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The cheapest return flight from Melbourne to San Francisco costs $1,145 on the route between Melbourne Airport (MEL) and San Francisco (SFO). It is also the most popular route.

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.

The cheapest month for flights from Melbourne to San Francisco is May, where tickets cost $1,132 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,667 and $1,664 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne to San Francisco, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 12% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Melbourne to San Francisco were found on Virgin Australia ($1,217) and Air New Zealand ($1,504).

There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Melbourne to San Francisco. They are: Lufthansa, United Airlines and Virgin Australia. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with United Airlines at $957 for a return flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at United Airlines.

Weekly flights between Melbourne and San Francisco historically see delays in approximately 14% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 166 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Monday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Tuesday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, United Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 14% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Melbourne and lands in San Francisco, with an average flight time of 14h 10m. The most common departure time is 10:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 7 flights.