Cheap flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco from $525

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of October, then flying in March is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $852.

The cheapest day to depart from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $1,190. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Sunday, with ticket prices averaging around $1,479.

Our data shows that the cheapest Melbourne Airport to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times at noon. Our users have found flights to San Francisco at noon for as low as $1,265. Flights in the morning are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $1,306.

Fly from Melbourne to San Francisco for the best Melbourne - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from Melbourne Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $1,010 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from Melbourne Airport for as low as $836 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Melbourne to San Francisco 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 54% on your flight if you consider stops on a Melbourne Airport to San Francisco flight.

As of March 2026, prices for Melbourne Airport to San Francisco flights are approximately 35% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Vietnam Airlines and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Melbourne to San Francisco

United Airlines, Fiji Airways and Virgin Australia are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from Melbourne Airport according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 47% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Melbourne and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 169 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.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Tuesday 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 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Los Angeles (LAX) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Auckland (AKL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $784.

Flights connecting via Auckland (AKL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 17h 45m.

Auckland (AKL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 30m.

4 flights are operational daily from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco as of March 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 12:00PM, with 100% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

As of March 2026, there are 28 flights per week flying from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.