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$727 Find cheap flights from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport

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Cheap flight deals from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl (MEL-JFK)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl 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.
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07:00 - 10:40MEL-JFK
42h 40m2 stops
11:30 - 18:35JFK-MEL
39h 05m2 stops
$1,743
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Fri, 1 Nov - Wed, 13 Nov
20:15 - 23:05MEL-JFK
41h 50m1 stop
01:05 - 15:45JFK-MEL
46h 40m1 stop
$1,760Air China
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Fri, 1 Nov - Fri, 8 Nov
00:45 - 13:15MEL-JFK
27h 30m1 stop
01:55 - 23:00JFK-MEL
30h 05m1 stop
$2,057Cathay Pacific
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Sun, 13 Oct - Sun, 27 Oct
01:00 - 13:10MEL-JFK
27h 10m1 stop
01:35 - 12:30JFK-MEL
42h 55m1 stop
$2,066Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 28 Oct - Thu, 7 Nov
21:15 - 14:59MEL-JFK
31h 44m2 stops
16:29 - 06:45JFK-MEL
24h 16m1 stop
$2,189American Airlines
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Wed, 10 Jul - Wed, 17 Jul
11:55 - 22:29MEL-JFK
24h 34m1 stop
16:29 - 05:25JFK-MEL
22h 56m1 stop
$2,207American Airlines
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Tue, 23 Jul - Tue, 6 Aug
11:55 - 15:30MEL-JFK
41h 35m1 stop
16:29 - 06:45JFK-MEL
24h 16m1 stop
$2,243Qantas Airways
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Fri, 23 Aug - Sat, 31 Aug
18:25 - 11:10MEL-JFK
54h 45m2 stops
20:55 - 09:50JFK-MEL
46h 55m2 stops
$2,266Singapore Airlines
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Tue, 6 Aug - Tue, 20 Aug
00:35 - 22:30MEL-JFK
36h 55m2 stops
20:15 - 18:10JFK-MEL
29h 55m2 stops
$2,301Singapore Airlines
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Wed, 30 Oct - Tue, 12 Nov
11:55 - 21:28MEL-JFK
23h 33m1 stop
17:29 - 11:10JFK-MEL
27h 41m2 stops
$2,419Qantas Airways
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Sat, 27 Jul - Sat, 10 Aug

Flights from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport?

The average price of all flights from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from New York John F Kennedy Airport back to Melbourne, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Friday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is April, where tickets cost $2,169 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is $3,187 and $2,823 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 74 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Air China offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $1,074. KAYAK users also found Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport return flights on Air China from $1,760 and on Hawaiian Airlines from $1,971.

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February

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September

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Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport was $480 for a one-way ticket and $1,151 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    Melbourne and New York John F Kennedy Airport are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Melbourne from Melbourne and will be arriving at New York John F Kennedy Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Melbourne and New York John F Kennedy Airport, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to New York, Singapore Airlines or China Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to New York are Singapore Airlines and China Airlines. With an average price for the route of $2,192 and an overall rating of 8.2, Singapore Airlines is the most popular choice. China Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,170 and an overall rating of 8.2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    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 New York John F Kennedy Airport.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York John F Kennedy Airport from Melbourne is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to New York John F Kennedy Airport with an airline and back to Melbourne with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Melbourne to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    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 New York John F Kennedy Airport from Melbourne up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl

 
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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1418 reviews
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8.2Entertainment
8.7Crew
7.8Food
8.4Boarding
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plus: service and personal assistance minus: online check-in did not work

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2024FRA - JFK
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plus: service and personal assistance minus: online check-in did not work

My overall experience with Singapore Airlines is great. Will definitely fly Singapore airline again.

Good flight. The food was served a bit late, hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Seating cramped; close to toilet, foul smelling and noisy, very unhygienic and disease risk Free and paid Wi-Fi NOT accessible at all - misleading advertising Very expensive sunglasses disappeared from back seat pouch. Coffee disgusting and cold

When boarding, after business class should be premium economy, but economy class already lined-up at the gate blocking premium economy to board. Singapore airline crew should done a better job to organize this chaos :( Thank you.

It seems paying premium economy does not make difference with economy. No priority boarding, not worthy paying extra$$$ for premium economy.

They were able to assist my elderly father and myself after not being able to check in to scoot. The counter service was phenomenal. They did what they could to get us on the next plane so we could catch our Connecting flight. Scoot closed early on us so we ended up missing our flight.

They are great with every aspect of customer service. Helped my elderly father and aided him with using the restroom.

Transfer within the same terminal and lots of facilities at the airport.

I did not like anything. Flight experience was bad overall.

There is very little in the title" Premium" in the Economy experience with Cathay, Melbourne to Hong Kong. The seats are uncomfortable and the cabin with outdated 1990's decor and trim. The food service was sloppy and the leg room providing little to no advantage over regular economy seating. Infact, the Sunday flight was not fill occupancy and I would have done better saving the significant additional costs for the PREMIUM ticket and taken advantage of the seating. If you are a regular premium economy traveler of EMIRATES expecting the same experience on CATHAY, you will be disappointed. Emirates far superior.

My biggest complaint is the comfort and no good movies to choose from. My headphones didn't work either. 😔

Very comfortable Prem economy seats for a long haul flight. Had a problem with the tv that the crew fixed so was great!

The flight crew was exceptionally good. Personal needs were well met. The food choices were very nice.

Excellent. Planes are a little older and could get some refurbishment, but besides that everything was excellent.

we were upgraded which was a blessing and tender mercy for us. I fell the day before and was in extreme pain from knee to shoulder. Sitting in a more comfortable seat during the flight was an unexpected blessing and experience.

Seats were very comfortable. Crew were excellent. Food very good.

The coffee in Premium economy and economy is terrible. That's it. Everything else is great

I felt thirsty and asked the flight attendent for water, but no one came for more than half an hour.

The crew were fine. I didn’t enjoy the food at all. I found it unappetising and really had trouble eating it. The comfort level was fine and our return flight is with Cathay Pacific but honestly I probably wouldn’t fly Cathay Pacific again.

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

Just happy I flew Qatar Airways awesome no wonder they are #1 in the world right now! The food was just delicious, very courteous, professional crew.

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

It was a really long flight from Doha to Philadelphia and it was overall a good one. The one area that I would comment on is that there is a lot of single-use plastic and disposables in the meal service for American Airlines. It would be great to see more circular options in the meal service to reduce the amount of waste.

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

The crew was fantastic and the over flight was perfect as well.

They shld provide food. Between food they are giving 10 hours gap which is toooo much

The crew was great and the food and liquor offerings were good. Seats were a bit cramped. Flight arrived early at destination. That's a plus.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

I had already opted for Vegan food before 2 months yet they say we have no record for it,

The seats are too close together and are smaller than they used to be. Makes for a cramped experience.

Great. Airhostess was amazing. Dinner a little spicy! Could have had a mention beforehand about that though

The international flight from Sydney to Dallas had great food. I have travelled a lot over the years and this has been the most memorable in my experience so far.

Initial flight was cancelled so moved to an alternative flight. As a result, stuck in a middle seat. Flight then place in holding pattern prior to landing resulting in a very late trip home.

There was nothing I didn’t like, prices a little lower would help

BA Airbus A380 BC upstairs had 2 3 2 layout. The seat was comfy but access for those in middle or window seats had to climb over others fest to get to ailse when seats in bed mode. The layout was not nearly as private as other layouts. The staff was amazing as well as the food. Most airline food is average but this was restaurant quality.

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

1) crackly headphone jack 2) one of the emergency seats recline. Usually second row does. But in this case neither did 3) food was scrambled eggs or fruit. 4) fruit should not be the option to eggs 5)miserable unpleasant crew not a smile. Thought that was a virgin thing

Qantas are unable to service and unfit for purpose, they cannot transport Australians on time to overseas destinations. On top of the inflated ticketing, the Sydney flight to Santiago was impacted because the plane was delayed arriving and then further bungling by Qantas admitting the ground new ground crew in charge of cleaning were not trained. The impact on passengers with connecting flights was tremendous and long ques of frustrated passengers waiting for rescheduling. **Qantas has become the Australian Spirit of disappointment**

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Worst experience flying American Airlines. I fly with them often, so I was super disappointed in the service I received at gate 30 in LGA on May 24, mid-day. The flight was delayed twice. I was patiently waiting in the American Airlines lounge when I received the notice on my app that the plane was boarding 45 minutes before its newly re-scheduled take off of 4 pm (from the orginal 1:45 pm then 3:00 pm). It took me 5 min to travel from the lounge to the gate and when I arrived there at 3:20 flight gate attendant told me the flight had closed and that they announced for passengers multiple times. I showed them the notification on my app and they were really rude and unempathetic. The person who rescheduled my flight at customer service wasn't any happier but was at least helpful in getting me on the next flight.

Was lucky to have a employee at the AA checkin counter that had compassion and understood they ordeal that we went through with our original flight being diverted, needing to stay in the aircraft and then flying to the original destination; adding hours to the trip and forcing us to miss our connection and our rebooked connection. She was able to get up on standby on the highest priority on the next flight to the closest airport we need to be at and it all worked out despite being many hours late.

I like the boarding process, it was fast. The seat doesn’t have a TV for a long flight and food wasn’t served, just snacks.

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

I arrived to the airport 2 hours before my American Airlines flight was scheduled to take off. I have TSA pre-check. The airport was crazy packed when I arrived. After momentarily standing in the pre-check line, the TSA agent said that I am not pre-check. Of course I said that I am because I entered my KTN number on all my traveling sites and programs. I had to get out of line and go back to the AA counter to discover that American Airlines did not add my KTN to my boarding pass. I had to call TSA to find out my number, then have AA enter it onto my boarding pass. The emblem would not load onto my boarding pass. By this time, I decided to use my Clear in order to get through TSA but the line was ridiculous long. By the time I made through TSA, I missed my 11:08am flight and was re-booked for the 5:30pm. This is after the AA employee told me I should have gotten to the airport early. AA use to be a dependable airline not I use them only if I have too.

Horrible people at the gate, they force me to check in my carry on, even thought no one behind me has to do it. I had to get out of the airport in NY to get my bag and go thru security again on my way to Honk Kong. The worst part is the employee threatened me with loosing the flights if don’t comply.

Transfer from Terminal 1 to Terminal 3 by bus is chaotic, because as per information Free Shuttle Bus was supposed to take passengers from Domestic Terminal 1 to International Terminal 3, but the bus took us from Terminal 1 to terminal 2, then to Terminal 1 ,, 2 and finally to Terminal 3

The flight crew was really wonderful, incredibly helpful as well as patient. I was able to watch entertainment on my phone but didn't have access to my headphones and I didn't want to bother the flight attendants. The food wasn't an issue for me because I am a vegan and brought my own food on board. The flight left on time and arrived ahead of schedule. It was overall a good flight.

Cut off carry ons, had to check, got on and there was plenty of bin space. Disappointing.

One of the worst flights I have ever taken Delayed over an hour without communication from the crew; very scary Entertainment not working Crew NASTY cabin cold

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Melbourne to New York found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/9Wed
2 stops
53h 16mMEL-JFK
$727
4/9Wed
1 stop
29h 40mMEL-JFK
$759
13/11Wed
1 stopCathay Pacific
27h 10mMEL-JFK
$1,250
17/6Mon
1 stopCathay Pacific
29h 35mMEL-JFK
$1,253
26/8Mon
1 stopQantas Airways
22h 35mMEL-JFK
$1,271
23/7Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
41h 44mMEL-JFK
$1,351
26/8Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
26h 34mMEL-JFK
$1,384
15/8Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
24h 27mMEL-JFK
$1,387
25/11Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
50h 40mMEL-JFK
$1,827
25/11Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
50h 40mMEL-JFK
$1,833

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Last minute flights from Melbourne to John F Kennedy Intl

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Melbourne to New York that are departing in the next 10 days.
16/6Sun
multi-stop
29h 40mMEL-JFK
23/6Sun
multi-stop
44h 05mJFK-MEL
$2,670
16/6Sun
multi-stopCathay Pacific
27h 30mMEL-JFK
23/6Sun
multi-stopCathay Pacific
30h 20mJFK-MEL
$2,699
16/6Sun
multi-stop
26h 55mMEL-JFK
23/6Sun
multi-stop
56h 50mJFK-MEL
$2,829
12/6Wed
multi-stop
29h 40mMEL-JFK
14/6Fri
multi-stop
50h 36mJFK-MEL
$2,878
12/6Wed
multi-stopChina Airlines
37h 05mMEL-JFK
13/6Thu
multi-stopChina Airlines
43h 25mJFK-MEL
$2,952
12/6Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
38h 05mMEL-JFK
14/6Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
46h 10mJFK-MEL
$3,361
12/6Wed
multi-stopEmirates
44h 25mMEL-JFK
15/6Sat
multi-stopEmirates
41h 10mJFK-MEL
$3,784
12/6Wed
multi-stopEmirates
54h 30mMEL-JFK
15/6Sat
multi-stopEmirates
55h 15mJFK-MEL
$3,794
16/6Sun
multi-stopLATAM Airlines
47h 35mMEL-JFK
23/6Sun
multi-stopLATAM Airlines
52h 30mJFK-MEL
$4,826
12/6Wed
multi-stopChina Airlines
40h 40mMEL-JFK
13/6Thu
multi-stopChina Airlines
43h 25mJFK-MEL
$5,176

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Melbourne - New York John F Kennedy Airport Flights

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Melbourne (MEL)Australia

Destination:

New York John F Kennedy Airport (JFK)United States

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New York John F Kennedy Airport - Melbourne

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