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FJ,VA Return flights from $1,502
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$1,502
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$1,656
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Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Fri 21 Aug$1,796
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,862
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$2,059
Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Mon 22 Feb$2,170
Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb$2,174
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,277
Dep. Wed 13 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,277
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$2,284
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$2,327
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$2,412
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Sun 13 Sep$2,474
Dep. Sun 19 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$2,717
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Wed 19 Aug$2,738
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Wed 14 Oct$3,041
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$4,782
FJ,JQ Return flights from $1,507
Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Mon 22 Feb$1,507
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,532
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Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$1,583
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Fri 21 Aug$1,616
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$1,846
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Sun 13 Sep$2,055
Dep. Wed 13 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,145
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$2,152
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$2,291
Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb$2,307
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,319
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$2,379
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$2,454
FJ,QF Return flights from $1,526
Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Mon 22 Feb$1,526
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Fri 21 Aug$1,785
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Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$1,818
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$1,869
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Sun 13 Sep$2,135
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$2,309
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$2,312
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$2,313
Dep. Wed 13 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,313
Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb$2,404
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$2,472
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$2,487
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Wed 19 Aug$2,608
Dep. Sun 19 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$2,671
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,717
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Wed 14 Oct$2,800
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 26 May$3,057
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Wed 03 Jun$3,062
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$3,231
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Fri 01 Jan$3,960
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Wed 03 Jun$6,827
F9,FJ,JQ Return flights from $1,565
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$1,565
Dep. Wed 13 MayRet. Wed 27 May$1,666
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Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$1,682
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Wed 27 May$1,754
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,795
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,852
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$1,987
F9,FJ,VA Return flights from $1,565
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$1,565
Dep. Sun 19 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$1,624
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Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$1,846
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$1,982
F9,FJ,QF Return flights from $1,604
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$1,604
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$2,300
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Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Wed 19 Aug$2,356
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$2,383
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,453
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$2,469
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$2,875
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Wed 03 Jun$2,911
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$2,974
AS,FJ,VA Return flights from $1,630
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,630
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$1,651
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Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb$1,655
Dep. Sun 19 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$1,718
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$1,885
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,976
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$2,187
Dep. Wed 13 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,248
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$2,312
Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Mon 22 Feb$2,324
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 26 May$2,571
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Fri 21 Aug$2,588
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Fri 01 Jan$2,594
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$2,750
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$7,601
AS,FJ,JQ Return flights from $1,651
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$1,651
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Wed 27 May$1,794
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Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,795
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$1,873
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$1,890
Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb$1,939
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Wed 14 Oct$2,049
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$2,300
Dep. Wed 13 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,317
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$2,340
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 26 May$2,473
AS,FJ,QF Return flights from $1,682
Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Mon 22 Feb$1,682
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$1,819
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Dep. Wed 13 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,246
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,325
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Wed 19 Aug$2,380
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Fri 21 Aug$2,387
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Sun 13 Sep$2,387
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$2,395
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$2,403
Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb$2,438
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$2,493
Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$2,501
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$2,533
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Wed 03 Jun$2,607
Dep. Sun 19 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$2,645
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Wed 14 Oct$2,759
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$2,890
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 26 May$2,934
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$3,035
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Fri 01 Jan$3,615
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Wed 03 Jun$6,813
FJ Return flights from $1,711
Dep. Wed 13 MayRet. Wed 27 May$1,711
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Sun 13 Sep$1,722
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Dep. Fri 11 SepRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,733
Dep. Wed 20 JanRet. Mon 08 Feb$1,733
Dep. Mon 08 FebRet. Mon 22 Feb$1,734
Dep. Sun 01 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov$1,734
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$1,734
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$1,802
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Wed 27 May$1,817
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$2,409
Dep. Sun 19 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$2,412
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$2,509
Dep. Wed 23 DecRet. Fri 01 Jan$2,986
AS,F9,FJ Return flights from $1,717
Dep. Wed 13 MayRet. Wed 27 May$1,717
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$1,718
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Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Wed 27 May$1,800
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,987
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$2,174
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$2,212
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$2,305
FJ,JQ,VA Return flights from $1,832
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$1,832
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$2,064
F9,FJ,JQ,QF Return flights from $1,852
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$1,852
Dep. Wed 29 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$1,967
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Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Wed 19 Aug$1,969
Dep. Wed 13 MayRet. Wed 27 May$2,235
Dep. Fri 22 MayRet. Wed 03 Jun$2,333
Dep. Fri 01 MayRet. Wed 03 Jun$2,348
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$2,357
Dep. Sat 18 JulRet. Sat 08 Aug$2,577
Dep. Tue 05 MayRet. Tue 19 May$2,856
F9,FJ,QF,VA Return flights from $1,852
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$1,852
Dep. Mon 27 JulRet. Wed 19 Aug$2,224
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Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Wed 05 Aug$2,324
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$2,808
AS,F9,FJ,VA Return flights from $1,854
Dep. Wed 02 SepRet. Wed 16 Sep$1,854
Dep. Fri 10 JulRet. Fri 24 Jul$2,042

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Cheapest Melbourne to San Francisco Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Melbourne to San Francisco return airfares.

December 2025
$1,502
January 2026
$2,031
February 2026
$1,219
March 2026
$1,229
April 2026
$1,157
May 2026
$1,142
June 2026
$1,145
July 2026
$2,670
August 2026
$1,137
September 2026
$1,219

Average Melbourne to San Francisco Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to San Francisco return airfares.

December 2025
$4,614
January 2026
$4,531
February 2026
$2,886
March 2026
$2,875
April 2026
$3,236
May 2026
$2,914
June 2026
$3,390
July 2026
$3,169
August 2026
$2,888
September 2026
$3,028

Did you know...

  • Melbourne is 18 hours earlier than San Francisco. For a couple of days after the trip you will most likely experience jetlag.
  • The distance between Melbourne and San Francisco is 12,652 km.
  • 14 hours and 10 minutes is the quickest one-way flight between Melbourne and San Francisco
  • The IATA airport code for San Francisco is SFO and for Melbourne it is MEL.

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco from Melbourne?

Currently, April/2026 is the lowest-price month to fly from Melbourne to San Francisco.

What airlines fly non-stop to San Francisco from Melbourne?

United fly direct between Melbourne and San Francisco.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Melbourne to San Francisco?

Air New Zealand is the cheapest airline that flies to San Francisco from Melbourne.

What is the best airline to fly to San Francisco from Melbourne?

Qatar Airways is the best airline to fly to San Francisco from Melbourne. United is the best if you want non-stop flights.

How to get from Melbourne to San Francisco
Melbourne (MEL)
 to 
Los Angeles (LAX)
14h 30m
Layover - 1h 30m
Los Angeles (LAX)
 to 
San Francisco (SFO)
1h 25m

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