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$537 Find Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Los Angeles to Christchurch departing on 9/23. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip
$809
Typical prices: $1,584-$1,139
Qantas Airways
Wed 6/24Wed 7/8
LAX - CHC • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$537
Typical prices: $375-$786
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Wed 9/23
LAX - CHC • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $809 (round-trip)
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There are currently no direct flights between Los Angeles and Christchurch. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $1,057 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 16h 26m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 35% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch (LAX-CHC)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch 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 Los Angeles to Christchurch

Wed, Jun 24 - Wed, Jul 8
Qantas Airways Logo
11:30 pm - 3:25 pm
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CHC
20h 55m
1 stop
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3:45 pm - 5:05 pm
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LAX
20h 20m
1 stop
$809Qantas Airways
Wed, May 27 - Wed, Aug 12
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9:30 pm - 2:25 pm
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CHC
21h 55m
1 stop
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6:20 am - 7:05 am
CHC
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LAX
19h 45m
1 stop
$810Qantas Airways
Sun, Aug 23 - Sat, Aug 29
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10:10 pm - 2:25 pm
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CHC
21h 15m
1 stop
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3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
CHC
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LAX
19h 45m
1 stop
$820Qantas Airways
Thu, Jul 30 - Tue, Aug 25
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11:30 pm - 3:25 pm
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CHC
20h 55m
1 stop
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6:20 am - 7:05 am
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LAX
19h 45m
1 stop
$844Qantas Airways
Thu, Jul 30 - Thu, Aug 13
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11:55 pm - 12:05 pm
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CHC
17h 10m
1 stop
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1:05 pm - 1:05 pm
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LAX
19h 00m
1 stop
$845Fiji Airways
Thu, Jul 30 - Thu, Aug 13
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11:55 pm - 12:05 pm
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CHC
17h 10m
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1:05 pm - 1:05 pm
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LAX
19h 00m
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$846Fiji Airways
Wed, Aug 12 - Sat, Aug 22
Qantas Airways Logo
11:30 pm - 5:35 pm
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CHC
23h 05m
2 stops
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6:00 am - 2:30 pm
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LAX
27h 30m
1 stop
$847Qantas Airways
Sat, May 9 - Sat, May 16
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11:55 pm - 12:05 pm
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CHC
17h 10m
1 stop
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1:05 pm - 1:05 pm
CHC
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LAX
19h 00m
1 stop
$868Fiji Airways
Thu, Jul 30 - Tue, Aug 25
Qantas Airways Logo
11:30 pm - 3:25 pm
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CHC
20h 55m
1 stop
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10:30 am - 4:30 pm
CHC
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LAX
25h 00m
2 stops
$877Qantas Airways
Tue, May 19 - Tue, May 26
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11:30 pm - 12:20 am
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CHC
29h 50m
1 stop
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9:40 am - 2:30 pm
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LAX
23h 50m
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$887Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Los Angeles to Christchurch flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Los Angeles to Christchurch?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Los Angeles to Christchurch departing in June.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Christchurch?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch, 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 Los Angeles to Christchurch is May, where tickets cost $832 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,432 and $1,403 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Los Angeles to Christchurch?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch, 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 Los Angeles to Christchurch, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 35% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$537
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 28% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 25% increase in price.
Flight from Los Angeles to Christchurch

When to book flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Los Angeles to Christchurch based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch

  • Can I check two bags with Air New Zealand from Los Angeles to Christchurch?

    Consider traveling with Air New Zealand from Los Angeles to Christchurch to enjoy their baggage allowance services. There is a limit of three luggage total per traveler. Prepaid bags are typically far more cost-effective than paying excess baggage fees at the airport. The maximum allowed weight for checked luggage is 50 lbs.

  • Can I take my pet on a Qantas flight from Los Angeles to Christchurch?

    Qantas Airways places a premium on the well-being of dogs and makes special arrangements to guarantee that they travel with the utmost security, comfort, and efficiency. Domesticated fish, turtles, hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs, cats, and dogs can all fly in the cabin without incident. If you require assistance, a service dog can be placed on hold.

  • How do I get from downtown LA to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)?

    There are many options for passengers to get from downtown to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). LAX may be reached in about 30 minutes via taxi or private shuttle, both readily available around the clock in Downtown LA. The quickest and cheapest method to get to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from Downtown Los Angeles takes about 20 minutes and costs approximately $3.

  • Are there cities I can travel to after landing at Christchurch International Airport (CHC)?

    Christchurch International Airport (CHC) is surrounded by several cities and towns. These include Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island, and Riccarton, Burnside, Hornby, Papanui, and Belfast. Each of these areas offers its own unique attractions, amenities, and residential or commercial opportunities.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Los Angeles to Christchurch?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Los Angeles to Christchurch was $537 for a one-way ticket and $809 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Los Angeles and Christchurch?

    A passport is required to fly from Los Angeles to Christchurch.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Los Angeles to Christchurch?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Los Angeles and Christchurch, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Christchurch from Los Angeles?

    Auckland is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Los Angeles to Christchurch.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch, Fiji Airways or Air New Zealand?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch are Fiji Airways and Air New Zealand. With an average price for the route of $753 and an overall rating of 8.1, Fiji Airways is the most popular choice. Air New Zealand is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,187 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Los Angeles to Christchurch?

    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 Los Angeles to Christchurch.

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

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

    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 Christchurch with an airline and back to Los Angeles with another airline. Booking your flights between Los Angeles and CHC 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 Los Angeles to Christchurch?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Los Angeles to Christchurch

  • If you fly with children from Los Angeles to Christchurch, consider flying with Fiji Airways. Flying with young children on Fiji Airways allows you and any other passengers in your booking to choose complimentary, advanced standard seats. That way, everybody can sit together and start the holiday bonding early. Priority boarding will be provided for those traveling with newborns, giving them extra time to settle in before takeoff.
  • When traveling with your pet, you can rest assured that they will receive the utmost care and attention thanks to Emirates Pets Services. When traveling with Emirates, you can bring as many pets as you like in the cabin or as checked luggage. You can add extra to the price of your ticket to cover the cost of transporting your dog, cat, falcon, or pet bird as cargo.
  • If you have a confirmed reservation on a flight departing from Los Angeles to Christchurch and you're aware of how lengthy the flight will be, upgrading to first class is highly recommended. Many airlines on this route, including Fiji, will let you know if upgrading to first class can save you money and if the First Class amenities are available.
  • To promote inclusion for limited mobility passengers from Los Angeles to Christchurch, ANA Airlines provides assistance services at the airport grounds and in the cabins. They will also assist you in navigating the terminal to your connecting aircraft. Wheelchairs and similar adaptive equipment for the personal use of disabled passengers are accepted free of charge and do not count toward the free Baggage allowance when checked in as checked luggage.
  • Eva Air, one of the airlines that fly from Los Angeles to Christchurch, is aware of the environmental impact of carbon emissions and is therefore working hard to minimize them. The continued investment in the 787 by EVA Air will allow the airline to significantly decrease carbon emissions and expand its fleet sustainably. They promise to continue to take advantage of the 787 fleet's unparalleled economy and efficiency for many years to come since it forms the basis of our carbon-neutral growth strategy.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Los Angeles to Christchurch

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Los Angeles to Christchurch. 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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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 240 reviews
8.1Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
7.5Food
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I thought Fiji and Fiji Airways was great. Looking forward to the next trip. Baggage claim at the end went to sh...t

8.0 ExcellentJoseph, Apr 2026
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I thought Fiji and Fiji Airways was great. Looking forward to the next trip. Baggage claim at the end went to sh...t

Fiji Airways always goes above and beyond. If anything I'd say the food was less enjoyable than in the past. But that in no way lessened the experience with the cabin crew or the excellent attentiveness and service they provided throughout the entire trip!

Left on time , arrived on time. Staff was awesome!!!!! Great flight!!!!

Great food, wonderful staff made a long flight seem short

Everything was great . Arrived on time was smooth plane was clean. Crew/Staff was friendly and helpful.

Everything from the staff to the comfort of business class was excellent. This is one of my new favorite airlines.

Ticketing said dinner for the almost 14 hour flight and we were delayed an hour. However, onboard we were only served a sluce if pizza bread and a cookie. Not at all dinner and insufficient for a long international flight. Breakfast was good.

We have had an absolutely horrific experience so far getting home from Australia on a $18,000 + flight we booked with you. The flight did not deplane in Dallas because there was no available gate or staircase. We sat in the plane for 3 hours waiting to deplane. As a result we missed our connecting flight to New York. American Airlines put us up in a hotel several miles away. We waited 45 minutes for a shuttle and The shuttle driver was horribly rude and unhelpful. They offered us $70 vouchers for food but actually there was no food left when we arrived minus some chicken nuggets and corn dogs. It was awful. Horrible way to end a vacation. There has to be accountability here.

A bit cramped in economy and the people in front wouldn’t put their seats up during meal service, crew did not help with that and I felt they could have done more about it.

The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

Great airline service by the staff. I highly recommend it

Boarded on time, smooth flight and "gentle" landing in Palmerston North. Ahead of time due to a tailwind

My experience with Underpricer was not great. The representative assigned to me did not tell me beforehand that selecting seats, which i could not do through ANZ, WOULD ADD SIGNIFICANT cost to my ticket (all flight segments were reg economy seats. The seat selections for the ticket, MCI-AKL, AKL-PER, PER-MCI, cost $284 USD. I WAS NOT TOLD AHEAD OF SELECTING SEATS chosen by the rep OF THE COSTS and never received an itemized invoice of the seat selections.). The costs of seat selection, an option solicited as a service, with no mention of costs, should have been disclosed to me prior to seat selection and certaily should have been itemized. For all I know, the $284 was not referred from the airline but made up and taken directly by Underpricer. Next, when i checked in, united couldnt find my ticket. This is probably why i didnt get a seat selection on that flight and couldnt check in online, despite Underpricer prompts to do so a week before departure, or at the kiosk at the airport. I had to wait for special help at the counter, then was told that because the flight segment, MCI-IAH, operated by United Airlines via the ANZ. ticket, had changed schedule slightly since I BOOKED MY FLIGHT, the MCI-IAH segment had been decoupled from the rest of the ticket because the IAH layover was now 12.5 hrs AND DID NOT QUALIFY AS A THROUGH FLIGHT TO AKL.. This meant my checked bag could not be checked through to AKL and id have to pick it up at IAH, THEN WAIT MOST OF the long layover WITH the large checked bag until ANZ counter in IAH OPENED for checkING just prior to the flight. Apparently, although underpricer had notified me of schedule changes, they did not update the ANZ TICKET, leading to this problem. Finallly, although I RECHECKED TH BAG IN At IAH 3.5-4 hours before the scheduled departure and the IAH-AKL segment was a direct flight, ANZ LOST MY bag and it took 4 days to find it and get it to me. Not fun.

Appreciated the ability to get an earlier flight home after flying in from in from Japan. No problem with boarding or crew service. The limited choice of snacks, compared to previous years. Aircraft seats seem to be getting harder and more uncomfortable all the time. Overall, happy to be home

Both my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our return home from Tokyo to Auckland and onwards to Palmerston North. We would recommend using the Premier Business class for long-haul travel, any day. Well worth the extra cost. Cabin staff were exceptional, Thank you

The Air New Zealand product is terrible, it's as expensive as a Jetstar ticket with add ons but with surely staff and old aircraft.

Great service. Food could be improved but overall a very good airline

Wonderful trip. Everyone from checking in to the gate to the flight itself was amazing - kind, helpful, and has a beautiful smile.

This flight was the second leg of a trip that began in Auckland, New Zealand. I was unable to find a way to select seats in advance. The boarding passes we were given in Auckland did not have seat assignments for the second flight. There was no way to check on it until personnel showed up at the gate in Los Angeles, immediately before boarding time. The flight was overbooked by one, and since I was traveling with my sister, we needed two seats. We waited in considerable anxiety for everyone else to board and when one person did not show up, we had to take whatever was left. At least we finally got on the flight although we were the very last to board. We were not able to sit together, of course.

The seats are feeling very hard to sit on. All the padding is flat, like sitting on a park bench for over an hour

Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists

PREMIUM ECONOMY - excellent !Brilliant new plane. Excellent tv catalogue. Good food. Good communication and service from all friend Australian crew. Good communication from captain. Best travel experience in years.

I couldn't hear all of the announcements. It was nice when they put them on the screen.

On the Qantas flight, I could barely hear some of the announcements. It was better when I could read them on the screen.

Our boarding and flight was very good. However when we landed and pulled in to the gate it took 55 minutes for the jet bridge to be positioned next to the aircraft. That caused us to miss our ground transportation and it caused us unnecessary last minute transit planning and expense. Our flight was AA1733 on March 17, 2026

I liked boarding the plane. The staff were rude, the food was appalling and the chairs the most uncomfortable I have ever experienced

Flight arrived late with no one to help over 30 people rebook. I slept at the airport.

I'd like to see AA's flight safety record clearly and prominently posted online.

It was a good flight and no complaints. It just wasn't anything that was better than any other flight.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

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