$450 Find Cheap Flights from Christchurch to California

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Cheap Flights from Christchurch to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$774
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$936
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,238
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$774
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$936
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,238

Book Cheap Christchurch to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Christchurch 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Christchurch to California

Sat, Jan 24 - Thu, Feb 5
Fiji Airways Logo
2:20 pm - 11:50 amCHC-LAX
18h 30m1 stop
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10:45 pm - 1:10 pmLAX-CHC
17h 25m1 stop
$774Fiji Airways
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Sat, Jan 24 - Thu, Feb 5
Fiji Airways Logo
2:20 pm - 11:50 amCHC-LAX
18h 30m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
10:45 pm - 1:10 pmLAX-CHC
17h 25m1 stop
$821Fiji Airways
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Sat, Jan 24 - Thu, Feb 5
Air Canada Logo
6:10 am - 11:48 amCHC-LAX
26h 38m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
6:10 pm - 12:40 amLAX-CHC
33h 30m2 stops
$841Air Canada
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Sat, Jan 24 - Thu, Feb 5
Air Canada Logo
6:10 am - 11:48 amCHC-LAX
26h 38m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
6:10 pm - 12:40 amLAX-CHC
33h 30m2 stops
$842Air Canada
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Sat, Jan 24 - Thu, Feb 5
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2:20 pm - 11:50 amCHC-LAX
18h 30m1 stop
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10:45 pm - 5:35 pmLAX-CHC
21h 50m2 stops
Fri, Oct 10 - Fri, Oct 17
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10:00 am - 12:55 pmCHC-LAX
22h 55m2 stops
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11:55 pm - 1:05 pmLAX-CHC
17h 10m1 stop
Mon, Sep 15 - Mon, Sep 22
Qantas Airways Logo
6:00 am - 7:02 pmCHC-SFO
32h 02m2 stops
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7:45 pm - 11:59 pmSFO-CHC
33h 14m2 stops
$976Qantas Airways
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Fri, Nov 14 - Tue, Nov 18
Air New Zealand Logo
6:45 am - 10:40 amCHC-LAX
24h 55m1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
8:10 pm - 11:25 amLAX-CHC
18h 15m1 stop
$984Air New Zealand
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Fri, Nov 14 - Tue, Nov 18
Air New Zealand Logo
4:00 pm - 11:15 amCHC-LAX
16h 15m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
7:05 pm - 8:40 amLAX-CHC
16h 35m1 stop
$986Air New Zealand
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Tue, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 18
Qantas Airways Logo
4:35 pm - 4:55 pmCHC-SFO
20h 20m1 stop
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8:15 pm - 3:25 pmSFO-CHC
22h 10m1 stop
$1,043Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Christchurch to California flights

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

What is the cheapest Christchurch 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 Christchurch to California.

The cheapest ticket to California from Christchurch found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $1,495 round-trip. The most popular route is from Christchurch (CHC) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,495.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Christchurch 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 Christchurch to California is February, when tickets cost $710 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,083 and $1,073 respectively.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Christchurch to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Christchurch to California, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Tuesday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to Christchurch, the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Friday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Christchurch 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 Christchurch 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 Christchurch to California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$450
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from Christchurch to San Francisco

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Christchurch 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 Christchurch to California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Christchurch to California 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 Christchurch to California?

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

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $949 on average. Morning departures are around 10% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,059.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Christchurch to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Christchurch 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.
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8.0
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 202 reviews
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.5Food
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
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They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

4.0 OkayChristopher, Jun 2025NAN - SYD
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They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

.very good and as I needed wheelchair assistance all staff excellent.. only suggestion is get rid of those plastic chairs hard to ride in and staff have trouble compared to others. Everything else very good experience. Will use Fiji Air again.

In-flight entertainment options could use a refresh, Consider a tie-up with Spotify for more current music and with IMDB or other service for newer selections/movie ratings.

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.

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

Not entirely positive. It’s frustrating that everything is done through the united app. One of our flight attendants on our trip from San Francisco to MSP continually had trouble hearing people so she flipped her hair into people’s faces

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

Two hours was not enough time to transition from the international to domestic terminal. You have to go through customs, a biological hazard check, gather your luggage, take a bus to the domestic terminal and recheck your luggage. The bus was slow and crowded and the lines to recheck your bags were very long. We missed our connecting flight. Initially, the Air New Zealand officials were not helpful at all in helping to get us on another flight. Told us we would have to buy another ticket for a flight 11 hours later. Found another agent that was more helpful. He helped arrange to get us on standby for another flight three hours later. Had to ride in jump seats next to the flight attendants, but at least we eventually got to out destination.

Full flight. Flight attendants were harried. Otherwise, fine for the typical cramped seating conditions in coach.

Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

The 10hr flight was a comfortable as it could be in row 57. The food was just very bad….bland and soggy!

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

Loved the staff. The economy seats could have been bigger.

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

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.

I liked the service, the menu, and the comfort of the seats! Even tho we were seated by the bathrooms, the reclining seats and movie selection was very good, my husband and I didn’t mind at all

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