Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles from $544

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport, with most prices found around $769. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport during August instead. Flights to Los Angeles in August, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $769.

Our data shows that Saturday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $988. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Tuesday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Tuesday is $1,216.

Fly from Melbourne to Los Angeles Los Angeles for the best Melbourne - Los Angeles Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $846 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport for as low as $795 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 40% on your flight if you consider stops on a Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles flight.

United Airlines and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to Los Angeles Los Angeles

Qantas Airways, United Airlines and Fiji Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport according to our data. Qantas Airways is the first choice among our users, with 38% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 30% of flights between Melbourne and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 164 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 30% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Auckland (AKL) was the most common stop: 38% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Nadi (NAN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $708.

Flights connecting via Sydney (SYD) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 16h 40m.

Tokyo (NRT) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 28m.

As of April 2026, 5 flights take off from Melbourne Airport and land in Los Angeles each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 9:00AM, with 100% of daily flights taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between Melbourne Airport and Los Angeles is 38 per week as of April 2026. The most frequent departure day is Wed, with 26% of weekly flights leaving on this day.