2025 update: where to find the cheapest croissant at Melbourne Airport

After the extremely limited success of my original post from 2019 on croissant prices at Melbourne Airport, I have decided to give an update.

As before this list only applies to Terminal 4. I haven’t surveyed the other three terminals.

Terminal 4 interior at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport

Options

As of October 2025, I found only six outlets selling croissants or a similar product, down from eight in 2019:

  • Brunetti
  • Croissant Lab
  • Daniel’s Doughnuts
  • Gusto
  • Quikshots
  • Soul Origin

Results

My survey results, in ascending order of price for a plain croissant are:

ShopPlain croissant price
Daniel’s Doughnuts$4.90
Brunetti$6.50
Gusto$7.50
Soul Origin$7.60
Quikshots$8.50
Croissant Lab$11

On this basis, Daniel’s Doughnuts clearly comes out on top with the cheapest croissant at $4.90 each. This is even slightly cheaper than the 2019 lowest price, which was $4.95 at Krispy Kreme. Daniel’s Doughnuts don’t appear to mark up their prices at the airport on any of their products, which makes a welcome change.

It is also worth noting that the Croissant Lab croissant comes with a choice of jam or marmalade which may bump up the price. The Brunetti ‘croissant’ is also technically at cornetto, similar to but not the same as a French croissant.

As before, I didn’t try any of them so I can’t speak to their size or quality. These prices are also obviously subject to change.

I hope this is helpful to someone!

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2 responses to “2025 update: where to find the cheapest croissant at Melbourne Airport”

  1. Brunetti and Quickshots are the only two same retailers from both surveys?
    Here’s a basic cost comparison of those two:
    Prices of plain croissants in 2019 vs 2025, the % increase, and expected inflationary price (using RBA quarterly inflation calculator June 2019-Sept 2025).
    Brunetti $5.90 $6.50 10.1% $7.38
    Quickshots $6.00 $8.50 41.7% $7.51
    Is Quickshots correct? >40% increase, an extra dollar over that time frame?
    Brunetti price has decreased in real terms, croissant or not.

  2. Thanks Phillip!

    I rarely have time when at Melbourne airport, but I really enjoy a decent 🥐 croissant!

    This will improve the experience in future.

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