$664 Find Cheap Flights from California to Australia – Compare and Save

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 California to Australia.

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

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 California to Australia with an airline and back with another airline.

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 California to Australia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Lufthansa connects California to Australia with 52 flights per week. SWISS also offers 52 flights per week, while United Airlines follows with 52 flights per week.

There are 120 airports in Australia. The busiest airport is Sydney Airport (SYD), with 28% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Australia is Melbourne Airport (MEL), with an average flight price of $775.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Australia is Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as $1,426. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, when return prices are $1,550 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Australia is generally at night, when retur flights cost $1,459 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Australia is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,459.

The cheapest ticket to Australia from California found in the last 5 days was to Melbourne Airport, at $596 return. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $754.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Australia is February, when tickets cost $739 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,056 and $1,023 respectively.

To get a below-average price on a flight from California to Australia, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Australia from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 390 direct flights each week.

There are around 80 direct flights from within California to Australia every day. Most flights (83%) depart at night.

Each week there are around 554 direct flights from within California to Australia. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.

An average direct flight from California to Australia takes 21h 16m, covering a distance of 19947 km. The shortest route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Brisbane (BNE) with an average flight time of 13h 50m.

There aren’t any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Australia. Instead, there are 336 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Los Angeles.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Sydney (61% of total searches to Australia). The next most popular destinations are Melbourne (25%) and Brisbane (9%). Searches for flights to Perth (2%), to Adelaide (1%), and to Canberra (1%) are also popular.