$445 Find Cheap Flights from Christchurch to California

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Best California Flight Deals from Christchurch

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,027
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$775
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,556
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,027
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$775
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops$1,556

Cheap Flights from Christchurch to California

 
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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Christchurch to California

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Christchurch to California.
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Fiji Airways Logo
1:05 pm - 1:50 pmCHC-SFO
19h 45m1 stop
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10:35 pm - 12:05 pmSFO-CHC
18h 30m1 stop
$775Fiji Airways
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Sun, Sep 7 - Fri, Sep 12
Qantas Airways Logo
6:00 am - 2:25 pmCHC-LAX
27h 25m1 stop
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9:50 pm - 2:45 pmLAX-CHC
21h 55m1 stop
$1,027Qantas Airways
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Tue, Jun 10 - Mon, Jun 30
Air New Zealand Logo
8:00 am - 1:20 pmCHC-LAX
24h 20m2 stops
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10:10 pm - 4:25 pmLAX-CHC
23h 15m1 stop
$1,041Air New Zealand
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Sun, Jun 8 - Sun, Jun 15
Air New Zealand Logo
5:45 am - 1:20 pmCHC-LAX
26h 35m1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
9:10 pm - 4:25 pmLAX-CHC
24h 15m1 stop
$1,043Air New Zealand
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Sun, Jun 8 - Sun, Jun 15
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8:10 pm - 12:50 pmCHC-SFO
35h 40m1 stop
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10:35 pm - 7:50 amSFO-CHC
38h 15m2 stops
$1,115
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Sun, Sep 7 - Fri, Sep 12
United Airlines Logo
5:00 pm - 6:55 amCHC-SFO
32h 55m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:25 pm - 10:25 amSFO-CHC
40h 00m2 stops
$1,128United Airlines
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Sun, Sep 7 - Wed, Sep 10
United Airlines Logo
6:10 am - 8:10 amCHC-SFO
21h 00m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:20 pm - 10:25 amSFO-CHC
40h 05m2 stops
$1,130United Airlines
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Fri, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 20
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:22 pmCHC-SFO
26h 22m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:42 pm - 11:59 pmSFO-CHC
33h 17m2 stops
$1,157American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 10
American Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 10:52 amCHC-SFO
37h 12m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
9:10 am - 11:59 pmSFO-CHC
43h 49m2 stops
$1,180American Airlines
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Sun, Jun 1 - Tue, Jun 10
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8:10 pm - 12:50 pmCHC-SFO
35h 40m1 stop
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7:46 pm - 12:55 pmSFO-CHC
46h 09m2 stops
$1,202
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Sun, Sep 7 - Thu, Sep 11
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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.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Christchurch to California?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $1,086 on average.

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 $706 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,114 and $1,112 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. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonMay
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$445
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 11% increase in price.
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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.

Top 4 airlines serving from Christchurch to California

 
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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 190 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.5Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Comfort
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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.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025NAN - SFO
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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.

Business class Seats on the A350 from Nan to YVR were wonderful. The flight crew was okay but could do with better training. Toilets were clean but ran out of paper towels towards the end of the flight. The food/menu and the wine offered really needs considerable improvement. Dinner options were either Bolani, a beef sandwich (even this could be made much better), or paneer butter masala. Unfortunately, if you are not a fan of Fijian food, there isn’t much choice. Dessert was either turmeric ice cream or fruits but unfortunately, they were out of fruit! So the only option was turmeric ice cream. I’m not certain how many passengers like turmeric but I am not one of them. They need to cater to a more diverse group of people. Perhaps they need a new chef? The movies& tv shows were mostly older so I didn’t find that interesting either. It was however, fun to view the plane’s exterior cameras as we take off and land. The best thing about this flight are the business class seats.

Comfortable as one can get in Economy, food was very good, staff were super friendly & efficient.

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!

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

It was good for a short domestic flight. As no food ar entertainment provided, there should be a n/a rating available for those.

USB charging ports did not work on any of Air New Zealand flights

Economy was much nicer on the Air New Zealand planes.

At Coolangatta International it is difficult to hear voice boarding announcements when away from screen announcements.

Flew premium economy, well worth the extra. Much better seat size & space. Meals & snacks were lovely. Crew really pleasant. Internet is not great, not really useful for anything. Couldn't even send messages.

Everything was fine. Wish the wifi was free and included in the ticket price.

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

Very good as always, stand out airline. The passengers whom choose to stuff baggage that otherwise should be checked-in is a real bother but that's not the airlines doing. A real frustration that passengers just don't want to check-in luggage. This is a pet hate unfortunately.

Complaint is with American Airlines which delayed our flight from salt lake to Dallas reaulting in us missing our connection to Brisbane. Had to spend 24 hours in Dallas to wait for the next flight. Awful experience and ruined my wife’s birthday.

I disliked the fact that they forced people to put up their seats during meal service

American Airlines was their usual junk service — but at least it got us down to LA. I was more irritated that while they codeshare with Alaska Airlines in Seattle, they could not out our flight on one of these, opting for one of the small SkyWest operated American Eagle flights — and causing a 14 hour layover. Which I accepted due to a $2000 difference in airfare — that said it was irritating for a flight that usually would have cost around $100 extra, if that.

same as previous comments. i hate being on a plane that long. no problems w/anything else.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Wonderful and fast TSA checkpoint. The line was fast and our gate was close by

The gate was too far away for the connecting flight

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

We tried to upgrade to economy premium but were told this was not possible as we had booked through United Airlines (and Air Canada was operating the flight). This seemed silly given there was ample space in economy premium. Additionally, we had to wait almost 1.5 hours upon arrival to taxi to the gate. Otherwise, the crew were very pleasant and passengers were friendly.

headphone jack didnt work for the first flight and not much variety

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

For the most part united was a good experience, how ever when they came by with the snacks and water, they completely passed by my wife and I. As we were in separate rows. On a 5 hr flight we were not offered water

Fantastic crew. Flight was delayed at last minute but we were given updates every 20 minutes and the crew was so friendly and considerate. I miss the touch screens on the back of the seats, wish they would bring that back though.

Beijing PEK to SFO. I had an economy seat on this flight. The seat comfort was acceptable. My main complaint is with the FA’s lack of personality and absence from servicing the plane, specifically restroom care (I wish I could share a pic of the restroom that I captured) and care of travelers—drink cart/availability of drinks. I'm amazed at the level of service on other International travel where a passenger is most often appreciated.

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