Flight Routes from Perth to Melbourne

To avoid getting caught in a bind when flying in to Melbourne, VIC Airport (MEL-Tullamarine), check out our Covid-19 Travel Advisor for important information about passengers arriving from Perth, WA Airport (PER). This page has all you need to know regarding health guidelines, travel advice reports and heaps more.

It'll take approximately 3 hours and 28 minutes to fly between PER and MEL. How many times do you think you can read that in-flight magazine? Do yourself a favour and bring along something to watch or read to make the time fly by.

Sure, running can be lots of fun — but not when it's for a connecting flight. You can forget that when heading from Perth, WA Airport (PER) to Tullamarine Airport (MEL). You'll find multiple airlines with direct flights, including Qantas and Jetstar.

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Who wants to lose time sitting in an airport staring at the departures board? You can give that a hard pass when jetting from Perth to Melbourne. You'll find heaps of airlines advertising direct flights between these cities every month. Here are the top ones:

• Qantas - (QF) with 167 flights every month
• Jetstar - (JQ) with 186 flights every month
• Virgin Australia - (VA) with 167 flights every month
• Virgin Australia - (VA) with 167 flights every month
• Qantas - (QF) with 167 flights every month
• Jetstar - (JQ) with 186 flights every month

You'll find around 12 flights that connect PER and Tullamarine Airport every day. That's right, it's never too late to book a lastminute Melbourne holiday.

Looking at lastminute.com.au travel demand in 2020, Friday is often the best day to book flights, when prices are generally at their cheapest. You may be tempted to wait to finalise your booking early into the week, but our data tells us ticket prices can creep up earlier in the week, especially on Tuesdays. Something to consider when planning your next holiday!

Here's the lowdown on the lowest airfares: March is the cheapest month to fly. When looking at 2020 flight demand on lastminute.com.au, flights departing in March generally have the lowest ticket prices. As for the most expensive month to fly, our demand data found that on average, airfares are highest in June.

Get a little creative when booking your next trip to save big time! You don't have to stick to the one airline or fare type for your return trip, so consider mixing and matching to get the most savings. Is it worth it? Well in 2020, savvy shoppers on lastminute.com.au saved over 45% when they booked return flights with two different airlines or fare types. The good news is we can help you mix and match to find the best deal… just start shopping!

Itching to book your dream trip? We totally get it. You can start looking at flights on lastminute.com.au as early as 12 months in advance, but just keep in mind some airlines may not release all their available fares that early. But good news for last minute travellers, with 2020 lastminute.com.au data proving spontaneous travellers can still bag a bargain with some of the cheapest airfares appearing 2-4 weeks prior to travel.

Here's an insider tip—you can save big on flights if you mix and match your airlines and fare types. In fact, travellers who booked flights on lastminute.com.au in 2019 saved over 50% when their return flights consisted of two different airlines or fare types.

*According to flight demand on lastminute.com.au from January to December 2020. Savings are subject to change and may vary depending on selections made.