Cheap flights from New Zealand to San Francisco from $413

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of February, then flying in October is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $872.

The cheapest day to depart from New Zealand to San Francisco is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as $1,301. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Monday, with ticket prices averaging around $1,435.

Our data shows that the cheapest New Zealand to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times in the afternoon. Our users have found flights to San Francisco in the afternoon for as low as $1,301. Flights at noon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $1,402.

Fly from Auckland Intl to San Francisco for the best New Zealand - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from New Zealand when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $984 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from New Zealand for as low as $837 on momondo.

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

Air New Zealand, Fiji Airways, and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New Zealand to San Francisco

Air New Zealand, Fiji Airways and Qantas Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from New Zealand according to our data. Air New Zealand is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between New Zealand and San Francisco have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 173 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of March 2026, 10 flights take off from New Zealand and land in San Francisco each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 3:00PM, with 61% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

70 flights are operational weekly from New Zealand to San Francisco as of March 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Tue, with 19% of flights per week taking off on this day.