop
£852China Southern
Thu, 5 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov
China Eastern Logo
10:30 - 11:00
LGW
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MEL
37h 30m
3 stops
China Eastern Logo
12:00 - 06:30
MEL
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LGW
29h 30m
1 stop
£857China Eastern
Fri, 4 Sep - Fri, 11 Sep
Air China Logo
12:35 - 14:25
LGW
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MEL
40h 50m
1 stop
Air China Logo
19:40 - 18:05
MEL
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LGW
31h 25m
1 stop
£858Air China
Thu, 3 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep
Emirates Logo
21:05 - 05:30
STN
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MEL
23h 25m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
05:15 - 18:45
MEL
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STN
22h 30m
1 stop
£935Emirates
Sat, 7 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov
Emirates Logo
09:40 - 23:15
LGW
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AVV
26h 35m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
10:20 - 11:40
AVV
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LGW
36h 20m
2 stops
£1,160Emirates
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for London to Melbourne flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from London to Melbourne to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from London to Melbourne?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from London to Melbourne departing in November.

What is the cheapest London to Melbourne flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from London to Melbourne costs £1,043 on the route between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Melbourne Airport (MEL). It is also the most popular route.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London to Melbourne?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London to Melbourne, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from London to Melbourne is May, where tickets cost £849 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,298 and £1,285 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London to Melbourne?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London to Melbourne, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from London to Melbourne, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London to Melbourne

Cheapest flight

£471
Flight from London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

When to book flights from London to Melbourne

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FAQs for booking flights from London to Melbourne

  • What is the cheapest flight from London to Melbourne?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from London to Melbourne was £471 for a one-way ticket and £845 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from London to Melbourne?

    There are 4 airports in London (London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, and London Stansted) and 3 airports in Melbourne (Melbourne Avalon, Melbourne Essendon, and Melbourne). The cheapest flights are generally found on the London Heathrow Airport to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from London to Melbourne?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London to Melbourne?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between London and Melbourne, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular stopover when flying to Melbourne from London?

    Abu Dhabi is the most popular stopover city among KAYAK users travelling from London to Melbourne.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London to Melbourne?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from London to Melbourne.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London to Melbourne?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Melbourne from London is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from London to Melbourne?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Melbourne with an airline and back to London with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London to Melbourne?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Melbourne from London up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from London to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London to Melbourne. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1574 reviews
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8.6Crew
7.8Food
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a longer gap btw the supper and breakfast would have been better - felt like the sleep was way too fragmented on this red eye flight

10.0 ExcellentRyan, Jul 2026
SIN - MEL
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a longer gap btw the supper and breakfast would have been better - felt like the sleep was way too fragmented on this red eye flight

Really great service throughout and the food was really nice. I can highly recommend thank you very much.

I loved the full Taylor Swift selection but felt that the other selections were limited, didn’t span the popular music eras nor a wide enough range of music genres. BUT the seat and bed were GREAT (it was wide, long enough, had great storage, firm enough to uphold body postural comfort). Outstanding crew and really great food - gourmet innovative dim sum breakfast so different from the boring standard fare offered by many other business class products.

The consistency with Singapore Airlines is fantastic. Crew are always brilliant and food delicious in business class

The business class seats were very uncomfortable. When in lie flat position my legs were very restricted.

Service excellent would chose Singapore airlines as my first choice

Perfect experience from boarding through to leaving the flight, comfortable and personalised service from all staff, highly recommended

Transfer within the same terminal and lots of facilities at the airport.

The male traveller seated in the row in front diagonally opposite my husbands seat across the aisle as soon as the seatbelt sign went off moved across the aisle into the seat in front of my husband for the entire journey from London to Singapore he had his seat reclined and pushed back and the seat touching my husbands knees for the entire journey from London to Singapore. very uncomfortable for my husband.

More Baggage limit Alternative of virtual check in at airport , prefer personal touch with “real person”check in counter for baggage drop

I upgraded my flight to business and before boarding they told me they will not have food on the flight unless someone declines the food service.

Flight was delayed due to air traffic control and technical issues - power outage happened several time during taxiing in Taipei causing further delay for urgent technical check.

Poor links to cathay meaning it's not possible to check in online or reserve seats. Incorrect information provided by cathay regarding check in and transfer at HKG. Delay in flight required is to be escorted / run to make the connecting flight and no opportunity to use the business lounge. Luggage did not make the connection so we arrived in Manchester with no luggage

The crew, pilots and flight attendants were all amazing. What could be better is reinforcing that seats cannot be reclined at departure and landing. I had a person seated in front of me who had her seat all the way inclined, including during take-off - after the crew asked her to seat upright. Cathay Pacific should reinforce this safety request and perhaps penalize those who don't follow it. I felt very unsafe with this person limiting my space and perhaps putting my life in danger in the "unlikely" case of an emergency.

Leg room wasn't that great. Other than that it was a good flight

As a solo traveller, I always prefer to have an aisle seat, but the flight was so full, there weren’t any available. I understand that the seatbelt sign sometimes has to go on if turbulence is anticipated but after the second food service, it was on continuously for about an hour and a half and there didn’t seem to be any turbulence at all! With seats reclined, my fellow passenger in the aisle seat asleep and the seatbelt sign on I felt very trapped, extremely uncomfortable and in desperate need of the bathroom. The positives were that the staff were very friendly, the entertainment was great and we actually took off on time and arrived in HKG earlier than expected.

There is very little in the title" Premium" in the Economy experience with Cathay, Melbourne to Hong Kong. The seats are uncomfortable and the cabin with outdated 1990's decor and trim. The food service was sloppy and the leg room providing little to no advantage over regular economy seating. Infact, the Sunday flight was not fill occupancy and I would have done better saving the significant additional costs for the PREMIUM ticket and taken advantage of the seating. If you are a regular premium economy traveler of EMIRATES expecting the same experience on CATHAY, you will be disappointed. Emirates far superior.

The first economy rows have remote space in the seat which eats in the seating space. The seats are also smaller compared to other airlines.

Very comfortable flights. Not so many new releases in terms of films.

The aircraft was slightly newer but the food was very bad. Bland and uninteresting. Nothing special at all.

Crew and food was good, ok leg room if you don’t have a big box under the seat. And the seats are so narrow (I’m only 70kg), will consider an alternate airline next time

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

Boarding delayed, no communication. I left the lounge, and heard a final call, boarding started after a 30 minutes.

Lovely aircraft and I flight entertainment. Good leg room. Full flight crew struggled a bit

Food not good as good as last time flew with them

Seats very uncomfortable, impossible to sleep. Food average, bakery items not fresh. Pockets in seats not large enough to hold a book and a few other items. Cabin temperature too cold, even with blanket. Good selection of movies. Other than that 12 hours of torture!

I booked tickets for a family of five and specifically paid extra to select our seats together. We spent nearly $1,000 extra (around $100 per seat) for extra legroom so we could sit near each other. However, despite paying for this, we ended up being separated on the flight. This caused a major issue for our family because my parents do not speak English and rely on me to translate and assist them during the journey. I do not understand why Etihad changed our reserved seats without explanation. I am extremely dissatisfied with this experience. I expect the airline to do better, and I am requesting a full refund for the seat selection fees we paid.

1 hour delay meant missed my connecting flight and 1st day of holiday

Etihad Check In counter/Station manager in Heathrow was bothering and not helpful at all. They are rude and not customer oriented

My baggage was not boarded and is still missing. I was only carring one piece of luggage and that is misplaced now I am stuck at mumbai without luggage. I had an onward journey from here

I am a larger than average person and in my opinion i don't think it's fair to allocate a window seat to anyone who is my size or larger, i was seated between 2 large passengers on a full aircraft. The guy in the window seat also occupied a portion of the middle seat (my seat) which made my experience of flying with etihad very cramped and uncomfortable, i was flying from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok. Had this been a airbus 380 it would have been better as the seats are larger but unfortunately it wasn't so i had to endure the 6+hrs unable to get any rest

Horrible. After paying for my seats, I was cramped, had no overhead bin space, freezing as the flight had no temperature controls, the food was awful and served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and then never received any. I booked this flight as a partner through American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

The business class experience is fantastic. The crew were polite but often unavailable even when I tried to call them! I even found myself bringing my used dishes and cutlery up to the crew because no one had come to collect it after over an hour.

Very unfriendly team. It was very difficult to get a cup of coffee. Legroom was extremely small. Old, dilapidated plane.

Very very bad service very tight seats never ever flying with Etihad again

I travelled from Adu Dhabi to Melb; service was minimal at best, when I asked for a bottle of water but no meal I was told it was not available- it seemed a cup would do. The staff were un helpful & dismissive. We had a family near us who I never saw obtain any assistance from crew- they were simply avoided! Meal was simple and adequate no hot drinks were on offer until close to arriving, with a pseudo breakfast. Seats were tight despite obtaining extra leg room. I will not be flying with Etihad again and will not recommend them to family & friends.

The flight was delayed. The staff made us wait in the room that is too small and it was crowded and with no seats available for waiting. They did not tell us why the delay occurred.

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

The crew were excellent, service amazing, blankets and pillow good, cabin temperature perfect, the flight on time, food was unusual selection however plentiful, price for tickets unbeatable through Kayak. Older aeroplanes used by China Eastern was the only down side.

Better good than most, if not all European airlines. If you’re stuck in an economy seat anyways, China Eastern is a good choice because of shorter flight time, being able to overfly Russia

I was surprised and appreciate that they actually served a hot meal on such a short, early morning flight. The check in and boarding was hassle free and most of all my Alliance Status / Code Share was recognized and the revelant courtesy was extended; other than some needed attention to detail concerning the cleanliness of the cabin, and some unnecessary aggressive wording their safety briefing, it was an overall pleasant flight, and I would certainly fly with them again.

Great staff and food. Seats pretty uncomfortable but plenty of legroom. Entertainment system outdated.

Flight was fine, however we were not able to check in online, this adds to travel stress. Luckily check-in at Heathrow was quick, but we did not get the seats we paid extra for. We paid for a window and 2 aisle seats from Shanghai to Tokyo leg, but they changed us to middle seats. Not good :(

You’re in the three parts of my life, the China Eastern air crew remembered and wish me happy birthday. I was given pastries on two different occasions and a complementary drink. The stew is wish me happy birthday and gave me a birthday card. Everything was first class. Thank you.

Couldn’t fly since they wouldn’t issue a boarding ticket. Something to do with not taking the departing flight since it was cancelled due to weather. No notice or anything about the trip being invalid. The app made it seem like I was all good for it. Never trusting travel agency

A lot of value considering the cheap ticket prices. All meals served were Chinese food. Would fly them again considering the ticket was half the price of any others

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