$696 Find Cheap Flights from Brisbane to California

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Cheap Flights from Brisbane to California

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$982
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$982
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,360
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,975
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$1,469
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$982
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$982
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,360
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,975
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$1,469

Book Cheap Brisbane to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Brisbane to 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Brisbane to California

Wed, 29 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr
Fiji Airways Logo
11:35 - 13:55
BNE
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SFO
19h 20m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:35 - 10:35
SFO
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BNE
19h 00m
1 stop
$982Fiji Airways
Sat, 5 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep
Fiji Airways Logo
23:50 - 13:05
BNE
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LAX
30h 15m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 10:35
LAX
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BNE
17h 40m
1 stop
$982Fiji Airways
Sun, 5 Apr - Sun, 26 Apr
Fiji Airways Logo
11:35 - 13:40
BNE
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SFO
19h 05m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:35 - 10:35
SFO
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BNE
19h 00m
1 stop
$990Fiji Airways
Mon, 1 Jun - Tue, 9 Jun
Air Canada Logo
20:45 - 16:58
BNE
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LAS
37h 13m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
18:00 - 07:05
LAS
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BNE
20h 05m
1 stop
$1,352Air Canada
Mon, 1 Jun - Tue, 9 Jun
Air New Zealand Logo
12:20 - 00:21
BNE
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LAS
29h 01m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
14:15 - 18:25
LAS
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BNE
35h 10m
2 stops
$1,353Air New Zealand
Fri, 22 May - Mon, 25 May
Air Canada Logo
10:00 - 23:48
BNE
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LAS
30h 48m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
06:45 - 07:05
LAS
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BNE
31h 20m
1 stop
$1,418Air Canada
Tue, 28 Apr - Tue, 5 May
Air New Zealand Logo
09:40 - 17:52
BNE
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FAT
25h 12m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
14:05 - 11:05
FAT
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BNE
28h 00m
2 stops
$1,469Air New Zealand
Sun, 26 Apr - Sun, 3 May
United Airlines Logo
10:30 - 21:07
BNE
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SJC
51h 37m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
08:45 - 06:30
SJC
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BNE
52h 45m
2 stops
$2,742United Airlines
Sun, 26 Apr - Sun, 3 May
American Airlines Logo
07:40 - 12:26
BNE
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BUR
45h 46m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
13:16 - 10:55
BUR
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BNE
28h 39m
2 stops
$2,863American Airlines
Tue, 21 Jul - Tue, 28 Jul
American Airlines Logo
14:25 - 22:42
BNE
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SJC
25h 17m
3 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:41 - 05:00
SJC
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BNE
23h 19m
3 stops
$13,706American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Brisbane to California flights

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

What is the cheapest Brisbane to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from Brisbane found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $815 return. The most popular route is from Brisbane (BNE) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $974.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Brisbane to 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 California is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $1,356 on average. Morning departures are around 46% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,984.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Brisbane to California?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $1,239, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Brisbane to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Brisbane to 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 Brisbane to California is February, when tickets cost $1,084 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,570 and $1,544 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Brisbane to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Brisbane to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Brisbane to California, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from California, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Brisbane to 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 Brisbane to California, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 2% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$696
Best time to beat the crowds (11% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (16% more expensive on average)
Flight from Brisbane to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Brisbane to 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 Brisbane to California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Brisbane to 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 Brisbane to 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 Brisbane to 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 Brisbane to 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 Brisbane to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Brisbane to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Brisbane to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 232 reviews
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
8.1Comfort
7.5Food
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

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

10.0 ExcellentNick, Mar 2026
NAN - LAX
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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.

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.

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.

Your entertainment could be better. I flew on Air New Zealand in January so was expecting a better choice in February...but no luck. Same choices and also could have a better selection. Otherwise, lovely service, the purser came to our seats to welcome us. Overall, very nice. Direct flight from Auckland to YVR was fantastic!

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!

Very quick flight so no time for refreshments. We took off. Then landed. The end. Seats were too tight. Very cramped Grateful for the short flight cos moving around wasn’t possible

Please add more Bollywood movies and recent movies to the entertainment.

I was not even on that flight and did not even book a ticket. Kayak did a phenomenal job

Entertainment screen froze and had to be reset. Noticed it happened to other passengers as well.

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.

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

an hour late, then had to disembark on back stairs and take 4 flights up to get to main airport. No warning, and difficulty for those with canes and poor knees.

Flight arrived late with no one to help over 30 people rebook. I slept at the airport.

Business seats not as comfortable or private as most competitors (e.g. Qantas was outstanding), and movie selection was much more limited than Qantas or United has been recently

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

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

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

It was amazing. I had several upgraded seats on my flight out. Everything went smooth with no delays.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

Flight attendants were friendly & good service, food sucks, seats uncomfortable, not many Asian movies or shows flying from Hong Kong

Flight attendants had a little attitude. Food tastes no good.

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

Good flight. However, when booked flight with United, assumed the layover included by United in San Francisco of 1 hr and 40 minutes was sufficient . Not so and would recommend at least 2 hours or more. Needed to go through US immigration (very long lineups), then pick up bags, take all the way to another terminal, running because we did not have sufficient time. We made the flight because they held the door for us but luggage didn’t follow.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Flight delayed. WiFi connectivity very poor if not existant. Last minute arrival forced me to run to catch my connection.

The power at the seat didn't work and the seat itself was difficult to adjust - this was a business class seat. Flight attendant gave me miles to compensate. The attendant was very professional and on top of his game the entire flight.

The plane was delayed an hour. Heard from other passengers that the Vancouver connection to SFO was never on-time.

My experience was good with United too But only not so good thing was that at Calgary airport I was not given lounge access despite of flying business. Aspire lounge denied it to me, which was unfair I feel

We left over 2 hours late and they didn't even give us a complimentary snack, when getting to the desk I asked if I could be put in a row with only 1 other person or an empt y one I was told the flight was full when the last two rows were empty. All around over it

They are very proactive and made our boarding easy and always notified us about any changes well in advance.

The staff was great and made the long trip easy peasy!

The free Wi-fi for Aeroplan members was a great touch. The time passed quickly. I found the seats seemed a little closer together than I remember. Not Air Canada's fault, but we were about 20 minutes late landing because the airport was too busy. We had to circle around for a while. The boarding and disembarking went very smoothly.

Great flight. Only complaint is it took over an hour for my luggage to get to the carousel on the return to LAX That was irritating

I knew I was going to fall asleep unsettlingly from exhaustion so I warned the guy next to me in advance. The attendant took to checking on me frequently and even insisted I take my snack because I said no while sleep hazed and then absolutely wanted it about 5 minutes later. He was So caring and kind to my situation!!

The flight was very smooth and good. Boarding was fast, but the staff was just decently friendly.

I liked the behaviour of the crew members.The flight was good.

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