Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo from $342

The cheapest month to fly to Tokyo from Melbourne Airport is in October. Flight prices, which tend to average around $657, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you’re not able to fly to Tokyo in October, then November is your next best option. Flight prices from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo during November average around $702.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Tokyo is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $1,074. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo on a Sunday will generally be more expensive and average around $1,257. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Tokyo from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Tokyo for around $832 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Tokyo from Melbourne Airport for as low as $572 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Melbourne Airport to Tokyo flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

As of June 2026, prices for Melbourne Airport to Tokyo flights are approximately 15% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Scoot, China Eastern, and VietJet Air are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to Tokyo

Qantas Airways, China Eastern and Japan Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Tokyo from Melbourne Airport according to our data. Qantas Airways is the first choice among our users, with 70% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Tokyo. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Tokyo on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 24% of flights between Melbourne and Tokyo have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 114 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Japan Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 22% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Guangzhou (CAN) was the most common stop: 38% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Guangzhou (CAN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $482.

Flights connecting via Sydney (SYD) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 00m.

Sydney (SYD) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 35m.

As of June 2026, there are 6 flights per day flying from Melbourne Airport to Tokyo. The most common time of day flights depart is 9:00AM, with 100% of flights taking off at noon.

As of June 2026, 43 flights take off from Melbourne Airport and land in Tokyo each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 19% of weekly flights taking off on this day.