$581 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Melbourne

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Francisco to Melbourne.
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Cheapest round-trip
$980
Overall average: $916
Air Canada
Sun 2/22Sun 3/15
SFO - MEL • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$1,039
Typical prices: $1,225-$1,927
United Airlines
Sun 1/25Sun 2/15
SFO - MEL • Non-stop
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Cathay Pacific
Cheapest • from $981 (round-trip)
Fiji Airways
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Melbourne (SFO-MEL)

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

Sun, Feb 22 - Sun, Mar 15
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6:52 pm - 3:35 pmSFO-MEL
25h 43m2 stops
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7:10 am - 10:34 amMEL-SFO
21h 24m2 stops
$980Air Canada
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Sat, Jan 17 - Tue, Jan 27
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10:55 pm - 7:10 amSFO-MEL
37h 15m1 stop
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12:45 am - 4:05 pmMEL-SFO
34h 20m1 stop
$981Cathay Pacific
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Sun, Feb 22 - Sat, Mar 14
Air Canada Logo
6:00 pm - 1:35 pmSFO-MEL
24h 35m2 stops
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7:50 pm - 10:34 amMEL-SFO
32h 44m2 stops
$984Air Canada
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Tue, Feb 24 - Tue, Mar 17
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10:30 pm - 12:05 amSFO-MEL
30h 35m1 stop
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1:45 pm - 8:30 pmMEL-SFO
24h 45m2 stops
$985Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Jan 30 - Sat, Feb 28
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9:54 pm - 9:30 amSFO-MEL
40h 36m1 stop
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12:00 pm - 3:29 pmMEL-SFO
22h 29m1 stop
$986Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Feb 23 - Mon, Mar 16
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6:52 pm - 1:35 pmSFO-MEL
23h 43m2 stops
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9:00 pm - 10:34 amMEL-SFO
31h 34m2 stops
$987Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Jan 30 - Sat, Feb 28
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6:00 pm - 3:35 pmSFO-MEL
26h 35m2 stops
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6:05 am - 10:34 amMEL-SFO
23h 29m2 stops
$990Multiple Airlines
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Sun, Feb 22 - Tue, Mar 17
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10:05 pm - 12:45 pmSFO-MEL
19h 40m1 stop
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12:00 pm - 8:30 pmMEL-SFO
26h 30m1 stop
$992Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Feb 24 - Thu, Mar 19
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10:30 pm - 12:05 amSFO-MEL
30h 35m1 stop
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1:55 pm - 6:54 pmMEL-SFO
22h 59m2 stops
$996Multiple Airlines
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Sun, Feb 22 - Mon, Mar 2
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8:15 pm - 9:45 amSFO-AVV
18h 30m1 stop
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4:25 pm - 6:43 pmAVV-SFO
21h 18m2 stops
$1,484Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to Melbourne flights

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

What is the cheapest San Francisco to Melbourne flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from San Francisco to Melbourne costs $1,189 on the route between San Francisco (SFO) and Melbourne Airport (MEL). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Melbourne on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Wednesday is the most expensive day to fly from San Francisco to Melbourne. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Melbourne is February, where tickets cost $909 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,784 and $1,553 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Melbourne, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 19% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$328
Flight from San Francisco to Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

When to book flights from San Francisco to Melbourne

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco to Melbourne 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 San Francisco to Melbourne

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Melbourne was $446 for a one-way ticket and $980 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

    When flying out of San Francisco you will be using San Francisco. You will be landing at one of these airports: Melbourne Avalon or Melbourne.

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

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

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

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Melbourne from San Francisco?

    Nadi is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from San Francisco to Melbourne.

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

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

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

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

Prefer to fly direct from San Francisco to Melbourne?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from San Francisco to Melbourne.
Find which airlines fly direct from San Francisco Airport to Melbourne, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

San Francisco to Melbourne

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

United Airlines

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Thursday

United Airlines

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Friday

United Airlines

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Melbourne to San Francisco

Monday

United Airlines

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Francisco to Melbourne

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco 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 Francisco 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 209 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.5Food
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The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

6.0 GoodHon, Oct 2025NAN - 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.

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!

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

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.

Aircon set too high so VERY warm and VERY uncomfortable.

Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

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

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

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.

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

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

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 !

This was an older airplane. The cabin was constantly warm to hot throughout the 10 hour flight and there were no vents to personalize air flow. Also since it was an older plane, the material and comfort of the chairs were very uncomfortable. I left my flight with major soreness on my tailbone.

Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

Not pleasant trip cross country when the entertainment and WiFi system not working. No entertainment for entirety of route. Staff was rather nonchalant in that they dismissed the problem due to age of plane. It would have been nice to know this up front so I could have come prepared to read or download movies before boarding Coincidentally or not, there was a similar issue with the entertainment system on my previous flight I took on my fist leg of the trip. There are no seat TVs, so you must rely on the app when it works. United can do better. Also, what use it it to pay for boarding group 2 when half of the passengers are in the same line as you?

My experience on this United Airlines flight was highly uncomfortable, primarily due to two issues: Cabin Temperature: The temperature on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unacceptably high, feeling consistently around 80 degrees throughout the flight. This made sleeping impossible and significantly detracted from the experience. Seating Arrangement: Being stuck in a middle seat for a six-and-a-half-hour overnight flight compounded the discomfort. Moving forward, I will always purchase a seat assignment to avoid this situation.

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

Same as last comment. Food sucks. Quality. Not surprising most people have no clue about nourishment Clearly

We were in business class. the angled seats in that class do not have a real window view & the placement of the controls are bad. But we knew that. But the food options were mediocre. The taste was fine, but the size was for a child. It’s just really feels like United is skimping on everything. Even when we were in the Polaris lounge they did not have diet sodas. They said they were out no Coke zero no Diet Coke, etc. I do not think the portion of nuts they serve on the plane could get any smaller. Really a minimal service and offer for what you’re paying for in business.

We had to deboard 2 times due to maintenance issues. They changed the plane, and then we got deviated to LAX due to maibtenance issues on the other plane, had to sleep at LAX and los a full day.

From the first moment you interact with United Airlines, you can expect nothing less but extreme frustration. The baggage handler at the bag drop seems completely unbothered by the presence of customers waiting in line. No help was extended to load the baggage whatsoever. And if any of your bags is overweight by 0.01 pound they will make you re-distribute everything in your suitcase just to play power trip. When it was time to board no help was extended to customers to locate their seats. Moreover. It was a chaotic mess at the gate when it was unclear who should board first and everyone just bunched up, trying to get on the plane. I am sure the crew was doing their best to perform their jobs while being paid their wages however it shouldn’t be that hard to smile once or twice when you’re in the business if serving customers. It is a shame for the United States of America to have a flagship carrier of such low caliber. Our flight was also delayed by about an hour and a half due to further delays prior to our inbound flight. Being someone who has travelled for both business and leisure in Asia, Europe, and South America I have never experienced such poor quality of service.

The pilots were late and it made us 1 hour late. The meat was tough and bok choy was also tough.

The flight was smooth, the pilot kept us informed about delays and we arrived more of less on time

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

Always seated jammed in rear of aircraft Admirals Club food at DFW terminal D was absolute worst food experience and I pay $600/year to eat this dried out junk

Mostly good. Flight was crowded but Airline personnel were very friendly & accommodating. It would be good to have savory snacks rather than just sweet Biscoff cookies.

It was a red eye flight, so no meals were provided, but it was fine with snacks. The seats felt cramped and almost too narrow.

Very crowded flight but what can you expect these days?? Crew was accommodating.

The seats in economy were appeared to be quite thin and lack sufficient cushioning to be comfortable. Perhaps it was my seating position but the plane seemed notably load.

The entertainment package was vast and the selections were very current. Keep updating it was great.

The seat was so hard my tailbone was aching The crew was kind of a b**** because I made a joke that I didn't care if they close the door I total c*** when she was trying to f****** act like she was mad at me because I said that The flight was bumpy. Sure you didnt have control over that.

4 hours late, including over +1 hour waiting in plane to take off. Baggage left behind too.

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