$476 Find Cheap Flights from California to Australia

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 California to Australia.

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

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 California to Australia with an airline and back with another airline.

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 California to Australia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Australia is Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD), with an average flight price of $1,188.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Australia is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as $1,515. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, when return prices are $1,972 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Australia is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $968 on average. Morning departures are around 23% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Australia is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,283.

The cheapest ticket to Australia from California found in the last 72 hours was to Melbourne Airport, at $642 return. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,027.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Australia is February, when tickets cost $1,297 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,142 and $1,820 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from California to Australia, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from California to Australia takes 22h 13m, covering a distance of 20226 km. The shortest route is San Francisco (SFO) to Brisbane (BNE) with an average flight time of 14h 05m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Sydney (48% of total searches to Australia). The next most popular destinations are Melbourne (28%) and Brisbane (13%). Searches for flights to Perth (3%), to Adelaide (2%), and to Cairns (2%) are also popular.