$701 Find Cheap Flights to Southern California

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Cheap Flights to Southern California

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,028
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$1,372
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,556
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,028
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$1,372
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,556

Book Cheap Southern California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Southern California 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 Southern California

Tue, 28 Jul - Sun, 9 Aug
Fiji Airways Logo
06:00 - 13:05
SYD
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LAX
24h 05m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 11:50
LAX
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SYD
18h 55m
1 stop
$1,028Fiji Airways
Fri, 5 Jun - Fri, 12 Jun
Fiji Airways Logo
06:00 - 13:05
SYD
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LAX
24h 05m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 11:50
LAX
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SYD
18h 55m
1 stop
$1,031Fiji Airways
Mon, 20 Jul - Fri, 31 Jul
Fiji Airways Logo
06:00 - 13:05
SYD
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LAX
24h 05m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 13:10
LAX
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SYD
20h 15m
1 stop
$1,032Fiji Airways
Tue, 26 May - Tue, 2 Jun
Delta Logo
09:15 - 23:34
SYD
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ONT
31h 19m
2 stops
Delta Logo
13:29 - 06:50
ONT
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SYD
24h 21m
2 stops
$1,343Delta
Sun, 24 May - Sat, 27 Jun
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 12:47
MEL
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ONT
42h 52m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
05:00 - 08:15
ONT
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MEL
58h 15m
2 stops
$1,404United Airlines
Mon, 18 May - Tue, 23 Jun
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 09:41
MEL
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ONT
39h 46m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
18:39 - 08:15
ONT
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MEL
20h 36m
1 stop
$1,406United Airlines
Thu, 18 Jun - Thu, 2 Jul
ANA Logo
21:35 - 15:35
PER
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LAX
33h 00m
2 stops
ANA Logo
13:10 - 20:00
LAX
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PER
39h 50m
1 stop
$1,583ANA
Thu, 18 Jun - Thu, 2 Jul
ANA Logo
21:35 - 11:00
PER
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LAX
28h 25m
1 stop
ANA Logo
13:10 - 20:00
LAX
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PER
39h 50m
1 stop
$1,650ANA
Tue, 11 Aug - Tue, 25 Aug
Japan Airlines Logo
00:10 - 11:30
PER
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LAX
26h 20m
2 stops
Japan Airlines Logo
01:25 - 22:40
LAX
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PER
30h 15m
2 stops
$1,662Japan Airlines
Sat, 8 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug
Japan Airlines Logo
00:10 - 06:00
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LAX
44h 50m
2 stops
Japan Airlines Logo
12:25 - 22:40
LAX
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43h 15m
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$1,693Japan Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Southern California

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Southern California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Southern California?

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

The cheapest ticket to Southern California from Australia found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $1,129 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 $1,129.

How much is a flight to Southern California?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to Southern California from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to Southern California costs $1,685 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $755 for the route Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles (LAX). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Sydney to Los Angeles which costs $2,052 on average, and Brisbane to Los Angeles, which costs $2,220 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from Australia to Southern California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Australia to Southern California, 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 Southern California is October, when tickets cost $1,343 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,945 and $1,871 respectively.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Southern California?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Australia to Southern California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Southern California is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $1,253 on average. Morning departures are around 36% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Southern California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,377.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Australia to Southern California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Southern California, 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 Southern California, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Southern California?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Southern California is Los Angeles Airport (LAX), with an average flight price of $1,386.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$752
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (16% more expensive on average)
Flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles

Flights to Southern California: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew to Southern California 
CharlesFlew with WestJet
MEL
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LAX
Dec 2025
I had 5.5 hrs between my flight to LA and my flight from LA to Calgary. I barely made it! The plane to Calgary was loading by the time I got through in-flight delays, then inbound US customs, luggage pick-up, luggage drop-off, then TSA checks as I re-entered the secure zone, then fast-walk to the outbound gate. LAX is a difficult airport, designed last century when air travel was much more relaxed. So: plan for WAY more time there than you’d ever want.
Verified travelerFlew with United Airlines
SYD
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LAX
Jan 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.
Verified travelerFlew with Qantas Airways
BNE
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LAX
Oct 2024
Qantas is definitely the way to go!!! Great service and boarding process stress free. The website is extremely helpful for booking and very user friendly. Make sure you have all of your documents though. Honestly, I didn't need to worry about bringing extra snacks or entertainment despite the long flight. Maybe bring along an extra bottle of water if you tend to get thirsty.

FAQs - booking Southern California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Australia to Southern California?

    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 Southern California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Australia to Southern California 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 Southern California?

    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 Southern California 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 Southern California?

    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 Southern California 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 Southern California?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Southern California is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as $1,478. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are $1,630 on average.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Southern California

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Southern California? 25% of our users found return tickets to Southern California for the following prices or less: From Melbourne $4,304, from Brisbane $4,668, from Sydney $6,192
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Southern California flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Southern California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Southern California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Australia to Southern California. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia to Southern California? 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.
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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 240 reviews
8.1Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.5Food
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
Airline reviews

I thought Fiji and Fiji Airways was great. Looking forward to the next trip. Baggage claim at the end went to sh...t

8.0 ExcellentJoseph, Apr 2026
NAN - HNL
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I thought Fiji and Fiji Airways was great. Looking forward to the next trip. Baggage claim at the end went to sh...t

Fiji Airways always goes above and beyond. If anything I'd say the food was less enjoyable than in the past. But that in no way lessened the experience with the cabin crew or the excellent attentiveness and service they provided throughout the entire trip!

Left on time , arrived on time. Staff was awesome!!!!! Great flight!!!!

Great food, wonderful staff made a long flight seem short

Everything was great . Arrived on time was smooth plane was clean. Crew/Staff was friendly and helpful.

Everything from the staff to the comfort of business class was excellent. This is one of my new favorite airlines.

Ticketing said dinner for the almost 14 hour flight and we were delayed an hour. However, onboard we were only served a sluce if pizza bread and a cookie. Not at all dinner and insufficient for a long international flight. Breakfast was good.

We have had an absolutely horrific experience so far getting home from Australia on a $18,000 + flight we booked with you. The flight did not deplane in Dallas because there was no available gate or staircase. We sat in the plane for 3 hours waiting to deplane. As a result we missed our connecting flight to New York. American Airlines put us up in a hotel several miles away. We waited 45 minutes for a shuttle and The shuttle driver was horribly rude and unhelpful. They offered us $70 vouchers for food but actually there was no food left when we arrived minus some chicken nuggets and corn dogs. It was awful. Horrible way to end a vacation. There has to be accountability here.

A bit cramped in economy and the people in front wouldn’t put their seats up during meal service, crew did not help with that and I felt they could have done more about it.

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

Great airline service by the staff. I highly recommend it

Time to upgrade those planes so you can provide first class.

The flight was smooth and on time. Entertainment options were lacking and there was no food, other than some very boring snacks.

A better selection of entertainment would have been nice. I found nothing that appealed to me as a middle-aged traveler. The flight attendants were gracious, helpful, and attentive. It also would have been nice to have more bathrooms as the flight was full and the plane was big.

Appreciated the ability to get an earlier flight home after flying in from in from Japan. No problem with boarding or crew service. The limited choice of snacks, compared to previous years. Aircraft seats seem to be getting harder and more uncomfortable all the time. Overall, happy to be home

Wonderful trip. Everyone from checking in to the gate to the flight itself was amazing - kind, helpful, and has a beautiful smile.

This flight was the second leg of a trip that began in Auckland, New Zealand. I was unable to find a way to select seats in advance. The boarding passes we were given in Auckland did not have seat assignments for the second flight. There was no way to check on it until personnel showed up at the gate in Los Angeles, immediately before boarding time. The flight was overbooked by one, and since I was traveling with my sister, we needed two seats. We waited in considerable anxiety for everyone else to board and when one person did not show up, we had to take whatever was left. At least we finally got on the flight although we were the very last to board. We were not able to sit together, of course.

The Premium Economy seats were very comfortable and the food was quite tasty. I did not use the entertainment system, but I was able to charge my phone and tablet with the seatback connection.

We had difficulty checking in as United didn’t recognize the confirmation number and the agent was not helpful. We went to the United Assistance desk where the agent was able to process our reservation. We also weren’t allowed to choose seats in advance.

Air New Zealand over sold our flight and tried to bump us to yesterday. After several calls we got booked to United about 6 hrs before our original flight. No apologies!

There were no food or entertainment on this short flight. Friendly staff even before getting on the flight. The seats were snug but it was quick flight

Good flight. On time. No problems. Plane was clean. Service was as you would expect. However nothing special, just a good flight.

Very friendly staff. No food service and no entertainment. Only 1hr 20min flight

High fees for excess checked baggage and somehow ridiculous rules for carry on bags.

Flight was late, food and drink an extra charge, my carry on is five rows behind me, and the seats are too narrow. Don’t ask me to be happy about it

I bought flights in August and there wasn’t a flight in the system

Our 6.30am flight was boarded then cancelled to fly at 10.55am . We were flying to Brisbane to attend a funeral at 12 noon an hour away . This means missing the funeral due to unreliability of Virgin . Unimpressed !!

It was with Link Airways and the Saab 340 jet was noisy and little comfort.

They didn’t sent my luggage I got it 24 hours later

Plane was late and they wouldn’t check our bags through to Tokyo

Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

Very good overall. Highly recommend for all flying to Australia

Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists

We had bulkhead seats in a A380 in the upper deck in seats 31 D and E. Storage was very limited other than in overhead bin - which is not within reach when in seat. Yet paying same price as others in premium economy who have a lot more storage within arm’s reach. Seems very unfair.

On the Qantas flight, I could barely hear some of the announcements. It was better when I could read them on the screen.

Good check in and helpful staff. Delayed for 1 hour. Took about 45 Mins to get baggage’s at DFW . Food was average ( Hindu meal ) . Overall it was good experience

Our boarding and flight was very good. However when we landed and pulled in to the gate it took 55 minutes for the jet bridge to be positioned next to the aircraft. That caused us to miss our ground transportation and it caused us unnecessary last minute transit planning and expense. Our flight was AA1733 on March 17, 2026

We booked with Qantas instead of Delta and we instead flew on American Airlines. American is not our favorite to go on. No leg room and the width of seats are a joke. Your are packed like sardines on American flights.

My experience was great overall. Tanya was particularly friendly and helpful the entire trip. I was very pleased with her customer service skills. The plane was an older aircraft but the entire way was comfortable with barely any turbulence at all. Qantas should speed up its fleet renovation. Totally recommend using this airline.

When I originally booked this flight, I was expecting to travel on Qantas. When the itinerary changed and the long-haul segment was operated by American Airlines, we were disappointed but remained open-minded. Unfortunately, the overall service experience fell far short of expectations. This was a long-haul international flight. Getting up periodically to use the restroom or stretch is inevitable, especially on flights of this duration. However, each time we stood up, we felt as though we were inconveniencing the crew. The tone and body language often suggested that we were in the way or disrupting something simply by moving about the cabin. As a result, I avoided getting up as often as I needed to and was physically very sore upon arrival. Meal service was similarly impersonal. The options were presented in single words “beef or veggie,” “pasta or beef” without any description of what was actually being served. There was little engagement or courtesy beyond that. Even simple expressions of gratitude were often not acknowledged. I am accustomed to no-frills travel and do not expect luxury. What was disappointing was not the absence of extras, but the absence of basic warmth and professionalism. On a long-haul international flight, small moments of courtesy and humanity make a significant difference. In this case, the experience felt transactional and dismissive rather than welcoming. I hope this feedback is taken constructively, as there is a meaningful difference between efficient service and indifferent service.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

Outstanding service, great food, friendly & efficient crew, safe & comfortable flight

Staff were not attentive, wifi did not work, cut my head in the bathroom due to the position of the soap on the sink, had blood running down my face, told staff, they had no expression no sympathy, didn't even say "sorry", they said "oh we will have a look at that" about 10 mins later the purser brought me a bandaid, still no sorry.... Shocking

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Dinner was good, but the breakfast served in the morning was horrible.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

Checking in united could not figure out my star alliance gold. Baggage did not get marked priority and didn't receive boarding passes. When got to SFO lounge personal fixed everything Immediately

Meals were poor and service rendered on return flight was mediocre as compared to the flight we took to Germany earlier where the attendants were more attentive, energetic, and mindful of passengers' needs. Thumbs up to crew of UA 58. Thumbs down to UA 59..

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