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Find cheap flights from Los Angeles to Queenstown from $842

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 Queenstown departing on 8/4. 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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Cheap flight deals from Los Angeles to Queenstown

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Queenstown 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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11:55 pm - 4:15 pmLAX-ZQN
21h 20m2 stops
4:50 pm - 12:55 pmZQN-LAX
39h 05m2 stops
Fri, Sep 13 - Sat, Sep 21
11:55 pm - 12:25 pmLAX-ZQN
41h 30m2 stops
1:00 pm - 12:55 pmZQN-LAX
18h 55m2 stops
Sat, Sep 7 - Sun, Sep 22
11:55 pm - 4:15 pmLAX-ZQN
21h 20m2 stops
9:40 am - 12:55 pmZQN-LAX
22h 15m2 stops
Sun, Aug 18 - Sat, Aug 24
10:00 pm - 3:50 pmLAX-ZQN
22h 50m2 stops
2:15 pm - 1:20 pmZQN-LAX
18h 05m1 stop
$1,288Air New Zealand
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Wed, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 25
10:00 pm - 9:50 amLAX-ZQN
16h 50m1 stop
3:05 pm - 1:20 pmZQN-LAX
17h 15m1 stop
$1,293Air New Zealand
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Wed, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 25
10:40 pm - 2:15 pmLAX-ZQN
20h 35m1 stop
3:05 pm - 5:53 pmZQN-LAX
45h 48m2 stops
$1,378United Airlines
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Mon, Aug 19 - Sun, Aug 25
11:45 pm - 2:30 pmLAX-ZQN
19h 45m1 stop
9:40 am - 6:30 pmZQN-LAX
27h 50m2 stops
$1,559Qantas Airways
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Mon, Aug 19 - Sat, Aug 24
11:45 pm - 2:30 pmLAX-ZQN
19h 45m1 stop
8:20 pm - 2:20 pmZQN-LAX
37h 00m1 stop
$1,636Qantas Airways
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Wed, Apr 17 - Sat, Apr 27
11:40 pm - 12:20 pmLAX-ZQN
41h 40m2 stops
3:15 pm - 12:50 pmZQN-LAX
40h 35m3 stops
$1,770Singapore Airlines
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Wed, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 25
11:40 pm - 12:20 pmLAX-ZQN
41h 40m2 stops
3:15 pm - 12:50 pmZQN-LAX
40h 35m3 stops
$1,846Singapore Airlines
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Thu, Sep 12 - Fri, Sep 20

Flights from Los Angeles to Queenstown - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Los Angeles to Queenstown, 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 Queenstown is October, where tickets cost $1,321 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is $2,518 and $2,226 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Los Angeles to Queenstown, 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 Los Angeles to Queenstown, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 31 days before departure.

How long does a flight from Los Angeles to Queenstown take?

This flight route requires at least one stop and takes a minimum of 16h 40m.

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Low season

June

High season

February

Cheapest flight

$842
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from Los Angeles to Queenstown

When to book flights from Los Angeles to Queenstown

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Los Angeles to Queenstown 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 Los Angeles to Queenstown

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Los Angeles to Queenstown was $842 for a one-way ticket and $920 for a round-trip.

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

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

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Los Angeles to Queenstown?

    Los Angeles airport is called Los Angeles and the only airport in Queenstown is Queenstown Intl.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Los Angeles to Queenstown are Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,497 and an overall rating of 8.2, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Qantas Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,487 and an overall rating of 7.7.

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

    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 Queenstown.

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

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

    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 Queenstown with an airline and back to Los Angeles with another airline. Booking your flights between Los Angeles and ZQN 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 Queenstown?

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

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Top 3 airlines serving from Los Angeles to Queenstown

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Los Angeles to Queenstown? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to KAYAK reviews.
8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 685 reviews
84boarding
81comfort
83overall
76food
79entertainment
88crew
Airline reviews

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

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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.

Just a hiccup being added to the NZ Traveller Declaration a bit late.

Boarding instructions on one leg of my journey were not well communicated at the gate (Melbourne to Auckland)

The only thing that was less than excellent was the food server at dinner. (I had the chicken.) It wasn't that it was poorly heated or in difficult-to-open containers; it was just that it had a very peculiar taste. And I use that to describe not just the main course but the dessert as well. Very odd flavours for what seemed to be a mainstream item. I did like that the airline offered us a free glass of wine. The breakfast omelette wasn't bad, although it was quite bland.

Boarding was terrible - the ground staff member Fredeya at lax was more military than customer service, have never encountered a customer service representative as rude as her. Apart from that all other staff were wonderful and the flight was good.

I travelled first class from LAX to MEL and it was a series of disasters which I put down to lax staff who dont care and a suck it attitude to customers - its all lip service and no delivery. The flight was delayed due to aircraft refuellers putting on 300,000 litres of fuel on a 380Q1. I entered via the first class bridge loaded my bags in the overhead locker. the lady in the next isle in first class also had hers in there as she wasn't allocated a locker over her seat. The attendant asked would I like a champagne - I said yes please. he promptly delivered a empty glass and the glass left on the desk. Then he ignored me for 20 minutes. When i asked him is he out of champagne he gave me the usual rubbish I was distracted. There are four staff and 15 first class passengers - give me a break. the glass stayed there on takeoff and then was still there 9 hours into the flight. When I arrived to my seat I told him I had eaten and wouldn't be eating on the flight - it was 10.30pm. Yet he comes by later 4am ( I happen to be awake) and says are you eating with us? I asked for the bed to be made up - they put a 3 inch 7cm mattress on the chair but as usual the break in the chair - the mattress sinks into it - so I had to move it around so I didnt get my back sunk in the V - Im 187cm tall. The cabinet next to 1K is for staff bags and the toilet is next door. I tried to avoid this seat but couldn't change - in to the flight 8 hours and the cabin rest change over kicks in - this attendant is shining his torch in my eyes taking out and returning his bag. Then the toilet starts flushing and forget trying to get to sleep. Yet no-one else needed torch! 11 hours into the 15.5 hour flight I ask for breakfast - I order two poached eggs, bacon on multigrain toast, tomatos and mushrooms. I get no bacon or toast and have to order it and the eggs are cold. Then I order a coffee which is so badly spilled - and not by air turbulence she brings back a serviette and replaces the first one rather than providing a clean dry saucer! First class in Qantas is a joke as the staff just don't get the meaning of prompt service and attention to detail. I will fly business class rather than first on Qantas as its better value for money but I have been very impressed with United First Polaris and given I fly internationally every month this is going to be my choice.

I was in premium economy. My seat didn’t recline much - it was broken. My phone charger didn’t work.

Experience was great. My only advice is to have a pasta dish on the menu. Otherwise everything was excellent.

Short flight. Needed a smart phone to watch any movie.

After flying Quantas (Prem Econ - SYD-SFO) which was Spectacular, we boarded AA flight SFO/PHL.. Prem Econ was NOT available on this flight so we were stuck in Econ - even though we paid $2600 EACH/ONE WAY for this ticket. I even had to BUY extra legroom seats - this AT LEAST should have been included on the AA flight. There were no screens in seatbacks, forcing passengers to use phones for entertainment. No water bottles were provided - only cups of water. The Quantas flight was FAR superior to the AA flight - even though we purchased Prem Econ for the FULL trip....

I thought the overall standard in Premium Economy was very good indeed.

We were delayed for 7 hours. The staff and management could have organized the getting of seats on later flight earlier than 20 minutes before late takeoff. Everyone was worried and lost. Was chaos and it didn’t need to be.

After Qantas staff asked us we have the option to book our hotel and then email per written letter. I was denied my right for a $300 voucher after the flight was delayed 24h. Wael Idriss On Nov 22

We were seated in the furthest back row of the plane. Our seats seemed to be the only ones that didn't recline, and our seat row was also closer to the seats in front of us than any other route. I'm a tall man, and this made the long overnight flight extremely uncomfortable and near impossible to sleep on. There was nothing indicated in booking that this row was tighter than the others.

Left 2 hours later for delayed I had to take care a kid with special need since people don’t want to move to accommodate the rest of the family. . It wasn’t bad but that made me upset that people can be that selfish.

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

Flight was on time. Staff were friendly. I paid for Economy Plus but was required to check my standard carry-on luggage due to lack of space on the aircraft. This cost me 30 minutes, unexpectedly, in waiting at the baggage claim. This experience did not meet my expectations.

No snacks served! Seating in the kast row in uncomfortable.

Wouldn’t let me check in said couldn’t find a ticket had to wait very long Time

I liked that we arrived earlier, you could improve your snacks give away

Flight was fine, it was delayed but only 30 minutes, staff were efficient, lady making announcements at LAX was really hard to understand but the rest were great.

I really enjoyed the staff and crew! Very positive and happy people! Made the experience easier! The entertainment was a bit lack luster. Better movie options as well as equipment that works smoother could be nice. My ear buds from the airline didn’t work and my tv screen had a terrible delay that made it hard to search for things to watch. Also the selections were very limited.

Flight was diverted to Canberra because Not enough fuel to circle on Sydney’s skies waiting for showers to pass. After that everything went wrong. It took forever to put fuel. Once back rolling, we stopped short of takeoff because crew had reached maximum work hours per shift. Back to gate we waited and waited in the plane with no water and no food - a total of 4 hours. Received contrasting news about the follow up of our trip. Finally we disembarked but our luggage could not be processed there as not enough custom agents. We ended up on buses and arrived at Sydney airports after a 3 hours trip. There we had to queue in line with 240 more passengers to file a lost luggage claim. We received the luggage after 48 hours, many of which spent holding with non-existent United customer service. Never able to speak to an actual person during those long phone calls. Finally on a chatline I could talk to a baggage agent, who filed another report as our luggage did not appear anywhere in their system. Thus it was surprising to get it back.

I got upgraded, so comfort was not an issue. But as always, it is the people from baggage handlers, flight attendants, pilots etc. that make the difference.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Los Angeles to Queenstown found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/4Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
20h 35mLAX-ZQN
$842
8/4Sun
2 stops
24h 45mLAX-ZQN
$883

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Los Angeles - Queenstown Flights

Departure:

Los Angeles (LAX)United States

Destination:

Queenstown (ZQN)New Zealand

Return flight deals:

Queenstown - Los Angeles

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