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Fiji Airways
6 Aug
ADL
17h 00m
1 stop
LAX
18 Aug
LAX
19h 10m
1 stop
ADL
$1,009
Fiji Airways
6 Aug
ADL
17h 00m
1 stop
LAX
18 Aug
LAX
19h 10m
1 stop
ADL
$1,014
Fiji Airways
3 Aug
CNS
17h 25m
1 stop
LAX
18 Aug
LAX
18h 45m
1 stop
CNS
$1,014
Fiji Airways
6 Aug
ADL
17h 00m
1 stop
LAX
18 Aug
LAX
19h 10m
1 stop
ADL
$1,015
Fiji Airways
5 Aug
MEL
16h 40m
1 stop
LAX
28 Aug
LAX
19h 05m
1 stop
MEL
$1,015
Fiji Airways
2 Aug
CBR
17h 25m
1 stop
LAX
14 Aug
LAX
18h 45m
1 stop
CBR
$1,018
Fiji Airways
6 Aug
ADL
17h 00m
1 stop
LAX
18 Aug
LAX
19h 10m
1 stop
ADL
$1,018
Fiji Airways
3 Aug
CNS
17h 25m
1 stop
LAX
18 Aug
LAX
18h 45m
1 stop
CNS
$1,018
Fiji Airways
2 Aug
CBR
17h 25m
1 stop
LAX
14 Aug
LAX
18h 45m
1 stop
CBR
$1,021
Fiji Airways
20 July
OOL
17h 35m
1 stop
LAX
30 July
LAX
18h 35m
1 stop
OOL
$1,021
Fiji Airways
2 Aug
MEL
16h 35m
1 stop
LAX
9 Aug
LAX
19h 30m
1 stop
MEL
$1,024
Fiji Airways
22 July
MEL
16h 40m
1 stop
LAX
31 July
LAX
29h 40m
1 stop
MEL
$1,025
Fiji Airways
24 July
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
31 July
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,116
Multiple Airlines
21 July
SYD
28h 32m
2 stops
SFO
28 July
SFO
36h 40m
2 stops
SYD
$1,139
Multiple Airlines
25 Aug
SYD
22h 08m
2 stops
SFO
29 Aug
SFO
25h 26m
2 stops
SYD
$1,141
Fiji Airways
24 July
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
1 Aug
SFO
20h 15m
1 stop
SYD
$1,151
Fiji Airways
1 Nov
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
8 Nov
SFO
29h 00m
1 stop
SYD
$1,154
Fiji Airways
25 July
OOL
18h 25m
1 stop
SFO
1 Aug
SFO
19h 55m
1 stop
OOL
$1,155
Fiji Airways
22 July
SYD
24h 25m
1 stop
SFO
29 July
SFO
19h 40m
1 stop
SYD
$1,158
Fiji Airways
7 Aug
CBR
18h 00m
1 stop
SFO
12 Aug
SFO
19h 30m
1 stop
CBR
$1,158
Multiple Airlines
24 Aug
SYD
22h 08m
2 stops
SFO
31 Aug
SFO
23h 54m
2 stops
SYD
$1,164
Fiji Airways
7 Aug
CBR
18h 00m
1 stop
SFO
12 Aug
SFO
19h 30m
1 stop
CBR
$1,166
Alaska Airlines
14 July
SYD
16h 43m
1 stop
SFO
29 July
SFO
17h 20m
1 stop
SYD
$1,176
Fiji Airways
2 Oct
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
9 Oct
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,181
American Airlines
22 Oct
SYD
40h 28m
2 stops
SAN
26 Oct
SAN
23h 10m
1 stop
SYD
$1,342
American Airlines
22 Oct
SYD
40h 28m
2 stops
SAN
26 Oct
SAN
23h 10m
1 stop
SYD
$1,343
American Airlines
22 Oct
SYD
40h 28m
2 stops
SAN
26 Oct
SAN
23h 10m
1 stop
SYD
$1,345
American Airlines
27 July
SYD
40h 41m
2 stops
SAN
12 Aug
SAN
25h 07m
2 stops
SYD
$1,346
United Airlines
10 July
MEL
24h 40m
1 stop
SAN
26 July
SAN
27h 31m
1 stop
MEL
$1,351
Multiple Airlines
4 Aug
SYD
26h 47m
1 stop
SAN
11 Aug
SAN
32h 34m
1 stop
SYD
$1,351
American Airlines
27 July
SYD
40h 41m
2 stops
SAN
12 Aug
SAN
23h 32m
1 stop
SYD
$1,352
United Airlines
10 July
MEL
26h 05m
2 stops
SAN
26 July
SAN
20h 48m
1 stop
MEL
$1,355
United Airlines
10 July
MEL
17h 56m
1 stop
SAN
26 July
SAN
32h 55m
2 stops
MEL
$1,356
Air Canada
16 Nov
SYD
20h 44m
1 stop
SAN
30 Nov
SAN
36h 35m
2 stops
SYD
$1,375
Lufthansa
12 Aug
MEL
26h 50m
1 stop
SAN
22 Aug
SAN
19h 34m
1 stop
MEL
$1,376
Alaska Airlines
1 Nov
SYD
17h 28m
1 stop
SAN
8 Nov
SAN
40h 40m
1 stop
SYD
$1,385
Multiple Airlines
13 Aug
SYD
23h 13m
2 stops
SJC
17 Aug
SJC
28h 38m
3 stops
SYD
$1,184
Multiple Airlines
13 Aug
SYD
16h 55m
1 stop
SJC
27 Aug
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,234
Multiple Airlines
14 July
SYD
16h 55m
1 stop
SJC
3 Aug
SJC
17h 35m
1 stop
SYD
$1,236
Multiple Airlines
13 Aug
SYD
16h 55m
1 stop
SJC
27 Aug
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,269
Multiple Airlines
20 Oct
MEL
21h 23m
2 stops
SJC
27 Nov
SJC
21h 35m
2 stops
MEL
$1,271
Alaska Airlines
13 Oct
SYD
17h 08m
1 stop
SJC
24 Oct
SJC
18h 45m
1 stop
SYD
$1,286
American Airlines
5 Nov
SYD
26h 29m
2 stops
SJC
9 Nov
SJC
32h 00m
2 stops
SYD
$1,289
American Airlines
13 July
SYD
26h 21m
2 stops
SJC
31 July
SJC
42h 42m
2 stops
SYD
$1,291
American Airlines
5 Nov
SYD
26h 29m
2 stops
SJC
9 Nov
SJC
32h 00m
2 stops
SYD
$1,292
American Airlines
13 Aug
SYD
26h 23m
2 stops
SJC
17 Aug
SJC
23h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,299
American Airlines
5 Nov
SYD
25h 44m
1 stop
SJC
9 Nov
SJC
32h 00m
2 stops
SYD
$1,301
American Airlines
13 July
SYD
26h 21m
2 stops
SJC
28 July
SJC
26h 43m
2 stops
SYD
$1,302

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Fiji Airways Logo
13:55 - 13:00
MEL
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LAX
17h 05m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:35 - 12:20
LAX
-
MEL
18h 45m
1 stop
$1,015Fiji Airways
Sun, 1 Nov - Tue, 17 Nov
Fiji Airways Logo
13:30 - 13:05
MEL
-
LAX
16h 35m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 12:25
LAX
-
MEL
19h 30m
1 stop
$1,024Fiji Airways
Sun, 2 Aug - Sun, 9 Aug
Fiji Airways Logo
13:25 - 13:05
MEL
-
LAX
16h 40m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 22:35
LAX
-
MEL
29h 40m
1 stop
$1,025Fiji Airways
Wed, 22 Jul - Fri, 31 Jul
Fiji Airways Logo
13:25 - 13:05
MEL
-
LAX
16h 40m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 22:35
LAX
-
MEL
29h 40m
1 stop
$1,027Fiji Airways
Wed, 22 Jul - Fri, 31 Jul
American Airlines Logo
09:10 - 06:00
SYD
-
LAX
13h 50mdirect
American Airlines Logo
22:55 - 07:05
LAX
-
SYD
15h 10mdirect
$1,044American Airlines
Mon, 20 Jul - Wed, 5 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
10:10 - 06:00
SYD
-
LAX
13h 50mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
23:10 - 08:05
LAX
-
SYD
14h 55mdirect
$1,055Qantas Airways
Mon, 5 Oct - Mon, 19 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
09:10 - 06:00
SYD
-
LAX
13h 50mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
23:00 - 07:05
LAX
-
SYD
15h 05mdirect
$1,061Qantas Airways
Thu, 16 Jul - Tue, 4 Aug
United Airlines Logo
09:30 - 06:10
SYD
-
LAX
13h 40mdirect
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 06:55
LAX
-
SYD
27h 00m
1 stop
$1,067United Airlines
Mon, 20 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
United Airlines Logo
11:40 - 13:38
BNE
-
LAX
19h 58m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
13:20 - 07:30
LAX
-
BNE
24h 10m
1 stop
$1,214United Airlines
Wed, 2 Dec - Sat, 2 Jan
Air New Zealand Logo
18:10 - 11:55
MEL
-
SFO
35h 45m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
21:05 - 10:55
SFO
-
MEL
19h 50m
1 stop
$1,475Air New Zealand
Mon, 19 Oct - Fri, 23 Oct

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Locate flights to California that fit your budget, with regularly updated fares and availability. In the last 7 days, momondo users made a total of 78,305 searches and data was last updated on 23 June 2026.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to California that are best for you.

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

MelbourneLos Angeles

MEL - LAX

MELLAX

Melbourne

Sun 1/11

13:55-13:00

1 stop17h 05m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 17/11

22:35-12:20

1 stop18h 45m

$1,015

MelbourneLos Angeles

MEL - LAX

MELLAX

Melbourne

Sun 2/8

13:30-13:05

1 stop16h 35m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sun 9/8

23:55-12:25

1 stop19h 30m

$1,024

MelbourneLos Angeles

MEL - LAX

MELLAX

Melbourne

Wed 22/7

13:25-13:05

1 stop16h 40m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Fri 31/7

23:55-22:35

1 stop29h 40m

$1,025

MelbourneLos Angeles

MEL - LAX

MELLAX

Melbourne

Wed 22/7

13:25-13:05

1 stop16h 40m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Fri 31/7

23:55-22:35

1 stop29h 40m

$1,027

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 20/7

09:10-06:00

Nonstop13h 50m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 5/8

22:55-07:05

Nonstop15h 10m

$1,044
Fastest return journey

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 5/10

10:10-06:00

Nonstop13h 50m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 19/10

23:10-08:05

Nonstop14h 55m

$1,055

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 16/7

09:10-06:00

Nonstop13h 50m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 4/8

23:00-07:05

Nonstop15h 05m

$1,061

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 20/7

09:30-06:10

Nonstop13h 40m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 27/7

10:55-06:55

1 stop27h 00m

$1,067

BrisbaneLos Angeles

BNE - LAX

BNELAX

Brisbane

Wed 2/12

11:40-13:38

1 stop19h 58m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sat 2/1

13:20-07:30

1 stop24h 10m

$1,214

MelbourneSan Francisco

MEL - SFO

MELSFO

Melbourne

Mon 19/10

18:10-11:55

2 stops35h 45m

San Francisco

Fri 23/10

21:05-10:55

1 stop19h 50m

$1,475

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What is the cheapest flight I can find to California?

The average flight to California costs $1,671/per person and the cheapest flight to California is $39/per person. This price varies based on a multitude of factors such as departure airport, airline, time of booking and when you plan on travelling.

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What is the cheapest day to depart on your flight to California?

On average, the least expensive day to fly to California from Australia is on a Tuesday. momondo users have found tickets for Tuesday departures for as low as $1,573. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. Flights from Australia to California on a Friday will generally be more expensive and average around $1,707. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

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Cheap California flight deals and tips

Summary info about California flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

$655

Best Round-Trip Price

$1,015

Fastest flight time

14h 40m

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December
The best one-way flight price to California from Australia in the last 5 days is $655 (Sydney Kingsford Smith to Long Beach Municipal).
The best round-trip flight price to California from Australia in the last 5 days is $1,015 (Melbourne to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
The fastest flight to California from Australia takes 14h 40m (Melbourne to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
December has the highest demand for flights to California, with a 6% price increase on average.

Frequently asked questions about flying to California

What is the best airport to fly into to visit Los Angeles?

I plan on visiting Venice Beach. Which airport is the quickest drive?

The closest airport to Venice Beach is Los Angeles Airport, and would make for the quickest drive. For those interested in a secondary airport to fly into, consider looking at flights heading to Santa Ana, California Airport.

What are the most popular landmarks in California?

What is the weather like in California?

The temperatures in California range from 14 °C to 23 °C depending on the time of year. The warmest month in California is July, and the coldest month in California is January. Those looking for a drier month during their visit should travel during the months of July, August, or June, when rain is least likely compared to the rest of the year.

Which airlines fly to California?

How much are flights to California?

Flights to California can be found for as cheap as $623 per ticket. However our users tend to find airfares to California for around $4,577 on average. If you’re looking to find a good deal on your flight to California, then you should consider booking if you find anything for $4,097 or less.

What is the best day of the week to fly to California?

Consider booking a flight to California on a Tuesday, which is the cheapest day of the week. You will also find that flying out on a Monday is another low-cost option. Try to avoid booking your flight to California on Friday, which tends to be the most expensive day of the week.

Where is it cheapest to fly into California?

To save money on airfare when visiting California, consider Los Angeles Los Angeles airport in Los Angeles, which has the cheapest flights with an average airfare of $623. You may also consider flying to San Francisco airport in San Francisco for the second cheapest option with an average airfare of $711.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to California?

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How old do you have to be to fly to California?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel to California.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to California?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to California can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at California. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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