Melbourne to Darwin flight time

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

It takes about 4 hours 22 minutes to fly from Melbourne to Darwin.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the Trip.com flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Melbourne to Darwin 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 22 flight per week flying from Melbourne to Darwin. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: Jetstar Airways: S/-/T/W/T/F/S -- JQ678 (13:35) Qantas Airways: S/-/T/W/T/F/S -- QF5678 (13:35)

The cheapest months to fly from Melbourne to Darwin is September, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our January flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Melbourne to Darwin on January 21, 2026 with Virgin Australia, with prices starting at AU$178.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Darwin, with Melbourne Airport to Darwin International Airport (MEL-DRW) is by far the most common option on this route: Darwin International Airport (DRW).

The time difference between Darwin and Melbourne is 0h.

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