$173+ Cheap flights from Columbus

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CMH — MEL
8 Feb — 15 Feb1
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

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Mon 23/215:45CMH - BNE
2 stops34h 25mQantas Airways
Mon 2/319:40BNE - CMH
1 stop36h 36mQantas Airways
Deal found 6/1$1,428
Thu 26/309:30CMH - BNE
2 stops32h 15mAir Canada
Thu 9/410:00BNE - CMH
2 stops24h 57mAir Canada
Deal found 7/1$1,430
Sat 21/218:09CMH - MEL
2 stops46h 11mQantas Airways
Sat 28/212:00MEL - CMH
1 stop21h 16mQantas Airways
Deal found 7/1$1,449
Thu 26/309:30CMH - BNE
3 stops36h 30mMultiple Airlines
Thu 9/410:00BNE - CMH
2 stops24h 57mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 7/1$1,474
Sat 7/217:23CMH - SYD
1 stop23h 37mQantas Airways
Wed 11/219:15SYD - CMH
2 stops35h 40mQantas Airways
Deal found 7/1$1,503
Thu 18/614:15CMH - BNE
2 stops50h 50mAir Canada
Tue 30/610:00BNE - CMH
2 stops43h 05mAir Canada
Deal found 7/1$1,504
Tue 24/309:30CMH - BNE
2 stops32h 15mAir Canada
Fri 10/410:00BNE - CMH
2 stops24h 57mAir Canada
Deal found 6/1$1,559
Mon 23/309:30CMH - BNE
2 stops32h 15mAir Canada
Wed 8/410:00BNE - CMH
2 stops48h 57mAir Canada
Deal found 6/1$1,574
Wed 25/309:30CMH - BNE
2 stops32h 15mAir Canada
Tue 7/410:00BNE - CMH
2 stops48h 57mAir Canada
Deal found 6/1$1,589
Mon 23/309:30CMH - BNE
3 stops38h 00mAir Canada
Fri 10/410:00BNE - CMH
2 stops24h 57mAir Canada
Deal found 6/1$1,594
Mon 23/309:30CMH - BNE
2 stops32h 15mAir Canada
Thu 9/410:00BNE - CMH
2 stops24h 57mAir Canada
Deal found 6/1$1,612
Mon 23/309:30CMH - BNE
3 stops38h 00mAir Canada
Sun 12/419:05BNE - CMH
3 stops39h 52mAir Canada
Deal found 6/1$1,627

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Price

ColumbusBrisbane

CMH - BNE

CMHBNE

Columbus

Mon 23/2

15:45-17:10

2 stops34h 25m

Brisbane

Mon 2/3

19:40-17:16

1 stop36h 36m

$1,428

ColumbusSydney

CMH - SYD

CMHSYD

Columbus

Sat 7/2

17:23-09:00

1 stop23h 37m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 11/2

19:15-19:02

2 stops39h 47m

$1,503

ColumbusBrisbane

CMH - BNE

CMHBNE

Columbus

Thu 18/6

14:15-07:05

2 stops50h 50m

Brisbane

Tue 30/6

10:00-15:05

2 stops43h 05m

$1,504

ColumbusBrisbane

CMH - BNE

CMHBNE

Columbus

Mon 23/2

09:30-08:45

2 stops32h 15m

Brisbane

Mon 2/3

10:45-20:56

2 stops49h 11m

$1,559

ColumbusBrisbane

CMH - BNE

CMHBNE

Columbus

Sun 29/3

09:30-08:30

3 stops57h 00m

Brisbane

Wed 8/4

10:00-20:57

2 stops48h 57m

$1,609

ColumbusBrisbane

CMH - BNE

CMHBNE

Columbus

Thu 26/3

09:30-07:45

2 stops32h 15m

Brisbane

Tue 7/4

20:45-20:57

3 stops38h 12m

$1,609

ColumbusMelbourne

CMH - MEL

CMHMEL

Columbus

Fri 27/2

18:09-09:30

1 stop23h 21m

Melbourne

Wed 4/3

13:55-14:55

2 stops41h 00m

$1,639

ColumbusBrisbane

CMH - BNE

CMHBNE

Columbus

Sat 28/3

09:30-07:05

2 stops31h 35m

Brisbane

Sun 5/4

10:00-20:57

2 stops24h 57m

$1,697

ColumbusBrisbane

CMH - BNE

CMHBNE

Columbus

Wed 25/3

15:30-06:30

2 stops25h 00m

Brisbane

Wed 8/4

10:30-20:04

1 stop23h 34m

$1,733

ColumbusBrisbane

CMH - BNE

CMHBNE

Columbus

Tue 24/3

15:30-06:30

2 stops25h 00m

Brisbane

Sun 12/4

10:30-21:59

1 stop25h 29m

$1,733

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