$739 Find Cheap Flights from the United States to Melbourne

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Cheapest return fare
$1,151
Overall average: $2,246
Qantas Airways
Wed 28/1Wed 4/2
DFW - MEL • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
$1,493
Typical prices: $1,532-$2,541
United Airlines
Sat 31/1Fri 10/4
LAX - MEL • Direct
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Arrive early for Qantas flights to Melbourne.
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Cheap Flights from the United States to Melbourne

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

Wed, 28 Jan - Wed, 4 Feb
Qantas Airways Logo
22:59 - 17:15
DFW
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MEL
25h 16m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
16:05 - 14:50
MEL
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DFW
15h 45mdirect
$1,151Qantas Airways
Wed, 28 Jan - Wed, 4 Feb
Qantas Airways Logo
22:59 - 17:15
DFW
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MEL
25h 16m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
12:00 - 22:05
MEL
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DFW
27h 05m1 stop
$1,170Qantas Airways
Wed, 4 Mar - Sun, 8 Mar
Air Canada Logo
16:25 - 17:40
SFO
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MEL
30h 15m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
23:45 - 12:20
MEL
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SFO
30h 35m2 stops
$1,429Air Canada
Fri, 6 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
Fiji Airways Logo
22:05 - 12:25
SFO
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MEL
19h 20m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
13:45 - 12:25
MEL
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SFO
17h 40m1 stop
$1,435Fiji Airways
Tue, 24 Mar - Wed, 6 May
Air Canada Logo
16:25 - 12:35
SFO
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MEL
26h 10m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
06:00 - 10:20
MEL
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SFO
21h 20m2 stops
$1,454Air Canada
Fri, 6 Feb - Wed, 18 Feb
Fiji Airways Logo
22:05 - 12:25
SFO
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MEL
19h 20m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
13:45 - 12:25
MEL
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SFO
17h 40m1 stop
$1,466Fiji Airways
Sat, 21 Feb - Sat, 7 Mar
American Airlines Logo
05:39 - 05:00
SEA
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MEL
28h 21m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:00 - 18:53
MEL
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SEA
25h 53m1 stop
$1,486American Airlines
Wed, 18 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
American Airlines Logo
06:00 - 05:00
EWR
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MEL
31h 00m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
16:05 - 23:40
MEL
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EWR
23h 35m1 stop
$1,486American Airlines
Sat, 31 Jan - Fri, 10 Apr
United Airlines Logo
16:15 - 10:00
LAX
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MEL
22h 45m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
09:30 - 06:40
MEL
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LAX
14h 10mdirect
$1,493United Airlines
Mon, 2 Feb - Mon, 16 Feb
United Airlines Logo
22:35 - 09:30
LAX
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MEL
15h 55mdirect
United Airlines Logo
11:30 - 06:50
MEL
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LAX
14h 20mdirect
$1,498United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Melbourne

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

How much is a flight to Melbourne?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to Melbourne from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

On average, a flight to Melbourne costs $1,521. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $861 and departed from Los Angeles. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Los Angeles to Melbourne which costs $1,501 on average, and San Francisco to Melbourne, which costs $3,674 on average.

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What is a good deal for flights to Melbourne?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Melbourne, 25% of our users found tickets to Melbourne for the following prices or less: From Los Angeles $1,068 one-way - $1,426 return.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Melbourne, 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, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 59 days before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Melbourne?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Melbourne is Melbourne Avalon Airport, with an average flight price of $152.

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

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from the United States to Melbourne 
RobertFlew with Qantas Airways
LAX
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MEL
June 2025
Make sure you’ve got enough time to switch terminals if needbe
Verified travelerFlew with Qantas Airways
LAX
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MEL
Apr 2024
Arrive earlier than recommended. You'll never know what awaits you!

FAQs - booking Melbourne flights

  • Which Melbourne airport is closest to central Melbourne?

    The distance between Melbourne Essendon and the city centre of Melbourne is 11 km, which makes it the closest of the 4 Melbourne airports airports. Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) is 19 km away from the centre, Melbourne Moorabbin is 22 km away, and Melbourne Avalon is 50 km away from the city centre Melbourne.

  • How much is a flight to Melbourne?

    On average, a flight to Melbourne costs $1,521. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $861 and departed from Los Angeles Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Melbourne?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Melbourne is Friday where tickets can be as cheap as $489. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where prices are $827 on average.

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

    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 to Melbourne.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Melbourne 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 to Melbourne?

    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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Melbourne is generally at night, when flights cost $1,751 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Melbourne is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,799.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Melbourne

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Melbourne flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from the United States to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Melbourne. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United States to Melbourne. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Melbourne? 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 210 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
7.5Food
Airline reviews

The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

6.0 GoodHon, Oct 2025
NAN - SFO
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The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

Again, Fijian hospitality was genuine, very comfortable, only improvement would be the entertainment. Why Do they only have 5 episodes of TV shows and from like season three...

Fiji Airways was amazing, will definately be lfying them again. The "Fijian hospitality" is not a catch phrase, it is genuine. the only things that could be improved is the entertainment. Not a great choice of movies, and the TV shows only have about 5 or so episodes, and often of a random season.

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.

The food was not as good as Air New Zealand. The veg pasta was pass-able but the veg cibotta sandwich was dry, hard and not up to par. The coach staff were attentive and accommodating.

Air conditioning was turned to the wrong setting. Way too hot. The entertainment system kept resetting and didn’t work half the flight. Said something to the crew. They didn’t do anything to help. Plane had a mechanical problem that resulted in 2.5 hour delay. Boarded the plane, had to disembark and get back on.

Flight was delayed by 2 hours. Got lucky that i had a long connection, else would have certainly missed my connecting flight. Food is just okay, specially the breakfast is worse . Asked for water 30 mins before landing, the response is that we are landing so everything is packed . I guess traveling in economy that’s what we get. Probably business class passengers would get a different answer. Only good thing is that wifi service is available from auckland to lax for most part Next time will try united or American and then compare.

Good and appreciate the effort Air Zealand puts into using more environmentally friendly food containers and utensils. yay! One of the better airlines for this for sure. Still some bad stuff, but at least Air NZ is trying. :) Also really enjoyed the bluetooth option for personal headsets. :)

I was trying to get confirmation on if my luggage was going to be moved to the earlier flight (I requested standby to get home earlier) and was unable to get help from those working at the counter. The request to be moved to an earlier flight was handled smoothly through the app and appreciate the ease of the request.

Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

Check in crew member was very helpful, nice and excellent service👍

Overall the plane was good and the crew great. The big disappointment was the skycouch. Maybe it would be good if you were a parent with 2 small kids travelling but as a couple it's hopeless. It's impossible for 2 adults to lie down so one ends up sitting. We split our time with one lying and the other sitting. We both got more sleep sitting upright. We will never book one again and don't recommend it to anyone.

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Couldn't access entertainment on app as said in an email

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

One of the best Qantas business flights I've had. Quality product

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

It was nice to have gotten up upgraded to first class with a meal on a three hour flight

Not great experience - we were super late boarding due to issues with aircraft. Then when we finally all got onboard and seated and they started taxiing out to the runway they just stopped then turned around and went back to the airport. Apparently the crew “ran out of time” to legally fly us. They mentioned that they were about 2 minutes away from taking off. I understand the rules and safety but kinda wonder why they would have bothered boarding us in the first place? Had to go all the way back and de plane and then wait in a HUGE line to get a hotel (this is somewhere around 2:30am) finally got to hotel by Uber (no shuttle after 20min so gave up) and they ended up putting us all back on the same aircraft at 10am next morning so got about 2.5 hours sleep. They did give us. $250 credit, but it was a São Paulo Brazil flight out of Dulles. The flight and everything was fine.

United overall experience is great these days. Airport experience was very organized. Staff on flight were great. App and information as good as it gets.

United have really come back. Airport and boarding process is clear and good, app and information also very good

They charged a fee for 1st bag checked. Others in same party were free.

Flight was delayed 8 times. We were sitting at the airport for 14 hours. We got 2 hours of sleep (if that) on what was not meant to be a red-eye.

The movies offered were great. Staff were very pleasant and very efficient.

After a delay at the gate, C3, at Ohare on Sunday, I left my Blk ski coat on the bench at the gate, lost! Please review my lob claim, thx.

Very bad! They kept delaying my flight and wouldn’t do anything about it

They brought an empty plane to the gate. Then a flight delay was announced for maintenance and waiting on a part. I was then put on a flight to San Francisco instead with a connecting flight to my final destination. Arrived at my final destination 2 hours late.

The boarding was as always, the crew tried their best but not enough. The food was a disaster I had dietary restrictions that were half met because the company did not loaded the food for the flight. The entertainment screen was fine but content was not and also they removed the free messaging option from the flight and they charged 30 dollars for that crappy bandwidth. This flight is not worth the cost and the company is going down on quality.

Not comparable to Qatar Airways services on flights to Doha. Flight attendants provided basic services; I was never recognized by name or as an Executive Platinum member. Restrooms were not kept clean during the flight.

Awful. They won’t help me with anything. I booked on American but they abdicated to Iberia. The ticket was overpriced. Everything negative

it was fine, decent flight... dont get food besides cookies or pretzels so not sure why you ask about food. same for entertainment..

I got sick nothing contagious but distressing and the care I received by Kayla? Keighly the flight attendant will be memorable for ever. Thank You

I got sick nothing contagious but distressing enough and the care I received on the flight was astounding.

Waaay too small plane. They also need to up the size of the overhead bins. I would love to keep me 3k with of camera equipment in my hard case baggahe instead of it being thrown into the belly of the plane

Attendants were pleasant and the flight was smooth and relaxed.

A little late at the start but all worked out well.

It was fine. No drinks nor snacks offered though. I thought that was unusual.

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