$492 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$917
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$938
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,522
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$3,370
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$1,793
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$917
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$938
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,522
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$3,370
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$1,793

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.
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Recent return flight deals from Brisbane to California

Thu, 4 Sep - Tue, 9 Sep
Fiji Airways Logo
23:50 - 12:55BNE-LAX
30h 05m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 10:35LAX-BNE
17h 40m1 stop
$917Fiji Airways
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Thu, 4 Sep - Mon, 8 Sep
Fiji Airways Logo
23:50 - 12:55BNE-LAX
30h 05m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 10:35LAX-BNE
17h 40m1 stop
$935Fiji Airways
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Fri, 15 Aug - Tue, 19 Aug
Air Canada Logo
10:00 - 12:20BNE-SFO
43h 20m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
13:05 - 07:05SFO-BNE
25h 00m2 stops
$985Air Canada
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Fri, 15 Aug - Tue, 19 Aug
Air Canada Logo
10:00 - 12:20BNE-SFO
43h 20m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
06:41 - 07:05SFO-BNE
31h 24m1 stop
$998Air Canada
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Thu, 22 Jan - Sat, 31 Jan
Qantas Airways Logo
11:30 - 06:30BNE-LAX
13h 00mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
20:50 - 05:00LAX-BNE
14h 10mdirect
$1,022Qantas Airways
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Sun, 18 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
Qantas Airways Logo
11:30 - 06:30BNE-LAX
13h 00mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
20:50 - 05:00LAX-BNE
14h 10mdirect
$1,025Qantas Airways
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Mon, 24 Nov - Sun, 21 Dec
United Airlines Logo
11:40 - 06:50BNE-SFO
13h 10mdirect
United Airlines Logo
23:10 - 07:30SFO-BNE
14h 20mdirect
$1,040United Airlines
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Wed, 19 Nov - Wed, 28 Jan
United Airlines Logo
11:40 - 06:50BNE-SFO
13h 10mdirect
United Airlines Logo
23:10 - 07:30SFO-BNE
14h 20mdirect
$1,045United Airlines
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Wed, 27 Aug - Wed, 27 Aug
Air New Zealand Logo
12:15 - 12:50BNE-SFO
17h 35m1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
22:05 - 11:00SFO-BNE
19h 55m1 stop
$1,150Air New Zealand
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Sun, 2 Nov - Fri, 7 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
08:10 - 18:57BNE-LAS
27h 47m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
13:33 - 07:00LAS-BNE
23h 27m2 stops
$1,589Air New Zealand
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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?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Brisbane to California.

The cheapest ticket to California from Brisbane found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $1,148 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 $1,290.

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 $1,359, 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 March, when tickets cost $1,156 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,938 and $1,801 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 Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from California, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday 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 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$492
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (38% more expensive on average)
Flight from Brisbane to San Francisco

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.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost $1,084 on average. Morning departures are around 12% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,298.

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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8.0
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 202 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.5Food
7.5Entertainment
8.5Crew
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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!!

4.0 OkayChristopher, June 2025NAN - SYD
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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.

Food choices perhaps not the best. Only offered beer and wine, when it appeared other liquor was available. Entertainment wasn’t so good.

They charged me over a $1000 dollars to bring two surfboard bags as check baggage. Inappropriate and I would avoid flying sgain

The experience on Fiji Airways was absolutely amazing. Streamlined. All staff was amazing. Pleasant. Friendly. Extremely helpful.

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

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.

Our original flight was cancelled from SFO to AKL on 6/16/25. So we had to stay overnight at a hotel after a 12-hour layover plus 3-hour delay before the cancellation. Then had to fly to LA and then to AKL the following day losing an entire day of our vacation in NZ, that we can never get back.

Full flight. Flight attendants were harried. Otherwise, fine for the typical cramped seating conditions in coach.

Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

The 10hr flight was a comfortable as it could be in row 57. The food was just very bad….bland and soggy!

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

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 !

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

One of the oldest most uncomfortable "lay down" seats I've ever experienced. Old plane and old seats that don't lay flat. The seat back does not even recline - at all. Instead the legrest awkwardly extends to fill the gap between a small cubby into which you must insert your feet/legs. I am 5' 11" and could not lay straight but had to tuck my knees. Ticket was also very expensive. Would not recommend flying business/first on Finair from Melbourne to Bangkok and will not do so again myself.

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

Our experience on United Airlines was extremely poor. The plane was extremely cold throughout our entire flight- which multiple people complained about- and we had to wait 2 hours to get a blanket which was too thin and barely helped warm us up. As well as this, none of the entertainment features were working so we had to sit through a roughly 10 hour flight with nothing to keep our attention, including the actual flight path screen. It was an extremely disappointing experience and I would hope that this gets fixed if we ever choose United Airlines again.

I really enjoyed flying with United airlines amazing experience , good customer service and great food

1.It will be better if sandwich is warm. 2.The food is too salty. 3.Breakfast needs some vegetables or fruits.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Good flight, friendly crew and overall - good service on United Airlines.

Somebody either kayak or Air Canada booked my flight under my preferred name Betty instead of my legal name and I almost was denied boarding my flight

Short flight so no food or entertainment. Good landing at SFO and on time. We were told no carryon luggage yet lots of people were puting bags in overhead compartments. The rules need to be made more clear. I was on the first leg of an international flight and this is the first time I could not have carryon luggage.

Comfortable seats and movies entertainment available. Better experience than the flight from Toronto to Denver.

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

Ensure prepaid food arrangements are appropriately understood by flight crew of who purchased and who did not

Mixed experienced. Nice staff. Spacious 787 better than cramped Airbus, though my seat was broken. The bad: Way overpriced ticket and charged for food despite 6 hr flight.

Good service was quite limited but that is due to short flight.

Terrible all around. Flight was late and airplane was very uncomfortable. The crew were unhelpful and hid in the back. Did zero work. No entertainment.

I booked and paid extra for exit door seats also pre paid for my luggage air Canada changed plains and I never got what I paid for and they made me pay for luggage again they also did this to my wife. They are the most unorganized company I have ever dealt with. I am sure I will never see the extra money I paid for the seats or the recharge for the luggage. They are subsidized by the taxpayers and don’t give a dam just a horrible way to do business

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