$353 Find Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne

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Cheapest round-trip
$709
Overall average: $1,082
Fiji Airways
Wed 9/9Sun 9/13
LAX - MEL • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$982
Typical prices: $1,052-$1,384
Qantas Airways
Tue 9/8Tue 9/15
LAX - MEL • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne (LAX-MEL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Los Angeles 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Los Angeles to Melbourne

Wed, Sep 9 - Sun, Sep 13
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11:55 pm - 12:00 pm
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MEL
19h 05m
1 stop
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1:30 pm - 1:05 pm
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16h 35m
1 stop
$709Fiji Airways
Sat, May 9 - Fri, May 15
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11:55 pm - 12:00 pm
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MEL
19h 05m
1 stop
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1:30 pm - 1:05 pm
MEL
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LAX
16h 35m
1 stop
$711Fiji Airways
Mon, May 4 - Mon, May 18
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11:55 pm - 12:25 pm
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MEL
19h 30m
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1:30 pm - 1:05 pm
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16h 35m
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$716Fiji Airways
Wed, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 29
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11:55 pm - 12:00 pm
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MEL
19h 05m
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1:25 pm - 1:05 pm
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16h 40m
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$717Fiji Airways
Thu, May 14 - Tue, May 26
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11:55 pm - 12:00 pm
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MEL
19h 05m
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1:25 pm - 1:05 pm
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16h 40m
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$719Fiji Airways
Thu, Apr 30 - Thu, May 7
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11:55 pm - 12:00 pm
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MEL
19h 05m
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1:30 pm - 1:05 pm
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16h 35m
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$721Fiji Airways
Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 16
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11:55 pm - 12:00 pm
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MEL
19h 05m
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16h 40m
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$722Fiji Airways
Tue, Sep 1 - Fri, Nov 13
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11:55 pm - 12:00 pm
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19h 05m
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1:55 pm - 12:00 pm
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17h 05m
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$725Fiji Airways
Sat, May 9 - Sat, May 23
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$1,032Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Los Angeles to Melbourne flights

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

What is the cheapest Los Angeles to Melbourne flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne costs $844 on the route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Melbourne Airport (MEL). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Los Angeles to Melbourne?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Los Angeles to Melbourne, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Melbourne, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Tuesday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Melbourne?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne, 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 Los Angeles to Melbourne is February, where tickets cost $850 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,210 and $1,126 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Los Angeles 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 on the flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 7% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne

 
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Cheapest flight$353
Flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

When to book flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Los Angeles to Melbourne based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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Flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

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

FAQs for booking flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne

  • What is the cheapest flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne was $353 for a one-way ticket and $709 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Los Angeles and Melbourne?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Melbourne from Los Angeles.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Los Angeles to Melbourne?

    When flying out of Los Angeles you will be using Los Angeles Los Angeles. You will be landing at one of these airports: Melbourne Avalon, Melbourne Essendon, or Melbourne.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Los Angeles to Melbourne?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Los Angeles to Melbourne?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Melbourne from Los Angeles?

    Nadi is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Los Angeles to Melbourne.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Los Angeles 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 from Los Angeles to Melbourne.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Melbourne from Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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 to Los Angeles with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Los Angeles 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 from Los Angeles up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Los Angeles to Melbourne?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Los Angeles Los Angeles to Melbourne.
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Direct departures

Los Angeles Los Angeles to Melbourne

Monday

Delta,Qantas Airways,United Airlines

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Tuesday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Wednesday

Delta,Qantas Airways,United Airlines

Delta,Qantas Airways, +1 more

Thursday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Friday

Delta,Qantas Airways,United Airlines

Delta,Qantas Airways, +1 more

Saturday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Sunday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

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Melbourne to Los Angeles Los Angeles

Monday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Tuesday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Wednesday

Delta,Qantas Airways,United Airlines

Delta,Qantas Airways, +1 more

Thursday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Friday

Delta,Qantas Airways,United Airlines

Delta,Qantas Airways, +1 more

Saturday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Sunday

Delta,Qantas Airways,United Airlines

Delta,Qantas Airways, +1 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Los Angeles to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Los Angeles to Melbourne. 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 Los Angeles 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 233 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.5Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Comfort
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Left on time , arrived on time. Staff was awesome!!!!! Great flight!!!!

10.0 ExcellentNick, Mar 2026
NAN - LAX
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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Your entertainment could be better. I flew on Air New Zealand in January so was expecting a better choice in February...but no luck. Same choices and also could have a better selection. Otherwise, lovely service, the purser came to our seats to welcome us. Overall, very nice. Direct flight from Auckland to YVR was fantastic!

Very quick flight so no time for refreshments. We took off. Then landed. The end. Seats were too tight. Very cramped Grateful for the short flight cos moving around wasn’t possible

The disembarking steps in Wellington were precarious and I felt quite insecure. There was no one on the tarmac to greet us and help. The embarking ramp in Blenheim was much more satisfactory. The rest of the flight was fine.

My flying experience was not great. The temperature was ridiculously low. I had a sweater and a big jacket and even then. Since my ticket was an economy ticket, I suppose I didn’t deserve a blanket as they were only available for business. The result, o got a cold I have not been able to shake off in 6 days which has absolutely ruined my stay in Japan as I hasn’t had the chance to leave my hotel room. Everything else that was good, had overshadowed by this. BE A LITTLE MORE HUMAN

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.

My experience was great overall. Tanya was particularly friendly and helpful the entire trip. I was very pleased with her customer service skills. The plane was an older aircraft but the entire way was comfortable with barely any turbulence at all. Qantas should speed up its fleet renovation. Totally recommend using this airline.

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

I liked boarding the plane. The staff were rude, the food was appalling and the chairs the most uncomfortable I have ever experienced

an hour late, then had to disembark on back stairs and take 4 flights up to get to main airport. No warning, and difficulty for those with canes and poor knees.

Well my expórtenle with Qantas it wasn’t that good KLM from Bs Aires was delay Santiago Chile Qantas QF 028 was still in the airport but the crew didn’t opened the door for me soo I lost my fly And I stuck in the airport 13 hrs waiting for next fly by Latam Arline My question is can I have my money back for business class

It was ok, the additional baggage charges were a bit excessive given winter is a time for skiing. To have to pay $600 extra for skis was tantamount to robbery. Airlines should consider sporting goods as baggage. Likewise, they should consider increasing the number of bags allowed on international flights to known ski destinations.

I'd like to see AA's flight safety record clearly and prominently posted online.

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

Business class seats felt very cramped compared to other airlines.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

The 777’s economy seat’s legroom was more tolerable than expected. I appreciate the reclining mechanism which slides the seat forward to minimize cannibalizing the space behind. The food was terrible: very salty.

Seats are uncomfortable. This has been a trend in the industry for decades. Trying to fit more seats on each plane to increase profits at the expense of the passenger.

Staff were good. My seat was in need of repair, but for a short flight was not problematic. Usual basic snack and drink setup that you'll find on any US carrier. Over, a decent, basic flight.

Complimentary light meal would be appreciated. But great flight crew service on all legs

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Check-in and in-flight staff were better than average. The seat was a fair size but too hard and not enough padding. The cushion/pillow provided is poor (thin and seems to be disposable ,it provides no effective cushioning or support). Food was OK-ish but no choice of inflight snacks and no easy place to get drinks other than water (I could ask for juice by intruding into the staff area at the back of the plane) Entertainment was very good actually. Overall better than I expected from a US-based airline (sorry!) but compared to ANA or Singapore it was so-so. (I live in Japan so they are my comparative airlines)

Terrible. Our first time back on United for 10 years, the seats in Polaris class are small and uncomfortable. They have squished too many people in to get more $$$. The staff are not friendly and not wanting to accommodate. I asked for two salads rather than a main meal and was advised no we wont do that. Then asked what I would like for breakfast and given something else anyway. I will not be flying United International anytime soon.

Rough flight No beverage service due to turbulence Bottom Seat cushion was non existent

Not good. One of my luggage is missing. And until now they can’t find it

My 9:50AM flight was delayed to 3:40PM "due to incoming aircraft delay". No aircraft is "delayed" that long. Found out once we did board (after several changes in times) that the aircraft had a maintenance issue and we had to wait for another aircraft. Just tell us that. The aircraft we did get was old and the seats need to be updated. I have been traveling for several weeks with AA and you should refresh your entertainment content as frequent flyers have gone through most of your new content. I have Celiac and a shellfish allergy and continue to have struggles with meals on business and first class flights. Please keep this in mind. Sorry - was a long travel day yesterday and a bit cranky this morning with my experience comments. Still an AA fan.

Delay after delay with little communication then AA lost my luggage and at airport would not assist just said scan this QR code to track your luggage and submit a claim. However QR code provided did not work so have to go back to airport

Dloght delayed by 2.5 hrs . Common theme in my last four american floghts

They are rarely on time! Very hard to plan your travels when flights or connections keep getting delayed.

My seat was assigned last row behind restrooms No legroom’s I’m very Pettit Still was not comfortable Food choice was excellent

The worst Airline ever. They centered my second flight and leave me in NY. They don’t have any representatives at the airport and they don’t respond to calls. Basically I got stuck. I will never purchase through there again.

The chicken wrap was tiny ($13 for what looked like a 1/3 of a normal wrap?) and disgusting.

Small plane, poor meal choices for first class, bad terminal and boarding experience at LAX

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