MEL - TSV

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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Townsville (MEL-TSV)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Melbourne to Townsville 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Melbourne to Townsville

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MEL-TSV
3h 00mnonstop
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TSV-MEL
3h 10mnonstop
Qantas Airways
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MEL-TSV
3h 00mnonstop
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TSV-MEL
3h 05mnonstop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to Townsville flights

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne to Townsville?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Townsville on a Sunday and more expensive on a Tuesday. On your return trip to Melbourne, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Townsville?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville, 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 Melbourne Airport to Townsville is February, where tickets cost $153 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $321 and $314 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Townsville, 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 Melbourne Airport to Townsville, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 29% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 34% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 35% increase in price.

When to book flights from Melbourne to Townsville

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to Townsville based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Melbourne to Townsville flights

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Melbourne and Townsville?

    No

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

    The Embraer 190 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Melbourne to Townsville flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to Townsville?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Melbourne and Townsville.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Melbourne to Townsville?

    There are nonstop flights from Melbourne to Townsville on a daily basis.

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

    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 Melbourne to Townsville.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Townsville from Melbourne 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 Melbourne to Townsville?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Townsville with an airline and back to Melbourne with another airline. Booking your flights between Melbourne and TSV can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 Townsville from Melbourne up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Melbourne to Townsville?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Melbourne to Townsville.
Find which airlines fly direct from Melbourne Airport to Townsville Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Melbourne to Townsville

Monday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Tuesday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Wednesday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Thursday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Friday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Saturday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Sunday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

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Direct returns

Townsville to Melbourne

Monday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Tuesday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Wednesday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Thursday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Friday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Saturday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Sunday

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

Jetstar, Qantas Airways

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Reviews of the top airlines flying from Melbourne to Townsville

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to Townsville. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Melbourne to Townsville? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
Virgin AustraliaOverall score based on 411 reviews
8.2Crew
6.4Entertainment
6.4Food
7.7Boarding
7.5Comfort
Airline reviews

Only answered OK and poor as there was no entertainment and I didnt have any food

8.0 ExcellentKaisha, Jul 2025ASP - ADL
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Only answered OK and poor as there was no entertainment and I didnt have any food

4.5 hr international flight. We got a glass of water. Ranks up there with Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Spirit and Frontier. Expected better.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

Being told why we delayed three hours and not even given an apology by someone. Not a word. Not my airline of choice ever.

Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

Virgin has always provided a smooth and comfortable flight. This one was no different. Seats are comfortable. Staff are great. This is my favourite airline.

Virgin changed the flight to an Alliance flight. Smaller plane, tea coffee and water the only refreshments available and not sure what happened to the extra money I paid to sit in a selected seat with extra leg room. This is obviously a regular switch as it happened on our flight there and back. Do not recommend.

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

It was better than I expected. Thought $5 for a small cup of tea was a bit much!

Overall good trip I find seats a bit hard. We were waiting on board for about an hour for 2 passengers with some document issue. This main our arrival late for our pickup person.

15kg allowance is outrageous. Change of time a few days before departure and more than 2 hours of delay in the end. The worse we’ve taken so far in Oceania.

stuck in the aircraft for over three hours due to engineering work, significantly delayed and made a lot of passengers missed the connecting transport, no mention any compensation

Very quiet plane!! One of the quietest planes we have been on.

Jetsatar refused to take my foldable stroller in the plane, despite following all the rules on dimensions and packaging. Similar thing happened on our previous fight. However, at that instance, they offered to check in the stroller. At this fight, the staff was rude, trying to rush us to board the flight. They made excuses that the stroller was not allowed and even offer to leave it behind and ship it back at our own cost. Fortunately, we had someone else attending. Since the flight was about to take off, they left it behind and send it back to us on the next available flight.

Overall, it was good. The only concern was that I couldn't charge my phone because the USB port didn't work after we took off. One of the crew members tried to restart it but never came back to me with an update.

Comfortable seats, boarding was easy and staff were very nice.

Flight was fine but a domestic flight was called by Jetstar international. This meant going through immigration and custom scanning twice. Long queues were experienced which were frustrating. We were using a wheelchair and exit at Perth needed a scissor lift as no air bridge provided. No fast lane at Perth for wheelchair. The staff were helpful but this system is poor.

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