$744 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to North America

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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to North America

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
Newark1 stop$1,359
Vancouver
Vancouver3 stops$1,437
Toronto
Toronto2 stops$1,629
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,197
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$1,292
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$1,346
Mexico City
Mexico City2 stops$1,550
Dallas
Dallas2 stops$1,413
Seattle
Seattle2 stops$1,307
Calgary
Calgary2 stops$1,406
Miami
Miami2 stops$1,359
Orlando
Orlando2 stops$1,354
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$1,313
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore1 stop$1,359
Montreal
Montreal2 stops$1,632
Houston
Houston2 stops$1,340
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,451
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$1,458
New York
Newark1 stop$1,359
Vancouver
Vancouver3 stops$1,437
Toronto
Toronto2 stops$1,629
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,197
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$1,292
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$1,346
Mexico City
Mexico City2 stops$1,550
Dallas
Dallas2 stops$1,413
Seattle
Seattle2 stops$1,307
Calgary
Calgary2 stops$1,406
Miami
Miami2 stops$1,359
Orlando
Orlando2 stops$1,354
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$1,313
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore1 stop$1,359
Montreal
Montreal2 stops$1,632
Houston
Houston2 stops$1,340
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,451
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$1,458

Book Cheap Melbourne to North America Plane Tickets

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

Wed, 29 Jul - Fri, 14 Aug
Fiji Airways Logo
13:25 - 13:05
MEL
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LAX
16h 40m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 12:00
LAX
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MEL
19h 05m
1 stop
$1,036Fiji Airways
Wed, 29 Jul - Tue, 11 Aug
Fiji Airways Logo
13:25 - 13:05
MEL
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LAX
16h 40m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 12:00
LAX
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MEL
19h 05m
1 stop
$1,038Fiji Airways
Fri, 17 Jul - Fri, 31 Jul
Fiji Airways Logo
23:35 - 13:05
MEL
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LAX
30h 30m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 12:00
LAX
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MEL
19h 05m
1 stop
$1,044Fiji Airways
Sun, 21 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 08:05
MEL
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SFO
14h 10mdirect
United Airlines Logo
22:37 - 07:30
SFO
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MEL
39h 53m
1 stop
$1,259United Airlines
Sun, 15 Nov - Sun, 15 Nov
United Airlines Logo
13:00 - 08:25
MEL
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SFO
14h 25mdirect
United Airlines Logo
22:44 - 09:30
SFO
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MEL
39h 46m
1 stop
$1,267United Airlines
Sun, 15 Nov - Mon, 16 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
13:00 - 08:25
MEL
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SFO
14h 25mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
07:15 - 09:30
SFO
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MEL
31h 15m
1 stop
$1,292Air New Zealand
Fri, 7 Aug - Fri, 21 Aug
Air New Zealand Logo
09:30 - 19:30
MEL
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EWR
24h 00m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
14:20 - 07:30
EWR
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MEL
27h 10m
1 stop
$1,373Air New Zealand
Mon, 3 Aug - Sat, 5 Sep
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 13:48
MEL
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SEA
21h 03m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:40 - 06:45
SEA
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MEL
26h 05m
1 stop
$1,517American Airlines
Mon, 3 Aug - Sat, 5 Sep
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 13:48
MEL
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SEA
21h 03m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:40 - 06:45
SEA
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MEL
26h 05m
1 stop
$1,518American Airlines
Tue, 21 Jul - Fri, 31 Jul
Qantas Airways Logo
09:45 - 18:52
MEL
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JFK
23h 07m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
19:20 - 08:20
JFK
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MEL
23h 00m
1 stop
$1,711Qantas Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to North America flights

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

What is the cheapest Melbourne to North America flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to North America from Melbourne found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $1,178 return. The most popular route is from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $1,178.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to North America?

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to North America is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $1,223 on average. Morning departures are around 22% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to North America is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,641.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne to North America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne to North America, 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 North America is March, when tickets cost $1,293 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,989 and $1,912 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Melbourne to North America, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Melbourne, you’ll find the best rates on Sundays and the most expensive ones on Tuesdays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne to North America?

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 North America, 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 North America, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 1% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$744
Flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco

Flights from Melbourne to North America: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Melbourne to North America 
DeborahFlew with American Airlines
MEL
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DFW
Mar 2026
Be sure to keep your electric adapter handy. N USB port available in airport.
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.

FAQs - booking North America flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne to North America?

    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 North America.

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

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

    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 North America 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 North America?

    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 North America 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 North America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Melbourne to North America? 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.
8.1
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 243 reviews
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.5Food
8.1Comfort
Airline reviews

Roomy seats and crew is pleasant. Vegi food can be a lot better in terms choices. Inflight entertainment needs to have more options especially for 13+ hour flight. Very nice and warm blankets and seats are roomy than other A350 aircraft’s. Swift boarding and crew is pleasant to deal with.

8.0 ExcellentNeeta, May 2026
DFW - NAN
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Roomy seats and crew is pleasant. Vegi food can be a lot better in terms choices. Inflight entertainment needs to have more options especially for 13+ hour flight. Very nice and warm blankets and seats are roomy than other A350 aircraft’s. Swift boarding and crew is pleasant to deal with.

Boarding had poor communication. Passengers didn't get clear directions to prepare for Boarding. The plane was an older model which had some issues with operating the seats (the staff was great). Due to age the seat cushions were compressed and less comfortable than expected.

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.

We got to experience Premium Economy from Sydney to Auckland and it was a great experience wiht Air New Zealand. The crew was friendly and helpful.

Great first time experience with ANZ. Such a great customer service. The crew was very friendly and welcoming

Great first time experience with Air New Zealand and loved it. The flight crew was extremely friendly and provided great service.

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

My experience with Underpricer was not great. The representative assigned to me did not tell me beforehand that selecting seats, which i could not do through ANZ, WOULD ADD SIGNIFICANT cost to my ticket (all flight segments were reg economy seats. The seat selections for the ticket, MCI-AKL, AKL-PER, PER-MCI, cost $284 USD. I WAS NOT TOLD AHEAD OF SELECTING SEATS chosen by the rep OF THE COSTS and never received an itemized invoice of the seat selections.). The costs of seat selection, an option solicited as a service, with no mention of costs, should have been disclosed to me prior to seat selection and certaily should have been itemized. For all I know, the $284 was not referred from the airline but made up and taken directly by Underpricer. Next, when i checked in, united couldnt find my ticket. This is probably why i didnt get a seat selection on that flight and couldnt check in online, despite Underpricer prompts to do so a week before departure, or at the kiosk at the airport. I had to wait for special help at the counter, then was told that because the flight segment, MCI-IAH, operated by United Airlines via the ANZ. ticket, had changed schedule slightly since I BOOKED MY FLIGHT, the MCI-IAH segment had been decoupled from the rest of the ticket because the IAH layover was now 12.5 hrs AND DID NOT QUALIFY AS A THROUGH FLIGHT TO AKL.. This meant my checked bag could not be checked through to AKL and id have to pick it up at IAH, THEN WAIT MOST OF the long layover WITH the large checked bag until ANZ counter in IAH OPENED for checkING just prior to the flight. Apparently, although underpricer had notified me of schedule changes, they did not update the ANZ TICKET, leading to this problem. Finallly, although I RECHECKED TH BAG IN At IAH 3.5-4 hours before the scheduled departure and the IAH-AKL segment was a direct flight, ANZ LOST MY bag and it took 4 days to find it and get it to me. Not fun.

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

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

Both my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our return home from Tokyo to Auckland and onwards to Palmerston North. We would recommend using the Premier Business class for long-haul travel, any day. Well worth the extra cost. Cabin staff were exceptional, Thank you

Great service. Food could be improved but overall a very good airline

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

It was ok, but not what it was like 20 years ago

Great food and good entertainment options for the long flight.

It seems that qantas are trying hard to regain their status as Australia's premier airline. I only flew economy but happy with the service entertainment, food, configuration everything.

I never flew with alliance. Kayak is a joke and none of the flights or times were correct. Won’t ever use kayak again

I missed my flight due to unforeseen circumstances It was, however , an excellent price !

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.

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

I paid for a confirmed upgraded aisle seat and was moved to a center seat in the back of the plane at the last minute.

Crew was great! Good meals. Had room to stretch out

Crew were welcoming, accommodating and they worked hard to find places for all carry on.

New plane was lovely. Crew customer service is always lax but expected. Kraft on time and arrived safely.

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.

Easy of boarding, helpfully staff at check in, surprisingly comfortable seating

Overall a good experience, but no wifi available for free or for purchase and we got wet from condensation or other water source during descent.

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

I had a cancelled flight because of technical issues going to my destination, and a delayed flight coming home. All told it wasn’t a total bust.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

My original booking with Air Canada turned into a headache

It was great to have a vegetarian meal option, but departure was delayed because they had oversold the flight. Air Canada, you’re in charge of how many tickets are sold: don’t oversell!

Allow me to book extra bag check in as free though I packed in 1 luggage but that was 7 LBS overweight so make another bag to free check in.

First message when all on board was that we didnt have a pilot, then they found one, then it was something about the bridge something not working, they will either fix or do manually. Flight of course was leaving late with all the cruise guests worrying about making it to their ship in time. Then only some luggage made it off the ship. Around 15 to 20 people waiting. 45 min later arrived except mine. I asked the rep at the luggage conveyor, he asked me my name. Then said it was not picked up with the first batch so they put it in a room. I was going to take public transport but now worried about time so took a taxi that cost me $65 USD

The flight attendants were not very nice. No smiles On my return trip I was charged for one bag $83.30 although I had purchased the flight including one piece of luggage. Can this be refunded to me? Thank you!

Service Director cut all cabin lights and window screens defaulted to dark, but it was an afternoon flight going west. I spent hours trying to see what was reading as reading lights weren't working either. What the hell.

There is not enough space between two chairs and raws.

Both meals (chicken option for dinner and omelette for breakfast) were lacking in good texture and taste.

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

Almost missed boarding, mass line up made me be the last person. Wish the announcement was more loud, didn’t hear what seats or zones were ready. Being last also made finding space for my roller bag. Fortunately the flight attendants made it work!

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