There are 8 ways to get from Brisbane to California by plane or bus
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Fly to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BNE - LAX
16h 8m$349–1,130Fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BNE - SFO
16h 18m$372–1,130Fly to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BNE - SAN
18h 44m$1,214–8,022Fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BNE - SMF
18h 47m$664–2,521Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BNE - SJC
18h 40m$718–2,723Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane BNE - FAT
19h 9m$563–2,218Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BNE - OAK
19h 37m$615–2,323Fly to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane BNE - SBA
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CAbus
23h 21m$479–1,615
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to California is to fly which costs $370 - $1,200 and takes 16h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to California is to fly which takes 16h 8m and costs $340 - $1,200.
The distance between Brisbane and California is 7233 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 8m to get from Brisbane to California, including transfers.
California is 17h behind Brisbane. It is currently 5:30 AM in Brisbane and 12:30 PM in California.
There are 2574+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and California, USA?
Qantas, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–3,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Diego International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–750
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Airport to Los Angeles Airport, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
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