$142 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to California

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Melbourne to California departing on 7/4. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Melbourne to California, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Best California Flight Deals from Melbourne

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$299
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$405
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$295
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$547
Reno
Reno2 stops$470
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$317
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$299
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$405
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$295
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$547
Reno
Reno2 stops$470
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$317

Cheap Flights from Melbourne to California

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

Sat, Jul 26 - Sat, Aug 2
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5:50 am - 9:23 amMLB-SAN
6h 33m1 stop
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11:00 am - 11:40 pmSAN-MLB
9h 40m1 stop
$295Delta
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Fri, Jul 11 - Tue, Aug 5
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7:05 pm - 12:29 amMLB-LAX
8h 24m1 stop
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12:10 pm - 11:40 pmLAX-MLB
8h 30m1 stop
$299Delta
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Thu, Aug 14 - Sat, Aug 23
American Airlines Logo
1:48 pm - 6:51 pmMLB-SAN
8h 03m1 stop
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7:15 am - 10:59 pmSAN-MLB
12h 44m2 stops
$300American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 14 - Mon, Aug 25
American Airlines Logo
5:50 pm - 12:11 amMLB-SAN
9h 21m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 9:58 pmSAN-MLB
12h 43m2 stops
$305American Airlines
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Thu, Jul 3 - Fri, Jul 4
Delta Logo
5:50 am - 1:29 pmMLB-SMF
10h 39m2 stops
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5:20 pm - 10:30 amSMF-MLB
14h 10m2 stops
$317Delta
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Fri, Jul 11 - Mon, Aug 4
Delta Logo
7:05 pm - 12:29 amMLB-LAX
8h 24m1 stop
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9:45 pm - 10:27 amLAX-MLB
9h 42m1 stop
$319Delta
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Mon, Jul 14 - Fri, Jul 25
Delta Logo
7:05 pm - 11:21 pmMLB-SAN
7h 16m1 stop
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10:30 pm - 10:27 amSAN-MLB
8h 57m1 stop
$325Delta
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Sun, Nov 9 - Thu, Nov 13
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3:09 pm - 6:42 pmMLB-LAS
30h 33m1 stop
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1:08 pm - 8:20 pmLAS-MLB
28h 12m1 stop
Tue, Jul 8 - Tue, Aug 5
Delta Logo
7:05 pm - 12:36 amMLB-LAX
8h 31m1 stop
Delta Logo
11:10 am - 11:40 pmLAX-MLB
9h 30m1 stop
$328Delta
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Wed, Sep 3 - Tue, Sep 9
American Airlines Logo
7:27 am - 4:03 pmMLB-BUR
11h 36m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:02 pmBUR-MLB
13h 02m2 stops
$329American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to California flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne to California, 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 California is January, when tickets cost $337 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $503 and $481 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Melbourne to California, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Melbourne, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.


Good to know

Low seasonJuly
High seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$142
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 27% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking California flights

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

    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 California.

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

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

    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 from Melbourne to California 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 California?

    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 California 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 California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $356 on average. Morning departures are around 12% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $439.

Top airlines flying from Melbourne to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to California. 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 Melbourne to California? 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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DeltaOverall score based on 7950 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
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5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jun 2025BOS - LAX
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5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

Amazing flight! I have never noticed the uniforms of the attendants before in twenty years of flying except today when one female had the most amazing dress on. It was beautifully designed and showed she was in charge. I never dreamed I would google who designed Delta uniforms . The ultimate compliment is when another woman admires your outfit. . I hope your designer puts it on the market

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

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

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