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Fiji Airways
5 Aug
MEL
16h 40m
1 stop
LAX
19 Aug
LAX
19h 05m
1 stop
MEL
$1,019
Fiji Airways
7 Nov
ADL
17h 15m
1 stop
LAX
17 Nov
LAX
19h 10m
1 stop
ADL
$1,022
Fiji Airways
20 July
BNE
18h 10m
1 stop
LAX
27 July
LAX
17h 40m
1 stop
BNE
$1,024
Fiji Airways
1 Aug
CNS
17h 25m
1 stop
LAX
8 Aug
LAX
18h 45m
1 stop
CNS
$1,024
Fiji Airways
3 Aug
OOL
17h 35m
1 stop
LAX
15 Aug
LAX
18h 35m
1 stop
OOL
$1,025
Fiji Airways
30 July
BNE
18h 10m
1 stop
LAX
6 Aug
LAX
29h 55m
1 stop
BNE
$1,026
Fiji Airways
16 Sept
MEL
16h 40m
1 stop
LAX
7 Oct
LAX
29h 00m
1 stop
MEL
$1,028
Fiji Airways
30 July
BNE
18h 10m
1 stop
LAX
6 Aug
LAX
29h 55m
1 stop
BNE
$1,028
Fiji Airways
29 July
MEL
16h 40m
1 stop
LAX
11 Aug
LAX
19h 05m
1 stop
MEL
$1,029
Fiji Airways
5 Aug
BNE
18h 30m
1 stop
LAX
27 Aug
LAX
29h 55m
1 stop
BNE
$1,029
Fiji Airways
6 Aug
ADL
17h 00m
1 stop
LAX
18 Aug
LAX
19h 10m
1 stop
ADL
$1,031
Fiji Airways
20 July
BNE
18h 10m
1 stop
LAX
30 July
LAX
17h 45m
1 stop
BNE
$1,031
Multiple Airlines
6 Oct
SYD
33h 12m
2 stops
SFO
13 Oct
SFO
29h 28m
2 stops
SYD
$1,076
Fiji Airways
12 Sept
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
19 Sept
SFO
30h 00m
1 stop
SYD
$1,086
Fiji Airways
14 Oct
SYD
17h 40m
1 stop
SFO
31 Oct
SFO
29h 15m
1 stop
SYD
$1,089
Fiji Airways
25 Sept
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
2 Oct
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,092
Multiple Airlines
25 Aug
SYD
22h 08m
2 stops
SFO
1 Sept
SFO
26h 59m
2 stops
SYD
$1,093
Fiji Airways
2 Oct
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
9 Oct
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,104
Multiple Airlines
14 July
SYD
28h 32m
2 stops
SFO
21 July
SFO
23h 04m
2 stops
SYD
$1,116
Fiji Airways
26 July
BNE
19h 05m
1 stop
SFO
2 Aug
SFO
18h 10m
1 stop
BNE
$1,162
Fiji Airways
7 Aug
BNE
19h 05m
1 stop
SFO
23 Aug
SFO
18h 10m
1 stop
BNE
$1,165
Multiple Airlines
30 July
SYD
28h 32m
2 stops
SFO
5 Aug
SFO
26h 20m
2 stops
SYD
$1,167
Fiji Airways
22 July
BNE
19h 05m
1 stop
SFO
26 July
SFO
18h 10m
1 stop
BNE
$1,168
Alaska Airlines
10 Sept
SYD
16h 38m
1 stop
SFO
14 Sept
SFO
17h 30m
1 stop
SYD
$1,168
American Airlines
22 Oct
SYD
40h 28m
2 stops
SAN
26 Oct
SAN
26h 36m
2 stops
SYD
$1,341
American Airlines
22 Oct
SYD
40h 28m
2 stops
SAN
26 Oct
SAN
23h 10m
1 stop
SYD
$1,344
American Airlines
27 July
SYD
40h 41m
2 stops
SAN
12 Aug
SAN
23h 32m
1 stop
SYD
$1,345
United Airlines
13 Aug
MEL
19h 49m
1 stop
SAN
1 Oct
SAN
43h 40m
2 stops
MEL
$1,352
United Airlines
30 July
MEL
25h 56m
2 stops
SAN
6 Aug
SAN
28h 26m
2 stops
MEL
$1,354
United Airlines
16 July
MEL
29h 59m
2 stops
SAN
26 July
SAN
19h 34m
1 stop
MEL
$1,355
Alaska Airlines
23 Oct
SYD
17h 54m
1 stop
SAN
24 Nov
SAN
40h 20m
1 stop
SYD
$1,371
Lufthansa
11 July
MEL
24h 44m
1 stop
SAN
31 July
SAN
19h 34m
1 stop
MEL
$1,374
Lufthansa
11 July
MEL
24h 44m
1 stop
SAN
31 July
SAN
19h 34m
1 stop
MEL
$1,375
Lufthansa
11 July
MEL
24h 44m
1 stop
SAN
31 July
SAN
24h 51m
2 stops
MEL
$1,378
Multiple Airlines
17 Nov
MEL
24h 39m
2 stops
SAN
2 Dec
SAN
29h 05m
2 stops
MEL
$1,379
Air Canada
8 Nov
SYD
25h 39m
1 stop
SAN
17 Nov
SAN
24h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,394
Alaska Airlines
10 Sept
SYD
16h 52m
1 stop
SJC
14 Sept
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,168
Multiple Airlines
21 July
SYD
16h 55m
1 stop
SJC
31 Aug
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,202
Multiple Airlines
13 Aug
SYD
16h 55m
1 stop
SJC
20 Aug
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,215
Alaska Airlines
24 Oct
SYD
17h 08m
1 stop
SJC
31 Oct
SJC
18h 45m
1 stop
SYD
$1,265
Multiple Airlines
23 July
SYD
16h 55m
1 stop
SJC
30 Sept
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,267
Multiple Airlines
25 Aug
BNE
21h 02m
2 stops
SJC
18 Sept
SJC
23h 25m
2 stops
BNE
$1,276
American Airlines
29 July
SYD
54h 48m
2 stops
SJC
2 Aug
SJC
42h 42m
2 stops
SYD
$1,289
American Airlines
5 Nov
SYD
26h 29m
2 stops
SJC
9 Nov
SJC
28h 03m
2 stops
SYD
$1,290
American Airlines
5 Nov
SYD
26h 29m
2 stops
SJC
9 Nov
SJC
28h 03m
2 stops
SYD
$1,291
American Airlines
29 July
SYD
25h 43m
2 stops
SJC
2 Aug
SJC
23h 32m
1 stop
SYD
$1,299
American Airlines
28 July
SYD
23h 25m
2 stops
SJC
31 Aug
SJC
25h 23m
2 stops
SYD
$1,300
Alaska Airlines
5 Sept
SYD
16h 52m
1 stop
SJC
24 Oct
SJC
18h 45m
1 stop
SYD
$1,301

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13:25 - 13:05
MEL
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LAX
16h 40m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 12:00
LAX
-
MEL
19h 05m
1 stop
$1,019Fiji Airways
Wed, 5 Aug - Wed, 19 Aug
Fiji Airways Logo
11:55 - 13:05
BNE
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LAX
18h 10m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 10:35
LAX
-
BNE
17h 40m
1 stop
$1,024Fiji Airways
Mon, 20 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
Fiji Airways Logo
11:25 - 13:00
BNE
-
LAX
18h 35m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:35 - 10:15
LAX
-
BNE
17h 40m
1 stop
$1,026Fiji Airways
Wed, 28 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov
Fiji Airways Logo
13:25 - 13:05
MEL
-
LAX
16h 40m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 22:55
LAX
-
MEL
29h 00m
1 stop
$1,028Fiji Airways
Wed, 16 Sep - Wed, 7 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
09:10 - 06:05
SYD
-
LAX
13h 55mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
23:10 - 07:05
LAX
-
SYD
14h 55mdirect
$1,062Qantas Airways
Fri, 28 Aug - Sun, 13 Sep
United Airlines Logo
09:30 - 06:10
SYD
-
LAX
13h 40mdirect
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 06:55
LAX
-
SYD
27h 00m
1 stop
$1,066United Airlines
Wed, 22 Jul - Wed, 29 Jul
United Airlines Logo
11:20 - 06:05
SYD
-
LAX
13h 45mdirect
United Airlines Logo
20:05 - 09:15
LAX
-
SYD
18h 10m
1 stop
$1,067United Airlines
Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov
Delta Logo
09:15 - 06:05
SYD
-
LAX
13h 50mdirect
Delta Logo
22:55 - 06:50
LAX
-
SYD
14h 55mdirect
$1,069Delta
Thu, 3 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
10:20 - 15:35
SYD
-
LAX
22h 15m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
18:56 - 07:55
LAX
-
SYD
18h 59m
1 stop
$1,079Air New Zealand
Mon, 10 Aug - Mon, 5 Oct
Delta Logo
09:15 - 23:48
SYD
-
ONT
31h 33m
2 stops
Delta Logo
06:00 - 06:50
ONT
-
SYD
31h 50m
2 stops
$1,174Delta
Tue, 14 Jul - Thu, 30 Jul

momondo Fare Finder

 
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 18 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

Wed 5/8

13:25-13:05

1 stop16h 40m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 19/8

23:55-12:00

1 stop19h 05m

$1,019

BrisbaneLos Angeles

BNE - LAX

BNELAX

Brisbane

Mon 20/7

11:55-13:05

1 stop18h 10m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 27/7

23:55-10:35

1 stop17h 40m

$1,024

BrisbaneLos Angeles

BNE - LAX

BNELAX

Brisbane

Wed 28/10

11:25-13:00

1 stop18h 35m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sat 7/11

22:35-10:15

1 stop17h 40m

$1,026

MelbourneLos Angeles

MEL - LAX

MELLAX

Melbourne

Wed 16/9

13:25-13:05

1 stop16h 40m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 7/10

23:55-22:55

1 stop29h 00m

$1,028

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Fri 28/8

09:10-06:05

Nonstop13h 55m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sun 13/9

23:10-07:05

Nonstop14h 55m

$1,062

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 22/7

09:30-06:10

Nonstop13h 40m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 29/7

10:55-06:55

1 stop27h 00m

$1,066

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 9/11

11:20-06:05

Nonstop13h 45m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 23/11

20:05-09:15

1 stop18h 10m

$1,067
Fastest return journey

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 3/9

09:15-06:05

Nonstop13h 50m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 15/9

22:55-06:50

Nonstop14h 55m

$1,069

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 10/8

10:20-15:35

1 stop22h 15m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 5/10

18:56-07:55

1 stop18h 59m

$1,079

SydneyOntario

SYD - ONT

SYDONT

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 14/7

09:15-23:48

2 stops31h 33m

Ontario

Thu 30/7

06:00-06:50

2 stops31h 50m

$1,174

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What is the cheapest flight I can find to California?

The average flight to California costs $1,615/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 $1,562. 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 $1,713. 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

$673

Best Round-Trip Price

$1,019

Fastest flight time

14h 15m

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The best one-way flight price to California from Australia in the last 5 days is $673 (Brisbane to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
The best round-trip flight price to California from Australia in the last 5 days is $1,019 (Melbourne to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
The fastest flight to California from Australia takes 14h 15m (Melbourne to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
December has the highest demand for flights to California, with a 7% 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 $682 per ticket. However our users tend to find airfares to California for around $4,656 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 $4,151 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 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 $682. You may also consider flying to San Francisco airport in San Francisco for the second cheapest option with an average airfare of $724.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to California?

Prices for flights to California refresh daily.

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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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