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When flying from Christchurch to Melbourne, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Christchurch, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

The cheapest month for flights from Christchurch to Melbourne Airport is May, where tickets cost $332 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $457 and $417 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of $332, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Christchurch to Melbourne Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Christchurch to Melbourne were found on Air New Zealand ($333) and Qantas Airways ($352).

Christchurch and Melbourne are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Qantas Airways (9 flights per week), Jetstar (7 flights per week), and Air New Zealand (6 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Christchurch and Melbourne historically see delays in approximately 15% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 97 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Thursday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Friday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Jetstar have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 9% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 2 and 4 nonstop flights that take off from Christchurch and land in Melbourne Airport, with an average flight time of 3h 51m. The most common departure time is 6:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 22 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Wednesday, when 18% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.