How long is the flight from United States to South Island?

Average flight duration from United States to South Island depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from San Francisco to Los Angeles Los Angeles is 1h 26m on average, while flying from Miami to Los Angeles Los Angeles is 5h 20m on average. Los Angeles Los Angeles is the most popular airport in South Island.

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Flights to Christchurch

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Multiple Airlines

Jul 30

LAX

22h 40m

2 stops

CHC

Aug 20

CHC

22h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$733

Multiple Airlines

Oct 14

LAX

24h 00m

2 stops

CHC

Oct 26

CHC

26h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$748

Multiple Airlines

Nov 11

LAX

26h 45m

2 stops

CHC

Nov 25

CHC

26h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$749

Multiple Airlines

Oct 30

LAX

26h 45m

2 stops

CHC

Nov 9

CHC

26h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$761

Multiple Airlines

Oct 30

LAX

26h 45m

2 stops

CHC

Nov 8

CHC

26h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$768

Multiple Airlines

Oct 31

LAX

26h 45m

2 stops

CHC

Nov 13

CHC

24h 40m

2 stops

LAX

$781

Fiji Airways

Sep 26

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Oct 4

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$786

Qantas Airways

May 27

LAX

21h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 12

CHC

19h 45m

1 stop

LAX

$802

Qantas Airways

Jun 10

LAX

21h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Jul 1

CHC

19h 45m

1 stop

LAX

$803

Qantas Airways

May 27

LAX

21h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 12

CHC

20h 20m

1 stop

LAX

$810

Qantas Airways

Jul 30

LAX

21h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 13

CHC

20h 20m

1 stop

LAX

$813

Fiji Airways

Oct 29

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Nov 12

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$819

Flights to Queenstown

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Multiple Airlines

Jun 21

LAX

24h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

Jun 27

ZQN

22h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$815

Air New Zealand

Jul 30

DFW

32h 31m

2 stops

ZQN

Aug 8

ZQN

52h 45m

2 stops

DFW

$888

Air New Zealand

Aug 4

DFW

41h 35m

2 stops

ZQN

Aug 8

ZQN

52h 45m

2 stops

DFW

$898

Qantas Airways

Jun 2

LAX

21h 30m

1 stop

ZQN

Jun 14

ZQN

19h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$901

Qantas Airways

Oct 18

LAX

21h 30m

1 stop

ZQN

Nov 6

ZQN

20h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$905

Qantas Airways

Oct 18

LAX

21h 30m

1 stop

ZQN

Nov 6

ZQN

20h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$906

Qantas Airways

Oct 18

LAX

21h 30m

1 stop

ZQN

Nov 6

ZQN

20h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$914

Qantas Airways

Jun 2

LAX

21h 30m

1 stop

ZQN

Jun 14

ZQN

19h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$926

Multiple Airlines

Nov 11

LAX

24h 05m

2 stops

ZQN

Nov 21

ZQN

26h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$929

Multiple Airlines

Jun 2

LAX

26h 50m

2 stops

ZQN

Jun 14

ZQN

29h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$942

Multiple Airlines

Jun 2

LAX

26h 50m

2 stops

ZQN

Jun 14

ZQN

29h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$948

Qantas Airways

Jun 21

LAX

27h 10m

1 stop

ZQN

Jun 27

ZQN

18h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$952

Flights to Nelson

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Multiple Airlines

Jun 27

LAX

22h 00m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 4

NSN

25h 35m

2 stops

LAX

$1,304

Multiple Airlines

Jun 27

LAX

22h 00m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 4

NSN

24h 30m

3 stops

LAX

$1,329

Air New Zealand

Jun 26

HNL

25h 55m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 3

NSN

15h 05m

1 stop

HNL

$1,463

Air New Zealand

Jun 26

HNL

27h 05m

1 stop

NSN

Jul 3

NSN

15h 05m

1 stop

HNL

$1,470

Air New Zealand

Jun 26

HNL

28h 25m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 3

NSN

17h 15m

2 stops

HNL

$1,491

Multiple Airlines

Jun 27

LAX

31h 20m

3 stops

NSN

Jul 4

NSN

45h 00m

3 stops

LAX

$1,606

Air New Zealand

Jul 1

LAX

21h 15m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 17

NSN

23h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$1,827

Air New Zealand

Jul 1

LAX

17h 25m

1 stop

NSN

Jul 17

NSN

17h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,834

Air New Zealand

Jul 1

LAX

16h 25m

1 stop

NSN

Jul 17

NSN

20h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$1,841

Air New Zealand

Jun 13

SFO

17h 40m

2 stops

NSN

Jun 20

NSN

18h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$1,846

Air New Zealand

Jun 13

SFO

19h 55m

1 stop

NSN

Jun 20

NSN

18h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$1,849

Multiple Airlines

Jun 26

HNL

25h 55m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 3

NSN

47h 45m

3 stops

HNL

$1,863

Flights to Dunedin

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Multiple Airlines

May 25

JFK

23h 55m

1 stop

DUD

Jun 22

DUD

29h 30m

2 stops

JFK

$1,600

Multiple Airlines

May 25

JFK

23h 55m

1 stop

DUD

Jun 22

DUD

23h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$1,642

Multiple Airlines

May 25

JFK

23h 55m

1 stop

DUD

Jun 17

DUD

20h 30m

1 stop

JFK

$1,661

Multiple Airlines

May 25

JFK

23h 55m

1 stop

DUD

Jun 17

DUD

45h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$1,701

Multiple Airlines

May 25

JFK

23h 55m

1 stop

DUD

Jun 19

DUD

20h 30m

1 stop

JFK

$1,714

Multiple Airlines

May 25

JFK

23h 55m

1 stop

DUD

Jun 20

DUD

26h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$1,778

Air New Zealand

Sep 16

MCO

25h 40m

2 stops

DUD

Oct 27

DUD

24h 47m

2 stops

MCO

$1,798

Air New Zealand

Sep 14

MCO

29h 06m

2 stops

DUD

Oct 28

DUD

24h 47m

2 stops

MCO

$1,824

Multiple Airlines

May 25

JFK

23h 55m

1 stop

DUD

Jun 18

DUD

23h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$1,825

Air New Zealand

Sep 16

MCO

29h 06m

2 stops

DUD

Oct 27

DUD

26h 02m

3 stops

MCO

$1,840

Air New Zealand

Sep 18

MCO

25h 20m

2 stops

DUD

Oct 26

DUD

29h 25m

2 stops

MCO

$1,872

Multiple Airlines

May 25

JFK

23h 55m

1 stop

DUD

Jun 18

DUD

24h 50m

2 stops

JFK

$1,895

Flights to Invercargill

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Air New Zealand

Jun 12

SFO

19h 35m

2 stops

IVC

Jun 19

IVC

31h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$1,883

Air New Zealand

Jun 12

SFO

18h 35m

1 stop

IVC

Jun 19

IVC

37h 25m

1 stop

SFO

$1,946

Air New Zealand

Jun 12

SFO

19h 35m

2 stops

IVC

Jun 19

IVC

29h 03m

3 stops

SFO

$1,963

Air New Zealand

Jun 29

SFO

19h 35m

2 stops

IVC

Jul 6

IVC

39h 05m

3 stops

SFO

$1,996

Air New Zealand

Jun 29

SFO

19h 35m

2 stops

IVC

Jul 6

IVC

37h 20m

2 stops

SFO

$2,025

Air New Zealand

Jun 29

SFO

19h 35m

2 stops

IVC

Jul 6

IVC

19h 30m

1 stop

SFO

$2,032

Air New Zealand

Jun 29

SFO

28h 50m

3 stops

IVC

Jul 6

IVC

39h 05m

3 stops

SFO

$2,117

Air New Zealand

Jun 12

SFO

28h 50m

3 stops

IVC

Jun 19

IVC

29h 03m

3 stops

SFO

$2,198

Singapore Airlines

Oct 26

SFO

49h 25m

2 stops

IVC

Oct 30

IVC

44h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$2,245

Multiple Airlines

Jun 28

IAH

34h 20m

2 stops

IVC

Nov 29

IVC

47h 59m

2 stops

IAH

$2,269

Multiple Airlines

Jun 28

IAH

36h 40m

2 stops

IVC

Nov 29

IVC

46h 33m

2 stops

IAH

$2,284

Air New Zealand

Jun 28

IAH

34h 20m

2 stops

IVC

Nov 29

IVC

38h 30m

2 stops

IAH

$2,317

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11:55 pm - 5:35 pm

LAX

CHC

22h 40m

2 stops

9:40 am - 1:05 pm

CHC

LAX

22h 25m

2 stops

$733Multiple Airlines

Thu, Jul 30 - Thu, Aug 20

11:55 pm - 7:55 pm

LAX

CHC

24h 00m

2 stops

6:15 am - 1:00 pm

CHC

LAX

26h 45m

2 stops

$748Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 14 - Mon, Oct 26

10:35 pm - 10:20 pm

LAX

CHC

26h 45m

2 stops

6:15 am - 12:00 pm

CHC

LAX

26h 45m

2 stops

$749Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 11 - Wed, Nov 25

11:35 pm - 10:20 pm

LAX

CHC

26h 45m

2 stops

6:15 am - 12:00 pm

CHC

LAX

26h 45m

2 stops

$761Multiple Airlines

Fri, Oct 30 - Mon, Nov 9

11:55 pm - 1:05 pm

LAX

CHC

17h 10m

1 stop

2:05 pm - 1:05 pm

CHC

LAX

19h 00m

1 stop

$786Fiji Airways

Sat, Sep 26 - Sun, Oct 4

9:50 pm - 2:45 pm

LAX

CHC

21h 55m

1 stop

3:45 pm - 5:05 pm

CHC

LAX

20h 20m

1 stop

$802Qantas Airways

Thu, Jun 4 - Sun, Jun 28

9:30 pm - 2:25 pm

LAX

CHC

21h 55m

1 stop

6:20 am - 7:05 am

CHC

LAX

19h 45m

1 stop

$803Qantas Airways

Wed, Jun 10 - Wed, Jul 1

11:59 am - 1:30 pm

DFW

ZQN

32h 31m

2 stops

6:00 pm - 5:45 am

ZQN

DFW

52h 45m

2 stops

$888Air New Zealand

Thu, Jul 30 - Sat, Aug 8

11:59 am - 10:25 am

DFW

CHC

29h 26m

2 stops

11:00 am - 5:45 am

CHC

DFW

35h 45m

2 stops

$888Air New Zealand

Thu, Jul 30 - Sun, Aug 9

7:00 am - 8:10 am

EWR

CHC

33h 10m

2 stops

6:10 am - 6:58 pm

CHC

EWR

28h 48m

2 stops

$1,827United Airlines

Tue, Jun 30 - Fri, Jul 17

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest round-trip

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Thu 7/30

11:55 pm-5:35 pm

2 stops22h 40m

Christchurch

Thu 8/20

9:40 am-1:05 pm

2 stops22h 25m

$733

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 10/14

11:55 pm-7:55 pm

2 stops24h 00m

Christchurch

Mon 10/26

6:15 am-1:00 pm

2 stops26h 45m

$748

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 11/11

10:35 pm-10:20 pm

2 stops26h 45m

Christchurch

Wed 11/25

6:15 am-12:00 pm

2 stops26h 45m

$749

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Fri 10/30

11:35 pm-10:20 pm

2 stops26h 45m

Christchurch

Mon 11/9

6:15 am-12:00 pm

2 stops26h 45m

$761

Quickest round-trip

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sat 9/26

11:55 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop17h 10m

Christchurch

Sun 10/4

2:05 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop19h 00m

$786

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Thu 6/4

9:50 pm-2:45 pm

1 stop21h 55m

Christchurch

Sun 6/28

3:45 pm-5:05 pm

1 stop20h 20m

$802

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 6/10

9:30 pm-2:25 pm

1 stop21h 55m

Christchurch

Wed 7/1

6:20 am-7:05 am

1 stop19h 45m

$803

DallasQueenstown

DFW - ZQN

DFWZQN

Dallas/Fort Worth

Thu 7/30

11:59 am-1:30 pm

2 stops32h 31m

Queenstown Intl

Sat 8/8

6:00 pm-5:45 am

2 stops52h 45m

$888

DallasChristchurch

DFW - CHC

DFWCHC

Dallas/Fort Worth

Thu 7/30

11:59 am-10:25 am

2 stops29h 26m

Christchurch

Sun 8/9

11:00 am-5:45 am

2 stops35h 45m

$888

NewarkChristchurch

EWR - CHC

EWRCHC

Newark

Tue 6/30

7:00 am-8:10 am

2 stops33h 10m

Christchurch

Fri 7/17

6:10 am-6:58 pm

2 stops28h 48m

$1,827

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Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$431
Best Round-Trip Price	$733
Fastest flight time	17h 10m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to South Island from United States in the last 72 hours is $431 (Los Angeles Los Angeles to Christchurch).

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The best round-trip flight price to South Island from United States in the last 72 hours is $733 (Los Angeles Los Angeles to Christchurch).

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The fastest flight to South Island from United States takes 17h 10m (Los Angeles Los Angeles to Christchurch).

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December has the highest demand for flights to South Island, with a 10% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to South Island

What airlines fly to South Island?

There are a total of 6 airlines that operate flight routes to South Island, with Air New Zealand being the most popular option. An estimated 79% of those flying into South Island choose to fly with Air New Zealand. If you’re unable to find tickets with Air New Zealand, then Qantas Airways and Fiji Airways are also popular airlines to fly with.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to South Island?

Prices for flights to South Island were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to South Island?

As of May 2026, there are 11 operators available to choose from for flights to South Island.

How old do you have to be to fly to South Island?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to South Island.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Island?

The necessary travel and health documents for your South Island trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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