$517 Find Cheap Flights from Portland to New Zealand

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Portland to New Zealand departing on 9/30. 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.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to New Zealand

Travelers love KAYAK
41,299,237 searches in the past 7 days on KAYAK

Save 21% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Bundle and saveSave money when you bundle your flight + hotel.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Flight Deals
Booking Insights
Flight Deals

Cheap Flights from Portland to New Zealand

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$1,054
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$1,124
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,400
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$1,235
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$1,054
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$1,124
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,400
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$1,235

Book Cheap Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland to New Zealand

Sat, Aug 15 - Fri, Aug 28
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:45 pm - 12:45 pm
PDX
-
AKL
44h 00m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:00 pm - 8:51 pm
AKL
-
PDX
25h 51m
2 stops
$1,054Multiple Airlines
Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:37 pm - 12:45 pm
PDX
-
AKL
24h 08m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:00 pm - 8:51 pm
AKL
-
PDX
25h 51m
2 stops
$1,069Multiple Airlines
Thu, Aug 13 - Wed, Aug 19
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:36 pm - 12:45 pm
PDX
-
AKL
24h 09m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:15 pm - 11:35 am
AKL
-
PDX
34h 20m
1 stop
$1,092Multiple Airlines
Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Sep 1
Air New Zealand Logo
9:00 am - 6:00 am
PDX
-
AKL
26h 00m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
7:50 pm - 4:50 pm
AKL
-
PDX
16h 00m
1 stop
$1,122Air New Zealand
Wed, Nov 4 - Tue, Nov 10
Qantas Airways Logo
2:47 pm - 3:25 pm
PDX
-
CHC
27h 38m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
6:20 am - 1:50 pm
CHC
-
PDX
28h 30m
2 stops
$1,152Qantas Airways
Tue, Jul 28 - Thu, Aug 6
Air New Zealand Logo
11:16 am - 4:55 pm
PDX
-
AKL
34h 39m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
1:50 pm - 4:47 pm
AKL
-
PDX
21h 57m
1 stop
$1,176Air New Zealand
Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Sep 1
Qantas Airways Logo
5:36 pm - 2:05 pm
PDX
-
AKL
25h 29m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
1:25 pm - 8:50 pm
AKL
-
PDX
26h 25m
2 stops
$1,194Qantas Airways
Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 9
Air New Zealand Logo
11:15 am - 9:20 am
PDX
-
WLG
27h 05m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
4:55 pm - 7:11 pm
WLG
-
PDX
21h 16m
2 stops
$1,235Air New Zealand
Wed, Aug 26 - Wed, Sep 9
Air New Zealand Logo
11:15 am - 9:20 am
PDX
-
WLG
27h 05m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
4:55 pm - 7:11 pm
WLG
-
PDX
21h 16m
2 stops
$1,236Air New Zealand
Mon, Nov 2 - Tue, Nov 17
Qantas Airways Logo
5:00 pm - 11:59 pm
PDX
-
CHC
33h 59m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
8:50 pm - 8:50 pm
CHC
-
PDX
45h 00m
3 stops
$1,282Qantas Airways
Booking Insights

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

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Portland 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 Portland to New Zealand?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Portland 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 Portland to New Zealand is January, when tickets cost $431 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,062 and $1,056 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland to New Zealand, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 3 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$517
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
Flight from Portland to Auckland

FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

  • What are the Visa and passport requirements for traveling to New Zealand?

    For any citizen of the United States that wants to make a trip to New Zealand, you will need a valid passport, and the passport in question needs to be valid for at least 90 days beyond the day you plan on departing New Zealand. To travel to New Zealand, you need to get a visa online from the New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority before your trip.

  • If I am going to rent a car in New Zealand, what are the child car seat laws I need to know about?

    Every child eight years old and younger needs to be in an approved car seat when riding in a vehicle. Children up to two years old must travel in a rear-facing car seat, and children from two years old to four years old must sit in a forward-facing car seat. Children from four to eight years old can travel in a booster seat, and this must be in the rear of the vehicle.

  • What type of public transportation can I use to get from Auckland International Airport to downtown Auckland?

    There is bus service provided by InterCity that makes the trip aboard a combination of routes 38, 30, and NX2 that can take you from the airport to downtown in around 30min.

  • If I'm going to be traveling to the city of Christchurch in New Zealand, what is the best airport for me to utilize?

    When making the trip from Portland International Airport to Christchurch, you can travel aboard one of the two-stop flights offered by Air New Zealand that make the trip to the Christchurch Airport (CHC).

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Portland 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 Portland to New Zealand.

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

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

  • A very popular route when traveling from Portland International Airport (PDX) to New Zealand is to make the trip to the Auckland International Airport (AKL). On this route, you will find one-stop flights aboard Air New Zealand and Hawaiian Airlines.
  • One airport that people flying from Portland International Airport to New Zealand often utilize is the Wellington Airport (WLG). You will find two-stop flights to this airport from Portland International Airport aboard Air New Zealand.
  • One of the most convenient ways to get from downtown Portland to the Portland International Airport without driving your car is to travel aboard the Portland TriMet MAX RedLine train that makes the trip to the airport in around 30min.
  • If you are going to be driving yourself to the Portland International Airport, there are a number of different parking options ranging from valet parking all the way down to the very cost-effective Economy Lot that offers a great location for parking for longer trips such as those to New Zealand.
  • If you're looking for a great way to get refreshed after a very long flight from Portland to New Zealand, you will find showers available at the Auckland International Airport, which have a location just outside of the international arrivals gate. There are also showers available on the first floor of the domestic terminal building just next to the Air New Zealand premium check-in counter.

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Portland 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 646 reviews
7.4Food
8.5Crew
7.4Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
Airline reviews

Great airline service by the staff. I highly recommend it

10.0 ExcellentManish, Apr 2026
SFO - AKL
Read more Air New Zealand reviews

Great airline service by the staff. I highly recommend it

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.

The food was not as good as Air New Zealand. The veg pasta was pass-able but the veg cibotta sandwich was dry, hard and not up to par. The coach staff were attentive and accommodating.

Overall the plane was good and the crew great. The big disappointment was the skycouch. Maybe it would be good if you were a parent with 2 small kids travelling but as a couple it's hopeless. It's impossible for 2 adults to lie down so one ends up sitting. We split our time with one lying and the other sitting. We both got more sleep sitting upright. We will never book one again and don't recommend it to anyone.

Our original flight was cancelled from SFO to AKL on 6/16/25. So we had to stay overnight at a hotel after a 12-hour layover plus 3-hour delay before the cancellation. Then had to fly to LA and then to AKL the following day losing an entire day of our vacation in NZ, that we can never get back.

Full flight. Flight attendants were harried. Otherwise, fine for the typical cramped seating conditions in coach.

Everything very good except the sofa couch not as comfortable as expected.

New Zealand crew were attentive. We were not informed that we needed transit document to pass through New Zealand. A checkin employee helped with this for which we were thankful.

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 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.

The CRJ-900 was clean but the overhead air vents were broken in our First Class row, making the cabin very hot until about 30 mins into the flight. The flight attendants were both extremely apologetic and accommodating though so that is why I rated the flight as very good. They checked on us many times and truly showed they cared. The snacks for an hour and a half flight could be better. Would be nice if there was a small plated meal over convenient store snacks. WiFi also was not working. And it would be nice if Delta had adjustable headrests on these planes.

New high end luggage ruined/zippers broken, items missing. All happened on return flight from msp to mso. Do better! Not store bought luggage but high end personalized ogio custom embroidered luggage. Total slap in the face ontop of an extra luggage fee that took me 3 hrs on chat to resolve.

Bus to plane was delayed for no apparent reason and our luggage was still on the belt when they shut it off. Took about 20 minutes to turn it back on to get our luggage.

I haven’t flown economy in over 20 years but it was not bad. Room by my feet for my bag and seat was roomy enough. Surprised in a good way.

Second flight in a row where the entertainment system is broken. 5 hour long flight with no entertainment and flight attendants did not seem interested in resolving the matter. Very shocked to be treated this poorly considering I paid for a first class experience and have Diamond Medallion status.

The service from the flight attendants were of supreme quality. They greeted and treated everyone with a wide smile. This is totally absent nowadays. Kudos to them!!!!

My seat had no padding, it was literally plywood with a plastic cover. I could not change seats on my 10 hour flight. My excitement for this trip helped me deal with the pain.

The flight was great. The crew were a little terse about the size of my bag. It fit fine.

The flights were on time- Great service Would have liked more options for food choices.

The brakes on the A220 are sensitive and uncomfortably grabby

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

I'd like to see AA's flight safety record clearly and prominently posted online.

Enjoyed the flight with attentive flight staff. Thank you Qantas.

It was nice having space in the way back where it thinned out with passengers, most folks in the far back were able to lay down and sleep. That was a pleasant surprise. Made the 15 hr flight go by pretty smooth, watching a few movies and resting. I had previously never used an airplane toilet, but finally used one. It wasn't too bad. All workers were very helpful and friendly. Their hospitality was welcomed as well

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

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

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.

We were downgraded from business class to premium economy with no advance notice. The staff at the gate were extremely rude, the crew on board not very interested in our comfort, mostly stood in the galley and talked with each other. The food was about the worst I have had and the portions were small ( and I am not a big eater). altogether sbout as disappointing an experience as is possible

Polite staff but incompetent staff. They changed my window seat to isle seat and then lied saying the seat was broken, yet I see someone else sitting there! They lost my luggage. Their standards have dropped a lot compared to pre-pandemic.

the whole trip was smooth, and as comfortable as flying is these days. flight crew was friendly and very courteous and helpful.

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

The flights were on time which was great give. It was holiday travel season and there’d been some weather issues. The only complaint and this is every time with United is the terrible seat design. The head rest is not built for comfort and having my neck bent forward for a cross country trip reminded me while I try not to take United flights as a rule.

This was a very average flight. The seat was out of alignment so more uncomfortable than usual. The cabin felt not well maintained. But I safely got where I needed to go.

We had a 90 minute delay due to equipment failure that was detected just before we took off. United rebooked my connecting flight.

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

Poor seating comfort, seat cushion too thin, very uncomfortable. My luggage didi not make the flight due to equipment change. At least. United had it delivered the next day. I was without my toilet items for one day.

Flight cancelled because of the grounded 737s. United was good about it and got us onto a later Alaska Airlines flight to Oakland (not San Francisco as originally intended). Had to go through security again and my wife dropped her MacBook Pro, which broke, a $2,500 whoopsie. But we made it home.

I liked being upgraded to first class. The flight was a redeye, so I did sleep most of it.

It was pretty straight forward, no glitches or hidden costs

The whole plane smelled and felt old. The seats were very uncomfortable. Multiple delays. Extra fees.

For goodness sake, board from the back of the plane to the front and assign overhead space. It would fix everything. Seriously.

Aircraft had technical issues. After 3 hours of trying to resolve, flight was cancelled. Was booked on a flight leaving 12 hours after intended departure. Now on 4 flights instead of 2 and a day late to my destination.

PDX staff was great and we arrived on time in YVR.

Horrible I had a health emergency and couldn’t go Air Canada refused to allow me to reschedule

Really poor travel experience. My first flight was cancelled, which cut my international trip short and threw off my schedule. I will not be flying Air Canada again if I can so help it. The crew and in-flight experience was pleasant and enjoyable but the consistent delays and cancellations are not worth it.

Economy middle seat was so narrow that I could not sit back comfortably with passengers on either side of me. Over the 9-hour flight, with my body slightly twisted most of that time, my previously-healthy left knee became very painful, even though I got up to walk multiple times. The knee is still painful 3 weeks later. Otherwise, it was a nice flight, but I was crippled over my entire vacation.

The staff were condescending and withheld at times. There were times when they appeared to be more concerned with socializing with each other than appearing professional. I know it must be a hard job, but being chatty and handsy with each other in the public view only to be condescending to customers isn’t a good look.

No entertainment what’s so ever so you may want to prepare yourself. Our flight was delayed.

Everything you need to know for your flight from Portland to New Zealand

Information on your arrival and departure airports