$417 Find Cheap Flights from New Zealand to Los Angeles

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Cheap Flights from New Zealand to Los Angeles

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

Sun, Apr 19 - Sun, May 3
Fiji Airways Logo
2:00 pm - 1:05 pm
AKL
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LAX
18h 05m
1 stop
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11:55 pm - 12:45 pm
LAX
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AKL
17h 50m
1 stop
$721Fiji Airways
Mon, May 4 - Tue, May 19
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2:00 pm - 1:05 pm
AKL
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LAX
18h 05m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
11:55 pm - 11:15 pm
LAX
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AKL
28h 20m
1 stop
$723Fiji Airways
Thu, May 21 - Tue, Jun 9
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6:15 am - 1:34 pm
AKL
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LAX
26h 19m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:55 pm - 12:45 pm
LAX
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AKL
17h 50m
1 stop
$747Multiple Airlines
Thu, Aug 13 - Sun, Aug 30
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4:10 pm - 1:05 pm
WLG
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LAX
15h 55m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:55 pm - 5:10 pm
LAX
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WLG
22h 15m
2 stops
$849Multiple Airlines
Wed, May 6 - Wed, May 13
Qantas Airways Logo
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
CHC
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LAX
19h 45m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
11:30 pm - 3:25 pm
LAX
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CHC
20h 55m
1 stop
$940Qantas Airways
Fri, May 8 - Fri, May 15
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3:25 pm - 2:30 pm
ZQN
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LAX
18h 05m
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Qantas Airways Logo
11:05 pm - 2:30 pm
LAX
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ZQN
20h 25m
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$1,140Qantas Airways
Sun, Jun 7 - Fri, Jun 12
Air New Zealand Logo
5:05 pm - 1:20 pm
HLZ
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LAX
39h 15m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
10:10 pm - 2:55 pm
LAX
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HLZ
21h 45m
2 stops
$1,481Air New Zealand
Sun, Jun 7 - Fri, Jun 12
Air New Zealand Logo
3:25 pm - 11:47 pm
HLZ
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LAX
27h 22m
3 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
10:10 pm - 2:55 pm
LAX
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HLZ
21h 45m
2 stops
$1,535Air New Zealand
Thu, Sep 10 - Mon, Sep 14
Singapore Airlines Logo
7:40 am - 9:50 pm
HLZ
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LAX
33h 10m
2 stops
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11:30 pm - 4:20 pm
LAX
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HLZ
45h 50m
2 stops
$2,458Singapore Airlines
Thu, Sep 10 - Mon, Sep 14
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7:40 am - 9:50 pm
HLZ
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LAX
33h 10m
2 stops
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2:20 pm - 4:20 pm
LAX
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HLZ
55h 00m
3 stops
$2,470Singapore Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Los Angeles

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

What is the cheapest flight to Los Angeles?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Los Angeles was found on the route from Auckland, at $721 return. The most popular connection is from New York to Los Angeles and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $227 in the last 3 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Los Angeles?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Los Angeles clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Los Angeles is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $977. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are $1,266 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Los Angeles, 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 to Los Angeles is February, where tickets cost $709 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and April, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $1,000 and $1,000 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $709.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Los Angeles?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Los Angeles depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Los Angeles is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $868 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Los Angeles is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,360.

What is a good deal for flights to Los Angeles?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Los Angeles, 25% of our users found tickets to Los Angeles for the following prices or less: From Auckland $734 round-trip.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Los Angeles, 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, you should book around 9 weeks before departure, which saves you about 6% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$417
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
Flight from Auckland to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking Los Angeles flights

  • What is an affordable way to reach the city from Los Angeles Airport?

    The FlyAway bus connects Los Angeles Airport to the city centre and will only cost you USD$3 (NZ$ 4.50). You can board the bus from directly outside TBIT and it will take you to Union Station in downtown LA in roughly 40 min.

  • Can I do my duty free shopping once I land at Los Angeles Airport?

    Both duty free shops at Los Angeles Airport are on the airside of the departure area, meaning you cannot do any duty free shopping when you arrive. It is best to do your shopping when you depart from New Zealand, or between flights if you have a layover before reaching Los Angeles. Sydney Airport (SYD) is a common stopover and has a great selection of duty free products you can browse during your layover, including watches, sunglasses and electronics.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Los Angeles?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Los Angeles was found on the route from Auckland, at $721 return. The most popular connection is from New York to Los Angeles and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $227 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is Los Angeles Airport from central Los Angeles?

    The city center of Los Angeles is 9 miles from Los Angeles Airport.

  • What is the name of Los Angeles’s airport?

    Los Angeles is served by Los Angeles Airport, also commonly referred to as Los Angeles or Los Angeles Intl. The airport code is LAX.

  • How much is a flight to Los Angeles?

    On average, a flight to Los Angeles costs $809. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $335 and departed from Auckland Intl Airport.

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

    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 to Los Angeles.

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

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

    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 Los Angeles 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 to Los Angeles?

    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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Los Angeles? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Los Angeles for the following prices or less: From Auckland $1,182
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Los Angeles flight deals.
  • San Francisco Airport (SFO) is a common stopover for flights between New Zealand and Los Angeles (LAX). If you are an owner of an American Express Platinum or Centurion Card, you can access the Centurion Lounge at San Francisco Airport for free. The lounge is equipped with workstations with computers, in case you are travelling without your laptop and need to get some work done, as well as a buffet bar and showering suite.
  • Los Angeles Airport has 9 terminals, however all international flight arrivals are located within the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT).
  • A taxi from Los Angeles Airport to the downtown district of the city will take around 35 min depending on traffic and cost US$65 (NZ$ 95). Bear in mind that it is standard to tip an additional 10-15% of the value of the taxi fare. The easiest way to find a taxi is to head to the Lower Level of the TBIT. Walk outside and you will find a taxi rank.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from New Zealand to Los Angeles

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Los Angeles. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to Los Angeles. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Los Angeles? 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.
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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 237 reviews
8.1Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.6Food
Airline reviews

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!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2026
LAX - NAN
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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.

Again, Fijian hospitality was genuine, very comfortable, only improvement would be the entertainment. Why Do they only have 5 episodes of TV shows and from like season three...

The flight was smooth and on time. Entertainment options were lacking and there was no food, other than some very boring snacks.

A better selection of entertainment would have been nice. I found nothing that appealed to me as a middle-aged traveler. The flight attendants were gracious, helpful, and attentive. It also would have been nice to have more bathrooms as the flight was full and the plane was big.

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

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.

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 Premium Economy seats were very comfortable and the food was quite tasty. I did not use the entertainment system, but I was able to charge my phone and tablet with the seatback connection.

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

Nothing better than Air New Zealand. Top scores in every category.

We had difficulty checking in as United didn’t recognize the confirmation number and the agent was not helpful. We went to the United Assistance desk where the agent was able to process our reservation. We also weren’t allowed to choose seats in advance.

The cabin temperature was nice and cool. The wifi was not working.

As previously noted, this flight was great: departure was timely, the crew was friendly and attentive, and wifi connectivity was seamless. In particular, I appreciated that the flight attendant just told me to stow the laptop right before takeoff/landing, and trusted me to do so (which I did!).

Left a few minutes early. Got in 15 minutes early. Very attentive service on board. Very organized boarding.

There’s not much to say about a one hour flight. This is a connection from LA to RNO that I missed the previous night due to a mechanical check delay on my originating flight from JFK to LAX. The short flight itself was fine. Instructions from the pilot and crew were per usual. The coffee was barely lukewarm, which possibly was purposeful so we would down it quickly. Bags were already on carousel upon reaching baggage claim, which was excellent.

Delta continues to set the benchmark for traveler-friendly service with minimal disruption and clear communication within the mainland US (coast to coast). I am consistently pleased to be a Delta customer, and this experience once again met my expectations. There was a brief delay departing from MIA due to a technical issue that required the aircraft to return to the gate. However, the situation was handled professionally and transparently. Fortunately, my planned layover allowed ample buffer time, so the adjustment caused no stress. Overall, another smooth and reassuring experience.

Awful - both legs. The check in was awful, getting on the plane required walking down a spiral staircase (dangerous), then taking a bus about 5 miles out from the terminal. The seat was broken (I was in business), there was no internet during the flight (both legs). The aircraft was very old. I saw rust in some place, tape holding things up in the bathroom. This was an unacceptable experience for such a long haul flight.

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

Was forced to check in my small carry on, even though I informed the crew it has very fragile items inside

They double booked seats, the gate staff changed my ticket as I was boarding she went over to the computer and changed it without telling me. She messed up an entire three row section for me and others. Other travelers were outraged but the gate staff were so rude, so condescending saying it wasn't their problem to solve. I would rate this a zero if I could. Will not fly Delta again I'll stick with United and American.

I usually get upgraded so my experience is usually amazing. I did not get upgraded this time - which was fine - but the wifi had issues, the monitors were going in & out, & (though not Delta's fault) one of the gentlemen next to me desperately needed a shower.

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

Good check in and helpful staff. Delayed for 1 hour. Took about 45 Mins to get baggage’s at DFW . Food was average ( Hindu meal ) . Overall it was good experience

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

We booked with Qantas instead of Delta and we instead flew on American Airlines. American is not our favorite to go on. No leg room and the width of seats are a joke. Your are packed like sardines on American flights.

When I originally booked this flight, I was expecting to travel on Qantas. When the itinerary changed and the long-haul segment was operated by American Airlines, we were disappointed but remained open-minded. Unfortunately, the overall service experience fell far short of expectations. This was a long-haul international flight. Getting up periodically to use the restroom or stretch is inevitable, especially on flights of this duration. However, each time we stood up, we felt as though we were inconveniencing the crew. The tone and body language often suggested that we were in the way or disrupting something simply by moving about the cabin. As a result, I avoided getting up as often as I needed to and was physically very sore upon arrival. Meal service was similarly impersonal. The options were presented in single words “beef or veggie,” “pasta or beef” without any description of what was actually being served. There was little engagement or courtesy beyond that. Even simple expressions of gratitude were often not acknowledged. I am accustomed to no-frills travel and do not expect luxury. What was disappointing was not the absence of extras, but the absence of basic warmth and professionalism. On a long-haul international flight, small moments of courtesy and humanity make a significant difference. In this case, the experience felt transactional and dismissive rather than welcoming. I hope this feedback is taken constructively, as there is a meaningful difference between efficient service and indifferent service.

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

Business seats not as comfortable or private as most competitors (e.g. Qantas was outstanding), and movie selection was much more limited than Qantas or United has been recently

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

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