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$493–1,226Fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MEL - LAX
18h 8m$354–1,227Fly to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MEL - SAN
20h$665–2,318Fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MEL - SMF
20h 21m$715–2,417Fly 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 32m$819–2,719Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MEL - FAT
22h 25m$614–2,214Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MEL - BUR
22h 3m$509–1,723Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MEL - OAK
20h 45m$616–2,219
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 - $1,300 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to California is to fly which takes 17h 42m and costs $490 - $1,300.
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 7:18 AM in Melbourne and 12:18 PM 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
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
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 36m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
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 San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- 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
- $330–1,100
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 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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 and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- 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
- $340–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
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
- $330–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- 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
- $340–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
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