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 Los Angeles to Kastrup Copenhagen is 10h 55m on average, while flying from San Francisco to Kastrup Copenhagen is 10h 15m on average. Kastrup Copenhagen is the most popular airport in South Island.

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Flights to Christchurch

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Fiji Airways

Jul 30

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 13

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$693

Fiji Airways

Jul 30

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 13

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$694

Fiji Airways

Jul 11

DFW

20h 20m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 8

CHC

20h 45m

1 stop

DFW

$694

Fiji Airways

Sep 12

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Oct 1

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$705

Fiji Airways

Aug 1

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 8

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$706

Fiji Airways

Oct 24

HNL

14h 15m

1 stop

CHC

Nov 14

CHC

31h 00m

1 stop

HNL

$708

Fiji Airways

Oct 24

HNL

14h 15m

1 stop

CHC

Nov 14

CHC

31h 00m

1 stop

HNL

$717

Fiji Airways

Oct 24

HNL

14h 15m

1 stop

CHC

Nov 14

CHC

31h 00m

1 stop

HNL

$722

Fiji Airways

Aug 1

HNL

14h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 8

CHC

31h 05m

1 stop

HNL

$727

Multiple Airlines

Jul 27

LAX

27h 25m

2 stops

CHC

Aug 9

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$754

Fiji Airways

Sep 11

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Oct 5

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$758

Fiji Airways

Sep 29

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Oct 10

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$763

Flights to Queenstown

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Multiple Airlines

Aug 3

LAX

23h 05m

1 stop

ZQN

Aug 31

ZQN

47h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$918

Qantas Airways

Nov 23

LAX

25h 30m

1 stop

ZQN

Dec 5

ZQN

20h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$939

Multiple Airlines

Aug 1

LAX

21h 10m

2 stops

ZQN

Aug 8

ZQN

23h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$953

Qantas Airways

Aug 1

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

ZQN

Aug 8

ZQN

18h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$955

Multiple Airlines

Aug 31

LAX

24h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

Sep 6

ZQN

21h 45m

1 stop

LAX

$980

Multiple Airlines

Aug 1

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

ZQN

Aug 8

ZQN

25h 15m

2 stops

LAX

$999

Multiple Airlines

Aug 3

LAX

21h 55m

2 stops

ZQN

Aug 11

ZQN

19h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$1,000

American Airlines

Sep 13

LAX

26h 00m

2 stops

ZQN

Sep 19

ZQN

26h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$1,002

Multiple Airlines

Nov 23

LAX

20h 50m

1 stop

ZQN

Dec 9

ZQN

36h 55m

1 stop

LAX

$1,006

Multiple Airlines

Oct 25

LAX

38h 30m

2 stops

ZQN

Nov 19

ZQN

18h 10m

1 stop

LAX

$1,007

Multiple Airlines

Jul 26

LAX

21h 40m

2 stops

ZQN

Aug 11

ZQN

18h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$1,011

Multiple Airlines

Aug 8

SFO

22h 30m

2 stops

ZQN

Aug 18

ZQN

18h 50m

1 stop

SFO

$1,015

Flights to Nelson

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Multiple Airlines

Aug 2

LAX

22h 00m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 9

NSN

23h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$950

Multiple Airlines

Aug 2

LAX

24h 25m

3 stops

NSN

Aug 9

NSN

22h 50m

2 stops

LAX

$994

Multiple Airlines

Nov 1

SFO

21h 50m

2 stops

NSN

Nov 14

NSN

39h 55m

2 stops

SFO

$1,020

Multiple Airlines

Aug 2

LAX

22h 00m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 9

NSN

23h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$1,050

Multiple Airlines

Nov 1

SFO

41h 15m

2 stops

NSN

Nov 14

NSN

16h 45m

1 stop

SFO

$1,218

Multiple Airlines

Nov 1

SFO

26h 40m

2 stops

NSN

Nov 14

NSN

43h 18m

3 stops

SFO

$1,343

Multiple Airlines

Nov 21

SFO

22h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Nov 30

NSN

15h 50m

1 stop

SFO

$1,365

Air New Zealand

Jul 8

HNL

23h 50m

1 stop

NSN

Jul 14

NSN

36h 40m

2 stops

HNL

$1,378

Multiple Airlines

Nov 1

SFO

36h 55m

3 stops

NSN

Nov 14

NSN

43h 18m

3 stops

SFO

$1,423

Multiple Airlines

Jul 30

JFK

25h 00m

1 stop

NSN

Aug 6

NSN

25h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$1,442

Air New Zealand

Jul 8

HNL

23h 50m

1 stop

NSN

Jul 14

NSN

39h 30m

2 stops

HNL

$1,456

Air New Zealand

Jul 8

HNL

25h 55m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 14

NSN

36h 40m

2 stops

HNL

$1,472

Flights to Dunedin

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Multiple Airlines

Nov 9

SFO

28h 57m

2 stops

DUD

Nov 18

DUD

20h 15m

1 stop

SFO

$1,222

Multiple Airlines

Nov 9

SFO

25h 55m

2 stops

DUD

Nov 18

DUD

21h 38m

2 stops

SFO

$1,456

Multiple Airlines

Nov 9

SFO

27h 51m

2 stops

DUD

Nov 18

DUD

25h 25m

3 stops

SFO

$1,564

Air New Zealand

Aug 20

SFO

20h 25m

1 stop

DUD

Aug 27

DUD

21h 32m

2 stops

SFO

$1,569

Air New Zealand

Aug 20

SFO

30h 56m

2 stops

DUD

Aug 27

DUD

22h 59m

2 stops

SFO

$1,574

Air New Zealand

Aug 20

SFO

22h 20m

2 stops

DUD

Aug 27

DUD

27h 50m

3 stops

SFO

$1,598

Air New Zealand

Nov 9

SFO

37h 05m

1 stop

DUD

Nov 18

DUD

16h 55m

1 stop

SFO

$1,612

United Airlines

Nov 16

ATL

32h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Nov 20

DUD

31h 54m

2 stops

ATL

$1,621

United Airlines

Nov 1

MSP

36h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Nov 5

DUD

43h 49m

2 stops

MSP

$1,621

Air New Zealand

Aug 20

SFO

27h 39m

3 stops

DUD

Aug 27

DUD

22h 22m

3 stops

SFO

$1,649

Air New Zealand

Aug 20

SFO

20h 25m

1 stop

DUD

Aug 27

DUD

36h 20m

1 stop

SFO

$1,659

Multiple Airlines

Aug 1

JFK

21h 30m

1 stop

DUD

Aug 8

DUD

20h 30m

1 stop

JFK

$1,686

Flights to Invercargill

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Multiple Airlines

Jul 29

JFK

24h 20m

1 stop

IVC

Aug 5

IVC

26h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$1,638

Multiple Airlines

Jul 29

JFK

24h 20m

1 stop

IVC

Aug 5

IVC

26h 10m

3 stops

JFK

$1,842

Multiple Airlines

Jul 31

JFK

24h 20m

1 stop

IVC

Aug 7

IVC

41h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$1,970

Multiple Airlines

Jul 31

JFK

24h 20m

1 stop

IVC

Aug 7

IVC

19h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$2,018

Singapore Airlines

Nov 7

SFO

49h 25m

2 stops

IVC

Nov 11

IVC

44h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$2,164

Singapore Airlines

Nov 10

JFK

54h 10m

3 stops

IVC

Nov 14

IVC

44h 40m

3 stops

JFK

$2,256

Singapore Airlines

Nov 10

JFK

54h 10m

3 stops

IVC

Nov 14

IVC

44h 40m

3 stops

JFK

$2,257

Multiple Airlines

Jul 17

JFK

24h 20m

1 stop

IVC

Jul 24

IVC

19h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$2,703

Multiple Airlines

Jul 17

JFK

24h 20m

1 stop

IVC

Jul 24

IVC

53h 25m

2 stops

JFK

$2,705

Multiple Airlines

Jul 31

JFK

25h 20m

2 stops

IVC

Aug 7

IVC

21h 25m

2 stops

JFK

$2,797

Multiple Airlines

Jul 17

JFK

25h 20m

2 stops

IVC

Jul 24

IVC

41h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$2,850

Singapore Airlines

Nov 10

JFK

52h 20m

2 stops

IVC

Nov 14

IVC

44h 40m

3 stops

JFK

$2,915

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11:55 pm - 12:05 pm

LAX

CHC

17h 10m

1 stop

1:05 pm - 1:05 pm

CHC

LAX

19h 00m

1 stop

$693Fiji Airways

Thu, Jul 30 - Thu, Aug 13

10:45 pm - 12:05 pm

DFW

CHC

20h 20m

1 stop

1:05 pm - 4:50 pm

CHC

DFW

20h 45m

1 stop

$693Fiji Airways

Sat, Jul 18 - Sat, Jul 25

11:55 pm - 10:20 pm

LAX

CHC

27h 25m

2 stops

1:05 pm - 1:05 pm

CHC

LAX

19h 00m

1 stop

$754Multiple Airlines

Mon, Jul 27 - Sun, Aug 9

10:45 pm - 12:05 pm

DFW

CHC

20h 20m

1 stop

9:00 am - 4:50 pm

CHC

DFW

24h 50m

2 stops

$844Multiple Airlines

Tue, Jul 14 - Tue, Jul 21

10:35 pm - 9:05 pm

LAX

ZQN

25h 30m

1 stop

7:00 am - 6:15 am

ZQN

LAX

20h 15m

1 stop

$939Qantas Airways

Mon, Nov 23 - Sat, Dec 5

10:30 pm - 2:30 pm

LAX

ZQN

20h 00m

1 stop

3:25 pm - 2:30 pm

ZQN

LAX

19h 05m

1 stop

$955Qantas Airways

Sat, Oct 17 - Sat, Oct 24

10:55 pm - 12:20 am

DFW

CHC

32h 25m

1 stop

6:00 am - 12:30 pm

CHC

DFW

23h 30m

1 stop

$993American Airlines

Tue, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 25

6:33 pm - 3:25 pm

DFW

CHC

27h 52m

2 stops

6:00 am - 12:30 pm

CHC

DFW

23h 30m

1 stop

$998American Airlines

Tue, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 25

7:00 am - 4:35 pm

DFW

ZQN

38h 35m

2 stops

8:25 pm - 7:38 pm

ZQN

DFW

42h 13m

2 stops

$1,239Air New Zealand

Wed, Nov 18 - Mon, Nov 30

3:50 pm - 2:15 pm

DEN

ZQN

28h 25m

2 stops

3:05 pm - 8:09 pm

ZQN

DEN

23h 04m

2 stops

$1,480Air New Zealand

Tue, Aug 18 - Mon, Sep 14

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Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Thu 7/30

11:55 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop17h 10m

Christchurch

Thu 8/13

1:05 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop19h 00m

$693

DallasChristchurch

DFW - CHC

DFWCHC

Dallas/Fort Worth

Sat 7/18

10:45 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop20h 20m

Christchurch

Sat 7/25

1:05 pm-4:50 pm

1 stop20h 45m

$693

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Mon 7/27

11:55 pm-10:20 pm

2 stops27h 25m

Christchurch

Sun 8/9

1:05 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop19h 00m

$754

DallasChristchurch

DFW - CHC

DFWCHC

Dallas/Fort Worth

Tue 7/14

10:45 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop20h 20m

Christchurch

Tue 7/21

9:00 am-4:50 pm

2 stops24h 50m

$844

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles

Mon 11/23

10:35 pm-9:05 pm

1 stop25h 30m

Queenstown Intl

Sat 12/5

7:00 am-6:15 am

1 stop20h 15m

$939

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles

Sat 10/17

10:30 pm-2:30 pm

1 stop20h 00m

Queenstown Intl

Sat 10/24

3:25 pm-2:30 pm

1 stop19h 05m

$955

DallasChristchurch

DFW - CHC

DFWCHC

Dallas/Fort Worth

Tue 8/11

10:55 pm-12:20 am

1 stop32h 25m

Christchurch

Tue 8/25

6:00 am-12:30 pm

1 stop23h 30m

$993

DallasChristchurch

DFW - CHC

DFWCHC

Dallas/Fort Worth

Tue 8/11

6:33 pm-3:25 pm

2 stops27h 52m

Christchurch

Tue 8/25

6:00 am-12:30 pm

1 stop23h 30m

$998

DallasQueenstown

DFW - ZQN

DFWZQN

Dallas/Fort Worth

Wed 11/18

7:00 am-4:35 pm

2 stops38h 35m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 11/30

8:25 pm-7:38 pm

2 stops42h 13m

$1,239

DenverQueenstown

DEN - ZQN

DENZQN

Denver Intl

Tue 8/18

3:50 pm-2:15 pm

2 stops28h 25m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 9/14

3:05 pm-8:09 pm

2 stops23h 04m

$1,480

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What airlines fly to South Island?

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Island from United States according to our data. Air New Zealand is the first choice among our users, with 74% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to South Island. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to South Island on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$346
Best Round-Trip Price	$693
Fastest flight time	17h 35m

The best one-way flight price to South Island from United States in the last 5 days is $346 (Los Angeles to Christchurch).

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The best round-trip flight price to South Island from United States in the last 5 days is $693 (Los Angeles to Christchurch).

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The fastest flight to South Island from United States takes 17h 35m (Los Angeles to Christchurch).

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Frequently asked questions about flying to South Island

What airlines fly to South Island?

There are a total of 5 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 United Airlines 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 June 2026, there are 10 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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Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to South Island?

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