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Delta
10 Sept
SYD
13h 50m
LAX
20 Sept
LAX
14h 55m
SYD
$1,006
Fiji Airways
7 Nov
SYD
17h 00m
1 stop
LAX
21 Nov
LAX
19h 00m
1 stop
SYD
$1,017
Qantas Airways
21 July
SYD
13h 50m
LAX
11 Aug
LAX
15h 10m
SYD
$1,018
Fiji Airways
4 Dec
CBR
17h 35m
1 stop
LAX
9 Dec
LAX
18h 50m
1 stop
CBR
$1,019
Fiji Airways
13 Aug
CNS
17h 25m
1 stop
LAX
20 Aug
LAX
18h 45m
1 stop
CNS
$1,019
Qantas Airways
19 Oct
SYD
13h 50m
LAX
10 Nov
LAX
15h 25m
SYD
$1,019
Qantas Airways
27 July
SYD
13h 50m
LAX
11 Aug
LAX
15h 10m
SYD
$1,027
Alaska Airlines
3 Sept
SYD
17h 37m
1 stop
LAX
23 Sept
LAX
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,028
Fiji Airways
12 Dec
SYD
17h 00m
1 stop
LAX
28 Jan
LAX
19h 00m
1 stop
SYD
$1,030
Fiji Airways
25 July
MEL
16h 35m
1 stop
LAX
1 Aug
LAX
19h 05m
1 stop
MEL
$1,031
Qantas Airways
20 July
SYD
13h 50m
LAX
30 Sept
LAX
14h 55m
SYD
$1,031
Fiji Airways
29 July
MEL
16h 40m
1 stop
LAX
14 Aug
LAX
19h 05m
1 stop
MEL
$1,034
United Airlines
9 Aug
SYD
30h 32m
1 stop
SFO
10 Aug
SFO
14h 55m
SYD
$1,127
Multiple Airlines
29 July
SYD
24h 30m
2 stops
SFO
5 Aug
SFO
31h 30m
3 stops
SYD
$1,134
Multiple Airlines
10 Aug
SYD
25h 10m
2 stops
SFO
25 Aug
SFO
49h 15m
3 stops
SYD
$1,147
Fiji Airways
24 July
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
1 Aug
SFO
20h 15m
1 stop
SYD
$1,150
Fiji Airways
24 July
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
1 Aug
SFO
20h 15m
1 stop
SYD
$1,151
Fiji Airways
7 Aug
CBR
18h 00m
1 stop
SFO
19 Aug
SFO
19h 15m
1 stop
CBR
$1,153
Multiple Airlines
29 July
SYD
31h 30m
2 stops
SFO
5 Aug
SFO
31h 30m
3 stops
SYD
$1,169
Alaska Airlines
3 Nov
SYD
26h 45m
1 stop
SFO
18 Nov
SFO
17h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,173
Fiji Airways
29 July
SYD
24h 25m
1 stop
SFO
9 Aug
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,175
Fiji Airways
2 Oct
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
9 Oct
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,180
Fiji Airways
2 Oct
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
9 Oct
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,182
Fiji Airways
30 Sept
SYD
17h 25m
1 stop
SFO
11 Oct
SFO
19h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,183
American Airlines
29 Sept
SYD
40h 46m
2 stops
SAN
20 Oct
SAN
29h 10m
2 stops
SYD
$1,344
United Airlines
25 Aug
MEL
18h 18m
1 stop
SAN
8 Sept
SAN
44h 00m
2 stops
MEL
$1,356
American Airlines
29 Sept
SYD
40h 46m
2 stops
SAN
16 Oct
SAN
30h 10m
2 stops
SYD
$1,365
Lufthansa
14 Aug
MEL
24h 40m
1 stop
SAN
21 Aug
SAN
24h 06m
1 stop
MEL
$1,376
Multiple Airlines
6 Aug
SYD
26h 47m
1 stop
SAN
13 Aug
SAN
32h 34m
1 stop
SYD
$1,388
Multiple Airlines
6 Aug
SYD
26h 47m
1 stop
SAN
13 Aug
SAN
32h 34m
1 stop
SYD
$1,389
Air Canada
1 Oct
SYD
23h 52m
1 stop
SAN
18 Oct
SAN
25h 45m
1 stop
SYD
$1,396
American Airlines
28 Sept
SYD
40h 08m
2 stops
SAN
16 Oct
SAN
21h 48m
1 stop
SYD
$1,405
Multiple Airlines
1 Oct
SYD
22h 47m
2 stops
SAN
18 Oct
SAN
21h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$1,410
American Airlines
2 Oct
SYD
26h 06m
2 stops
SAN
21 Oct
SAN
21h 36m
2 stops
SYD
$1,415
Air Canada
15 Oct
SYD
23h 52m
1 stop
SAN
19 Oct
SAN
25h 45m
1 stop
SYD
$1,418
Air Canada
15 Oct
SYD
23h 52m
1 stop
SAN
19 Oct
SAN
25h 45m
1 stop
SYD
$1,420
Alaska Airlines
20 Aug
SYD
16h 52m
1 stop
SJC
31 Aug
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,170
Alaska Airlines
20 Aug
SYD
16h 52m
1 stop
SJC
31 Aug
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,173
Multiple Airlines
20 July
MEL
41h 10m
2 stops
SJC
31 Aug
SJC
23h 35m
2 stops
MEL
$1,234
Multiple Airlines
13 Aug
SYD
16h 55m
1 stop
SJC
20 Aug
SJC
18h 50m
1 stop
SYD
$1,288
American Airlines
2 Oct
SYD
42h 43m
2 stops
SJC
15 Oct
SJC
32h 05m
2 stops
SYD
$1,291
Multiple Airlines
13 Aug
BNE
27h 20m
2 stops
SJC
20 Aug
SJC
23h 25m
2 stops
BNE
$1,292
American Airlines
1 Oct
SYD
27h 01m
1 stop
SJC
19 Oct
SJC
21h 54m
2 stops
SYD
$1,301
American Airlines
3 Oct
SYD
29h 51m
2 stops
SJC
20 Oct
SJC
22h 14m
1 stop
SYD
$1,302
American Airlines
4 Oct
SYD
27h 01m
1 stop
SJC
19 Oct
SJC
24h 53m
1 stop
SYD
$1,311
American Airlines
28 Sept
SYD
27h 01m
1 stop
SJC
21 Oct
SJC
31h 30m
2 stops
SYD
$1,312
American Airlines
1 Oct
SYD
39h 53m
1 stop
SJC
18 Oct
SJC
47h 19m
2 stops
SYD
$1,333
American Airlines
1 Oct
SYD
39h 53m
1 stop
SJC
18 Oct
SJC
47h 19m
2 stops
SYD
$1,334

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Delta Logo
09:15 - 06:05
SYD
-
LAX
13h 50mdirect
Delta Logo
23:00 - 06:50
LAX
-
SYD
14h 50mdirect
$1,006Delta
Thu, 6 Aug - Wed, 12 Aug
Fiji Airways Logo
14:00 - 12:00
SYD
-
LAX
17h 00m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:35 - 12:35
LAX
-
SYD
19h 00m
1 stop
$1,017Fiji Airways
Sat, 7 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
09:10 - 06:00
SYD
-
LAX
13h 50mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
22:55 - 07:05
LAX
-
SYD
15h 10mdirect
$1,018Qantas Airways
Tue, 21 Jul - Tue, 11 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
10:10 - 06:00
SYD
-
LAX
13h 50mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
22:35 - 09:00
LAX
-
SYD
15h 25mdirect
$1,019Qantas Airways
Mon, 19 Oct - Tue, 10 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
09:10 - 06:00
SYD
-
LAX
13h 50mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
22:55 - 07:05
LAX
-
SYD
15h 10mdirect
$1,027Qantas Airways
Mon, 27 Jul - Tue, 11 Aug
United Airlines Logo
09:30 - 23:02
SYD
-
SFO
30h 32m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
23:00 - 06:55
SFO
-
SYD
14h 55mdirect
$1,127United Airlines
Sun, 9 Aug - Mon, 10 Aug
United Airlines Logo
10:20 - 12:12
SYD
-
ONT
18h 52m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
18:39 - 06:55
ONT
-
SYD
19h 16m
1 stop
$1,201United Airlines
Mon, 20 Jul - Wed, 5 Aug
Air Canada Logo
10:00 - 15:21
BNE
-
SFO
22h 21m
1 stop
Air Canada Logo
08:19 - 07:45
SFO
-
BNE
54h 26m
2 stops
$1,367Air Canada
Mon, 12 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct
Air Canada Logo
06:15 - 10:20
MEL
-
SFO
22h 05m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
18:53 - 14:35
SFO
-
MEL
24h 42m
2 stops
$1,391Air Canada
Mon, 12 Oct - Mon, 2 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
08:35 - 12:55
MEL
-
SFO
21h 20m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
22:05 - 21:35
SFO
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MEL
30h 30m
1 stop
$1,433Air New Zealand
Mon, 27 Jul - Mon, 3 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 2 July 2026.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to California that are best for you.

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Depart

Return

Price

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Fastest return journey

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 6/8

09:15-06:05

Nonstop13h 50m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 12/8

23:00-06:50

Nonstop14h 50m

$1,006

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 7/11

14:00-12:00

1 stop17h 00m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sat 21/11

22:35-12:35

1 stop19h 00m

$1,017

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 21/7

09:10-06:00

Nonstop13h 50m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 11/8

22:55-07:05

Nonstop15h 10m

$1,018

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 19/10

10:10-06:00

Nonstop13h 50m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 10/11

22:35-09:00

Nonstop15h 25m

$1,019

SydneyLos Angeles

SYD - LAX

SYDLAX

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 27/7

09:10-06:00

Nonstop13h 50m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 11/8

22:55-07:05

Nonstop15h 10m

$1,027

SydneySan Francisco

SYD - SFO

SYDSFO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 9/8

09:30-23:02

1 stop30h 32m

San Francisco

Mon 10/8

23:00-06:55

Nonstop14h 55m

$1,127

SydneyOntario

SYD - ONT

SYDONT

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 20/7

10:20-12:12

1 stop18h 52m

Ontario

Wed 5/8

18:39-06:55

1 stop19h 16m

$1,201

BrisbaneSan Francisco

BNE - SFO

BNESFO

Brisbane

Mon 12/10

10:00-15:21

1 stop22h 21m

San Francisco

Mon 26/10

08:19-07:45

2 stops54h 26m

$1,367

MelbourneSan Francisco

MEL - SFO

MELSFO

Melbourne

Mon 12/10

06:15-10:20

2 stops22h 05m

San Francisco

Mon 2/11

18:53-14:35

2 stops24h 42m

$1,391

MelbourneSan Francisco

MEL - SFO

MELSFO

Melbourne

Mon 27/7

08:35-12:55

1 stop21h 20m

San Francisco

Mon 3/8

22:05-21:35

1 stop30h 30m

$1,433

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What is the cheapest flight I can find to California?

The average flight to California costs $1,686/per person and the cheapest flight to California is $41/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 $1,595. 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 $1,748. 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

$644

Best Round-Trip Price

$1,006

Fastest flight time

22h 50m

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The best one-way flight price to California from Australia in the last 5 days is $644 (Sydney Kingsford Smith to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
The best round-trip flight price to California from Australia in the last 5 days is $1,006 (Sydney Kingsford Smith to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
The fastest flight to California from Australia takes 22h 50m (Melbourne to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
December has the highest demand for flights to California, with a 8% 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 $631 per ticket. However our users tend to find airfares to California for around $4,289 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 $3,802 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 $631. You may also consider flying to San Francisco airport in San Francisco for the second cheapest option with an average airfare of $722.

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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