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Find cheap flights from San Diego to Auckland from $1,036

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Cheap flight deals from San Diego to Auckland (SAN-AKL)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego to Auckland 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.
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4:26 pm - 10:40 pmSAN-AKL
35h 14m3 stops
4:55 pm - 9:20 amAKL-SAN
35h 25m3 stops
$1,036
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Fri, Jun 7 - Fri, Jun 14
6:00 pm - 8:55 amSAN-AKL
17h 55m1 stop
2:50 pm - 10:09 amAKL-SAN
16h 19m1 stop
$1,057Delta
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Mon, Nov 4 - Tue, Nov 19
5:00 pm - 3:05 pmSAN-AKL
27h 05m2 stops
6:00 am - 9:52 pmAKL-SAN
34h 52m2 stops
$1,246Air Canada
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Fri, Aug 16 - Wed, Aug 21
6:46 pm - 7:10 amSAN-AKL
17h 24m1 stop
11:40 am - 2:59 pmAKL-SAN
47h 19m2 stops
$1,280United Airlines
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Thu, Sep 26 - Wed, Oct 2
11:01 am - 3:05 pmSAN-AKL
33h 04m2 stops
7:00 am - 12:19 pmAKL-SAN
24h 19m2 stops
$1,403United Airlines
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Fri, Jun 7 - Fri, Jun 14
5:00 pm - 3:05 pmSAN-AKL
27h 05m2 stops
6:35 am - 9:52 pmAKL-SAN
34h 17m2 stops
$1,764Air Canada
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Tue, Jul 16 - Mon, Jul 22
11:01 am - 6:00 amSAN-AKL
22h 59m1 stop
4:40 pm - 5:49 pmAKL-SAN
22h 09m1 stop
$6,703Air New Zealand
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Sat, Oct 26 - Sat, Nov 9
4:10 pm - 6:00 amSAN-AKL
17h 50m1 stop
7:45 pm - 5:49 pmAKL-SAN
19h 04m1 stop
$7,520Air New Zealand
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Fri, Oct 25 - Fri, Nov 8
10:55 pm - 8:25 amSAN-AKL
37h 30m2 stops
1:20 pm - 11:18 amAKL-SAN
18h 58m1 stop
$7,593American Airlines
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Sun, Oct 27 - Thu, Nov 7
10:55 pm - 8:25 amSAN-AKL
37h 30m2 stops
1:20 pm - 8:14 amAKL-SAN
39h 54m1 stop
$7,635American Airlines
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Sun, Oct 27 - Wed, Nov 6

Flights from San Diego to Auckland - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to Auckland?

The average price of all flights from San Diego to Auckland clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Auckland on a Friday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to San Diego, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Auckland?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from San Diego to Auckland, 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 San Diego to Auckland is January, where tickets cost $1,021 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets is $2,139 and $1,751 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Diego to Auckland?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San Diego to Auckland, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San Diego to Auckland, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

April

High season

January

Cheapest flight

$1,036
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 14% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 27% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Diego to Auckland

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Auckland based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Auckland

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Auckland?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Auckland was $1,036 for a round-trip ticket.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Diego and Auckland?

    A passport is required to fly from San Diego to Auckland.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Diego to Auckland?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Auckland?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between San Diego and Auckland, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Auckland, Air New Zealand or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Auckland are Air New Zealand and Delta. With an average price for the route of $1,569 and an overall rating of 8.2, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,113 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego to Auckland?

    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 San Diego to Auckland.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Diego to Auckland?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Auckland with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and AKL can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 to Auckland from San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from San Diego to Auckland

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Auckland. 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.
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8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 632 reviews
7.9Entertainment
8.8Crew
8.1Comfort
7.6Food
8.4Boarding
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

8.0 ExcellentMichelle, Apr 2024NPL - AKL
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

There was a snafu with confirming seats at check which left us in limbo for the second leg of our trip. I believe the ANZ app is not well integrated with the systems at the terminal resulting in this disconcerting error.

The pilot tried to make up for lost time due to delays that were out of her control. She communicated the issues openly and clearly and made every effort to do what she could to alleviate issues.

Flight attendants are always pleasant and helpful. Pilot kept us updated.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Horrible - they lied to me about baggage & boarding, even though I specifically spoke to their agents the day before my flight about my issue. When I showed up they did not let me board and stranded me at my airport until I bought a new flight with money I did not have to spend.

Not sure why JAL partnered with American Airlines because their service is no where near similar. Flight attendants were not friendly and didn’t smile. Food was horrible…

The experience was great and much better than the flight going out. of course I was in first class but the service was excellent

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

Food options were limited which is absolutely embarrassing for a Flight of this size The staff did not come around as much and I am not accustomed to such poor service from American Airlines Drinks I believe were limited to soda and water

Crew were attentive and friendly. Flight was smooth and early! I enjoyed the less crowded plane. Thank you!

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

No meal on a cross country flight? SFO-MiA is pretty much the definition of a coast to coast flight. No meal provided. Sky high wi-fi rates too. Stop nickel and diming your customers.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

You cancelled my flight by email then made it very difficult to get in contact with you. Then put me in a flight with a long layover in Mexico returning to the wrong airport in uk. Mind blowing my stressful. I missed see my grand dad because of you.

My experience was pretty frustrating because the first leg of my flight on United (though booked through Air Canada) was delayed causing me to miss my connecting flight on Air Canada. This could have been an easy solve as there was a direct flight later that morning via Air Canada that they easily could have put me on which would have only gotten me to my destination 2 1/2 hours later but because United and Air Canada don’t seem to have good communication they gave me the run around both telling me to talk with the other which I did three times to no avail. I ended up taking the delayed flight and getting on a new connecting flight which ended up getting me to my destination 6 hours later and I missed the event I was planning to go to this evening.

Everything went smoothly and as expected. We were on time and one flight arrived early.

This is not a Business Class equipped airplane and even the crew apologize before take over BUT BUT Air Canada charged full business class fare

Very good other than we have to wait for one crew and we’re delayed and the pilot and his co- pilot has to make a difference to be right on time arrival. Disappointed about no food service also.

Due to a strike taking place with the airline, it negatively impacted my flight in multiple ways. My flight was delayed over 2 hours and the food served was mediocre at best.

Cabin crew were great. Seats are criminal for tall people

Flight was delayed 1.5 hrs due to problem with a previous flight to mine; I was informed appropriately via Text & Email, however, website did not keep up with messages sent by nearly an hour. When checking-in warm & friendly reception at check-in desk until female Air Canada Rep noticed my flight number and instantly pivoted to a condescending & sarcastic comments about getting my bag checked in since I’m running so late; then tone instantly changed again few minutes later when she muttered, “Oh, they’ve delayed it” another sign systems & worse front line staff, not fully informed or simply not reading their flight status updates. Flight crew were very friendly & did a great job trying to make up lost time due to the delay.

The fact that I got to Toronto alive and well and safe is a huge plus. I thank the captain and crew for a safe flight The comfort of the aircraft leaves much to be desired. Human beings should not have to be that cramped and squashed on a flight that we pay a lot for and even have to pay for lousy food choices The cabin crew were pleasant and helpful Kudos to them as the flight was packed to capacity and there was a lot of work for them in a short space of time All in all a good experience, but too cramped

We had a good flight, service was good and lots of leg room. Service was good and the staff were friendly.

United force you to download their App to do the check-in.

San Diego - Auckland Flights

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