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Cheap Flights to South Pacific

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Sydney
Sydney1 stop$704
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$524
Melbourne
Melbourne1 stop$711
Brisbane
Brisbane1 stop$658
Papeete
Papeete1 stop$460
Nadi
Nadinonstop$586
Perth
Perth1 stop$947
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$710
Cairns
Cairns2 stops$966
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$761
Adelaide
Adelaide2 stops$865
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$807
Hobart
Hobart2 stops$969
Vaitape
Vaitape1 stop$848
Coolangatta
Coolangatta1 stop$757
Apia
Apianonstop$669
Rarotonga
Rarotonganonstop$896
Nuku‘alofa
Nuku‘alofa1 stop$923
Canberra
Canberra2 stops$1,061
Sydney
Sydney1 stop$704
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$524
Melbourne
Melbourne1 stop$711
Brisbane
Brisbane1 stop$658
Papeete
Papeete1 stop$460
Nadi
Nadinonstop$586
Perth
Perth1 stop$947
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$710
Cairns
Cairns2 stops$966
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$761
Adelaide
Adelaide2 stops$865
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$807
Hobart
Hobart2 stops$969
Vaitape
Vaitape1 stop$848
Coolangatta
Coolangatta1 stop$757
Apia
Apianonstop$669
Rarotonga
Rarotonganonstop$896
Nuku‘alofa
Nuku‘alofa1 stop$923
Canberra
Canberra2 stops$1,061

Book Cheap South Pacific Plane Tickets

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

Sun, May 3 - Tue, May 19
Air France Logo
11:00 am - 5:30 am
SFO
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PPT
21h 30m
1 stop
Air France Logo
7:40 am - 12:19 pm
PPT
-
SFO
49h 39m
2 stops
$460Air France
Tue, Jun 16 - Wed, Jun 24
Air France Logo
11:05 am - 5:30 am
SFO
-
PPT
21h 25m
1 stop
Air France Logo
7:40 am - 11:12 pm
PPT
-
SFO
12h 32m
1 stop
$464Air France
Sun, May 17 - Sat, May 30
French Bee Logo
11:20 pm - 4:40 am
SFO
-
PPT
8h 20mnonstop
French Bee Logo
7:00 am - 6:05 pm
PPT
-
SFO
8h 05mnonstop
$466French Bee
Fri, May 22 - Fri, May 29
Air France Logo
10:29 am - 5:30 am
SFO
-
PPT
22h 01m
2 stops
Air France Logo
7:40 am - 10:49 pm
PPT
-
SFO
12h 09m
1 stop
$468Air France
Tue, Sep 1 - Sat, Oct 3
Fiji Airways Logo
11:55 pm - 12:45 pm
LAX
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AKL
17h 50m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
3:00 pm - 1:05 pm
AKL
-
LAX
18h 05m
1 stop
$524Fiji Airways
Tue, Apr 14 - Sun, Apr 19
Fiji Airways Logo
11:55 pm - 12:45 pm
LAX
-
AKL
17h 50m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
4:05 pm - 1:05 pm
AKL
-
LAX
16h 00m
1 stop
$526Fiji Airways
Wed, May 6 - Sun, May 10
Air Tahiti Nui Logo
4:20 pm - 9:30 pm
LAX
-
PPT
8h 10mnonstop
Air Tahiti Nui Logo
11:45 pm - 10:35 am
PPT
-
LAX
7h 50mnonstop
$883Air Tahiti Nui
Tue, Apr 14 - Mon, Apr 27
Air Tahiti Nui Logo
4:20 pm - 9:30 pm
LAX
-
PPT
8h 10mnonstop
Air Tahiti Nui Logo
10:30 pm - 9:20 am
PPT
-
LAX
7h 50mnonstop
$885Air Tahiti Nui
Mon, Apr 20 - Fri, Apr 24
Air Canada Logo
10:40 am - 7:20 am
JFK
-
SYD
30h 40m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
9:20 am - 3:07 pm
SYD
-
JFK
43h 47m
2 stops
$1,077Air Canada
Tue, Apr 28 - Tue, May 5
Air Canada Logo
10:40 am - 7:20 am
JFK
-
SYD
30h 40m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
9:20 am - 10:48 pm
SYD
-
JFK
27h 28m
2 stops
$1,095Air Canada
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to South Pacific

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

What is the cheapest flight to South Pacific?

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

The cheapest ticket to South Pacific from the United States found in the last 72 hours was to Papeete, at $466 round-trip. The most popular route is New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK) to Sydney (SYD) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $667.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from the United States to South Pacific, 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 Pacific is March, when tickets cost $806 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,205 and $1,127 respectively.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Pacific?

The average price for all round-trip flights from the United States to South Pacific depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Pacific is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $1,045 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Pacific is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,045.

How far in advance should I book a flight from the United States to South Pacific?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to South Pacific, 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 the United States to South Pacific, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

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

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Pacific is Nadi Airport (NAN), with an average flight price of $359.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$243
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 22% increase in price.
Flight from San Francisco to Papeete

Flights to South Pacific: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew to South Pacific 
RobertFlew with Qantas Airways
LAX
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MEL
Jun 2025
Make sure you’ve got enough time to switch terminals if needbe
Verified travelerFlew with Hawaiian Airlines
HNL
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PPT
Dec 2024
Better to pay extra for comfortable seats and more legroom because the economy seats are really very narrow unless you are small.
Verified travelerFlew with Air New Zealand
SFO
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AKL
Jan 2025
Be prepared for a long overnight flight. Ear plugs a necessity. We had many many kids, and several who screamed rather than cried. A tough night. Not the airlines fault
CoryFlew with American Airlines
DFW
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AKL
Nov 2024
don't bring any food you're not going to eat on the plane. stop in the duty free area and get your sim card/alcohol-bags take awhile.
Verified travelerFlew with Qantas Airways
JFK
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AKL
Oct 2024
Bring plenty of books podcasts and music to read or listen to cause it’s a long flight
Verified travelerFlew with Qantas Airways
LAX
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MEL
Apr 2024
Arrive earlier than recommended. You'll never know what awaits you!
Verified travelerFlew with Air New Zealand
IAH
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AKL
May 2024
Wear comfortable footwear. It's a long terminal walk.
Verified travelerFlew with Qantas Airways
LAX
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SYD
Feb 2024
Use swimmers ear wax for ear plugs and be sure to have a good neck pillow and sleep mask

FAQs - booking South Pacific flights

  • How can I find cheap flight tickets to the South Pacific?

    If you’d like cheap flight tickets from the US to the South Pacific, you should check out connecting flight options available on KAYAK. This is simply because connecting flights from the US to the South Pacific available on this platform tend to be significantly cheaper than the direct flights that cover this route.

  • Which airport will I land at in Samoa?

    If you intend to travel from the US to Samoa, you’ll land at Faleolo International Airport in Apia. One of the three major airports in the country, it is situated approximately 25 miles west of Apia, the capital of the country. Kindly note that to travel from the US to Samoa, you’ll have to board a one-stop flight offered by Air New Zealand.

  • Which Fiji airport handles flights from the US?

    Although Nadi is not the capital of Fiji, it is often referred to as the main air entry point to Fiji. This is because most flights from outside Fiji usually land at this city’s international airport, Nadi International Airport. This airport is a mere 10 km away from Nadi’s city center.

  • What are the popular layover destinations between Los Angeles and Auckland?

    The Los Angeles to Auckland route is among the most popular US to South Pacific routes. If you board one of the one-stop flights that cover it, your layover destination will be influenced by your airline. Aboard a Qantas Airways flight, your layover will be in Brisbane, while aboard a Fiji Airways flight, your layover will be in Nadi.

  • Are there any direct flights from the US to New Zealand?

    If you’d like to fly directly from the US to the South Pacific nation of New Zealand, you’re in luck. This is because New Zealand Airlines, American Airlines, and United Airlines offer direct flights to this country from various cities in the US.

  • Is it possible to fly directly from the US to the Solomon Islands?

    There are no direct flights from the US to the Solomon Islands. This being the case, if you want to travel without several stops, you’ll have to settle on one of the one-stop flights offered by Qantas Airways. On such a flight, you’ll have a layover in Brisbane.

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

    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 Pacific.

  • 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 Pacific?

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

    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 Pacific 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 Pacific?

    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 Pacific 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 Pacific?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Pacific is Sunday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $987. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $1,082 on average.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to South Pacific

  • Looking for cheap airfare to South Pacific? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to South Pacific for the following prices or less: From Houston George Bush Intcntl $2,037, from Los Angeles $2,245, from Dallas/Fort Worth $3,139
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest South Pacific flight deals.
  • If you’d like to fly directly from the US to the South Pacific, you should depart from Los Angeles, San Francisco, or Honolulu. If you depart from most of the other cities in the US, you’ll likely have a stopover at one of the airports that serve Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu.
  • Although several airlines offer flights from the US to the South Pacific, the airline you settle on will be influenced by the South Pacific country you are flying to. If you want to travel directly from the US to Tahiti, you can board an Air France flight or an Air Tahiti Nui Flight. On the contrary, if you want to travel directly from the US to New Zealand, you will have to settle on an Air New Zealand flight.
  • As a US citizen, you must have a valid US passport, return or onward tickets, as well as proof of sufficient funds to enter the South Pacific islands of American Samoa, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, French Polynesia, Nauru, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. You don’t need a visa if you plan to stay in any of the noted countries for less than 30 days. On the contrary, you must have a visa or an Electronic Travel Authority to enter Australia.
  • Port Hedland International Airport is one of the key air transit stations that serve Western Australia. This being the case, if you’d like to tour Western Australia extensively, you should book a flight that lands at this airport. Some major Western Australia attractions you can tour if you land at this airport include Cape Keraudren Nature Reserve, Koombana Lookout Port Hedland, the Don Rhodes Mining Museum, and 6 Mile Creek.
  • In South Pacific’s Papua New Guinea, you’ll likely alight from your flight at the Port Moresby International Airport. Also known as Jacksons International Airport, this airport is the largest and busiest airport in the country.
  • If you’d like to check out mind-blowing nature attractions in Vanuatu, you’ll have to settle on a one-stop flight from New York, Dallas, Honolulu, or Los Angeles offered by Fiji Airways. This is because currently, no airlines fly directly from the US to Vanuatu.
  • When flying to the smaller South Pacific islands, it’s in your best interest to fly into one of the key international airports in Australia, namely Sydney Kingsford International Airport, Brisbane International Airport, Melbourne International Airport, and Perth International. You can easily get cheap flights to all South Pacific islands at any of these airports.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to South Pacific

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to South Pacific? 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.
8.1
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 232 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
8.1Comfort
7.5Food
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

Left on time , arrived on time. Staff was awesome!!!!! Great flight!!!!

10.0 ExcellentNick, Mar 2026
NAN - LAX
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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...

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.

Great service. Food could be improved but overall a very good airline

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 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.

Very quick flight so no time for refreshments. We took off. Then landed. The end. Seats were too tight. Very cramped Grateful for the short flight cos moving around wasn’t possible

I was not even on that flight and did not even book a ticket. Kayak did a phenomenal job

The disembarking steps in Wellington were precarious and I felt quite insecure. There was no one on the tarmac to greet us and help. The embarking ramp in Blenheim was much more satisfactory. The rest of the flight was fine.

Entertainment screen froze and had to be reset. Noticed it happened to other passengers as well.

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.

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

I liked boarding the plane. The staff were rude, the food was appalling and the chairs the most uncomfortable I have ever experienced

Well my expórtenle with Qantas it wasn’t that good KLM from Bs Aires was delay Santiago Chile Qantas QF 028 was still in the airport but the crew didn’t opened the door for me soo I lost my fly And I stuck in the airport 13 hrs waiting for next fly by Latam Arline My question is can I have my money back for business class

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

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

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

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.

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

Everything was on time and service on the flight was great!

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

The 777’s economy seat’s legroom was more tolerable than expected. I appreciate the reclining mechanism which slides the seat forward to minimize cannibalizing the space behind. The food was terrible: very salty.

The travel company that you have on your site did me so wrong. I don’t know how it happened, but they put my son‘s name on my plane ticket flying to Vietnam. Along with his birthday. They would not have let me fly from Fort Myers to Ho Chi Minh City. I don’t think that I can ever use your service again. I typed my information into the browser along with my passport number and four days before I’m leaving I have to quickly search another ticket to fly out here.

Seats are uncomfortable. This has been a trend in the industry for decades. Trying to fit more seats on each plane to increase profits at the expense of the passenger.

The flight was delayed so we were dead tired, and after that the turbulence was horrible. I was very scared.

It’s always a great time flying with united airlines.

Good flight. Efficient boarding and competent flight crew. No problems until we arrived at our destination gate. We were early so there was an aircraft at the gate that had to move before we could pull in. Then, due to the type of aircraft we flew, the cabin door could not be opened until some luggage from the cargo bay was offloaded to preserve center of gravity characteristics. So, that further delayed deplaning. Despite being 20 minutes early on landing, we ended up being 5 to 10 minutes late after all the delays.

Everything went well except the turbulence what no one have a control of but pilot and crew handled very good!

There was no WiFi available, there were mechanical problems with the plane and we landed at C 124, then the gate was switched to A 26, then all the way back to C126! For a 75 yo woman traveling alone, this was a difficult journey, indeed!

Easy boarding. Rows are smaller but that may be an older and bigger me now :)

It would have been nice if American tried to care.

American Airlines did everything they could with the high Spring Break crowd. I was frustrated to be changed from 1st class to a middle seat at the back of the plane. This has happened before, not sure booking 1st class and paying the extra actually works.

I booked 1st class, my flights were changed and I was sitting in the middle at the back of the plane. A far cry from the 1st class I purchased for my flights. I am grateful I arrived on time.

Aging planer and NO wifi on a 14 hour day flight. Unless you are retired or don't need to work or be in touch with the world... The lack of Wifif really ruined the flight. And the old plane - really showing it's age, wasn't great

There was no beverage service and the only time I saw a crew member walk through the cabin is when we were preparing to land.

Our flight was delayed 3 times and this is why I am giving such low reviews. Everything else was okay but being in the airport at 4:30pm for my initial flight at 7pm to not leave until after 9:30pm is insane,

Flights were constantly delayed. CRW took 50 minutes to get bags

Flight has been delayed every time I've ever taken it. Seats uncomfortable. Children behind me yelling the entire flight. Some of this is out of their control but overall just consistently not a great experience.

Appreciate having multiple food options for allergies. Nice to have an extra seat between us for comfort.

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