Virgin Australia Flights from Sydney to Melbourne

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At the moment, you can catch a direct flight from Sydney to Melbourne with the following airlines, including: Jetstar Airways Virgin Australia Qantas Airways Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on Trip.com within the last 90 days.

It takes about 1 hour 35 minutes to fly from Sydney (SYD) to Melbourne (MEL).

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Sydney to Melbourne is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on Trip.com data in the past 4 weeks, there is 541 flight per week flying from Sydney to Melbourne. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Jetstar Airways: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- JQ527 (19:01)

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The cheapest months to fly from Sydney to Melbourne is May, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our September flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Sydney to Melbourne on September 20, 2025 with Jetstar Airways, with prices starting at €21.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Melbourne, with Sydney Airport to Melbourne Airport (SYD-MEL) is by far the most common option on this route: Avalon Airport (AVV) Moorabbin (Harry Hawker) Airport (MBW) Essendon Airport (MEB) Melbourne Airport (MEL).

The time difference between Melbourne and Sydney is 0h.

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