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FJ Return flights from $781
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$781
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$796
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Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$796
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$801
Dep. Sun 07 FebRet. Fri 26 Feb$801
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$803
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$803
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$803
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$803
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Wed 04 Nov$803
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 07 May$820
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 30 Apr$821
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 03 May$826
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 10 May$828
Dep. Wed 16 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$1,603
Dep. Fri 02 OctRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,604
Dep. Thu 10 DecRet. Sat 26 Dec$2,515
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$2,802
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Fri 21 Aug$3,666
AS,F9,FJ Return flights from $847
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$847
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$847
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$895
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Wed 04 Nov$1,148
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$1,208
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,218
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$1,236
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,244
Dep. Fri 02 OctRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,532
AS,FJ Return flights from $873
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$873
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$873
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$962
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$1,102
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Wed 04 Nov$1,112
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 30 Apr$1,134
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,135
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 10 May$1,137
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 03 May$1,137
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,145
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,146
Dep. Sun 07 FebRet. Fri 26 Feb$1,149
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 07 May$1,150
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,157
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$1,248
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Fri 21 Aug$1,293
Dep. Fri 02 OctRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,411
Dep. Thu 10 DecRet. Sat 26 Dec$1,831
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$2,137
FJ,PR Return flights from $876
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 03 May$876
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 07 May$902
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Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$925
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$959
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,017
Dep. Fri 02 OctRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,261
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Wed 04 Nov$1,279
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,297
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 10 May$1,319
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,329
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,379
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$1,391
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$1,432
Dep. Sun 07 FebRet. Fri 26 Feb$1,455
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 30 Apr$1,495
Dep. Wed 16 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$2,086
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$2,471
F9,FJ,PR Return flights from $984
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$984
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$990
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Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,081
FJ,VA Return flights from $985
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$985
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Wed 04 Nov$1,117
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Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,148
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 07 May$1,212
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 03 May$1,213
Dep. Sun 07 FebRet. Fri 26 Feb$1,217
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 30 Apr$1,219
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,228
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,242
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,242
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,290
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,297
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 10 May$1,360
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$1,366
Dep. Thu 10 DecRet. Sat 26 Dec$1,612
Dep. Fri 02 OctRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,637
Dep. Wed 16 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$1,769
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,917
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Fri 21 Aug$3,065
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$3,888
AS,F9,FJ,VA Return flights from $1,001
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Wed 04 Nov$1,001
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$1,302
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Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,355
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,409
Dep. Fri 02 OctRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,464
F9,FJ,VA Return flights from $1,008
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$1,008
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,241
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Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,241
AS,F9,FJ,JQ Return flights from $1,013
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Wed 04 Nov$1,013
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,234
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Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,267
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,283
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,310
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$1,329
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,349
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,403
AS,FJ,VA Return flights from $1,018
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Wed 04 Nov$1,018
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$1,050
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Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 30 Apr$1,065
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 07 May$1,066
Dep. Sun 07 FebRet. Fri 26 Feb$1,197
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,273
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,283
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,291
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 03 May$1,320
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$1,343
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,387
Dep. Thu 10 DecRet. Sat 26 Dec$1,464
Dep. Fri 02 OctRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,469
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 10 May$1,549
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$1,977
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$2,268
AS,FJ,PR Return flights from $1,019
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,019
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,055
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Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Fri 21 Aug$1,116
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,127
Dep. Sun 07 FebRet. Fri 26 Feb$1,151
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 07 May$1,153
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$1,318
AC Return flights from $1,030
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Wed 04 Nov$1,030
Dep. Sun 07 FebRet. Fri 26 Feb$1,121
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Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,299
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,306
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$1,343
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 03 May$1,354
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 10 May$1,354
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,392
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 30 Apr$1,449
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 07 May$1,453
Dep. Thu 10 DecRet. Sat 26 Dec$1,503
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,505
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,515
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,520
Dep. Thu 23 JulRet. Fri 21 Aug$1,573
Dep. Fri 02 OctRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,597
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,803
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$1,829
Dep. Wed 16 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$2,836
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$3,157
FJ,JQ Return flights from $1,030
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$1,030
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 03 May$1,201
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Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,218
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,236
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,237
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,352
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 30 Apr$1,390
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Fri 07 May$1,392
Dep. Sun 18 AprRet. Mon 10 May$1,392
Dep. Wed 21 OctRet. Wed 04 Nov$1,583
Dep. Thu 10 DecRet. Sat 26 Dec$1,625
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$2,108
Dep. Fri 11 DecRet. Fri 18 Dec$3,985
AS,F9,FJ,QF Return flights from $1,033
Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,033
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Wed 21 Oct$1,085
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Dep. Wed 07 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,087
Dep. Wed 26 AugRet. Wed 09 Sep$1,114
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,127
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct$1,158
Dep. Fri 09 OctRet. Sun 25 Oct$1,158
Dep. Fri 21 AugRet. Fri 04 Sep$1,233
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 02 Sep$1,302
Dep. Fri 02 OctRet. Fri 16 Oct$1,513
Dep. Thu 10 DecRet. Sat 26 Dec$1,726
AS,FJ,TR,ZG Return flights from $1,034
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Fri 11 Sep$1,034

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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to San Francisco

Return fares from Melbourne to San Francisco by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Aug 2026
$955
Sep 2026
$837
Oct 2026
$1,062
Nov 2026
$858
Jan 2027
$1,359
Feb 2027
$977
Mar 2027
$1,343

The cheapest month to fly to San Francisco is September 2026, with return fares from $837 — 38% cheaper than the most expensive month (January 2027, from $1,359).

When Should You Fly to San Francisco?

Based on the fares we've tracked, September is typically the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco, with return fares from $837. January is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $1,359 as school holidays and the Christmas peak push prices up.

Across the year, return fares to San Francisco average around $1,056. If you can travel in the off-peak months of September, November and August, you'll generally pay up to 21% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Melbourne to San Francisco Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Melbourne to San Francisco return airfares.

August 2026
$955
September 2026
$837
October 2026
$1,062
November 2026
$858
January 2027
$1,359
February 2027
$977
March 2027
$1,343

Average Melbourne to San Francisco Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to San Francisco return airfares.

August 2026
$1,941
September 2026
$1,871
October 2026
$1,769
November 2026
$1,769
December 2026
$2,662
January 2027
$2,046
February 2027
$1,782
March 2027
$1,787

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