Fly on Delta in early September from Los Angeles (LAX) to Melbourne (MEL) for only $685 round-trip.

Due to their Southern Hemisphere location, early September will be the end of their winter season. While it may still be a chilly, it is a great opportunity to visit Australia for a bargain basement rate.

Also, once in Melbourne you can hop on one of these three discount carriers, Jet Airways, Jet Star or Virgin Blue, to explore the rest of Australia, or even New Zealand and Singapore at cheap rates.

Delta Airlines is offering $661 fares from Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney, Australia (SYD) for late April through September travel.

The same rules apply for travel to Melbourne (MEL).

Travel from San Francisco (SFO) to Australia is little pricier, however we are seeing limited tickets to Sydney for below $700. SFO to MEL is up in the $800 range.