There are 8 ways to get from Melbourne to California by plane
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MEL - SFO
17h 42m$410–1,233Fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MEL - LAX
17h 42m$357–1,133Fly to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MEL - SAN
20h 57m$1,022–4,225Fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MEL - SMF
19h 21m$722–2,524Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MEL - SJC
19h 47m$776–2,826Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MEL - FAT
21h 51m$621–2,321Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MEL - BUR
22h 12m$526–1,930Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MEL - OAK
20h 50m$623–2,326
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to California is to fly which costs $350 - $1,200 and takes 17h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to California is to fly which takes 17h 42m and costs $350 - $1,200.
The distance between Melbourne and California is 7944 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 42m to get from Melbourne to California, including transfers.
California is 18h behind Melbourne. It is currently 6:20 PM in Melbourne and 12:20 AM in California.
There are 3396+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and California, USA?
United Airlines, Fiji Airways, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
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