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$564 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to Auckland

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from San Diego to Auckland departing on 2/25. 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.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Diego to Auckland, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$759
Typical prices: $920-$1,329
Air Canada
Wed 2/18Sun 3/8
SAN - AKL • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$564
Delta
Wed 2/25
SAN - AKL • 1 stop
When to travel
October
Cheapest • 35% price drop
February
Most popular
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Cheap Flights from San Diego to Auckland (SAN-AKL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego to Auckland 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 San Diego to Auckland

Wed, Feb 18 - Sun, Mar 8
Air Canada Logo
6:05 pm - 11:00 am
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AKL
19h 55m1 stop
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6:15 am - 4:24 pm
AKL
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SAN
31h 09m2 stops
$759Air Canada
Fri, Mar 6 - Mon, May 11
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12:45 pm - 11:00 am
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AKL
25h 15m1 stop
Air Canada Logo
6:10 am - 4:05 pm
AKL
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SAN
28h 55m2 stops
$794Air Canada
Fri, Mar 6 - Mon, May 11
Air Canada Logo
12:45 pm - 5:20 pm
SAN
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AKL
31h 35m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
6:10 am - 11:50 am
AKL
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SAN
24h 40m2 stops
$799Air Canada
Sun, Mar 1 - Sun, Mar 15
Air Canada Logo
12:45 pm - 11:00 am
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AKL
25h 15m1 stop
Air Canada Logo
6:15 am - 12:03 pm
AKL
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SAN
25h 48m2 stops
$827Air Canada
Tue, Mar 3 - Sun, Mar 15
Air Canada Logo
6:05 pm - 5:20 pm
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AKL
26h 15m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
6:15 am - 12:03 pm
AKL
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SAN
25h 48m2 stops
$832Air Canada
Sun, Feb 8 - Mon, Feb 23
Air Canada Logo
6:05 pm - 11:00 am
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AKL
19h 55m1 stop
Air Canada Logo
2:00 pm - 12:03 pm
AKL
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SAN
19h 03m1 stop
$834Air Canada
Wed, Feb 11 - Tue, Feb 24
Air Canada Logo
12:45 pm - 11:00 am
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AKL
25h 15m1 stop
Air Canada Logo
2:00 pm - 12:03 pm
AKL
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SAN
19h 03m1 stop
$849Air Canada
Wed, Jan 28 - Wed, Feb 4
American Airlines Logo
12:46 pm - 9:10 am
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AKL
23h 24m2 stops
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1:20 pm - 3:03 pm
AKL
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SAN
22h 43m2 stops
$853American Airlines
Wed, Mar 25 - Sun, Apr 5
Air Canada Logo
12:45 pm - 10:00 am
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AKL
25h 15m1 stop
Air Canada Logo
8:05 pm - 5:24 pm
AKL
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SAN
40h 19m2 stops
$854Air Canada
Wed, Mar 25 - Sun, Apr 5
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12:45 pm - 5:20 pm
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AKL
32h 35m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
8:05 pm - 12:00 pm
AKL
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SAN
34h 55m2 stops
$860Air Canada
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to Auckland flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego to Auckland to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from San Diego to Auckland?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from San Diego to Auckland departing in February.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to Auckland?

The average price of all round-trip flights from San Diego to Auckland clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from San Diego to Auckland, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Diego, you’ll find the best rates on Sundays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Auckland?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to Auckland, 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 San Diego to Auckland is October, where tickets cost $899 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,029 and $1,708 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$564
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 20% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Diego to Auckland

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Diego to Auckland based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Auckland

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Auckland?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Auckland was $564 for a one-way ticket and $759 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between San Diego and Auckland?

    A passport is required to fly from San Diego to Auckland.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Diego to Auckland?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Auckland?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between San Diego and Auckland, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Auckland, Air New Zealand or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Auckland are Air New Zealand and Delta. With an average price for the route of $1,439 and an overall rating of 8.0, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,176 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego to Auckland?

    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 San Diego to Auckland.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Diego to Auckland?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Auckland from San Diego 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 San Diego to Auckland?

    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 Auckland with an airline and back to San Diego with another airline. Booking your flights between San Diego and AKL can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Diego to Auckland?

    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 Auckland from San Diego up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from San Diego to Auckland

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Diego to Auckland. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 552 reviews
8.5Crew
8.0Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.4Food
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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.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2025
SFO - CHC
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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.

Air conditioning was turned to the wrong setting. Way too hot. The entertainment system kept resetting and didn’t work half the flight. Said something to the crew. They didn’t do anything to help. Plane had a mechanical problem that resulted in 2.5 hour delay. Boarded the plane, had to disembark and get back on.

Good and appreciate the effort Air Zealand puts into using more environmentally friendly food containers and utensils. yay! One of the better airlines for this for sure. Still some bad stuff, but at least Air NZ is trying. :) Also really enjoyed the bluetooth option for personal headsets. :)

I was trying to get confirmation on if my luggage was going to be moved to the earlier flight (I requested standby to get home earlier) and was unable to get help from those working at the counter. The request to be moved to an earlier flight was handled smoothly through the app and appreciate the ease of the request.

Do the bumpy weather the whole trip they were very few times when the seatbelt sign wasn't on

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

Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

Like: Aircraft was better than others I've flown in. Crew was great, food was very good. Air New Zealand is now my favorite airline. On our long flight from AKL to YVR there was enough room for those of us in Economy to stretch a bit. My sister is disabled and they took very good care of her and me. Best entertainment offering of all the other airlines. Not so much; Flight from AKL to YRV was delayed BUT they recovered really well so no complaints here. Pretty petty point to complain about. Only negative I have. I will recommend to friends.

Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

from SFO-> FRA flight, AVML meal was significantly less compared to regular meal, especially no Desert, no Bread, no sides.

This was an older airplane. The cabin was constantly warm to hot throughout the 10 hour flight and there were no vents to personalize air flow. Also since it was an older plane, the material and comfort of the chairs were very uncomfortable. I left my flight with major soreness on my tailbone.

Older aircraft, no meal, only food was for purchase. Not impressed United.

Not pleasant trip cross country when the entertainment and WiFi system not working. No entertainment for entirety of route. Staff was rather nonchalant in that they dismissed the problem due to age of plane. It would have been nice to know this up front so I could have come prepared to read or download movies before boarding Coincidentally or not, there was a similar issue with the entertainment system on my previous flight I took on my fist leg of the trip. There are no seat TVs, so you must rely on the app when it works. United can do better. Also, what use it it to pay for boarding group 2 when half of the passengers are in the same line as you?

My experience on this United Airlines flight was highly uncomfortable, primarily due to two issues: Cabin Temperature: The temperature on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unacceptably high, feeling consistently around 80 degrees throughout the flight. This made sleeping impossible and significantly detracted from the experience. Seating Arrangement: Being stuck in a middle seat for a six-and-a-half-hour overnight flight compounded the discomfort. Moving forward, I will always purchase a seat assignment to avoid this situation.

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

Same as last comment. Food sucks. Quality. Not surprising most people have no clue about nourishment Clearly

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

We were in business class. the angled seats in that class do not have a real window view & the placement of the controls are bad. But we knew that. But the food options were mediocre. The taste was fine, but the size was for a child. It’s just really feels like United is skimping on everything. Even when we were in the Polaris lounge they did not have diet sodas. They said they were out no Coke zero no Diet Coke, etc. I do not think the portion of nuts they serve on the plane could get any smaller. Really a minimal service and offer for what you’re paying for in business.

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

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