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Cheap Flights to South Island

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$639
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$728
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,276
Nelson
Nelson1 stop$1,325
Blenheim
Blenheim2 stops$1,145
Invercargill
Invercargill2 stops$1,510
Timaru
Timaru2 stops$2,045
Hokitika
Hokitika2 stops$2,145
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$639
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$728
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,276
Nelson
Nelson1 stop$1,325
Blenheim
Blenheim2 stops$1,145
Invercargill
Invercargill2 stops$1,510
Timaru
Timaru2 stops$2,045
Hokitika
Hokitika2 stops$2,145

Book Cheap South Island Plane Tickets

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

Sat, Jan 31 - Mon, Mar 30
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10:45 pm - 7:55 pmLAX-CHC
24h 10m2 stops
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9:40 am - 12:55 pmCHC-LAX
23h 15m2 stops
$639Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Jan 26 - Sun, Feb 15
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10:45 pm - 5:35 pmLAX-CHC
21h 50m2 stops
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6:15 am - 12:00 pmCHC-LAX
26h 45m2 stops
$649Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Mar 3 - Sat, Mar 14
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9:50 pm - 1:10 pmDFW-CHC
20h 20m1 stop
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2:10 pm - 4:45 pmCHC-DFW
20h 35m1 stop
$665Fiji Airways
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Thu, Feb 26 - Sat, Mar 7
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10:35 pm - 1:10 pmLAX-CHC
17h 35m1 stop
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2:10 pm - 12:00 pmCHC-LAX
18h 50m1 stop
$669Fiji Airways
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Fri, Feb 13 - Fri, Feb 27
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10:35 pm - 11:05 pmLAX-CHC
27h 30m2 stops
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6:15 am - 12:00 pmCHC-LAX
26h 45m2 stops
$685Multiple Airlines
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Sun, Nov 30 - Thu, Dec 18
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10:35 am - 2:40 pmSEA-CHC
31h 05m2 stops
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9:50 am - 5:09 pmCHC-SEA
28h 19m2 stops
$989American Airlines
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Tue, Mar 24 - Tue, Apr 7
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6:00 am - 9:05 amDFW-CHC
33h 05m2 stops
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8:10 pm - 11:16 pmCHC-DFW
44h 06m2 stops
$1,089Air New Zealand
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Tue, Feb 10 - Tue, Mar 3
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12:35 pm - 9:05 amSEA-CHC
23h 30m2 stops
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5:00 pm - 3:01 pmCHC-SEA
19h 01m2 stops
$1,115Air New Zealand
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Thu, Feb 5 - Sat, Feb 14
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4:30 pm - 3:25 pmJFK-CHC
28h 55m2 stops
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6:05 am - 2:25 pmCHC-JFK
26h 20m2 stops
$1,310Qantas Airways
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Tue, May 5 - Sun, May 17
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5:00 pm - 12:20 amJFK-CHC
39h 20m2 stops
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4:35 pm - 7:29 amCHC-JFK
30h 54m2 stops
$1,327Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to South Island

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

What is the cheapest flight to South Island?

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

The cheapest ticket to South Island from the United States found in the last 72 hours was to Christchurch, at $1,108 round-trip. The most popular route is San Francisco (SFO) to Christchurch (CHC) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,108.

What is the cheapest month to fly from the United States to South Island?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from the United States to South Island, 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 the United States to South Island is April, when tickets cost $1,122 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,735 and $1,400 respectively.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in South Island?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Island is Christchurch Airport (CHC), with an average flight price of $1,028.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$324
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 12% lower on average.
Flight from Los Angeles to Christchurch

FAQs - booking South Island flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from the United States to South Island?

    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 the United States to South Island.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from the United States to South Island?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from the United States to South Island 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 the United States to South Island?

    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 the United States to South Island 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 the United States to South Island?

    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 the United States to South Island 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 South Island?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Island is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,500. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $1,663 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Island?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Island is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $592 on average. Morning departures are around 40% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Island is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,200.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to South Island

  • Looking for cheap airfare to South Island? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to South Island for the following prices or less: From San Francisco $1,116
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest South Island flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to South Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to South Island. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United States to South Island. 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 the United States to South Island? 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 209 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.5Food
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
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The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

6.0 GoodHon, Oct 2025NAN - SFO
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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...

Fiji Airways was amazing, will definately be lfying them again. The "Fijian hospitality" is not a catch phrase, it is genuine. the only things that could be improved is the entertainment. Not a great choice of movies, and the TV shows only have about 5 or so episodes, and often of a random season.

They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

.very good and as I needed wheelchair assistance all staff excellent.. only suggestion is get rid of those plastic chairs hard to ride in and staff have trouble compared to others. Everything else very good experience. Will use Fiji Air again.

In-flight entertainment options could use a refresh, Consider a tie-up with Spotify for more current music and with IMDB or other service for newer selections/movie ratings.

See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

6 hour delay and they didnt try to make up any time during an over 10 hour flight

Very good; seat made ready for bed after meal, a plus since one airline covered the seat at the start.

Entertainment was not good. Seems like liquor should’ve been advertised only beer and wine was even though I saw others getting liquor didn’t realize I could. And the food to me could’ve been a little bit.

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.

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

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

Check in crew member was very helpful, nice and excellent service👍

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.

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

Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

Not entirely positive. It’s frustrating that everything is done through the united app. One of our flight attendants on our trip from San Francisco to MSP continually had trouble hearing people so she flipped her hair into people’s faces

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

One of the best Qantas business flights I've had. Quality product

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

Even though we were delayed, we were able to make our connection

Seats in waiting area and on plane hard as rock. Fast internet on the flight was great! Crew was kind.

Starlink wifi on the Embraer E175 is an excellent experience. I was able to connect and work from IAD all the way to approach into BTV.

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

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

Always wish for more healthy, gluten free options. We have to bring our own.

Having a long layover, I was very appreciative of the ability to stand by for an earlier flight. Other airlines like Delta have refused this to me in the past, just to be mean (because my ticket class wasn't high enough). United went out of their way to help me get to my destination early, which I really appreciated given that it was the third leg of a 24+ hour journey for me.

Other than a way way too cold cabinets for the entire flight, all was great

One bag is incorrect and not acceptable for an international flight. The food was not just good. I won't fly with them again.

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?

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

More choices on snacks. Built-in video screen to enjoy entertainment choices.

we landed at cmh ten minutes early but had to sit on tarmac for twenty minutes because a plane was at our gate despite the fact that 3 other gates were open.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

I have a gluten allergy so did have any food

I have a gluten allergy so didn't have any food

Loved the crew . Absolutely no complaints. Except for luggage lost

Everything was good The connects, with no blame to crew. Or pilots. I understand they are short staffed. Everything went well for me. I'll be using you guys again in May if not sooner.

this plane was really old, had exit row seats and tray was in arm of seat so super uncomfortable to use. another seat they could t even use the tray it was broke. seat i. front of me had duct tape on it cause seat was ripped open... this plane should either be updated or retired.

We were very rushed by a staff member at the gate when transferring from American Airlines to Fijian. Then the plane stayed put for ages anyhow! The plane was delayed and my bag sent to San Francisco instead of Fiji

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