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$733 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to San Francisco – Compare and Save

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Cheapest return fare
$1,211
Typical prices: $2,040-$1,133
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Wed 22/7Wed 29/7
MEL - SFO • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
$2,138
Typical prices: $2,141-$1,414
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Thu 13/8Wed 9/9
MEL - SFO • Direct
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Cheapest • from $1,253 (return)
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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to San Francisco

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

Wed, 22 Jul - Wed, 29 Jul
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13:25 - 20:57
MEL
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SFO
24h 32m
2 stops
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16:30 - 22:35
SFO
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MEL
37h 05m
2 stops
$1,211Multiple Airlines
Tue, 21 Jul - Wed, 29 Jul
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13:25 - 17:47
MEL
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SFO
21h 22m
2 stops
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08:30 - 22:35
SFO
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MEL
45h 05m
2 stops
$1,212Multiple Airlines
Thu, 22 Oct - Tue, 3 Nov
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17:00 - 22:52
MEL
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SFO
23h 52m
2 stops
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19:56 - 09:15
SFO
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MEL
42h 19m
2 stops
$1,248Multiple Airlines
Wed, 21 Oct - Sun, 8 Nov
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20:45 - 22:52
MEL
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SFO
44h 07m
2 stops
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19:56 - 07:35
SFO
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MEL
40h 39m
2 stops
$1,249Multiple Airlines
Thu, 15 Oct - Thu, 15 Oct
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11:55 - 08:10
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SFO
14h 15mdirect
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22:50 - 08:30
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MEL
39h 40m
1 stop
$1,253United Airlines
Mon, 26 Oct - Tue, 3 Nov
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13:35 - 17:00
MEL
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SFO
21h 25m
2 stops
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18:20 - 12:20
SFO
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MEL
23h 00m
2 stops
$1,277Multiple Airlines
Mon, 2 Nov - Thu, 12 Nov
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21:00 - 05:25
MEL
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SFO
51h 25m
2 stops
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07:20 - 23:35
SFO
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MEL
21h 15m
2 stops
$1,307Multiple Airlines
Sun, 1 Nov - Fri, 13 Nov
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17:45 - 20:25
MEL
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SFO
20h 40m
2 stops
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07:20 - 07:35
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MEL
29h 15m
2 stops
$1,313Multiple Airlines
Sun, 20 Sep - Sat, 26 Sep
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13:30 - 21:18
MEL
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SFO
24h 48m
2 stops
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19:30 - 12:05
SFO
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MEL
23h 35m
2 stops
$1,314Multiple Airlines
Thu, 15 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct
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17:00 - 22:52
MEL
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SFO
23h 52m
2 stops
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07:35 - 23:05
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MEL
21h 30m
2 stops
$1,327Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to San Francisco flights

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

How much is a return flight from Melbourne to San Francisco?

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 San Francisco departing in July.

What is the cheapest Melbourne to San Francisco flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Melbourne to San Francisco costs $1,193 on the route between Melbourne Airport (MEL) and San Francisco (SFO). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

When flying from Melbourne to San Francisco, you should consider leaving on a Monday 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.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne to San Francisco, 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 San Francisco is January, where tickets cost $645 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,016 and $914 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne to San Francisco?

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 San Francisco, 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 the flight from Melbourne to San Francisco, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$733
Flight from Melbourne Avalon to San Francisco

When to book flights from Melbourne to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to San Francisco based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Melbourne to San Francisco

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne to San Francisco was $733 for a one-way ticket and $1,212 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Melbourne to San Francisco?

    On your way to San Francisco, you’ll fly out from one of these Melbourne airports: Melbourne Avalon or Melbourne. You’ll be landing at San Francisco.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Melbourne to San Francisco?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to San Francisco?

    SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Melbourne and San Francisco, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne to San Francisco?

    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 San Francisco.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Melbourne to San Francisco?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to San Francisco with an airline and back to Melbourne with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Melbourne to San Francisco?

    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 to San Francisco from Melbourne up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Melbourne to San Francisco?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Melbourne to San Francisco.
Find which airlines fly direct from Melbourne to San Francisco Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Melbourne to San Francisco

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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San Francisco to Melbourne

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Melbourne to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to San Francisco. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Melbourne to San Francisco? 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.
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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 244 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.5Food
8.1Comfort
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
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Poor food options for vegi folks n not enough food quantity. Fiji really needs to improve on it. Flight crew is very warm and respectful but don’t know how to cater towards vegi folks n items despite so many Indians staying in Fiji

6.0 GoodNeeta, June 2026
NAN - DFW
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Poor food options for vegi folks n not enough food quantity. Fiji really needs to improve on it. Flight crew is very warm and respectful but don’t know how to cater towards vegi folks n items despite so many Indians staying in Fiji

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 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 Air New Zealand and loved it. The flight crew was extremely friendly and provided great service.

Needed more leg room. Leg rest and entertainment system box took up a lot of space and I'm not tall. Breakfast was good. Poor quality of the entertainment options.

Boarded on time, smooth flight and "gentle" landing in Palmerston North. Ahead of time due to a tailwind

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

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

A better selection of entertainment would have been nice. I found nothing that appealed to me as a middle-aged traveler. The flight attendants were gracious, helpful, and attentive. It also would have been nice to have more bathrooms as the flight was full and the plane was big.

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

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.

Flight cancelled due to broken seat. $8 refreshment voucher barely bought a coffee. 3 hours to next flight. Also then delayed.

There were no food or entertainment on this short flight. Friendly staff even before getting on the flight. The seats were snug but it was quick flight

Good flight. On time. No problems. Plane was clean. Service was as you would expect. However nothing special, just a good flight.

Very friendly staff. No food service and no entertainment. Only 1hr 20min flight

High fees for excess checked baggage and somehow ridiculous rules for carry on bags.

Flight was late, food and drink an extra charge, my carry on is five rows behind me, and the seats are too narrow. Don’t ask me to be happy about it

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

Our 6.30am flight was boarded then cancelled to fly at 10.55am . We were flying to Brisbane to attend a funeral at 12 noon an hour away . This means missing the funeral due to unreliability of Virgin . Unimpressed !!

It was with Link Airways and the Saab 340 jet was noisy and little comfort.

They didn’t sent my luggage I got it 24 hours later

We had a cancellation due to weather, but the American Airlines staff was very helpful. Once we got on a plane, the trip was great.

Great food and good entertainment options for the long flight.

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.

On the Qantas flight, I could barely hear some of the announcements. It was better when I could read them on the screen.

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

Our boarding and flight was very good. However when we landed and pulled in to the gate it took 55 minutes for the jet bridge to be positioned next to the aircraft. That caused us to miss our ground transportation and it caused us unnecessary last minute transit planning and expense. Our flight was AA1733 on March 17, 2026

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.

The flight got delayed. They forgot to bring the drinks when I asked for it. The toilet is messy.

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

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

How can you rate a flight when it is canceled after you leave the gate & 3 hours into sitting there or in remote area of airport after mechanical problems

Seat pitch is horrible especially on the 15 hour flight. Gate crew at SFO was Outstanding. The flight crew was also great.

6 1/2 hours from Tampa to SFO on a Boeing 737. Cramped. No Service. No real food. One pass for coffee at the beginning and a second pass THREE hours later. And check-in in Tampa was nasty even by United standards. And I am at almost TWO million miles on United. It's a non-stop. But terrible service.

First class ticket gets you no seat back entertainment? I have to bring my own laptop to see a movie? And most of their movies have ADS? No thank you. Worse: Tiny snacks only on a 2 hr flight?

Late plane. Only one crew on the ground so we b had to wait for Denver flight to come in, board, and depart. At 78 yrs of age I was not pleased trying to get my connection. What really made me angry was the notification you sent me to hurry up or I would miss my connection. Why tell me to hurry up when you got me in late. It was not a good way of treating customers.

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