SAN - MEL

$566 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Diego to Melbourne departing on 8/7. 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 San Diego to Melbourne, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Diego to Melbourne, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$1,089
Typical prices: $1,117-$1,138
United Airlines
Mon 8/10Tue 8/18
SAN - MEL • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$566
Multiple Airlines
Fri 8/7
SAN - MEL • 3 stops
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Cheapest • from $1,089 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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There are currently no direct flights between San Diego and Melbourne. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Top layover airports
Cheapest • Avg $1,251 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 18h 27m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 21% price drop
Most popular
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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Melbourne (SAN-MEL)

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

Mon, Aug 10 - Tue, Aug 18
United Airlines Logo
1:39 pm - 8:15 am
SAN
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MEL
25h 36m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 6:35 pm
MEL
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SAN
24h 40m
1 stop
$1,089United Airlines
Mon, Aug 10 - Mon, Aug 17
United Airlines Logo
11:55 am - 8:15 am
SAN
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MEL
27h 20m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 6:35 pm
MEL
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SAN
24h 40m
1 stop
$1,090United Airlines
Mon, Aug 10 - Mon, Aug 17
United Airlines Logo
12:33 pm - 8:15 am
SAN
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MEL
26h 42m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 3:54 pm
MEL
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SAN
21h 59m
1 stop
$1,093United Airlines
Mon, Aug 10 - Tue, Aug 18
United Airlines Logo
4:09 pm - 7:30 am
SAN
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MEL
22h 21m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 6:35 pm
MEL
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SAN
24h 40m
1 stop
$1,094United Airlines
Mon, Aug 10 - Mon, Aug 17
United Airlines Logo
12:33 pm - 7:30 am
SAN
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MEL
25h 57m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 3:54 pm
MEL
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SAN
21h 59m
1 stop
$1,095United Airlines
Sun, Aug 2 - Wed, Aug 12
Air New Zealand Logo
6:20 am - 10:55 am
SAN
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MEL
35h 35m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
12:10 pm - 5:26 pm
MEL
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SAN
22h 16m
2 stops
$1,098Air New Zealand
Sun, Aug 2 - Wed, Aug 12
Air New Zealand Logo
6:20 am - 10:55 am
SAN
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MEL
35h 35m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
12:10 pm - 5:26 pm
MEL
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SAN
22h 16m
2 stops
$1,100Air New Zealand
Tue, Jul 7 - Sun, Jul 19
United Airlines Logo
8:32 pm - 7:40 am
SAN
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MEL
42h 08m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 2:08 pm
MEL
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SAN
20h 13m
1 stop
$1,116United Airlines
Tue, Jul 7 - Sun, Jul 19
United Airlines Logo
8:32 pm - 7:40 am
SAN
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MEL
42h 08m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:30 am - 5:20 pm
MEL
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SAN
24h 50m
2 stops
$1,121United Airlines
Fri, Sep 4 - Sat, Sep 12
Air New Zealand Logo
6:28 pm - 10:55 am
SAN
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MEL
23h 27m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
6:55 pm - 5:28 pm
MEL
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SAN
39h 33m
2 stops
$1,160Air New Zealand
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Melbourne flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Melbourne Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Melbourne Airport, 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 San Diego to Melbourne Airport is April, where tickets cost $997 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,860 and $1,604 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$566
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
Flight from San Diego to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

When to book flights from San Diego to Melbourne

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Melbourne based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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 San Diego to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine) flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Melbourne Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Melbourne Airport was $566 for a one-way ticket and $1,089 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Diego and Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in San Diego and on arrival in Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine).

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Diego to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between San Diego and Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine).

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

    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 San Diego to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine).

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

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

    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 Airport (Tullamarine) with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and MEL can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

Reviews of the top airlines flying from San Diego to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego 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 San Diego 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.
8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 646 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.4Entertainment
7.4Food
7.9Comfort
Airline reviews

Great airline service by the staff. I highly recommend it

10.0 ExcellentManish, Apr 2026
SFO - AKL
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Great airline service by the staff. I highly recommend it

Needed more leg room. Leg rest and entertainment system box took up a lot of space and I'm not tall. Breakfast was good. Poor quality of the entertainment options.

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.

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.

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.

Not entirely positive. It’s frustrating that everything is done through the united app. One of our flight attendants on our trip from San Francisco to MSP continually had trouble hearing people so she flipped her hair into people’s faces

Our original flight was cancelled from SFO to AKL on 6/16/25. So we had to stay overnight at a hotel after a 12-hour layover plus 3-hour delay before the cancellation. Then had to fly to LA and then to AKL the following day losing an entire day of our vacation in NZ, that we can never get back.

Everything very good except the sofa couch not as comfortable as expected.

Overall, a great experience from food and crew. The only setback was that this was the Second flight from Air New Zealand within a week that was an hour late for boarding.

New Zealand crew were attentive. We were not informed that we needed transit document to pass through New Zealand. A checkin employee helped with this for which we were thankful.

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Over 2.5 hour maintenance delay on first morning flight with no acknowledgement, compensation or even gesture of good will. Aircraft had overnighted at airport so issue should have been addressed prior to boarding. Over 3.5 hours before first slow and deliberate beverage service.

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

The food was terrible this time. Otherwise pleasant, quiet, on-time.

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

AWFUL. I have had the experience of traveling with many airlines across the world, and hands down United Airlines is the worst. Not one flight was on time, and I don’t think I met one crew member or staff member who wasn’t rude.

As usual, United scheduling is completely misleading. A 54-minute layover at O’Hare is too short to make a lot of connections, especially since the flight landed “on time” but had to wait on the taxiway 15 minutes for a gate to open up. Then it takes another 10 minutes to exit the plane before one can run to another concourse to catch a connecting flight.

Flight was ok. Unfortunately it was a Boeing 737, which is a cramped / tight airplane. I prefer the Airbus as they are a more comfortable flight experience.

My flight was delayed for a whole day, so I lost a day of my vacation.

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