$731 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to the United States

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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to the United States

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
New York2 stops$1,464
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,360
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$1,237
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$1,290
Dallas
Dallas3 stops$1,459
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$1,294
Miami
Miami3 stops$1,771
Orlando
Orlando2 stops$1,395
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,903
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore1 stop$1,552
Houston
Houston3 stops$1,817
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,963
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$1,450
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,548
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City2 stops$1,344
Phoenix
Phoenix1 stop$1,774
Nashville
Nashville1 stop$1,563
Austin
Austin1 stop$1,347
New York
New York2 stops$1,464
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,360
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$1,237
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$1,290
Dallas
Dallas3 stops$1,459
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$1,294
Miami
Miami3 stops$1,771
Orlando
Orlando2 stops$1,395
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,903
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore1 stop$1,552
Houston
Houston3 stops$1,817
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,963
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$1,450
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,548
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City2 stops$1,344
Phoenix
Phoenix1 stop$1,774
Nashville
Nashville1 stop$1,563
Austin
Austin1 stop$1,347

Book Cheap Melbourne to the United States Plane Tickets

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

Mon, 26 Oct - Thu, 12 Nov
Fiji Airways Logo
13:55 - 13:00
MEL
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LAX
17h 05m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:35 - 12:25
LAX
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MEL
18h 50m
1 stop
$1,078Fiji Airways
Fri, 29 May - Sat, 13 Jun
Fiji Airways Logo
13:30 - 13:05
MEL
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LAX
16h 35m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 12:00
LAX
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MEL
19h 05m
1 stop
$1,080Fiji Airways
Wed, 3 Jun - Fri, 12 Jun
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
$1,081Fiji Airways
Fri, 12 Jun - Tue, 21 Jul
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 20:53
MEL
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SEA
26h 58m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:29 - 08:15
SEA
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MEL
28h 46m
1 stop
$1,294United Airlines
Fri, 15 May - Sun, 31 May
United Airlines Logo
09:30 - 11:37
MEL
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SEA
19h 07m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
19:54 - 08:15
SEA
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MEL
43h 21m
2 stops
$1,296United Airlines
Fri, 5 Jun - Mon, 15 Jun
Air New Zealand Logo
09:30 - 14:36
MEL
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SEA
22h 06m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
17:04 - 07:30
SEA
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MEL
21h 26m
1 stop
$1,389Air New Zealand
Mon, 18 May - Mon, 25 May
Qantas Airways Logo
09:45 - 18:57
MEL
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DFW
48h 12m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
20:20 - 05:00
DFW
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MEL
17h 40mdirect
$1,470Qantas Airways
Mon, 18 May - Mon, 25 May
Qantas Airways Logo
09:45 - 18:57
MEL
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DFW
48h 12m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
20:20 - 05:00
DFW
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MEL
17h 40mdirect
$1,475Qantas Airways
Sat, 1 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 13:48
MEL
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SEA
21h 03m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
17:02 - 06:45
SEA
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MEL
20h 43m
1 stop
$1,491American Airlines
Fri, 29 May - Wed, 24 Jun
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 19:09
MEL
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SEA
26h 24m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:03 - 06:45
SEA
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MEL
26h 42m
2 stops
$1,496American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to the United States flights

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

What is the cheapest Melbourne to the United States flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to the United States from Melbourne found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $1,174 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 72 hours was $1,194.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United States?

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $1,195 on average. Morning departures are around 20% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United States is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,567.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne to the United States?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne to the United States, 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 the United States is February, when tickets cost $1,154 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and June, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,618 and $1,599 respectively.

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

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

For Melbourne to United States, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from United States back to Melbourne, the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Friday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne to the United States?

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 the United States, 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 the United States, you should book around 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$731
Flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to Honolulu

Flights from Melbourne to the United States: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Melbourne to the United States 
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 United States flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne to the United States?

    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 the United States.

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

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

    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 the United States 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 the United States?

    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 the United States 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 the United States

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Melbourne to the United States? 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 240 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
7.5Food
8.1Comfort
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

I thought Fiji and Fiji Airways was great. Looking forward to the next trip. Baggage claim at the end went to sh...t

8.0 ExcellentJoseph, Apr 2026
NAN - HNL
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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.

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.

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.

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.

The Air New Zealand product is terrible, it's as expensive as a Jetstar ticket with add ons but with surely staff and old aircraft.

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

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.

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!

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

Plane was late and they wouldn’t check our bags through to Tokyo

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.

When I originally booked this flight, I was expecting to travel on Qantas. When the itinerary changed and the long-haul segment was operated by American Airlines, we were disappointed but remained open-minded. Unfortunately, the overall service experience fell far short of expectations. This was a long-haul international flight. Getting up periodically to use the restroom or stretch is inevitable, especially on flights of this duration. However, each time we stood up, we felt as though we were inconveniencing the crew. The tone and body language often suggested that we were in the way or disrupting something simply by moving about the cabin. As a result, I avoided getting up as often as I needed to and was physically very sore upon arrival. Meal service was similarly impersonal. The options were presented in single words “beef or veggie,” “pasta or beef” without any description of what was actually being served. There was little engagement or courtesy beyond that. Even simple expressions of gratitude were often not acknowledged. I am accustomed to no-frills travel and do not expect luxury. What was disappointing was not the absence of extras, but the absence of basic warmth and professionalism. On a long-haul international flight, small moments of courtesy and humanity make a significant difference. In this case, the experience felt transactional and dismissive rather than welcoming. I hope this feedback is taken constructively, as there is a meaningful difference between efficient service and indifferent service.

Flight arrived late with no one to help over 30 people rebook. I slept at the airport.

Flew steerage class. Short on leg room unless you pay more. No window unless you pay more. Etc. United is trying to squeeze every cent from you. It doesn’t make for any loyalty.

Booked through Kayak Business, had a seat in middle and towards back due to booking rate, not comfortable.

Was great in general, try to respect time and excuses when slight changes have been made, appreciated!

A long delay. Don't travel late in the day.

Super friendly with lots of drink options an entertainment. Friendly crew.

Flight crew was super friendly and helpful. Food was frequent and honestly pretty good. Plenty of on-board entertainment. Economy seats are super cramped for such a long flight, but the crew allowed people to get up and stretch, and kids could wander with their parents, so we all made it work. Overall a very good experience.

Standard flight with a drinks and a snack- overall very quick flight. The flight attendants were very strict, bordered on rude.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

Outstanding service, great food, friendly & efficient crew, safe & comfortable flight

Staff were not attentive, wifi did not work, cut my head in the bathroom due to the position of the soap on the sink, had blood running down my face, told staff, they had no expression no sympathy, didn't even say "sorry", they said "oh we will have a look at that" about 10 mins later the purser brought me a bandaid, still no sorry.... Shocking

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