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Cheap Flights from Minneapolis to New Zealand

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$1,105
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$1,173
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,426
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$1,193
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,620
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$1,673
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$1,105
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$1,173
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,426
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$1,193
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,620
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$1,673

Book Cheap Minneapolis to New Zealand Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Minneapolis to New Zealand 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Minneapolis to New Zealand

Thu, Jul 9 - Sat, Aug 29
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:40 pm - 3:00 pm
MSP
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AKL
28h 20m
2 stops
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7:00 am - 11:49 pm
AKL
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MSP
33h 49m
2 stops
$1,105Multiple Airlines
Tue, Dec 1 - Tue, Dec 15
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2:55 pm - 9:25 am
MSP
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AKL
23h 30m
1 stop
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1:20 pm - 5:48 pm
AKL
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MSP
23h 28m
1 stop
$1,117Qantas Airways
Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 12
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:25 pm - 12:45 pm
MSP
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AKL
28h 20m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:00 pm - 11:48 pm
AKL
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MSP
26h 48m
2 stops
$1,135Multiple Airlines
Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 12
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3:25 pm - 3:00 pm
MSP
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AKL
30h 35m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:00 pm - 11:48 pm
AKL
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MSP
26h 48m
2 stops
$1,136Multiple Airlines
Tue, Oct 27 - Tue, Nov 17
Delta Logo
5:55 pm - 7:15 am
MSP
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AKL
19h 20m
1 stop
Delta Logo
2:35 pm - 9:09 pm
AKL
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MSP
25h 34m
1 stop
$1,160Delta
Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Nov 6
Delta Logo
2:45 pm - 7:15 am
MSP
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AKL
22h 30m
1 stop
Delta Logo
2:35 pm - 2:10 pm
AKL
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MSP
18h 35m
1 stop
$1,161Delta
Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Nov 17
United Airlines Logo
11:27 am - 8:10 am
MSP
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AKL
26h 43m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
3:50 pm - 10:49 pm
AKL
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MSP
25h 59m
2 stops
$1,166United Airlines
Fri, Nov 13 - Sun, Nov 22
United Airlines Logo
5:10 pm - 9:10 am
MSP
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AKL
21h 00m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
3:50 pm - 5:48 am
AKL
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MSP
32h 58m
1 stop
$1,173United Airlines
Sat, Nov 21 - Mon, Nov 30
Air New Zealand Logo
5:41 pm - 11:25 am
MSP
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ZQN
46h 44m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
7:00 am - 12:52 pm
ZQN
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MSP
48h 52m
2 stops
$1,426Air New Zealand
Sat, Aug 8 - Wed, Aug 26
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7:35 am - 8:10 am
MSP
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WLG
31h 35m
2 stops
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12:45 pm - 11:01 pm
WLG
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MSP
27h 16m
2 stops
$1,477Air New Zealand
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Minneapolis to New Zealand flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Minneapolis to New Zealand?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Minneapolis to New Zealand, 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 Minneapolis to New Zealand is November, when tickets cost $177 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and October, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $997 and $802 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Minneapolis to New Zealand?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Minneapolis to New Zealand, 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 Minneapolis to New Zealand, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 56% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$524
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 10% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 18% lower on average.
Flight from Minneapolis to Auckland

FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

  • Is it necessary to obtain a visa and take a passport with me on a trip from Minneapolis to New Zealand?

    When traveling to New Zealand, you will need a visa and a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority to enter the country. Obtaining the travel authority is the easier method of entry into the country but be aware it can take up to 72 hours to process this authority, so make sure you give yourself ample time before your flight. You will need a valid passport to travel to this country, and it is important to make sure that your passport is valid for at least 90 days past your departure date from New Zealand.

  • If I plan on renting a car when I arrive in New Zealand, what child car seat laws do I need to be aware of?

    In this country, children up to 24 months old need to travel in a car seat facing the rear, and then up to four years old in a car seat facing forward. Children from four years old to eight years old need to travel in a booster seat.

  • Are there any hotels close to the Auckland Airport?

    A very convenient choice at this airport is the Novotel Auckland Airport which is adjacent to the international terminal, so it is quite easy to walk to this hotel after a flight. Travelers should be aware that because the hotel sits so close to your property, there is no airport shuttle available to this hotel.

  • Can I get a rideshare vehicle at the Auckland Airport, and where's the best place to meet a ride?

    There are rideshare services available from three different companies at this airport. The rideshare zone at the airport sits right behind the multistory car park of the Domestic Terminal and is just outside of Door 11 at the International Terminal.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Minneapolis to New Zealand?

    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 Minneapolis to New Zealand.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Minneapolis to New Zealand 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 Minneapolis to New Zealand?

    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 Minneapolis to New Zealand 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 Minneapolis to New Zealand?

    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 Minneapolis to New Zealand up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New Zealand

  • One of the most popular routes for people traveling from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to New Zealand is to fly to the Auckland Airport (AKL). When passengers want to take this trip, they will find one-stop flights aboard both Air New Zealand and United Airlines.
  • Travelers that want to go to a beautiful coastal city on the eastern side of New Zealand will often make the flight to Christchurch International Airport (CHC). When passengers want to make this trip from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, they will find two-stop flight options on a combination of United Airlines and Air New Zealand.
  • For passengers looking for a way to get from the downtown Minneapolis area to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport without having to take their own car, a great option is to ride on the Metro Transit Blue Line train that will take passengers from the U.S. Bank Stadium Station downtown to the airport in around 21 minutes.
  • Passengers looking for a healthy way to pass some time before their flight to New Zealand at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport should check out the MSP Start! Walking Path that is a loop of around 1.4 miles that will take you through a wide array of airport buildings.
  • Passengers that want to find a quieter place to wait for a flight at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport will be happy to learn that this airport offers two quiet seating areas with both of them being inside the secure area of Terminal One on the Mezzanine Level above the Airport Mall.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Minneapolis to New Zealand

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Minneapolis to New Zealand? 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 verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 645 reviews
8.5Crew
7.4Food
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.4Entertainment
Airline reviews

We got to experience Premium Economy from Sydney to Auckland and it was a great experience wiht Air New Zealand. The crew was friendly and helpful.

10.0 ExcellentManish, May 2026
SYD - AKL
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We got to experience Premium Economy from Sydney to Auckland and it was a great experience wiht Air New Zealand. The crew was friendly and helpful.

Great first time experience with ANZ. Such a great customer service. The crew was very friendly and welcoming

Great first time experience with Air New Zealand and loved it. The flight crew was extremely friendly and provided great service.

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

Love me some Delta. One of the few airlines to recognize and support veterans. Easy boarding, flight was on time and arrived early and the flight attendants were excellent on this flight.

I thought the service was very nice and pleasant. There were no hiccups and no issues so overall a good experience.

Very good flight. Crew was great. No issues and we even arrived early.

The flights are constantly late anymore, and they won't even give you a glass of water on the plane. For years, they were able to do a service on this flight from Atlanta to Knoxville and Knoxville Atlanta now they say it's too short of a flight. You can't even get a quick drink of water.

Flight got canceled 4 times, missed my connecting flight due to delays, have to wait to go home tomorrow

Third flight in two months where the crew was not there. Comfort seating does not guarantee overhead bin space. Passengers with children are allowed on the plane first - if you are flying to and from Orlando, this means half the plane has boarded before you get on. And somehow all the bin space is taken up. 3 out of 5 flights have had issues with equipment or procedure. Some of these instances caused the flight to be delayed because of a "nuisance" light. One time it was a bag that had been brought on board but did not belong to anyone so we had to return to the gate. Last night we were told the "AC" on the plane doesn't work well and we're 10th for take off- because the crew was late - and that it will get cool when we're in the air. Not sure if this is usual, but I didn't think flight crew could jump seat in first class. Movie and TV selection has not been refreshed for several months- flying one to two round trips each month easily exhausts the list of content.

Great experience nice pilot very soft and easy landing and take off

We sat on the runway for over an hour before departure. That was unwelcome.

Horrible. Faucet in sink not working, wifi not working. Didn’t bring food or snacks

Flight was delayed before take off and at landing. Baggage took 20 minutes. Flight crew would not serve full soft drink and had to ask multiple times before receiving water.

I want a refund. I had to switch flights and buy another airline ticket because this one was delayed.

Boarding was effortless, the food was outstanding, the seats in Premium Economy were extremely comfortable, and the staff and crew were excellent.

We had a cancellation due to weather, but the American Airlines staff was very helpful. Once we got on a plane, the trip was great.

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.

Great experience. Boarding was fast, staff were very nice and funny, everything at the seat worked well.

Boarding was great, and the crew were very friendly. The seats must have been a bit on the older side and you could feel some of the seat components through the padding. Also, the plugs did not work on the row's entertainment screen or charging ports. Checked bag was transferred for connecting flight, and we appreciated how early we had the connecting gate information.

Lost one piece of luggage even though I checked in 2.5 hours before the flight

It was Swiss. Our kosher meals were literally frozen solid and therefore inedible, and the crew didnt care.

For the expense of first class, the seats could have been nicer and higher tier snacks would have been nice.

The boarding process on the departure from LA was rather slow even though I was in Group 1. For first class, I was not expecting to have to pay for Wi-fi but I did and then the wi-fi was spotty. The entree was surprisingly good and so that was a pleasant surprise. However, once I got to Houston, it was terrible. Unfortunately there was bad weather but the constant gate changes for my connecting flight was difficult to manage due to having to navigate back and forth between different terminals.

We used Kayak to reserve our tickets and specifically checked the luggage option which was a more expensive option. When we arrived at the terminal we had to pay an extra $90 per suitcase for the three passengers. This has been a pattern for the past 3 years. Why charge for a more expensive luggage option, and the ticket price not include luggage?

They delayed the flight 3 hours because it wasn't full they moved us to 5 different gates probably the worst airline ever not even spirit is this bad.

Very easy ! Use the kiosk and bag drop and right to security within 10 min

Checking bag at terminal was horrible. No agents to check us in and only 1 kiosk working. Boarding went ok. Crew onboard was very scattered rained. Missed our row while serving and then didn’t see them hardly again.

My experience with American Airlines was great. Unfortunately my stroller was not located and has not been given to me and or reached out in return for in regard to information.

Pilots were fantastic - super smooth. First Class flight attendant was very attentive. Main Cabin flight attendant should try to smooth the rough edges of her voice - very shrill / punitive. Hurt my ears just to listen to her. Recognize they have a (tough) job to do - but tone over speakers needs to be less like scolding a 5 year old.

Maybe focus more on delivering a good product vs selling me a damn credit card

American Airlines is a great dependable airline, on time arrival and departure with polite crew and staff.

I think since I am an AA Advantage member, my checked bags should have been free, but I paid for all 4 of us.

This flight moved Gates several times in a short time period, from B to C, which required a substantial walk or rail ride. Then the flight was delayed more than 2 hours and the food was subpar compared to other flights.

Flight was delayed multiple times without giving any particular reason and the only thing that was communicated was that 'Aircraft is getting ready'. I was stuck at SFO airport for 15 hours and finally took Southwest Airlines flight back home to Dallas.

Hydraulic leak caused the flight to be cancelled. Auto system scheduled us on a 3 am flight. Wevhsedvrebook on the app and hit schedules later in the afternoon. Our luggage per gate and ticket agent would be rescanned and put in our new flight. Did not happen. Our luggage stayed in hsv. Baggage claim in wash dc unable to help. We filed a claim. Several emails about our luggage were in conflict with one another. Called as baggage and was on hold 30 minutes. Oscar said one of 2 was out fir delivery then cancelled. About 45 minutes later both pieces were delivered. Their system is suspect

I was not clear if food was offered or not.

Because I bought my ticket from Underpricer, I could not check in online. I could only check in at the airport and that was deeply frustrating because I had to arrive very early. The flight also departed 45 min late and passengers were given no explanations about why we were delayed. I was worried I would miss my connecting flight. Once on board, however, the flight was fine.

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