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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to California

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$993
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,234
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,155
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$993
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,234
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,155

Book Cheap Melbourne to California Plane Tickets

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

Fri, 30 Oct - Fri, 6 Nov
Fiji Airways Logo
13:55 - 13:25
MEL
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SFO
17h 30m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:05 - 12:25
SFO
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MEL
19h 20m
1 stop
$993Fiji Airways
Fri, 6 Nov - Fri, 6 Nov
Fiji Airways Logo
13:55 - 12:25
MEL
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SFO
17h 30m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:05 - 12:25
SFO
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MEL
19h 20m
1 stop
$993Fiji Airways
Tue, 25 Aug - Wed, 16 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
09:45 - 15:58
MEL
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SFO
23h 13m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
13:27 - 06:45
SFO
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MEL
24h 18m
1 stop
$1,114Qantas Airways
Wed, 19 Aug - Mon, 24 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
09:45 - 07:05
MEL
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LAX
14h 20mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
21:50 - 06:45
LAX
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MEL
15h 55mdirect
$1,117Qantas Airways
Tue, 19 Jan - Wed, 24 Feb
American Airlines Logo
12:00 - 16:01
MEL
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SFO
23h 01m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
18:34 - 09:30
SFO
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MEL
19h 56m
1 stop
$1,127American Airlines
Thu, 27 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 16:02
MEL
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SFO
23h 17m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
15:46 - 06:45
SFO
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MEL
45h 59m
2 stops
$1,127American Airlines
Thu, 29 Oct - Thu, 12 Nov
Air Canada Logo
06:00 - 15:27
MEL
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SFO
27h 27m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
17:35 - 14:35
SFO
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MEL
26h 00m
2 stops
$1,135Air Canada
Tue, 19 Jan - Wed, 24 Feb
Air Canada Logo
07:10 - 13:51
MEL
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SFO
25h 41m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
17:35 - 14:45
SFO
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MEL
26h 10m
2 stops
$1,140Air Canada
Thu, 15 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:20 - 23:49
MEL
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LAS
27h 29m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:27 - 12:20
LAS
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MEL
27h 53m
2 stops
$1,147Multiple Airlines
Thu, 27 Aug - Wed, 2 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:30 - 23:49
MEL
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LAS
27h 19m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:11 - 12:00
LAS
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MEL
34h 49m
2 stops
$1,164Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to California flights

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

How much is a return flight from Melbourne to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Melbourne to California departing in October.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to California from Melbourne usually cost between $1,036 and $1,293 in October.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $995 on Fiji Airways (19 Oct–26 Oct).

What is the cheapest Melbourne to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Melbourne found in the last 5 days was to Los Angeles, at $1,087 return. The most popular route is from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $1,087.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Melbourne 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 $1,174 on average. Morning departures are around 25% more expensive 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 $1,768.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne 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 Melbourne to California is October, when tickets cost $1,145 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,499 and $1,363 respectively.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to California on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Melbourne, you should consider flying back on a Sunday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 2% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

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FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne 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 249 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.5Food
7.5Entertainment
8.5Crew
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!!!!

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.

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.

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

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.

Better connections, much better cabin crew, much cleaner cabin that Qantas, American and probably other carriers.

The flight attendants were extremely friendly and helpful. Everything ran on time. I highly recommend Fiji Airways.

Staff was very helpful, polite, efficient. Food was excellent. Business class seat very comfortable.

The business class seat was not very comfortable . Fortunately it was a short flight

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!

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

Flight was delayed by 2 hours. Got lucky that i had a long connection, else would have certainly missed my connecting flight. Food is just okay, specially the breakfast is worse . Asked for water 30 mins before landing, the response is that we are landing so everything is packed . I guess traveling in economy that’s what we get. Probably business class passengers would get a different answer. Only good thing is that wifi service is available from auckland to lax for most part Next time will try united or American and then compare.

Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

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

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Couldn’t request a vegan meal somehow but I noticed other people getting them

Boarding instructions on one leg of my journey were not well communicated at the gate (Melbourne to Auckland)

Very good it will be my choice of airline while in Australia.

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

Overall experience was good but what really impressed me the most was the care the flight attendants took of a sick passenger who was sitting in front of me. The flight attendants would come and check on her quite regularly providing her support and comfort. Brilliant service!

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

The level of incompetence of this airline is truly astounding.

2 hrs + delay! Times kept changing, Onboard menu was half depleted, Entertainment wifi was N/A Overall very frustrating flight and I never slate Virgin.

When I made the booking I was not aware I had to book our checked baggage separately. As we had no checked luggage booking, I had to pay A$120 per bag (total 2 bags) so you can imagine I was not pleased. I am an experienced traveller so something needs to be done to improve the booking app,

The seats are so uncomfortable. The food doesn't exist unless you pay. Disappointed

Very good experience, considering the short flight the meals were served promptly after takeoff.

Last 10 minutes boarding they canceled the flight and didn’t organise anything

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

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

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

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

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.

Good communication regarding any updates time of flight and flight delayed. The fight was delayed by two and half hours at eleventh hour. That was unexpected, especially when you international passenger.

Don't irreparably damage my luggage, don't stand around talking in the kitchen area of the plane when a passenger is waiting to speak to you, don't run out of a meal selection so have me end up eating bread for dinner. Lastly, regarding the code-share flight from DFW to JFK....STOP PARTNERING WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES - THEY ARE THE WORST AIRLINE IN THE WORLD! The delay, followed by another delay, followed by disorganized boarding, followed by stale snacks fit for a rodent, followed by a pilot who literally slammed the plane onto the runway when landing causing quite some concern among the passengers.

I was thrilled with the bottle of water, blanket, pillow, earphones, and little packet of toothbrush, toothpaste, earplugs. I was very satisfied with the meals and snacks and drinks. I alao was very grateful to have a seat that backs up against the lavatory, as it made it very easy to get to the bathroom without being jumped in line, as so often happens in the airplane. Of course that was just a random strike of luck, but it really made a difference.

I was pleasantly surprised with my flight to LA with Qantas. Although seats were not the roomies, service was excellent.

Wonderful crew, good food. Absolutely loved the wine spritz and wish I could buy it!

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

Uncomfortable plastic seats even in premium economy. No free wifi. Even paid wifi was spotty to nonexistent. Bad food. Much worse than economy on foreign carriers like Qantas.

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.

It was good but only meal served is very less. Meantime good to add rice and chicken in one of meal

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

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

Crew seemed annoyed by the fact we were there. Very unpleasant

Due to a cancelled flight the day before this flight only had 44 people. Best flight ever on international route. Food getting better. Can United provide fruit ex apples and bananas for snacks? Crew fantastic.

Honestly didn’t like anything. Crew was in rush . Food was ok and there was no whiskey. Have to pay extra $ if you want to drink whiskey . They only provide wine and beer.

Compared to other international Airlines the infotainment system is need of overhaul. Doesn't have music it's got a limited selection of movies but I was impressed that an American airline was showing the documentary on John Farnham an Australian singer!

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