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)MEL - SFO
17h 42m$492–1,125Fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)MEL - LAX
18h 8m$363–1,326Fly to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)MEL - SAN
20h 4m$714–3,517Fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)MEL - SMF
20h 20m$564–2,116Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MEL - SJC
19h 59m$568–2,118Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)MEL - FAT
22h 25m$513–2,013Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)MEL - BUR
22h 13m$477–1,719Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)MEL - OAK
19h 45m$515–2,018
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 $360 - $1,400 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to California is to fly which takes 17h 42m and costs $490 - $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 19h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:23 AM in Melbourne and 1:23 PM in California.
There are 2772+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and California, USA?
United Airlines, Qantas, 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
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- 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 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–4,400
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