$396 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to San Francisco

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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to San Francisco

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Melbourne to San Francisco 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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Melbourne to San Francisco

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from Melbourne to San Francisco.
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12:55 pm - 1:45 pmMEL-SFO
17h 50m1 stop
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11:25 pm - 12:00 pmSFO-MEL
19h 35m1 stop
$751Fiji Airways
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Thu, Aug 14 - Wed, Aug 27
Fiji Airways Logo
1:30 pm - 1:25 pmMEL-SFO
16h 55m1 stop
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10:35 pm - 12:25 pmSFO-MEL
20h 50m1 stop
$791Fiji Airways
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Fri, Aug 29 - Wed, Sep 17
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10:00 am - 1:45 pmMEL-SFO
20h 45m2 stops
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11:25 pm - 12:00 pmSFO-MEL
19h 35m1 stop
Thu, Aug 14 - Wed, Aug 27
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1:30 pm - 1:25 pmMEL-SFO
16h 55m1 stop
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7:46 pm - 7:55 pmSFO-MEL
31h 09m2 stops
Fri, Aug 29 - Tue, Sep 9
Fiji Airways Logo
2:30 pm - 1:25 pmMEL-SFO
16h 55m1 stop
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10:05 pm - 12:45 pmSFO-MEL
19h 40m1 stop
$869Fiji Airways
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Sun, Oct 12 - Fri, Nov 21
Qantas Airways Logo
11:55 am - 1:22 pmMEL-SFO
18h 27m1 stop
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2:55 pm - 6:45 amSFO-MEL
21h 50m1 stop
$1,118Qantas Airways
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Tue, Sep 16 - Mon, Oct 6
United Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 8:10 amMEL-SFO
14h 15mnonstop
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11:20 pm - 8:15 amSFO-MEL
15h 55mnonstop
$1,150United Airlines
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Tue, Jul 29 - Sun, Aug 17
United Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 8:10 amMEL-SFO
14h 15mnonstop
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11:20 pm - 8:15 amSFO-MEL
15h 55mnonstop
$1,151United Airlines
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Mon, Aug 4 - Tue, Aug 12
Qantas Airways Logo
5:15 pm - 5:45 pmMEL-SFO
17h 30m1 stop
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3:00 pm - 6:45 amSFO-MEL
22h 45m1 stop
$1,183Qantas Airways
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Thu, Aug 14 - Thu, Sep 25
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9:45 am - 10:27 amMEL-SFO
17h 42m1 stop
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11:02 am - 6:45 amSFO-MEL
26h 43m2 stops
$1,242American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to San Francisco flights

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

What is the cheapest Melbourne to San Francisco 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 to San Francisco.

Our data shows that the cheapest route for a return flight from Melbourne to San Francisco cost $723 and was between Melbourne Airport (MEL) and San Francisco (SFO). On average, the best prices are found if you fly this route. The average price for a return flight for this route is $723.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne to San Francisco?

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to San Francisco on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Friday. On your return trip to Melbourne, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne to San Francisco, 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 San Francisco is August, where tickets cost $907 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,417 and $1,182 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Melbourne to San Francisco?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $2,329 on average.

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

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 San Francisco, 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 to San Francisco, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$396
Flight from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) to San Francisco

When to book flights from Melbourne to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to San Francisco based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Melbourne to San Francisco

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne to San Francisco was $396 for a one-way ticket and $751 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Melbourne and San Francisco?

    A passport is required to fly from Melbourne to San Francisco.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Melbourne to San Francisco?

    Melbourne has 2 major airports: Melbourne Avalon and Melbourne. San Francisco is the only airport in San Francisco. You’ll usually find the cheapest deals if you fly from Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine).

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Melbourne to San Francisco?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to San Francisco?

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

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

    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 San Francisco.

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

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

    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 San Francisco with an airline and back to Melbourne with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Melbourne to San Francisco?

    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 San Francisco from Melbourne up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Melbourne to San Francisco?

Find which airlines fly direct from Melbourne to San Francisco Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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Melbourne to San Francisco

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

United Airlines

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Friday

United Airlines

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Saturday

United Airlines

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Sunday

United Airlines

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San Francisco to Melbourne

Monday

United Airlines

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Top 5 airlines serving from Melbourne to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to San Francisco. 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 190 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.1Comfort
7.5Food
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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.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025NAN - SFO
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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.

Business class Seats on the A350 from Nan to YVR were wonderful. The flight crew was okay but could do with better training. Toilets were clean but ran out of paper towels towards the end of the flight. The food/menu and the wine offered really needs considerable improvement. Dinner options were either Bolani, a beef sandwich (even this could be made much better), or paneer butter masala. Unfortunately, if you are not a fan of Fijian food, there isn’t much choice. Dessert was either turmeric ice cream or fruits but unfortunately, they were out of fruit! So the only option was turmeric ice cream. I’m not certain how many passengers like turmeric but I am not one of them. They need to cater to a more diverse group of people. Perhaps they need a new chef? The movies& tv shows were mostly older so I didn’t find that interesting either. It was however, fun to view the plane’s exterior cameras as we take off and land. The best thing about this flight are the business class seats.

Comfortable as one can get in Economy, food was very good, staff were super friendly & efficient.

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

Airport and crew experience was excellent. We had to queue for the runway - no one’s fault, but it did mean we were 30 minutes late leaving

Overall good experience with flight and airport wheelchair staff. Also got Indian food in the flights

Friendly staff, surprisingly good premium economy seats allowing good sleep/ snooze opportunity and very good menu.

Very good as always, stand out airline. The passengers whom choose to stuff baggage that otherwise should be checked-in is a real bother but that's not the airlines doing. A real frustration that passengers just don't want to check-in luggage. This is a pet hate unfortunately.

It’s a two prop flight so I had problems with my ears on re- entering ! But otherwise fine

I love flying with Qantas. There was no onscreen entertaining on this flight, and only a snack provided (not a meal) but still better than Jetstar or Virgin (in my opinion) so still happy.

Complaint is with American Airlines which delayed our flight from salt lake to Dallas reaulting in us missing our connection to Brisbane. Had to spend 24 hours in Dallas to wait for the next flight. Awful experience and ruined my wife’s birthday.

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.

Cramped, crowded flight, with no complimentary food except coffee, tea, or water.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

headphone jack didnt work for the first flight and not much variety

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Beijing PEK to SFO. I had an economy seat on this flight. The seat comfort was acceptable. My main complaint is with the FA’s lack of personality and absence from servicing the plane, specifically restroom care (I wish I could share a pic of the restroom that I captured) and care of travelers—drink cart/availability of drinks. I'm amazed at the level of service on other International travel where a passenger is most often appreciated.

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

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