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Cheap Flights from New Zealand to New York

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

Thu, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 8
American Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 7:00 amAKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
41h 30m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles Los Angeles
American Airlines Logo
2:36 pm - 9:25 amJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
24h 49m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
$817American Airlines
Thu, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 8
American Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 7:49 amAKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
42h 19m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles Los Angeles
American Airlines Logo
1:23 pm - 9:25 amJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
26h 02m2 stops Nashville Intl Dallas/Fort Worth
$817American Airlines
Mon, Feb 8 - Tue, Feb 23
American Airlines Logo
3:50 pm - 5:50 amAKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
32h 00m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
American Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 9:25 amJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
22h 45m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
$818American Airlines
Tue, Feb 9 - Sun, Feb 21
American Airlines Logo
3:50 pm - 5:50 amAKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
32h 00m1 stop Los Angeles Los Angeles
American Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 9:25 amJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
22h 45m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
$818American Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 15
Qantas Airways Logo
4:25 pm - 4:20 pmAKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
15h 55mnonstop
Qantas Airways Logo
7:20 pm - 4:55 amJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
17h 35mnonstop
$901Qantas Airways
Thu, Sep 17 - Wed, Sep 30
Qantas Airways Logo
4:25 pm - 4:20 pmAKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
15h 55mnonstop
Qantas Airways Logo
7:20 pm - 5:55 amJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
17h 35mnonstop
$902Qantas Airways
Wed, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:55 pm - 4:20 pmCHC  Christchurch-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
19h 25m1 stop Auckland Intl
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:30 pm - 3:25 pmJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHC Christchurch
29h 55m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Sydney Kingsford Smith
$902Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 14
Qantas Airways Logo
4:25 pm - 4:20 pmAKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
15h 55mnonstop
Qantas Airways Logo
6:30 pm - 4:50 pmJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
30h 20m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Sydney Kingsford Smith
$902Qantas Airways
Thu, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 9
British Airways Logo
3:45 pm - 7:00 amCHC  Christchurch-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
31h 15m2 stops Brisbane Los Angeles Los Angeles
British Airways Logo
4:00 pm - 3:25 pmJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHC Christchurch
31h 25m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Sydney Kingsford Smith
$910British Airways
Wed, Sep 9 - Tue, Sep 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:55 pm - 4:20 pmCHC  Christchurch-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
19h 25m1 stop Auckland Intl
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:20 pm - 8:40 amJFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHC Christchurch
21h 20m1 stop Auckland Intl
$912Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to New York

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to New York?

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

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to New York is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,121. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Wednesday, where round-trip prices are $1,424 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to New York?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights to New York, 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 New York is October, where tickets cost $1,025 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $1,384 and $1,342 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is September with an average price of $520.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New York?

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to New York is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $1,260 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New York is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,462.

What is a good deal for flights to New York?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to New York, 25% of our users found tickets to New York for the following prices or less: From Auckland $1,257 round-trip.

How far in advance should I book a flight to New York?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to New York, 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 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in New York?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in New York is New Windsor Stewart Airport (SWF), with an average flight price of $150.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$462
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from Auckland to New York John F Kennedy Airport

FAQs - booking New York flights

  • Which New York airport is closest to central New York?

    There are 3 major airports in New York. The nearest airport from New York city center is Newark Liberty Airport (3 miles), followed by New York LaGuardia Airport (16 miles) and New York John F Kennedy Airport (22 miles).

  • How much is a flight to New York?

    On average, a flight to New York costs $961. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $520 and departed from Auckland Intl Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to New York?

    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 New York.

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

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

    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 New York 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 New York?

    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 New York 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 York

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $523 or less one-way and $1,257 or less round-trip.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest New York flight deals.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from New Zealand to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to New York. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to New York. 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 New York? 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 662 reviews
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
7.4Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.4Food
Airline reviews

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.

10.0 ExcellentMarsha, Mar 2026
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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.

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.

Air New Zealand over sold our flight and tried to bump us to yesterday. After several calls we got booked to United about 6 hrs before our original flight. No apologies!

Please add more Bollywood movies and recent movies to the entertainment.

Flight was delayed by 2 hours. Got lucky that i had a long connection, else would have certainly missed my connecting flight. Food is just okay, specially the breakfast is worse . Asked for water 30 mins before landing, the response is that we are landing so everything is packed . I guess traveling in economy that’s what we get. Probably business class passengers would get a different answer. Only good thing is that wifi service is available from auckland to lax for most part Next time will try united or American and then compare.

Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

Overall, it was a very good experience. I would have given it a 10/10, especially based on our flight from SFO to Melbourne. The cabin crew on that flight were wonderful and incredibly attentive. They took extra care when setting up our beds so we could sleep comfortably without being disturbed. Dinner was served promptly and smoothly. I woke up quite late, when the flight was already preparing for landing, and the crew still made sure I was taken care of. They brought me English tea in a proper cup, and when it was time to prepare the cabin for landing, they thoughtfully transferred it into a takeaway cup so I could continue enjoying it along with some breakfast. Those small, thoughtful gestures made the long flight feel much more comfortable and special. The service from the SFO to Melbourne crew was truly excellent.

Having the computer outage compounded by delayed takeoff while waiting for aircrew (who were also delayed) resulted in me missing my int’l flight

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.

Great food and good entertainment options for the long flight.

Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

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.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

Everything was great from the staff to the seats and food. The plane was timely taking off and landing.. I couldn't have asked for a better experience (especially on such a long flight)

Overall a positive experience. As long as you are not connecting-I found the discount offered by Kayak and the customer service to be very good.

large seats was good. delayed flight, no food, no entertainment. plane was not cleaned, see rubbish from prior flights

Flying on this airline is nothing short of a full blown circus clown show. On a recent return from my mother’s funeral, my only available choice from IND to PWM was American, which I hesitantly booked as I rarely fly them for many of the following reasons and never will again. I was booked IND-PHL-PWM totaling about six hours. The flight was cancelled due to NE weather. They rebooked me on a two stop flight IND-DFW (Yes DALLAS)-PHL-PWM, still all on the same day. After arriving in DFW, they continually delayed the DFW-PHL flight due to maintenance issues on the arriving flight. Finally it was delayed to the point that my PHL-PWM connection was no longer possible. They then rebooked me thru LGA with the short flight the NEXT DAY to PWM and offered to put me up for the night in NYC (or so I assumed). The flight DFW-LGA was then delayed so much that I asked to be put in an earlier flight with a lessor delay. Throughout this day chats with their AI assistant were useless as were subsequent chats supposedly with a real person(?). Only one customer service agent in DFW was actually helpful and appeared to care. Upon arrival at LGA post midnight, they issued me car and hotel vouchers in Trenton NEW JERSEY at a very old Howard Johnsons ONE HALF HOUR from LGA. The hotel was an $85, 1.5 rated hotel in a very sketchy area of NJ that I would have never voluntarily booked. As I prepared to catch the car back to LGA the next morning I received a text that my flight was cancelled. TWICE IN TWO DAYS. I went to LGA hoping to have AA book me on an earlier Delta flight. The full service line was at least 200 people deep, so I tried to reach a real person agent by phone. After 1/2 hours on hold I gave up and waited for my later LGA-PWM flight. It actually started boarding on-time, but only shortly after announced a maintenance hold. We were told it was nothing serious, just an adjustment to the Captains seat. Only one update was given while we waited 1.5+ hours for a “SEAT ADJUSTMENT”. Can’t forget to mention that on all of these planes the WiFi only worked on two. During that time at least three others flights in my area announced that they were overbooked and were taking volunteers before bumping people. Another flight to ORD announced a gate change and less than five minutes after announced that they were really not changing and announced for everyone to return to that gate. Can’t forget to mention that on all of these planes the WiFi only worked on two.🤡🤡

Overall good, but it would be better more movies and tv shows options

Boarding was horrendous! Took absolutely forever… and the delay from the broken coffee pot was really kind of ridiculous

Food horrible, even because there was no food the personal was rude and show off and the landing and take off ,was an adventure.

Old plane. Dirty. Not many things worked. Service was poor.

Uncomfortable seats, spotty WiFi, only Biscoff for snack (no one likes those).

boarding announcements werent clear/loud. Tired of those cookies. Of the 3 staff/attendants, 1 was good and the other 2 were mediocre.

Long delays to board due to mechanical issues with plane.

Flight canceled because they didn’t have enough flight attendants. No refunds or credits for future flights

Boarding was awful - no order, people cutting in line, completely chaotic Planes are very old and uncomfortable. Noticeable difference between Delta and United on same route.

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