Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles from $478

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport, with most prices found around $783. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport during March instead. Flights to Los Angeles in March, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $788.

Our data shows that Monday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $1,034. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Friday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Friday is $1,143.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the morning. Flights from Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $1,079. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $1,434 per ticket.

Fly from Melbourne to Los Angeles for the best Melbourne - 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 $855 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 $839 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 21% on your flight if you consider stops on a Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles flight.

As of September 2026, prices for Melbourne Airport to Los Angeles flights are approximately 34% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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

United Airlines, Qantas Airways and Fiji Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Melbourne Airport according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 31% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 4 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 27% 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 170 minutes.

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

Tuesday 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, Delta have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 20% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Nadi (NAN) was the most common stop: 64% 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 Nadi (NAN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 17h 02m.

Manila (MNL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 40m.

As of September 2026, 4 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 32 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Wed, with 34% of weekly flights leaving on this day.