$539 Find Cheap Flights from Brisbane to California

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Best California Flight Deals from Brisbane

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,077
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,087
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,742
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$1,758
Fresno
Fresno2 stops$2,942

Cheap Flight Deals from Brisbane to California (BNE-USCA)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Brisbane to California that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent return flight deals from Brisbane to California

Recommended return flight deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Brisbane to California.
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Fiji Airways Logo
11:35 - 12:55BNE-LAX
18h 20m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 10:25LAX-BNE
17h 30m1 stop
$1,077Fiji Airways
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Wed, 4 Jun - Sun, 8 Jun
Fiji Airways Logo
11:40 - 12:55BNE-LAX
18h 15m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 10:35LAX-BNE
17h 40m1 stop
$1,084Fiji Airways
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Thu, 22 May - Mon, 26 May
Fiji Airways Logo
11:40 - 13:50BNE-SFO
19h 10m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
22:55 - 10:25SFO-BNE
18h 30m1 stop
$1,087Fiji Airways
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Thu, 22 May - Tue, 27 May
Air Canada Logo
10:20 - 17:41BNE-SFO
24h 21m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
07:10 - 07:05SFO-BNE
30h 55m1 stop
$1,722Air Canada
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Tue, 7 Oct - Tue, 14 Oct
Air Canada Logo
10:00 - 17:41BNE-SFO
24h 41m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
08:37 - 07:05SFO-BNE
29h 28m2 stops
$1,797Air Canada
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Mon, 6 Oct - Tue, 14 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
20:05 - 20:00BNE-LAS
16h 55m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 05:25LAS-BNE
30h 25m1 stop
$2,070Qantas Airways
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Mon, 4 Aug - Mon, 11 Aug
United Airlines Logo
10:30 - 20:54BNE-ONT
27h 24m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
13:15 - 06:30ONT-BNE
48h 15m2 stops
$2,159United Airlines
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Tue, 12 Aug - Tue, 19 Aug
United Airlines Logo
10:30 - 17:26BNE-SNA
23h 56m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:00 - 06:30SNA-BNE
18h 30m1 stop
$2,159United Airlines
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Wed, 20 Aug - Mon, 8 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
20:45 - 09:16BNE-LAS
29h 31m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
17:22 - 05:25LAS-BNE
19h 03m1 stop
$2,328Qantas Airways
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Mon, 15 Sep - Fri, 10 Oct
Air New Zealand Logo
12:15 - 18:25BNE-SAN
23h 10m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
11:15 - 18:25SAN-BNE
38h 10m2 stops
$2,875Air New Zealand
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Mon, 9 Jun - Wed, 18 Jun

KAYAK's insights & trends for Brisbane to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Brisbane to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Brisbane to California flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Brisbane to California.
The cheapest ticket to California from Brisbane found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $984 return. The most popular route is from Brisbane (BNE) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,299.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Brisbane to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost $1,134 on average. Morning departures are around 8% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,301.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Brisbane to California?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at $4,462 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Brisbane to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Brisbane to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Brisbane to California is February, when tickets cost $1,152 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, when the average cost of return tickets is $2,126 and $1,634 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Brisbane to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Brisbane to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Brisbane to California, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from California, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Brisbane to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Brisbane to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below-average price on the flight from Brisbane to California, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

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Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

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Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (29% more expensive on average)
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Flights from Brisbane to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Brisbane to California 
Verified travelerFlew with Qantas AirwaysBNE-LAXOct 2024
Qantas is definitely the way to go!!! Great service and boarding process stress free. The website is extremely helpful for booking and very user friendly. Make sure you have all of your documents though. Honestly, I didn't need to worry about bringing extra snacks or entertainment despite the long flight. Maybe bring along an extra bottle of water if you tend to get thirsty.
Verified travelerFlew with Qantas AirwaysBNE-LAXOct 2024
Evening flight from Brisbane is great we had trouble sleeping on flight, but got to LA for a good nights rest the next day.

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Brisbane to California?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Brisbane to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Brisbane to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Brisbane to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Brisbane to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Brisbane to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Brisbane to California?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Brisbane to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Brisbane to the following destinations at these prices or less: San Francisco $1,312 one-way - $1,971 round-trip

Top 5 airlines serving from Brisbane to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Brisbane to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Brisbane to California? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 188 reviews
8.1Comfort
7.5Food
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.5Entertainment
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See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2024NAN - CHC
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See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

6 hour delay and they didnt try to make up any time during an over 10 hour flight

Very good; seat made ready for bed after meal, a plus since one airline covered the seat at the start.

Entertainment was not good. Seems like liquor should’ve been advertised only beer and wine was even though I saw others getting liquor didn’t realize I could. And the food to me could’ve been a little bit.

Food choices perhaps not the best. Only offered beer and wine, when it appeared other liquor was available. Entertainment wasn’t so good.

They charged me over a $1000 dollars to bring two surfboard bags as check baggage. Inappropriate and I would avoid flying sgain

The experience on Fiji Airways was absolutely amazing. Streamlined. All staff was amazing. Pleasant. Friendly. Extremely helpful.

Business class Seats on the A350 from Nan to YVR were wonderful. The flight crew was okay but could do with better training. Toilets were clean but ran out of paper towels towards the end of the flight. The food/menu and the wine offered really needs considerable improvement. Dinner options were either Bolani, a beef sandwich (even this could be made much better), or paneer butter masala. Unfortunately, if you are not a fan of Fijian food, there isn’t much choice. Dessert was either turmeric ice cream or fruits but unfortunately, they were out of fruit! So the only option was turmeric ice cream. I’m not certain how many passengers like turmeric but I am not one of them. They need to cater to a more diverse group of people. Perhaps they need a new chef? The movies& tv shows were mostly older so I didn’t find that interesting either. It was however, fun to view the plane’s exterior cameras as we take off and land. The best thing about this flight are the business class seats.

Comfortable as one can get in Economy, food was very good, staff were super friendly & efficient.

Really liked the plane and business class seat. Food was ok but could be better. Service was very good.

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

USB charging ports did not work on any of Air New Zealand flights

Economy was much nicer on the Air New Zealand planes.

At Coolangatta International it is difficult to hear voice boarding announcements when away from screen announcements.

Flew premium economy, well worth the extra. Much better seat size & space. Meals & snacks were lovely. Crew really pleasant. Internet is not great, not really useful for anything. Couldn't even send messages.

Everything was fine. Wish the wifi was free and included in the ticket price.

Nothing special short flight - all good - difference between 1 fudge and 2 fudge is obligation and thankfulness

Sitting in an aisle seat equals getting hit by food cart and spilled on multiple times Food: gross and minimalistic Crew: frumpy and kurt Sound on multiple entertainment platforms poor Not an earplug problem, system soundboard poor

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

Airport and crew experience was excellent. We had to queue for the runway - no one’s fault, but it did mean we were 30 minutes late leaving

Overall good experience with flight and airport wheelchair staff. Also got Indian food in the flights

Friendly staff, surprisingly good premium economy seats allowing good sleep/ snooze opportunity and very good menu.

Very good as always, stand out airline. The passengers whom choose to stuff baggage that otherwise should be checked-in is a real bother but that's not the airlines doing. A real frustration that passengers just don't want to check-in luggage. This is a pet hate unfortunately.

It’s a two prop flight so I had problems with my ears on re- entering ! But otherwise fine

I love flying with Qantas. There was no onscreen entertaining on this flight, and only a snack provided (not a meal) but still better than Jetstar or Virgin (in my opinion) so still happy.

Complaint is with American Airlines which delayed our flight from salt lake to Dallas reaulting in us missing our connection to Brisbane. Had to spend 24 hours in Dallas to wait for the next flight. Awful experience and ruined my wife’s birthday.

Wheelchair assistance to move through the terminals and to/from the plane door was excellent. No vegan snack on the flight, only something with salami and cheese in it.

The old Plane had not been cleaned properly in a long time.

Wonderful and fast TSA checkpoint. The line was fast and our gate was close by

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

We tried to upgrade to economy premium but were told this was not possible as we had booked through United Airlines (and Air Canada was operating the flight). This seemed silly given there was ample space in economy premium. Additionally, we had to wait almost 1.5 hours upon arrival to taxi to the gate. Otherwise, the crew were very pleasant and passengers were friendly.

headphone jack didnt work for the first flight and not much variety

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Beijing PEK to SFO. I had an economy seat on this flight. The seat comfort was acceptable. My main complaint is with the FA’s lack of personality and absence from servicing the plane, specifically restroom care (I wish I could share a pic of the restroom that I captured) and care of travelers—drink cart/availability of drinks. I'm amazed at the level of service on other International travel where a passenger is most often appreciated.

Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

Short flight so no food or entertainment. Good landing at SFO and on time. We were told no carryon luggage yet lots of people were puting bags in overhead compartments. The rules need to be made more clear. I was on the first leg of an international flight and this is the first time I could not have carryon luggage.

Comfortable seats and movies entertainment available. Better experience than the flight from Toronto to Denver.

Previous flight from Melbourne to Brisbane was late. I had 1 hr 40 min to get to the connecting flight. That was not enough time as I had to take a shuttle bus to change terminal. Then needed to get through security and customs. The airline was announcing my name to board at 9:10. The take off time was scheduled for 9:40 but I was again one of the last to board at about 9:20. Kayak needs to allow more time for these connections

Ensure prepaid food arrangements are appropriately understood by flight crew of who purchased and who did not

Mixed experienced. Nice staff. Spacious 787 better than cramped Airbus, though my seat was broken. The bad: Way overpriced ticket and charged for food despite 6 hr flight.

Good service was quite limited but that is due to short flight.

Terrible all around. Flight was late and airplane was very uncomfortable. The crew were unhelpful and hid in the back. Did zero work. No entertainment.

I booked and paid extra for exit door seats also pre paid for my luggage air Canada changed plains and I never got what I paid for and they made me pay for luggage again they also did this to my wife. They are the most unorganized company I have ever dealt with. I am sure I will never see the extra money I paid for the seats or the recharge for the luggage. They are subsidized by the taxpayers and don’t give a dam just a horrible way to do business

Overcharged by either United or Air Canada. Abuse of access to my credit/debit card.

Your crew was so so so wonderful Only thing sound be great if you kept some phone chargers and converters rest 👌👌👌👌

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