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What is the cheapest month to fly from New Zealand to District of Columbia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New Zealand to District of Columbia, 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 New Zealand to District of Columbia is October, when tickets cost $1,004 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,484 and $1,425 respectively.


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Low seasonApril
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$647
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
Flight from Christchurch to Washington, D.C.

FAQs for booking flights from New Zealand to District of Columbia

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Zealand to District of Columbia?

    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 New Zealand to District of Columbia.

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

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

    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 New Zealand to District of Columbia 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 New Zealand to District of Columbia?

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

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to District of Columbia?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to District of Columbia is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,093. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are $1,408 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $1,314 on average. Morning departures are around 5% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to District of Columbia is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,632.

Reviews of the top airline flying from New Zealand to District of Columbia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to District of Columbia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to District of Columbia. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Zealand to District of Columbia? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8846 reviews
6.6Food
7.3Comfort
7.7Boarding
7.0Entertainment
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

I would have liked an opportunity to move to a different seat ( even would have checked in my hand luggage)as I had health issues where I didn't have to clamber over the passenger next to me to for toilet use/ movement [ She was a highly unpleasant neighbor to sit next to]. In addition, I found that my European phone plan had run out of data and so I was not receiving emails from yourselves on airport wifi to be able to check in online and verifications difficult as did not accept the ticket number I had. I asked for an extra blanket but was told there was none. Then I saw other passengers receiving them. I couldn't eat the food and asked for snacks : Stewardess said " on the way" but they did not bring. The best bit was the check in process in Lisbon. Very efficient. However, I did not understand why we had to collect our bags at Washington then go through customs again. It was not explained. I also with my leg and health issue had approximately mile walk to the gate ( which then changed) . There appeared to be no moving walkways or help provided.

4.0 OkayJeanette, Jul 2025LIS - IAD
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I would have liked an opportunity to move to a different seat ( even would have checked in my hand luggage)as I had health issues where I didn't have to clamber over the passenger next to me to for toilet use/ movement [ She was a highly unpleasant neighbor to sit next to]. In addition, I found that my European phone plan had run out of data and so I was not receiving emails from yourselves on airport wifi to be able to check in online and verifications difficult as did not accept the ticket number I had. I asked for an extra blanket but was told there was none. Then I saw other passengers receiving them. I couldn't eat the food and asked for snacks : Stewardess said " on the way" but they did not bring. The best bit was the check in process in Lisbon. Very efficient. However, I did not understand why we had to collect our bags at Washington then go through customs again. It was not explained. I also with my leg and health issue had approximately mile walk to the gate ( which then changed) . There appeared to be no moving walkways or help provided.

The attendant were friendly. I suggest you have a medical attendant on board every flight so that in case someone is sick , he/she will help them.

We had a very long diversion and our food voucher didn’t work because the restaurants were closed

United airlines, mediocre at best. No issues , nothing great . Worked for me

Turbulent taking off & landing to Dulles from Raleigh. Flight from Dulles to Tokyo very good!!

Very nice and clean plane. Transit time between flights was tight though

Mostly the experience was good except for the flight changes made by UA which meant longer layover in DC

Terrible. First of all we were delayed 4 3/4 hours departing Honolulu. As we had to leave our condo and the rental car had to be returned we had to go to the airport. Even though we had a business class boarding pass to Washington, since we did not have business class to Montreal we could not access the lounge without paying a $59 fee each. This does not make sense to us. Since we could not meet our original connection United booked us to Montreal via New York LaGuardia on Air Canada. In Washington a further delay got us into LaGuardia too late to make our connection to Montreal so we were booked on another Air Canada flight 3 hours later. We were originally scheduled to arrive in Montreal at 10:40 and arrived at 19:55. A totally exhausting day, United did not offer a meal voucher or any type of compensation. Air Canada did give us a digital meal voucher. The food in United business class is poor among all meals offered. The pods look nice but are not that confortable. Overall would not fly on United again.

Change cabin crew assisting business class. Not taking care, ignoring requests and calls. Never had such an experience in business class.

United left one of our bags back in SFO but that’s not my real complaint. The complaint is how it all went down. So we checked in the day before online and were told we could use the quick drop for luggage. So the next day I used baggage quick drop curbside at SFO. The agent mistakenly didn't tag my bag as he put my bag on the conveyor belt untagged. We immediately alerted him he had not tagged the bag. I walked with him to the baggage service office to find my bag and tag it. We waited outside the office for 10 mins. He came out and said everything was ok and the bag was going to be tagged and on my flight. We received a text that one of our bags was on the flight but the other was not. I alerted my first class flight attendant immediately upon boarding the flight. She was helpful and said she’d get it sorted out right away. She called over the gate agent. The gate agent used my bag number and looked over information on her device. She said my bag was on the flight. The flight attendant was standing with her, looking at the device, and also said “yep it’s on the flight”. During the flight the flight attendant made reference to how reassuring it must feel knowing the bag was on the flight. Upon arriving to IAD we received a text that my bag was not on my flight. The text said my bag would arrive to my final destination LIS 24 hrs late. I understand that mistakes happen. I was totally ok with my bag mistakenly not getting tagged at the quick drop. I was fine with walking down to baggage services to tag my bag. But, what I am not ok with is that the United staff said they fixed the mistake two different times, assuring me twice that my bag would be/was on the plane…and it wasn’t. I expected better attention by the employees, for them to do what they said they were going to do. We also spent extra money to upgrade our seats to first class, including the entire return leg from Lisbon to San Francisco because we wanted a smoother and more relaxing travel experience. Our money was not well spent. We will not be using United for travel going forward.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to District of Columbia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
12/28Sun
2 stopsAir Tahiti Nui
41h 54mAKL-DCA
1/16Fri
2 stopsAir Tahiti Nui
35h 00mDCA-AKL
$1,391
8/1Fri
1 stopAmerican Airlines
31h 35mAKL-DCA
8/5Tue
1 stopAmerican Airlines
24h 55mDCA-AKL
$1,434
12/27Sat
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
63h 25mAKL-DCA
1/15Thu
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
41h 50mDCA-AKL
$1,436
12/30Tue
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
39h 40mAKL-DCA
1/15Thu
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
41h 50mDCA-AKL
$1,437
8/22Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
18h 35mAKL-IAD
8/29Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
19h 35mIAD-AKL
$1,520
8/22Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
18h 29mAKL-DCA
8/29Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
22h 31mDCA-AKL
$1,520
8/22Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
18h 35mAKL-IAD
8/29Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
29h 45mIAD-AKL
$1,535
8/22Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
18h 35mAKL-IAD
8/29Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
29h 40mIAD-AKL
$1,536
12/29Mon
2 stopsAir Canada
40h 19mAKL-DCA
1/17Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
29h 55mDCA-AKL
$1,557
12/29Mon
2 stopsAir Canada
40h 19mAKL-DCA
1/16Fri
2 stopsAir Canada
43h 40mDCA-AKL
$1,563

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to District of Columbia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/11Thu
2 stopsAir Canada
40h 26mCHC-IAD
$647
9/11Thu
3 stops
43h 38mCHC-IAD
$671
12/13Sat
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
24h 25mAKL-IAD
$682
12/13Sat
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
39h 40mAKL-DCA
$703
1/6Tue
2 stopsAir Tahiti Nui
41h 51mAKL-DCA
$738
1/6Tue
2 stopsAir Tahiti Nui
41h 51mAKL-DCA
$744
9/8Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
40h 50mCHC-IAD
$770
10/25Sat
1 stopAir New Zealand
27h 37mAKL-IAD
$782
9/9Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
41h 52mCHC-IAD
$785
10/25Sat
1 stopAir New Zealand
28h 12mAKL-IAD
$788

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