Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles from $774

The month of August is another great option to travel to Los Angeles, with average flight prices from Melbourne Airport averaging around $1,073.

According to our data, Monday is the cheapest day to fly to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport. The lowest ticket price found for a Monday departure recently was $1,382. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Saturday because tickets tend to average around $1,465. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Los Angeles.

Flying to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport in the afternoon is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $1,196 when looking at flights departing in the afternoon. Flights to Los Angeles are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of $1,568. Departure times in the evening fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Melbourne to Los Angeles for the best Melbourne - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $1,181 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport for as low as $1,108 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 13% on your flight if you consider stops on a Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles flights are approximately 37% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

United Airlines and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to Los Angeles

Qantas Airways, Fiji Airways and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport according to our data. Qantas Airways is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 12 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 30% of flights between Melbourne and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 164 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 30% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Nadi (NAN) was the most common stop: 61% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via San Francisco (SFO) offer the lowest average return price of $1,297.

Flights connecting via Nadi (NAN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 16h 38m.

Tokyo (NRT) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 28m.

As of May 2026, there are 4 flights per day flying from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles. The most common time of day flights depart is 09:00, with 100% of flights taking off at midday.

28 flights are operational weekly from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.