$464 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Melbourne

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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, Aug 31 - Tue, Sep 9
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7:40 pm - 1:20 pmSFO-MEL
24h 40m2 stops
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6:00 am - 12:25 pmMEL-SFO
23h 25m2 stops
Wed, Nov 26 - Tue, Dec 9
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6:53 pm - 2:45 pmSFO-MEL
24h 52m2 stops
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6:50 pm - 12:20 pmMEL-SFO
36h 30m2 stops
$837Air Canada
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Fri, Sep 12 - Wed, Sep 24
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10:35 pm - 10:35 pmSFO-MEL
31h 00m1 stop
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1:25 pm - 1:50 pmMEL-SFO
17h 25m1 stop
$916Fiji Airways
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Wed, Nov 26 - Tue, Dec 9
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7:50 pm - 9:25 amSFO-MEL
18h 35m1 stop
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6:50 pm - 11:05 amMEL-SFO
35h 15m1 stop
$922Air New Zealand
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Fri, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 23
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10:05 pm - 12:45 pmSFO-MEL
19h 40m1 stop
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2:15 pm - 12:25 pmMEL-SFO
17h 10m1 stop
$925Fiji Airways
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Mon, Oct 20 - Sun, Nov 2
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4:10 pm - 10:50 amSFO-MEL
24h 40m2 stops
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10:35 am - 12:05 pmMEL-SFO
19h 30m1 stop
$967Air New Zealand
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 23
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10:00 pm - 10:05 amSFO-MEL
19h 05m1 stop
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2:30 pm - 5:45 pmMEL-SFO
20h 15m1 stop
$1,004Qantas Airways
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Sun, Sep 7 - Wed, Sep 17
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10:00 pm - 2:10 pmSFO-AVV
23h 10m1 stop
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8:55 pm - 5:45 pmAVV-SFO
37h 50m1 stop
$1,025Qantas Airways
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Sun, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 29
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11:35 pm - 8:15 amSFO-MEL
15h 40mnonstop
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10:55 am - 8:15 amMEL-SFO
14h 20mnonstop
$1,032United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 30
United Airlines Logo
11:35 pm - 8:15 amSFO-MEL
15h 40mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 8:15 amMEL-SFO
14h 20mnonstop
$1,033United Airlines
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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 Wednesday and avoiding Saturdays 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 $944 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,768 and $1,723 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 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$464
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.
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 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 $464 for a one-way ticket and $820 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 Star Alliance 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.

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San Francisco to Melbourne

Monday

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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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Melbourne to San Francisco

Monday

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Tuesday

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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 202 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.5Food
8.5Crew
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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...

10.0 ExcellentMatthew, Aug 2025NAN - CNS
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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.

Food choices perhaps not the best. Only offered beer and wine, when it appeared other liquor was available. Entertainment wasn’t so good.

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.

Two hours was not enough time to transition from the international to domestic terminal. You have to go through customs, a biological hazard check, gather your luggage, take a bus to the domestic terminal and recheck your luggage. The bus was slow and crowded and the lines to recheck your bags were very long. We missed our connecting flight. Initially, the Air New Zealand officials were not helpful at all in helping to get us on another flight. Told us we would have to buy another ticket for a flight 11 hours later. Found another agent that was more helpful. He helped arrange to get us on standby for another flight three hours later. Had to ride in jump seats next to the flight attendants, but at least we eventually got to out destination.

Full flight. Flight attendants were harried. Otherwise, fine for the typical cramped seating conditions in coach.

Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

The 10hr flight was a comfortable as it could be in row 57. The food was just very bad….bland and soggy!

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

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 !

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

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?

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

Stuck on tarmac for two hours plus a 5.5 hour flight. Rude flight attendant. And no meals, not even for purchase!

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

The best airline I have ever travel , really good customer service, attention and service !!

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

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

While waiting to claim my checked luggage, I discovered the airline had lost it. After a long wait and inquiries, I discovered it was on another flight. Fortunately, the airline finally sent my luggage home.

Was not able to watch most shows on the entertainment site. They would not load

Our flight was 1.5 hours delayed. There was no weather for the inbound flight, so I don't understand why. This meant a VERY late arrival and only a quick nap before my morning flight.

Delayed flight, so I switched fights to SFO to Phoenix , Phoenix to DSM. Excellent service through American Airlines

AA re-routed flight from HNL to LAX due to delay. My group of 3 with reserved seats in row 9 was broken up, with one assigned to a middle seat, another in the last row of the plane. Not happy. No explanation to the delay. No apologies. No compensation. Would have been nice to be offered an Admiral Club admission or a voucher for the extra 3 hours of layover in LAX. Could not hear the boarding gate announcements in LAX. Adjacent gate was boarding at the same time. Loud speakers were competing against each other. Barely made my boarding group.

Almost a 6 hour flight and the only food option is a cheese plate… and chips. Also how is it there are no options for texting on American. I’ll be going back to delta and united.

Bad food, small seats that didn’t recline. I thought I was buying a quantas ticket so I feel like I got scammed

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

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