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Fiji Airways
7 June
SYD
16h 50m
1 stop
LAX
26 June
LAX
20h 15m
1 stop
SYD
$1,002
Fiji Airways
2 June
SYD
16h 50m
1 stop
LAX
1 Sept
LAX
18h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$1,004
Fiji Airways
7 June
SYD
16h 50m
1 stop
LAX
21 June
LAX
18h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$1,005
Fiji Airways
1 June
SYD
16h 50m
1 stop
LAX
1 July
LAX
18h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$1,016
Fiji Airways
2 June
SYD
16h 50m
1 stop
LAX
5 June
LAX
18h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$1,030
Fiji Airways
26 May
SYD
16h 50m
1 stop
LAX
21 June
LAX
18h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$1,031
Fiji Airways
27 July
SYD
16h 50m
1 stop
LAX
19 Aug
LAX
18h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$1,033
Fiji Airways
27 June
SYD
24h 05m
1 stop
LAX
13 July
LAX
18h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$1,035
Fiji Airways
20 July
SYD
16h 50m
1 stop
LAX
5 Aug
LAX
18h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$1,039
Fiji Airways
1 June
SYD
16h 50m
1 stop
LAX
5 June
LAX
18h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$1,041
Fiji Airways
11 Sept
SYD
16h 50m
1 stop
LAX
27 Sept
LAX
29h 15m
1 stop
SYD
$1,042
Fiji Airways
6 Aug
SYD
16h 50m
1 stop
LAX
19 Aug
LAX
18h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$1,044
Fiji Airways
2 Sept
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
16 Sept
SFO
29h 45m
1 stop
SYD
$1,186
Fiji Airways
26 Aug
SYD
24h 40m
1 stop
SFO
12 Sept
SFO
19h 40m
1 stop
SYD
$1,187
Fiji Airways
16 Oct
SYD
25h 55m
1 stop
SFO
6 Nov
SFO
19h 30m
1 stop
SYD
$1,189
Fiji Airways
30 Aug
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
13 Sept
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,191
Multiple Airlines
10 June
SYD
30h 35m
2 stops
SFO
23 June
SFO
27h 24m
2 stops
SYD
$1,213
Fiji Airways
1 Aug
SYD
17h 40m
1 stop
SFO
16 Aug
SFO
29h 45m
1 stop
SYD
$1,226
Fiji Airways
11 Sept
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
18 Sept
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,227
Fiji Airways
7 June
SYD
17h 40m
1 stop
SFO
12 June
SFO
21h 35m
1 stop
SYD
$1,234
Fiji Airways
2 Aug
SYD
16h 30m
1 stop
SFO
19 Aug
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,235
Fiji Airways
26 Aug
SYD
24h 40m
1 stop
SFO
12 Sept
SFO
30h 00m
1 stop
SYD
$1,255
Multiple Airlines
4 Aug
SYD
21h 32m
2 stops
SFO
18 Aug
SFO
28h 59m
2 stops
SYD
$1,262
Fiji Airways
29 May
SYD
17h 40m
1 stop
SFO
28 Aug
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,280
United Airlines
10 June
SYD
16h 39m
1 stop
SAN
16 June
SAN
41h 23m
2 stops
SYD
$1,335
United Airlines
8 June
SYD
21h 38m
2 stops
SAN
22 June
SAN
25h 27m
2 stops
SYD
$1,336
United Airlines
12 Aug
SYD
18h 53m
1 stop
SAN
26 Aug
SAN
20h 55m
2 stops
SYD
$1,338
Air New Zealand
8 June
SYD
20h 48m
1 stop
SAN
22 June
SAN
17h 28m
1 stop
SYD
$1,346
Air New Zealand
8 June
SYD
16h 39m
1 stop
SAN
21 June
SAN
24h 16m
1 stop
SYD
$1,347
United Airlines
9 June
MEL
22h 12m
1 stop
SAN
16 June
SAN
23h 06m
1 stop
MEL
$1,350
United Airlines
8 June
MEL
25h 56m
2 stops
SAN
15 June
SAN
24h 51m
2 stops
MEL
$1,351
Air New Zealand
8 June
SYD
17h 38m
1 stop
SAN
22 June
SAN
21h 51m
2 stops
SYD
$1,353
Air New Zealand
8 June
SYD
24h 50m
2 stops
SAN
21 June
SAN
17h 28m
1 stop
SYD
$1,354
United Airlines
8 June
SYD
24h 50m
2 stops
SAN
22 June
SAN
21h 51m
2 stops
SYD
$1,356
Lufthansa
8 June
MEL
24h 44m
1 stop
SAN
17 June
SAN
25h 36m
1 stop
MEL
$1,369
Lufthansa
8 June
MEL
25h 56m
2 stops
SAN
17 June
SAN
26h 35m
2 stops
MEL
$1,372
Alaska Airlines
11 Sept
SYD
16h 52m
1 stop
SJC
17 Sept
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,420
Alaska Airlines
30 Aug
SYD
16h 52m
1 stop
SJC
12 Sept
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,422
Multiple Airlines
9 June
SYD
17h 05m
1 stop
SJC
20 June
SJC
17h 35m
1 stop
SYD
$1,444
Multiple Airlines
14 June
SYD
16h 55m
1 stop
SJC
3 July
SJC
17h 35m
1 stop
SYD
$1,576
Multiple Airlines
9 June
SYD
20h 14m
2 stops
SJC
20 June
SJC
17h 35m
1 stop
SYD
$1,605
United Airlines
4 June
MEL
47h 39m
2 stops
SJC
17 June
SJC
29h 45m
2 stops
MEL
$1,630
Multiple Airlines
5 June
SYD
20h 11m
2 stops
SJC
20 June
SJC
17h 35m
1 stop
SYD
$1,644
Multiple Airlines
5 June
SYD
20h 11m
2 stops
SJC
20 June
SJC
17h 35m
1 stop
SYD
$1,648
Alaska Airlines
11 Sept
SYD
16h 52m
1 stop
SJC
17 Sept
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,650
Multiple Airlines
6 Aug
SYD
16h 55m
1 stop
SJC
20 Aug
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,685
United Airlines
7 June
MEL
43h 29m
2 stops
SJC
14 June
SJC
43h 53m
2 stops
MEL
$1,708
Multiple Airlines
14 June
SYD
16h 55m
1 stop
SJC
1 July
SJC
18h 50m
2 stops
SYD
$1,753

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13:15 - 13:05
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16h 50m
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23:55 - 13:10
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20h 15m
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$1,002Fiji Airways
Sun, 7 Jun - Fri, 26 Jun
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16h 50m
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Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 11:50
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18h 55m
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$1,004Fiji Airways
Wed, 22 Jul - Tue, 11 Aug
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09:30 - 17:06
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24h 36m
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United Airlines Logo
17:20 - 06:55
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20h 35m
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$1,235United Airlines
Wed, 3 Jun - Sun, 7 Jun
United Airlines Logo
10:20 - 16:01
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LAS
22h 41m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:45 - 06:55
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26h 10m
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$1,242United Airlines
Thu, 3 Sep - Tue, 8 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
10:20 - 16:11
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LAS
22h 51m
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Air New Zealand Logo
19:52 - 06:55
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18h 03m
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$1,247Air New Zealand
Mon, 25 May - Mon, 8 Jun
Air New Zealand Logo
09:30 - 09:42
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LAS
17h 12m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
16:42 - 06:55
LAS
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21h 13m
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$1,306Air New Zealand
Tue, 21 Jul - Sat, 25 Jul
Philippine Airlines Logo
08:35 - 09:30
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39h 55m
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Philippine Airlines Logo
23:45 - 07:15
LAX
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PER
40h 30m
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$1,629Philippine Airlines
Sat, 12 Sep - Mon, 28 Sep
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08:35 - 09:30
PER
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LAX
39h 55m
1 stop
Philippine Airlines Logo
23:45 - 07:15
LAX
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PER
40h 30m
1 stop
$1,641Philippine Airlines
Mon, 5 Oct - Mon, 12 Oct
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19h 00m
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23:30 - 17:00
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26h 30m
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$1,731Qantas Airways
Mon, 3 Aug - Sun, 16 Aug
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19h 00m
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23:30 - 17:00
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26h 30m
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$1,757Qantas Airways
Sat, 25 Jul - Tue, 18 Aug

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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 12 May 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

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 7/6

13:15-13:05

1 stop16h 50m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Fri 26/6

23:55-13:10

1 stop20h 15m

$1,002
Fastest return journey

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 22/7

13:15-13:05

1 stop16h 50m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 11/8

23:55-11:50

1 stop18h 55m

$1,004

SydneyLas Vegas

SYD - LAS

SYDLAS

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 3/6

09:30-17:06

2 stops24h 36m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Sun 7/6

17:20-06:55

1 stop20h 35m

$1,235

SydneyLas Vegas

SYD - LAS

SYDLAS

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 3/9

10:20-16:01

1 stop22h 41m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Tue 8/9

11:45-06:55

2 stops26h 10m

$1,242

SydneyLas Vegas

SYD - LAS

SYDLAS

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 25/5

10:20-16:11

1 stop22h 51m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Mon 8/6

19:52-06:55

1 stop18h 03m

$1,247

SydneyLas Vegas

SYD - LAS

SYDLAS

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 21/7

09:30-09:42

1 stop17h 12m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Sat 25/7

16:42-06:55

1 stop21h 13m

$1,306

PerthLos Angeles

PER - LAX

PERLAX

Perth

Sat 12/9

08:35-09:30

1 stop39h 55m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 28/9

23:45-07:15

1 stop40h 30m

$1,629

PerthLos Angeles

PER - LAX

PERLAX

Perth

Mon 5/10

08:35-09:30

1 stop39h 55m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 12/10

23:45-07:15

1 stop40h 30m

$1,641

PerthLos Angeles

PER - LAX

PERLAX

Perth

Mon 3/8

10:30-14:30

1 stop19h 00m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sun 16/8

23:30-17:00

1 stop26h 30m

$1,731

PerthLos Angeles

PER - LAX

PERLAX

Perth

Sat 25/7

10:30-14:30

1 stop19h 00m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 18/8

23:30-17:00

1 stop26h 30m

$1,757

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What is the cheapest flight I can find to California?

The average flight to California costs $1,648/per person and the cheapest flight to California is $53/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 $1,499. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. Flights from Australia to California on a Saturday will generally be more expensive and average around $1,624. 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

$661

Best Round-Trip Price

$1,002

Fastest flight time

13h 40m

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December
The best one-way flight price to California from Australia in the last 72 hours is $661 (Melbourne to San Francisco).
The best round-trip flight price to California from Australia in the last 72 hours is $1,002 (Sydney Kingsford Smith to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
The fastest flight to California from Australia takes 13h 40m (Sydney Kingsford Smith to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
December has the highest demand for flights to California, with a 5% 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 Fisherman's Wharf. Which airport is the quickest drive?

The closest airport to Fisherman's Wharf is San Francisco 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 Rosa 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 $748 per ticket. However our users tend to find airfares to California for around $4,633 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 $4,148 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 Thursday is another low-cost option. Try to avoid booking your flight to California on Saturday, 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 $748. You may also consider flying to San Francisco airport in San Francisco for the second cheapest option with an average airfare of $763.

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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