Cheapest€220.21
- Virgin Australia VA900114:154h 14m18:29Melbourne MELPerth PER
Door to door 7h 24mCO2 689.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Melbourne to Perth costs €220.21 at the cheapest and takes 7h 6m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 2,803 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 2,803 km
- Fastest
- 7h 6m
- Average
- 7h 22m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €220.21
- CO2 per passenger
- 689.5 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 7h 17m | 4h 7m | 3h 10m | €303.40 | 689.5 kg | 4 |
- 7h 17mFastest, by Flight
- €303.40Cheapest, by Flight
- 689.5 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 2,803 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€234.96
- Virgin Australia VA348506:014h 7m10:08Melbourne AVVPerth PER
Door to door 7h 17mCO2 689.5 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€373.24
- NSW TrainLink NS181607:303h 21m10:51North MelbourneCanberra railway station
- Virgin Australia VA869211:494h 36m16:25Canberra CBRPerth PER
Changes at Canberra, with 58 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 10h 52mCO2 486.2 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Melbourne to Perth | WedSep 9 | ThuSep 10 | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €542.35 | €599.58 | €496.92 | €496.92 | €510.49 | €377.74 | €370.07 | €315.79 | €414.91 | €338.80 | €400.75 | €343.52 | €303.40 | €311.07 |
| Train | €521.19 | €746.69 | €706.54 | €477.74 | €521.74 | €395.79 | €457.94 | €393.04 | €445.84 | €437.59 | €375.44 | €399.64 | €344.09 | €387.54 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €220.21
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When to book Melbourne to Perth
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €233.1990 days
- €244.9960 days
- €222.5745 days
- €248.5330 days
- €220.2121 days
- €311.0714 days
- €370.077 days
- €496.923 days
- €521.191 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €220.21.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 137 percent. The most expensive point is €521.19, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 21 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €343.52Sun
- €303.40Mon
- €311.07Tue
- €315.79Wed
- €414.91Thu
- €338.80Fri
- €375.44Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €370.07Sep
- €265.99Oct
- €222.54Nov
- €209.59Dec
- €239.04Jan
- €210.99Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,803 km against 2,721 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Canberra, Adelaide, Kalgoorlie, Launceston. The gap between arriving and leaving is 58 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Melbourne at 06:01 and the last at 14:15, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Melbourne
Rail
- North Melbourne
- Melbourne Central
- Kew railway station, Melbourne
Bus
- Melbourne Airport
- Williamstown
Air
- MEL
- AVV
Ferry
- Spotswood
- Como Landing
Perth
Rail
- Perth railway station
- East Perth railway station
- Perth Stadium railway station
Bus
- Perth Busport
- Perth Busport Zone A
Air
- PER
Ferry
- Mends Street Jetty
- Elizabeth Quay Ferry Terminal
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgin Australia | €220.21 | 7h 6m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €179.00 | 81% |
| Taxes | €32.22 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 3% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 1% |
| Total you pay | €220.21 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Perth well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near Perth railway station
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Questions about Melbourne to Perth
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Melbourne to Perth?
The fastest journey from Melbourne to Perth takes 7h 6m door to door, of which 4h 7m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 7h 22m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Melbourne to Perth?
The cheapest fare from Melbourne to Perth is €220.21, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €377.74. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Perth?
The cheapest way from Melbourne to Perth is by Flight, at €303.40 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 7h 17m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Melbourne to Perth?
Fares from Melbourne to Perth bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €220.21. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 137 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Melbourne to Perth?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Melbourne to Perth, at €303.40. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Melbourne to Perth?
December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Melbourne to Perth, at €209.59 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Melbourne to Perth?
1 operators sell services from Melbourne to Perth across 1 modes: Virgin Australia. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Melbourne to Perth?
33 percent of the services we sell from Melbourne to Perth are direct. The rest connect at Canberra, Adelaide, Kalgoorlie, Launceston, with about 58 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Melbourne to Perth use?
Services from Melbourne to Perth by Flight leave from Melbourne AVV and arrive at Perth PER. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Melbourne to Perth?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Melbourne to Perth allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Melbourne to Perth on September 8, 2026: 2803 km of route against 2721 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €220.21, and 7h 6m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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