$660 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco Bay Area

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Best San Francisco Bay Area Flight Deals from Melbourne

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,258
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,935
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,258
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,935

Cheap Flights from Melbourne to San Francisco Bay Area

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

Wed, 6 Aug - Sat, 30 Aug
Air Canada Logo
20:30 - 12:14MEL-SFO
32h 44m2 stops
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19:40 - 12:20SFO-MEL
23h 40m2 stops
$1,258Air Canada
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Mon, 4 Aug - Mon, 18 Aug
Air Canada Logo
21:40 - 17:40MEL-SFO
37h 00m2 stops
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18:41 - 12:20SFO-MEL
24h 39m2 stops
$1,263Air Canada
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Mon, 4 Aug - Mon, 18 Aug
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08:35 - 12:50MEL-SFO
21h 15m1 stop
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22:05 - 10:50SFO-MEL
19h 45m1 stop
$1,277Air New Zealand
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Thu, 6 Nov - Sat, 15 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
08:35 - 11:05MEL-SFO
21h 30m1 stop
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19:50 - 10:55SFO-MEL
20h 05m1 stop
$1,278Air New Zealand
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Fri, 29 Aug - Fri, 29 Aug
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13:30 - 13:25MEL-SFO
16h 55m1 stop
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23:25 - 12:00SFO-MEL
19h 35m1 stop
$1,496Fiji Airways
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Fri, 29 Aug - Fri, 29 Aug
Fiji Airways Logo
13:30 - 13:25MEL-SFO
16h 55m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:25 - 12:00SFO-MEL
19h 35m1 stop
$1,541Fiji Airways
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Thu, 6 Nov - Sat, 15 Nov
United Airlines Logo
13:00 - 10:05MEL-SJC
40h 05m2 stops
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18:40 - 10:00SJC-MEL
44h 20m2 stops
$1,935United Airlines
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Fri, 7 Nov - Sat, 15 Nov
United Airlines Logo
13:00 - 17:38MEL-SJC
23h 38m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
18:40 - 10:00SJC-MEL
44h 20m2 stops
$2,010United Airlines
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Mon, 15 Sep - Mon, 29 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
09:45 - 18:25MEL-SJC
25h 40m1 stop
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13:00 - 06:45SJC-MEL
24h 45m1 stop
$3,131Qantas Airways
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Thu, 6 Nov - Sat, 15 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
16:40 - 21:05MEL-SJC
23h 25m1 stop
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17:55 - 09:30SJC-MEL
20h 35m1 stop
$3,454Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to San Francisco Bay Area flights

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

What is the cheapest Melbourne Airport to San Francisco Bay Area flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco Bay Area.

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from Melbourne Airport found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $1,198 return. The most popular route is from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,198.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco Bay Area?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $2,015, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco Bay Area, 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 Airport to San Francisco Bay Area is May, when tickets cost $1,398 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of return tickets is $2,130 and $1,814 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco Bay Area?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco Bay Area, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco Bay Area, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco Bay Area, 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 Airport to San Francisco Bay Area, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$660
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (29% more expensive on average)
Flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco

FAQs - booking San Francisco Bay Area flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco Bay Area.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco Bay Area 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 Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco Bay Area 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 Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco Bay Area?

    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 Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco Bay Area up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $894 on average. Morning departures are around 55% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,548.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Melbourne to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to San Francisco Bay Area. 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 202 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.5Food
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
7.5Entertainment
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They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

4.0 OkayChristopher, June 2025NAN - SYD
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They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

.very good and as I needed wheelchair assistance all staff excellent.. only suggestion is get rid of those plastic chairs hard to ride in and staff have trouble compared to others. Everything else very good experience. Will use Fiji Air again.

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.

See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

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

Very good; seat made ready for bed after meal, a plus since one airline covered the seat at the start.

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.

Food choices perhaps not the best. Only offered beer and wine, when it appeared other liquor was available. Entertainment wasn’t so good.

They charged me over a $1000 dollars to bring two surfboard bags as check baggage. Inappropriate and I would avoid flying sgain

The experience on Fiji Airways was absolutely amazing. Streamlined. All staff was amazing. Pleasant. Friendly. Extremely helpful.

Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

The 10hr flight was a comfortable as it could be in row 57. The food was just very bad….bland and soggy!

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

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.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

It was good for a short domestic flight. As no food ar entertainment provided, there should be a n/a rating available for those.

USB charging ports did not work on any of Air New Zealand flights

Economy was much nicer on the Air New Zealand planes.

One of the oldest most uncomfortable "lay down" seats I've ever experienced. Old plane and old seats that don't lay flat. The seat back does not even recline - at all. Instead the legrest awkwardly extends to fill the gap between a small cubby into which you must insert your feet/legs. I am 5' 11" and could not lay straight but had to tuck my knees. Ticket was also very expensive. Would not recommend flying business/first on Finair from Melbourne to Bangkok and will not do so again myself.

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

Touch screens were very difficult to use, generally being laggy and unresponsive- it was quite an art to get it to play the thing you wanted rather than some thing at random. Selection of films and Tv was good when touchscreen decided to finally respond.

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

4.5 hr international flight. We got a glass of water. Ranks up there with Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Spirit and Frontier. Expected better.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

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

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

Being told why we delayed three hours and not even given an apology by someone. Not a word. Not my airline of choice ever.

Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

Virgin has always provided a smooth and comfortable flight. This one was no different. Seats are comfortable. Staff are great. This is my favourite airline.

Virgin changed the flight to an Alliance flight. Smaller plane, tea coffee and water the only refreshments available and not sure what happened to the extra money I paid to sit in a selected seat with extra leg room. This is obviously a regular switch as it happened on our flight there and back. Do not recommend.

Late boarding, late departure due to weather and slow boarding, packed 5+hour flight, only 2 toilets for main cabin, tight leg room, no free food except tea, coffee, and water, arrived 75 minutes late.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Great experience…left a bit behind schedule but made up fir that in the air and landed 10 minutes early 😁

Airbus plane, nice and polite staff, entertainment even as it was a short flight.

United out of SFO is having issues with catering so none of our meals were loaded on the plane and no offer of compensation for our tickets purchased was offered.

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