Melbourne to Sydney Flights

There are 97 daily flights that operate from Melbourne Airport / Avalon Airport to Sydney Airport / WSI. The earliest departure takes off at 06:00 and the last one leaves at 21:00.

This route at a glance

97flights a day
3airlines
06:00 – 21:00first and last
1h 25mtypical flight time
278 AUDtypical fare, 97–1,174

Checked baggage included with the fares we recorded. Airlines sell more; this is what the cheapest fares carried.

Airline	Hold baggage
Jetstar	15 kg
Qantas	23 kg
Virgin Australia	23 kg

Hand baggage is 5–7 kg, depending on the airline.

Collected 11 October 2026. Not live — check with the airline before booking.

Which airlines fly from Melbourne to Sydney?

The following 3 airlines have scheduled flights on this route: Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia.

How much is a flight from Melbourne to Sydney?

The average price for a flight is 278 AUD, ranging from 97 AUD to 1,174 AUD. Scroll down the page to get detailed prices and times for this trip and links to book.

Schedules for return route: Sydney to Melbourne.

Flight details		Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ500 06:00 - 07:35 95 mins	---	---	---	---	205 AUD	321 AUD	123 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ602 06:00 - 07:25 85 mins	---	130 AUD	120 AUD	142 AUD	215 AUD	387 AUD	114 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF1500 06:00 - 07:30 90 mins	579 AUD	272 AUD	479 AUD	232 AUD	489 AUD	468 AUD	205 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA1024 06:00 - 07:25 85 mins	508 AUD	252 AUD	445 AUD	216 AUD	495 AUD	436 AUD	165 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA803 06:00 - 07:25 85 mins	457 AUD	220 AUD	388 AUD	192 AUD	431 AUD	388 AUD	149 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA805 06:15 - 07:40 85 mins	457 AUD	---	---	205 AUD	431 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA807 06:30 - 07:55 85 mins	176 AUD	140 AUD	149 AUD	170 AUD	263 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF406 06:35 - 08:05 90 mins	205 AUD	181 AUD	162 AUD	203 AUD	318 AUD	382 AUD	---
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ502 06:45 - 08:20 95 mins	137 AUD	135 AUD	117 AUD	146 AUD	205 AUD	321 AUD	139 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF408 06:45 - 08:15 90 mins	165 AUD	200 AUD	200 AUD	203 AUD	318 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF410 07:00 - 08:35 95 mins	848 AUD	200 AUD	235 AUD	200 AUD	384 AUD	574 AUD	164 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA811 07:00 - 08:25 85 mins	457 AUD	223 AUD	215 AUD	191 AUD	344 AUD	442 AUD	176 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF412 07:10 - 08:45 95 mins	---	269 AUD	200 AUD	162 AUD	384 AUD	---	---
WSI	Jetstar JQ372 07:15 - 08:45 90 mins	106 AUD	---	---	---	243 AUD	293 AUD	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA813 07:15 - 08:40 85 mins	199 AUD	193 AUD	188 AUD	191 AUD	344 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ504 07:20 - 08:55 95 mins	137 AUD	135 AUD	123 AUD	146 AUD	234 AUD	378 AUD	142 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF414 07:25 - 09:00 95 mins	235 AUD	200 AUD	229 AUD	162 AUD	400 AUD	468 AUD	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA815 07:30 - 08:55 85 mins	199 AUD	193 AUD	174 AUD	181 AUD	344 AUD	441 AUD	---
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF416 07:45 - 09:20 95 mins	203 AUD	181 AUD	162 AUD	162 AUD	400 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA817 07:45 - 09:10 85 mins	177 AUD	182 AUD	149 AUD	181 AUD	344 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF418 08:00 - 09:30 90 mins	388 AUD	382 AUD	162 AUD	235 AUD	384 AUD	468 AUD	164 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA819 08:00 - 09:25 85 mins	198 AUD	320 AUD	127 AUD	219 AUD	344 AUD	493 AUD	189 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ506 08:15 - 09:45 90 mins	151 AUD	146 AUD	125 AUD	165 AUD	234 AUD	378 AUD	152 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF420 08:15 - 09:45 90 mins	235 AUD	---	162 AUD	231 AUD	395 AUD	---	231 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA823 08:30 - 09:55 85 mins	198 AUD	320 AUD	166 AUD	260 AUD	344 AUD	388 AUD	227 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ508 08:45 - 10:15 90 mins	151 AUD	---	---	165 AUD	234 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF426 08:55 - 10:25 90 mins	333 AUD	200 AUD	326 AUD	204 AUD	483 AUD	468 AUD	318 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA827 09:00 - 10:25 85 mins	276 AUD	177 AUD	215 AUD	319 AUD	432 AUD	390 AUD	269 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ510 09:20 - 10:50 90 mins	151 AUD	134 AUD	125 AUD	165 AUD	273 AUD	378 AUD	174 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF428 09:30 - 11:00 90 mins	321 AUD	183 AUD	181 AUD	318 AUD	588 AUD	490 AUD	318 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA829 09:30 - 10:55 85 mins	276 AUD	177 AUD	---	---	432 AUD	441 AUD	276 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF434 10:00 - 11:25 85 mins	321 AUD	181 AUD	200 AUD	468 AUD	489 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA833 10:00 - 11:25 85 mins	276 AUD	177 AUD	233 AUD	441 AUD	431 AUD	438 AUD	361 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ608 10:20 - 11:50 90 mins	243 AUD	146 AUD	263 AUD	218 AUD	---	650 AUD	352 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF1506 10:40 - 12:05 85 mins	---	183 AUD	---	---	---	---	---
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF436 10:40 - 12:05 85 mins	318 AUD	---	181 AUD	229 AUD	481 AUD	---	388 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA835 10:45 - 12:10 85 mins	276 AUD	---	---	---	431 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF438 11:00 - 12:25 85 mins	315 AUD	181 AUD	204 AUD	204 AUD	489 AUD	736 AUD	410 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA837 11:00 - 12:25 85 mins	262 AUD	215 AUD	233 AUD	260 AUD	431 AUD	442 AUD	361 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ512 11:10 - 12:35 85 mins	165 AUD	146 AUD	146 AUD	185 AUD	321 AUD	378 AUD	194 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ516 11:40 - 13:10 90 mins	---	---	146 AUD	---	---	---	194 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ614 11:40 - 13:10 90 mins	146 AUD	105 AUD	---	176 AUD	218 AUD	321 AUD	---
WSI	Jetstar JQ374 12:00 - 13:30 90 mins	135 AUD	118 AUD	135 AUD	154 AUD	246 AUD	352 AUD	---
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF442 12:00 - 13:25 85 mins	320 AUD	204 AUD	200 AUD	400 AUD	600 AUD	758 AUD	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA841 12:00 - 13:25 85 mins	262 AUD	---	---	---	432 AUD	388 AUD	452 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF444 12:30 - 13:55 85 mins	318 AUD	183 AUD	204 AUD	203 AUD	588 AUD	---	581 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF446 13:00 - 14:25 85 mins	318 AUD	229 AUD	229 AUD	204 AUD	---	---	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA845 13:00 - 14:25 85 mins	262 AUD	201 AUD	277 AUD	252 AUD	432 AUD	442 AUD	406 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ514 13:05 - 14:30 85 mins	165 AUD	146 AUD	146 AUD	185 AUD	274 AUD	340 AUD	215 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF448 13:30 - 14:55 85 mins	318 AUD	---	200 AUD	204 AUD	775 AUD	574 AUD	488 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA847 13:30 - 14:55 85 mins	---	---	---	205 AUD	432 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA849 14:00 - 15:25 85 mins	343 AUD	187 AUD	187 AUD	219 AUD	432 AUD	---	406 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF450 14:05 - 15:30 85 mins	235 AUD	181 AUD	181 AUD	200 AUD	754 AUD	---	488 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ518 14:20 - 15:45 85 mins	165 AUD	130 AUD	131 AUD	---	273 AUD	322 AUD	197 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF452 14:30 - 15:55 85 mins	203 AUD	181 AUD	181 AUD	203 AUD	775 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA851 14:30 - 15:55 85 mins	---	---	---	---	---	---	406 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ610 14:50 - 16:15 85 mins	146 AUD	108 AUD	155 AUD	263 AUD	218 AUD	263 AUD	218 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ520 14:55 - 16:20 85 mins	145 AUD	131 AUD	131 AUD	165 AUD	274 AUD	321 AUD	195 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF454 14:55 - 16:20 85 mins	222 AUD	181 AUD	181 AUD	204 AUD	754 AUD	468 AUD	480 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA853 15:00 - 16:25 85 mins	252 AUD	166 AUD	166 AUD	205 AUD	432 AUD	---	188 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ522 15:25 - 16:50 85 mins	145 AUD	---	---	165 AUD	273 AUD	274 AUD	197 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF458 15:25 - 16:50 85 mins	315 AUD	181 AUD	200 AUD	203 AUD	754 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA855 15:30 - 16:55 85 mins	255 AUD	166 AUD	166 AUD	205 AUD	432 AUD	---	181 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ540 15:50 - 17:15 85 mins	---	---	---	---	---	---	197 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF462 16:00 - 17:30 90 mins	267 AUD	200 AUD	267 AUD	384 AUD	754 AUD	382 AUD	473 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA859 16:00 - 17:25 85 mins	223 AUD	149 AUD	208 AUD	327 AUD	432 AUD	---	406 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF466 16:30 - 18:00 90 mins	232 AUD	181 AUD	229 AUD	277 AUD	754 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA863 16:30 - 17:55 85 mins	187 AUD	140 AUD	140 AUD	227 AUD	432 AUD	---	328 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ524 16:45 - 18:10 85 mins	138 AUD	131 AUD	134 AUD	185 AUD	273 AUD	204 AUD	197 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF468 16:45 - 18:15 90 mins	203 AUD	181 AUD	181 AUD	277 AUD	754 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA867 17:00 - 18:25 85 mins	177 AUD	140 AUD	149 AUD	327 AUD	432 AUD	260 AUD	192 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF470 17:05 - 18:35 90 mins	204 AUD	---	---	403 AUD	599 AUD	251 AUD	473 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF1516 17:10 - 18:40 90 mins	---	200 AUD	200 AUD	---	---	---	---
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA869 17:15 - 18:40 85 mins	140 AUD	140 AUD	149 AUD	327 AUD	320 AUD	---	269 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ526 17:25 - 18:50 85 mins	142 AUD	127 AUD	146 AUD	185 AUD	321 AUD	204 AUD	203 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF1510 17:25 - 18:55 90 mins	184 AUD	181 AUD	181 AUD	384 AUD	489 AUD	---	386 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA871 17:30 - 18:55 85 mins	177 AUD	140 AUD	193 AUD	327 AUD	320 AUD	---	269 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF476 17:45 - 19:15 90 mins	---	---	232 AUD	754 AUD	600 AUD	---	333 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA873 17:45 - 19:10 85 mins	---	---	---	327 AUD	320 AUD	---	269 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF478 18:00 - 19:30 90 mins	184 AUD	1,174 AUD	277 AUD	741 AUD	588 AUD	229 AUD	329 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA875 18:00 - 19:25 85 mins	177 AUD	432 AUD	220 AUD	442 AUD	432 AUD	---	227 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA879 18:30 - 19:55 85 mins	177 AUD	140 AUD	223 AUD	252 AUD	344 AUD	---	276 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF480 18:35 - 20:05 90 mins	---	---	---	754 AUD	400 AUD	---	329 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF484 18:50 - 20:20 90 mins	200 AUD	---	269 AUD	277 AUD	489 AUD	---	329 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA883 19:00 - 20:25 85 mins	177 AUD	143 AUD	223 AUD	237 AUD	344 AUD	260 AUD	276 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF486 19:15 - 20:40 85 mins	---	---	200 AUD	272 AUD	400 AUD	---	386 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ532 19:20 - 20:50 90 mins	141 AUD	119 AUD	145 AUD	185 AUD	274 AUD	198 AUD	215 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA887 19:30 - 20:55 85 mins	---	---	---	260 AUD	483 AUD	---	269 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ534 19:50 - 21:15 85 mins	142 AUD	---	---	185 AUD	273 AUD	---	215 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA891 20:00 - 21:25 85 mins	---	---	---	219 AUD	483 AUD	---	276 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF490 20:10 - 21:35 85 mins	162 AUD	736 AUD	181 AUD	229 AUD	481 AUD	229 AUD	333 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ536 20:20 - 21:45 85 mins	131 AUD	117 AUD	146 AUD	185 AUD	273 AUD	185 AUD	225 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF492 20:30 - 21:55 85 mins	---	---	---	---	384 AUD	---	---
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ538 20:50 - 22:15 85 mins	---	97 AUD	130 AUD	165 AUD	273 AUD	---	215 AUD
Sydney Airport	Jetstar JQ612 20:55 - 22:20 85 mins	---	---	---	---	218 AUD	---	204 AUD
Sydney Airport	Qantas QF498 21:00 - 22:25 85 mins	162 AUD	162 AUD	162 AUD	203 AUD	400 AUD	---	242 AUD
Sydney Airport	Virgin Australia VA897 21:00 - 22:25 85 mins	149 AUD	127 AUD	149 AUD	191 AUD	352 AUD	---	269 AUD

Schedules and prices shown here are historical, for guidance only, last collected on 11 October 2026. They are not live and are not updated daily — airlines change timetables and fares constantly. Always check with the airline or a booking site before making plans. This table covers the week beginning 25th October 2026. Search the dates you want to travel for live prices.

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