Melbourne (MEL) to Madrid (MAD): 10,741 miles (17,285 km) great-circle, about 22h 00m nonstop by our estimate. Cheapest fare observed: $1284 round-trip on Hong Kong Airlines, with 2 stops, departing May 12, 2026.
$1284 round-trip, Hong Kong Airlines HX36, departing 2026-05-12 at 12:00, returning 2026-05-26. The recorded itinerary left on a Tuesday, returning on a Tuesday 14 nights later; the fare was observed 17 days before departure. "Book this flight" opens Kiwi.com with the same airline and dates.
At $1284, it ranked 24th of the 30 round-trip fares we recorded from MEL (median $688). That is 12.0 cents per great-circle mile (round-trip price over one-way distance), below the MEL median of 14.5 cents across 30 round-trip routes.
Routes from MEL of similar length: Dublin (10,685 mi) at $1338 and Manchester (10,538 mi) at $1643.
MEL to MAD is the only one of 30 MEL routes where Hong Kong Airlines priced cheapest. It is the longest of the 30 routes we track from MEL.
Of 35 departure airports with a fare to Madrid, Melbourne (MEL) ranked 33rd at $1284. Lowest: $46 from Lisbon (LIS); highest: $1698 from Sydney (SYD); 13 nonstop. Cheapest-fare airlines (routes): United Airlines (4), Wizz Air (4), Air China (2), American Airlines (2), Ryanair (2) and TAP Portugal (2), plus 17 more.
That depends on your passport and trip, so check the official source for Spain: European Commission: Schengen visa policy. Connecting elsewhere? Check that country's transit rules too.
Travelpayouts fares (cheapest per route, observed April 25, 2026); OurAirports coordinates and elevations; IANA zones Australia/Melbourne, Europe/Madrid; flight time is our estimate.