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Cheap Flights to North America

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesdirect$988
New York
Newark1 stop$1,193
Vancouver
Vancouverdirect$1,359
Toronto
Toronto2 stops$1,471
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$896
Honolulu
Honolulu2 stops$742
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$1,053
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$1,314
Miami
Miami2 stops$1,237
Orlando
Orlando2 stops$1,236
Calgary
Calgary1 stop$1,299
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$1,205
Mexico City
Mexico City1 stop$1,430
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,245
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.2 stops$1,316
Boston
Boston1 stop$1,059
Montreal
Montreal2 stops$1,477
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,274
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$1,096
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,139
Los Angeles
Los Angelesdirect$988
New York
Newark1 stop$1,193
Vancouver
Vancouverdirect$1,359
Toronto
Toronto2 stops$1,471
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$896
Honolulu
Honolulu2 stops$742
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$1,053
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$1,314
Miami
Miami2 stops$1,237
Orlando
Orlando2 stops$1,236
Calgary
Calgary1 stop$1,299
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$1,205
Mexico City
Mexico City1 stop$1,430
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,245
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.2 stops$1,316
Boston
Boston1 stop$1,059
Montreal
Montreal2 stops$1,477
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,274
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$1,096
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,139

Book Cheap North America Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to North America that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to North America

Wed, 3 Dec - Mon, 19 Jan
American Airlines Logo
11:20 - 06:05SYD-LAX
13h 45mdirect
American Airlines Logo
21:25 - 07:25LAX-SYD
15h 00mdirect
$988American Airlines
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Tue, 25 Nov - Mon, 15 Dec
Qantas Airways Logo
11:20 - 06:05SYD-LAX
13h 45mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
21:25 - 07:25LAX-SYD
15h 00mdirect
$991Qantas Airways
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Wed, 3 Dec - Tue, 20 Jan
United Airlines Logo
11:20 - 06:00SYD-LAX
13h 40mdirect
United Airlines Logo
22:55 - 09:05LAX-SYD
15h 10mdirect
$1,003United Airlines
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Tue, 24 Feb - Tue, 3 Mar
Air Canada Logo
09:00 - 16:29SYD-LAX
26h 29m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
08:22 - 08:40LAX-SYD
53h 18m2 stops
$1,005Air Canada
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Thu, 16 Apr - Mon, 11 May
Air Canada Logo
07:00 - 11:44SYD-LAX
21h 44m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
14:30 - 10:40LAX-SYD
27h 10m2 stops
$1,011Air Canada
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Thu, 27 Nov - Mon, 2 Feb
United Airlines Logo
12:10 - 14:56SYD-LAX
21h 46m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
18:35 - 09:15LAX-SYD
19h 40m1 stop
$1,013United Airlines
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Fri, 28 Nov - Sat, 31 Jan
Fiji Airways Logo
14:00 - 11:50SYD-LAX
16h 50m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:45 - 12:35LAX-SYD
18h 50m1 stop
$1,042Fiji Airways
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Sat, 22 Nov - Sat, 29 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
10:35 - 11:05MEL-SFO
19h 30m1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
19:50 - 10:55SFO-MEL
20h 05m1 stop
$1,086Air New Zealand
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Fri, 28 Nov - Wed, 4 Feb
Fiji Airways Logo
13:55 - 11:50MEL-LAX
16h 55m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:45 - 12:25LAX-MEL
18h 40m1 stop
$1,088Fiji Airways
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Fri, 28 Nov - Mon, 8 Dec
Air New Zealand Logo
10:35 - 11:05MEL-SFO
19h 30m1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
19:50 - 10:55SFO-MEL
20h 05m1 stop
$1,088Air New Zealand
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to North America

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to North America to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to North America?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to North America from Australia found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $1,101 return. The most popular route is Brisbane (BNE) to Los Angeles (LAX) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,101.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Australia to North America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Australia to North America, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Australia to North America is August, when tickets cost $1,417 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,090 and $1,805 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Australia to North America?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to North America, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Australia to North America, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 7% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in North America?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in North America is Honolulu Airport (HNL), with an average flight price of $1,042.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$451
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 14% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (28% more expensive on average)
Flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco

Flights to North America: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew to North America 
Verified travelerFlew with United AirlinesSYD-LAXJan 2025
Bring some extra food! Long flight, you don’t get enough and quality is mediocre. No free snacks in between meals except for mini pretzels.
AurianneFlew with United AirlinesSYD-SFOSept 2024
Ensure you have 2-3 hours layover You’ll likely need unless you don’t mind missing your next flight
KimberlyFlew with Qantas AirwaysSYD-DFWJuly 2024
Be prepared for a long flight & take what you absolutely must have in your carry on.
Verified travelerFlew with Air CanadaSYD-YVRDec 2023
Check your connecting flight and make sure the process to get there and what do do with your luggage is explained to you.

FAQs - booking North America flights

  • How can I find cheap flights to North America?

    Start planning your trip at least two months ahead, and if you plan on visiting a few places in North America, consider starting and ending your trip in a major hub like LA, Houston or Vancouver. If you want to boost your savings further, consider itineraries with a stop or two along the way. You could, for example, enjoy a layover in Manila (MNL) before starting your adventure in LA.

  • Which visa do Australians need to fly to North America?

    Australians generally do not need a visa for 90-day visits to the US and 180-day visits to Canada. However, you must obtain a visa waiver before your departure (an ESTA for the US and an ETA for Canada). Australian citizens are eligible for a visa on arrival in Mexico. For all North American nations, you will need a valid passport with available blank pages. You should also have proof of accommodation and funds to support your trip plus a return or onward flight.

  • What direct flights are there to North America from Australia?

    You will find plenty of direct flights to North America from Australia’s major airports – Melbourne and Sydney – landing at US hubs like Honolulu (HNL), Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Houston (IAH). Direct flights are generally offered by Qantas, Delta, American Airlines and Virgin Atlantic. If you plan on visiting Mexico, Canada or other states in the US, you’ll generally have to transit through at least one airport along the way. However, Air Canada does offer some direct flights from Australia to Vancouver.

  • Which airlines offer quicker routes from Australia to North America?

    You’ll generally find shorter flight times with American, Australian and Canadian airlines like Qantas, Air Canada and American Airlines. However, you’ll also find plenty of fast and efficient single-stop itineraries with carriers like Fiji Airways. For example, a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles with Fiji Airways would come with just one quick stop at Nadi Airport (NAN).  

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Australia to North America?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Australia to North America.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Australia to North America?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Australia to North America is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Australia to North America?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Australia to North America with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Australia to North America?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Australia to North America up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to North America?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to North America is Friday when return tickets can be as cheap as $1,375. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, when return prices are $1,678 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to North America?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to North America is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $1,474 on average. Morning departures are around 22% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to North America is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,824.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to North America

  • Looking for cheap airfare to North America? 25% of our users found return tickets to North America for the following prices or less: From Adelaide $1,699, from Brisbane $3,725, from Melbourne $4,978
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest North America flight deals.
  • If you’re planning on exploring the redwood forests of California, the bohemian vibes of Portland, Oregon, and the stunning Olympic Ranges of Washington state, you’ll usually find better flight deals from Australia by entering and exiting via major west coast hubs like Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco (SFO).
  • Those hoping to explore as much of Canada as possible may wish to consider flying into Toronto (YYZ) and out of Vancouver (YVR) to secure better deals. How you explore the middle is up to you.
  • If you're heading to Disneyworld, Orlando International Airport (MCO) is the recommended airport to fly to from Australia. This is close to Disneyworld, and you'll generally find good flight deals from Sydney (SYD), Melbourne (MEL) and Brisbane (BNE).
  • Australians wishing to visit Mexico can find good deals and fast flight times by heading to major hubs like Mexico City (MEX) and Cancun (CUN). Cancun is ideal for the Caribbean Coast, while Mexico City is ideal for exploring the country’s central, southern and western states.
  • Mexico City now has two airports receiving flights from Australia. Benito Juarez International Airport (MEX) is generally more convenient as it lies within the city limits. Felipe Angeles International Airport (NLU) is outside Mexico City in the State of Mexico.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to North America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia to North America? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 209 reviews
7.5Food
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
Airline reviews

The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

6.0 GoodHon, Oct 2025NAN - SFO
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The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

Again, Fijian hospitality was genuine, very comfortable, only improvement would be the entertainment. Why Do they only have 5 episodes of TV shows and from like season three...

Fiji Airways was amazing, will definately be lfying them again. The "Fijian hospitality" is not a catch phrase, it is genuine. the only things that could be improved is the entertainment. Not a great choice of movies, and the TV shows only have about 5 or so episodes, and often of a random season.

They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

.very good and as I needed wheelchair assistance all staff excellent.. only suggestion is get rid of those plastic chairs hard to ride in and staff have trouble compared to others. Everything else very good experience. Will use Fiji Air again.

In-flight entertainment options could use a refresh, Consider a tie-up with Spotify for more current music and with IMDB or other service for newer selections/movie ratings.

See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

6 hour delay and they didnt try to make up any time during an over 10 hour flight

Very good; seat made ready for bed after meal, a plus since one airline covered the seat at the start.

Entertainment was not good. Seems like liquor should’ve been advertised only beer and wine was even though I saw others getting liquor didn’t realize I could. And the food to me could’ve been a little bit.

Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

Check in crew member was very helpful, nice and excellent service👍

Overall the plane was good and the crew great. The big disappointment was the skycouch. Maybe it would be good if you were a parent with 2 small kids travelling but as a couple it's hopeless. It's impossible for 2 adults to lie down so one ends up sitting. We split our time with one lying and the other sitting. We both got more sleep sitting upright. We will never book one again and don't recommend it to anyone.

Aircon set too high so VERY warm and VERY uncomfortable.

Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

Not entirely positive. It’s frustrating that everything is done through the united app. One of our flight attendants on our trip from San Francisco to MSP continually had trouble hearing people so she flipped her hair into people’s faces

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

Short flight but an "eager to help" crew made the journey more enjoyable!

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

The internet service I paid for didn’t work at all and the flight crew was not very friendly.

Could have said yes to a glass of wine 🍷 instead of saying we'll come around in a couple of hours

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

Was on time until within 1 hour of flight-how does that happen? Staff very friendly.

Evidently, my seat had the only broken TV. I couldn’t plug it in, get it to come on, or watch anything, and of course, no one could fix it while we were on the plane. The service was good and the boarding was quick

Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

The flying experience was great. The flight was on time with no boarding issues during a peak travel period. The short cut baggage drop and process was not smooth and efficient at Dulles.

Flight attendant gave incorrect information and no immigration/customs forms!

Snacks were just placed and many people were hungry and unaware they were available. Ran out of water bottles. Attendants not available. Missed entire meal.

Board from the back of the plane to the front - it just makes sense. Try it.

Real smooth and easy, Real good leg room in coach!

The flight attendants were not very nice. No smiles On my return trip I was charged for one bag $83.30 although I had purchased the flight including one piece of luggage. Can this be refunded to me? Thank you!

Because of a change in aircraft, I was unable to experience the business class I paid for and was disappointed.

Don’t book a middle or window seat the leg room was very tight and very difficult to exit your seat. I was sitting in a window seat. I’m not a large person. I booked economy plus for the extra room. There was no extra room for the additional cost to the flight.

We had a very long delay. First the inbound flight took a while, then maintenance, they “fixed it” to then do boarding and leave the gate, and waste a lot of time to have to go back to the gate and eventually deplane. Had to wait for a new aircraft, wait for a gate, and do the whole thing again. Instead of leaving at 9:50am we left until past 1. I could’ve not woken up at 5am, or spend some more time with my family if they gave more grace period of time between flights to give some time in case of any issues. But they have to make all and every dollar possible

Poor planning meant the plane was delayed an hour, then a thunder storm started and the ground staff couldn't work. Eventual arrival in Santiago was 3 hours late resulting in missed connections and the need to buy new tickets.

Previous flight from Melbourne to Brisbane was late. I had 1 hr 40 min to get to the connecting flight. That was not enough time as I had to take a shuttle bus to change terminal. Then needed to get through security and customs. The airline was announcing my name to board at 9:10. The take off time was scheduled for 9:40 but I was again one of the last to board at about 9:20. Kayak needs to allow more time for these connections

Almost missed boarding, mass line up made me be the last person. Wish the announcement was more loud, didn’t hear what seats or zones were ready. Being last also made finding space for my roller bag. Fortunately the flight attendants made it work!

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