Cheap flights from New Zealand to Los Angeles from $358

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from New Zealand, with most prices found around $725. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Los Angeles from New Zealand during January instead. Flights to Los Angeles in January, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $742.

Our data shows that Sunday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $912. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Tuesday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Tuesday is $1,263.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the afternoon. Flights from New Zealand to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $976. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $1,268 per ticket.

Fly from Auckland Intl to Los Angeles for the best New Zealand - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from New Zealand when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $844 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from New Zealand for as low as $742 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on New Zealand to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Air Tahiti Nui, Delta, and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New Zealand to Los Angeles

Air New Zealand, Fiji Airways and Qantas Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from New Zealand according to our data. Air New Zealand is the first choice among our users, with 34% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 26% of flights between New Zealand and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 150 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Delta have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of November 2026, 10 flights take off from New Zealand and land in Los Angeles each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 8:00PM, with 61% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

As of November 2026, there are 73 flights per week flying from New Zealand to Los Angeles. The most common day of the week flights depart is Wed, with 19% of flights taking off on this day.