Economy award flights from Manchester (MAN) to Melbourne (MEL)

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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 14 programs for MAN→MEL. Lowest: 35,000 miles + $455.84 with Emirates Skywards, which showed economy award space on 127 dates. No nonstop economy award was seen in the last 30 days.

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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.

Lowest observed
35,000 miles + $455.84
Emirates Skywards
Programs with space
14 of 14
programs seen on this route
Most dates seen
134 of 135
dates checked · Etihad Guest
Nonstop
Not seen
in the last 30 days

Compare programs for economy

The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on MAN→MEL, sorted by points.

ProgramPoints + taxesStopsAirlines seenSeatsDates seenNewest observation
Emirates SkywardsLowest observed35,000 pts + $455.841 stopEmirates (EK)9+127See dates
Qatar Airways Privilege Club45,000 pts + taxes not reported1 stopQatar Airways (QR)195See dates
Etihad Guest51,238 pts + $472.201 stop9B, Air France (AF), Aer Lingus (EI), Etihad Airways (EY) +2 more9+134See dates
Avianca LifeMiles55,000 pts + $58.003 stopsLufthansa (LH), SWISS (LX), Brussels Airlines (SN), Singapore Airlines (SQ) +1 more149See dates
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club56,500 pts + $519.532 stopsAir France (AF), Delta Air Lines (DL), KLM (KL), SAS (SK) +1 more226See dates
American Airlines AAdvantage60,000 pts + $200.102 stopsFinnair (AY), British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX), Etihad Airways (EY) +6 more—81See dates
United MileagePlus60,000 pts + $199.002 stopsAir India (AI), Air China (CA), Eurowings (EW), Juneyao Airlines (HO) +9 more559See dates
Delta SkyMiles60,000 pts + $236.492 stopsAir France (AF), China Airlines (CI), Garuda Indonesia (GA), KLM (KL) +2 more428See dates
Air France/KLM Flying Blue61,000 pts + $492.802 stopsAir France (AF), Garuda Indonesia (GA), JQ, KLM (KL) +1 more275See dates
Qantas Frequent Flyer69,900 pts + $455.841 stopAir France (AF), Finnair (AY), British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific (CX) +4 more153See dates
Turkish Miles & Smiles75,000 pts + taxes not reported1 stopTurkish Airlines (TK)1103See dates
Air Canada Aeroplan75,000 pts + $242.201 stopEmirates (EK), flydubai (FZ), Gulf Air (GF), Lufthansa (LH) +6 more279See dates
Virgin Australia Velocity78,500 pts + $382.212 stopsQatar Airways (QR), Singapore Airlines (SQ), Virgin Australia (VA)176See dates
GOL Smiles185,600 pts + taxes not reported1 stopBritish Airways (BA), Emirates (EK), Etihad Airways (EY), JQ +2 more214See dates

Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.

Observed economy award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)
DepartureProgramPoints + taxesSeatsStopsObserved (UTC)
Emirates Skywards35,000 pts + $455.849+1 stopCheck this date
Qatar Airways Privilege Club45,000 pts + taxes not reported31 stopCheck this date
Etihad Guest52,760 pts + $455.709+1 stopCheck this date
Avianca LifeMiles55,000 pts + $58.0021 stopCheck this date
American Airlines AAdvantage60,000 pts + $200.10—2 stopsCheck this date
United MileagePlus60,000 pts + $199.0052 stopsCheck this date
Delta SkyMiles60,000 pts + $249.0152 stopsCheck this date
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club60,500 pts + $499.4712 stopsCheck this date

Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.

How often economy award space showed up

Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.

ProgramDates with spaceShare of dates checkedLatest departure with space
Emirates Skywards127 of 13792%
Qatar Airways Privilege Club95 of 9995%
Etihad Guest134 of 13599%
Avianca LifeMiles49 of 16529%
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club26 of 13519%
American Airlines AAdvantage81 of 13161%
United MileagePlus59 of 10854%
Delta SkyMiles28 of 13620%
Air France/KLM Flying Blue75 of 12261%
Qantas Frequent Flyer53 of 15833%
Turkish Miles & Smiles103 of 13675%
Air Canada Aeroplan79 of 16747%
Virgin Australia Velocity76 of 12859%
GOL Smiles14 of 14100%

Best months for economy from Manchester (MAN) to Melbourne (MEL)

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.
MonthLowest observedProgramDates
62,500 pts + taxes varyEmirates Skywards3
35,000 pts + taxes varyEmirates Skywards30
35,000 pts + taxes varyEmirates Skywards4
45,000 pts + taxes varyQatar Airways Privilege Club21
54,000 pts + taxes varyQatar Airways Privilege Club6
54,000 pts + taxes varyQatar Airways Privilege Club2
45,000 pts + taxes varyQatar Airways Privilege Club3
35,000 pts + taxes varyEmirates Skywards1
35,000 pts + taxes varyEmirates Skywards11
54,000 pts + taxes varyQatar Airways Privilege Club5
45,000 pts + taxes varyQatar Airways Privilege Club4
62,500 pts + taxes varyEmirates Skywards6

Lowest economy award by month and program

Each program's lowest one-way economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no economy space that month.

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.
Program
Emirates Skywardsmiles62,50035,00035,00062,50062,50062,50062,50035,00035,00062,50062,50062,500
Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios90,00045,00045,00045,00054,00054,00045,00090,000270,00054,00045,000—
Etihad Guestmiles90,00052,76064,42871,02371,02371,362—71,02370,39370,83351,23885,228
Avianca LifeMilesmiles—55,000——55,00055,000—55,000—55,00055,000—
Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints—60,50060,50060,50056,50061,000—61,00061,000———
American Airlines AAdvantagemiles—60,00060,00060,00060,00060,000—60,00060,00060,00060,000—
United MileagePlusmiles—60,00060,00060,00060,00060,000—60,000—60,00060,000—
Delta SkyMilesmiles—60,00060,00060,00060,00060,000—60,00060,00075,00060,000—
Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles97,50061,000143,000—62,00067,500—140,000129,50073,50061,00079,000
Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints—69,90069,900——76,100———69,90086,500—
Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles120,00075,00075,00075,00075,00075,000—120,000120,00075,00075,000—
Air Canada Aeroplanpoints—75,00075,000—75,00075,000—75,000124,90075,00075,000—
Virgin Australia Velocitypoints—80,00080,00080,00078,50080,000—80,000—78,50080,000—
GOL Smilesmiles257,500————187,000————185,600—

Airlines seen in economy

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

  • 9B: Etihad Guest
  • Air France (AF): Etihad Guest, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • Air India (AI): United MileagePlus
  • Finnair (AY): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • British Airways (BA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and GOL Smiles
  • Air China (CA): United MileagePlus
  • China Airlines (CI): Delta SkyMiles
  • Cathay Pacific (CX): American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • Delta Air Lines (DL): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
  • Aer Lingus (EI): Etihad Guest
  • Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
  • Eurowings (EW): United MileagePlus
  • Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest, American Airlines AAdvantage and GOL Smiles
  • flydubai (FZ): Air Canada Aeroplan
  • Garuda Indonesia (GA): Delta SkyMiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue
  • Gulf Air (GF): Air Canada Aeroplan
  • Juneyao Airlines (HO): United MileagePlus
  • IBERIA (IB): American Airlines AAdvantage
  • Japan Airlines (JL): American Airlines AAdvantage
  • JQ: Air France/KLM Flying Blue and GOL Smiles
  • KLM (KL): Etihad Guest, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • Lufthansa (LH): Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
  • SWISS (LX): Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
  • Malaysia Airlines (MH): American Airlines AAdvantage, Air France/KLM Flying Blue and Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • Air New Zealand (NZ): United MileagePlus
  • Qantas (QF): Etihad Guest, American Airlines AAdvantage and Qantas Frequent Flyer
  • Qatar Airways (QR): Qatar Airways Privilege Club, American Airlines AAdvantage, Virgin Australia Velocity and GOL Smiles
  • Royal Jordanian (RJ): American Airlines AAdvantage
  • SAS (SK): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
  • Brussels Airlines (SN): Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
  • Singapore Airlines (SQ): Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Virgin Australia Velocity
  • Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV): Delta SkyMiles
  • Turkish Airlines (TK): Avianca LifeMiles, United MileagePlus, Turkish Miles & Smiles, Air Canada Aeroplan and GOL Smiles
  • Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan and Virgin Australia Velocity
  • Lufthansa City Airlines (VL): United MileagePlus and Air Canada Aeroplan
  • Vietnam Airlines (VN): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and Delta SkyMiles
  • Shenzhen Airlines (ZH): United MileagePlus

Economy on nearby routes

The lowest economy award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Manchester (MAN) and to Melbourne (MEL). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.

RouteLowest observedProgramDates seen
Melbourne (MEL) to Manchester (MAN)Return direction35,000 milesEmirates Skywards94
Manchester (MAN) to Hong Kong (HKG)Also from MAN21,000 pointsVirgin Atlantic Flying Club123
Manchester (MAN) to New York JFKAlso from MAN10,800 milesGOL Smiles326
Manchester (MAN) to Singapore (SIN)Also from MAN20,462 milesEtihad Guest330
Manchester (MAN) to Orlando (MCO)Also from MAN13,603 milesLufthansa Miles & More67
London Heathrow (LHR) to Melbourne (MEL)Also to MEL35,000 milesEmirates Skywards341
Los Angeles (LAX) to Melbourne (MEL)Also to MEL36,400 milesNonstopDelta SkyMiles195
San Francisco (SFO) to Melbourne (MEL)Also to MEL38,000 milesCathay Pacific Asia Miles219

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Questions about economy award flights from Manchester (MAN) to Melbourne (MEL)

What's the lowest economy award from Manchester (MAN) to Melbourne (MEL)?

35,000 miles + $455.84 with Emirates Skywards. Seen Oct 15, 2026, 17:26 UTC for a Nov 16, 2026 departure. Emirates Skywards showed economy award space on 127 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 19, 2026, 08:56 UTC). Search live before transferring points.

Which programs had economy award space from Manchester (MAN) to Melbourne (MEL)?

Emirates Skywards (127 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (95 dates), Etihad Guest (134 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (49 dates), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (26 dates), American Airlines AAdvantage (81 dates), United MileagePlus (59 dates), Delta SkyMiles (28 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (75 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (53 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (103 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (79 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (76 dates) and GOL Smiles (14 dates), in the last 30 days.

Is there nonstop economy award space from Manchester (MAN) to Melbourne (MEL)?

AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.

Which months had the lowest economy award prices from Manchester (MAN) to Melbourne (MEL)?

Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest economy award AwardTool observed was for Nov 2026 departures: 35,000 miles with Skywards (30 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.

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How this page is built

These figures come from AwardTool's cached award searches across 29 loyalty programs. A value counts only when AwardTool observed it in the last 30 days, for departures within 365 days of the data date. Each price is the lowest one-way award seen per passenger, in the program's points or miles, with taxes and fees in USD. A missing value means AwardTool hasn't seen that award recently, not that none exists. The date-by-date calendar is in the app: a limited window on the free plan and 365 days with Pro.

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