Melbourne to Townsville: buy now or wait?
Typical one-way fare Melbourne→Townsville: €85 (median of 20 daily lowest fares we tracked); under €72 is a good price; cheapest month: December; book 28–41 days ahead.
Cheaper than 30% of what we have seen
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What the history says
Based on 55 prices we recorded on this exact route, compared against the same departure month.
Best booking window
28–41 days — is when this route has been cheapest to book: €83 typical, on 18 observations. That is about €95 less than booking in the last two weeks.
Cheapest months to fly to Townsville
Booking tips from our fare data
- How far in advance should you book a flight?
- Book 1.5–2 months before departure. Tracking the same flights at every lead time (113,810 flights on 22,061 routes, 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-11), that window had the smallest average premium over each flight's lowest fare: +16.2%, against +48.7% in the last 3 days.
- Are last-minute flights cheaper?
- No. In the last 3 days before departure the same flight cost on average 48.7% more than its cheapest observed fare. Comparing 34,756 flights seen both 3–4 weeks and under a week out, the late fare was higher 66.9% of the time (median +9.6%).
- How much does a flight in Europe cost?
- €115 one way at the median, across 28,860 routes within Europe (fares observed 2026-06-14 to 2026-11-11). The cheapest countries to fly to were Albania (€58), Malta (€64.5), Italy (€77); the dearest Belarus (€299) and Russia (€291).
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