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

$749

Fiji Airways

Oct 31

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Nov 16

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$773

Fiji Airways

Jul 25

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 8

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$785

Qantas Airways

Aug 15

LAX

21h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 22

CHC

20h 20m

1 stop

LAX

$835

Qantas Airways

Nov 19

LAX

20h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Dec 10

CHC

18h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$850

Qantas Airways

Sep 1

LAX

20h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Sep 15

CHC

20h 20m

1 stop

LAX

$858

Qantas Airways

Aug 1

LAX

21h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 31

CHC

20h 20m

1 stop

LAX

$859

Multiple Airlines

Nov 1

LAX

35h 50m

2 stops

CHC

Nov 16

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$865

Qantas Airways

Jul 25

LAX

21h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 8

CHC

20h 20m

1 stop

LAX

$871

Qantas Airways

Nov 19

LAX

20h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Dec 10

CHC

18h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$874

Qantas Airways

Aug 21

LAX

20h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 28

CHC

20h 20m

1 stop

LAX

$876

Qantas Airways

Dec 8

LAX

22h 00m

1 stop

CHC

Dec 28

CHC

21h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$880

Flights to Queenstown

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Qantas Airways

Oct 17

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

ZQN

Oct 24

ZQN

19h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$949

Qantas Airways

Oct 18

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

ZQN

Nov 6

ZQN

20h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$973

Qantas Airways

Aug 22

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

ZQN

Aug 29

ZQN

18h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$976

Qantas Airways

Oct 17

LAX

26h 45m

1 stop

ZQN

Nov 7

ZQN

25h 45m

1 stop

LAX

$977

Qantas Airways

Aug 4

LAX

26h 45m

1 stop

ZQN

Aug 10

ZQN

26h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$981

Qantas Airways

Jul 28

LAX

26h 45m

1 stop

ZQN

Jul 31

ZQN

26h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$982

Multiple Airlines

Nov 21

LAX

25h 00m

2 stops

ZQN

Nov 27

ZQN

29h 55m

2 stops

LAX

$987

Qantas Airways

Oct 5

LAX

26h 05m

1 stop

ZQN

Oct 13

ZQN

27h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$990

Qantas Airways

Jul 26

LAX

23h 05m

1 stop

ZQN

Aug 10

ZQN

26h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$994

Qantas Airways

Oct 17

LAX

43h 00m

2 stops

ZQN

Nov 7

ZQN

25h 45m

1 stop

LAX

$1,004

Qantas Airways

Jul 28

LAX

23h 05m

1 stop

ZQN

Jul 31

ZQN

40h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$1,009

Qantas Airways

Oct 17

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

ZQN

Oct 24

ZQN

24h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$1,010

Flights to Nelson

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Multiple Airlines

Aug 23

LAX

27h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 30

NSN

26h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$968

Multiple Airlines

Aug 23

LAX

26h 50m

3 stops

NSN

Aug 30

NSN

26h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$1,015

Multiple Airlines

Aug 23

LAX

26h 50m

3 stops

NSN

Aug 30

NSN

28h 30m

3 stops

LAX

$1,058

Multiple Airlines

Aug 22

LAX

26h 50m

3 stops

NSN

Aug 29

NSN

28h 30m

3 stops

LAX

$1,101

Multiple Airlines

Nov 17

HNL

30h 10m

3 stops

NSN

Dec 1

NSN

22h 40m

3 stops

HNL

$1,175

Multiple Airlines

Nov 17

HNL

26h 50m

1 stop

NSN

Dec 1

NSN

38h 15m

2 stops

HNL

$1,263

Multiple Airlines

Nov 17

HNL

29h 55m

3 stops

NSN

Dec 1

NSN

24h 40m

1 stop

HNL

$1,273

Air New Zealand

Nov 17

HNL

13h 15m

1 stop

NSN

Dec 1

NSN

13h 10m

1 stop

HNL

$1,300

Multiple Airlines

Aug 22

LAX

25h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 29

NSN

14h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$1,355

Multiple Airlines

Aug 22

LAX

27h 00m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 29

NSN

14h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$1,356

Multiple Airlines

Aug 22

LAX

26h 15m

3 stops

NSN

Aug 29

NSN

14h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$1,373

Multiple Airlines

Aug 23

LAX

27h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 30

NSN

37h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$1,376

Flights to Dunedin

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United Airlines

Nov 6

CLE

37h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Nov 10

DUD

30h 21m

2 stops

CLE

$1,589

United Airlines

Nov 6

CLE

37h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Nov 10

DUD

30h 21m

2 stops

CLE

$1,590

United Airlines

Nov 7

ATL

37h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Nov 11

DUD

33h 00m

3 stops

ATL

$1,619

United Airlines

Nov 7

ATL

37h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Nov 11

DUD

37h 32m

2 stops

ATL

$1,620

Air New Zealand

Aug 26

ATL

29h 02m

2 stops

DUD

Sep 2

DUD

41h 45m

2 stops

ATL

$1,633

Multiple Airlines

Aug 5

ATL

24h 18m

2 stops

DUD

Aug 12

DUD

25h 30m

2 stops

ATL

$1,640

Air New Zealand

Aug 26

ATL

21h 57m

2 stops

DUD

Sep 2

DUD

42h 15m

3 stops

ATL

$1,703

Multiple Airlines

Nov 24

DEN

30h 10m

3 stops

DUD

Dec 8

DUD

44h 29m

2 stops

DEN

$1,746

Air New Zealand

Aug 5

ATL

21h 58m

2 stops

DUD

Aug 12

DUD

26h 00m

3 stops

ATL

$1,799

Air New Zealand

Aug 5

ATL

26h 53m

3 stops

DUD

Aug 12

DUD

26h 00m

3 stops

ATL

$1,800

Air New Zealand

Nov 24

DEN

29h 05m

2 stops

DUD

Dec 8

DUD

23h 03m

2 stops

DEN

$1,823

Multiple Airlines

Nov 25

DEN

38h 35m

3 stops

DUD

Dec 7

DUD

28h 43m

2 stops

DEN

$1,829

Flights to Invercargill

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Air New Zealand

Aug 24

JFK

26h 20m

2 stops

IVC

Aug 31

IVC

29h 25m

2 stops

JFK

$1,463

Air New Zealand

Aug 24

JFK

28h 10m

2 stops

IVC

Aug 31

IVC

23h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$1,470

Multiple Airlines

Aug 7

JFK

24h 20m

1 stop

IVC

Aug 14

IVC

26h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$1,853

Multiple Airlines

Aug 7

JFK

44h 45m

2 stops

IVC

Aug 14

IVC

46h 25m

2 stops

JFK

$1,999

Multiple Airlines

Aug 7

JFK

46h 45m

3 stops

IVC

Aug 14

IVC

41h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$2,677

Multiple Airlines

Aug 24

JFK

51h 20m

3 stops

IVC

Aug 31

IVC

24h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$2,726

Singapore Airlines

Aug 24

JFK

51h 20m

3 stops

IVC

Aug 31

IVC

45h 00m

3 stops

JFK

$3,142

Singapore Airlines

Oct 31

JFK

50h 00m

3 stops

IVC

Nov 4

IVC

58h 40m

3 stops

JFK

$3,526

Singapore Airlines

Oct 31

JFK

50h 00m

3 stops

IVC

Nov 4

IVC

58h 40m

3 stops

JFK

$3,527

Multiple Airlines

Aug 7

JFK

46h 45m

3 stops

IVC

Aug 14

IVC

45h 00m

3 stops

JFK

$3,640

Singapore Airlines

Oct 25

SFO

51h 10m

2 stops

IVC

Oct 29

IVC

44h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$3,796

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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

$749Fiji Airways

Thu, Jul 30 - Thu, Aug 13

11:35 pm - 1:10 pm

LAX

CHC

17h 35m

1 stop

2:10 pm - 12:00 pm

CHC

LAX

18h 50m

1 stop

$773Fiji Airways

Sat, Oct 31 - Mon, Nov 16

9:30 pm - 2:25 pm

LAX

CHC

21h 55m

1 stop

3:45 pm - 5:05 pm

CHC

LAX

20h 20m

1 stop

$835Qantas Airways

Sat, Aug 15 - Sat, Aug 22

9:45 pm - 2:55 pm

LAX

CHC

20h 10m

1 stop

9:55 am - 7:00 am

CHC

LAX

18h 05m

1 stop

$850Qantas Airways

Thu, Nov 19 - Thu, Dec 10

10:35 pm - 7:25 am

LAX

CHC

35h 50m

2 stops

2:10 pm - 12:00 pm

CHC

LAX

18h 50m

1 stop

$865Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 1 - Mon, Nov 16

11:25 pm - 7:25 am

SFO

CHC

37h 00m

2 stops

10:10 am - 1:40 pm

CHC

SFO

22h 30m

2 stops

$981Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 16

10:05 pm - 2:00 pm

SFO

ZQN

20h 55m

2 stops

9:05 am - 12:55 pm

ZQN

SFO

22h 50m

2 stops

$1,208Air New Zealand

Wed, Sep 9 - Mon, Sep 21

10:05 pm - 9:50 am

SFO

ZQN

16h 45m

1 stop

9:05 am - 12:55 pm

ZQN

SFO

22h 50m

2 stops

$1,215Air New Zealand

Wed, Sep 9 - Mon, Sep 21

6:15 pm - 11:20 pm

EWR

CHC

35h 05m

2 stops

8:05 am - 6:40 pm

CHC

EWR

28h 35m

2 stops

$1,510United Airlines

Tue, Nov 3 - Mon, Nov 23

7:45 am - 12:25 pm

LGA

CHC

34h 40m

2 stops

6:10 am - 9:23 pm

CHC

LGA

33h 13m

3 stops

$1,522United Airlines

Sun, Nov 1 - Tue, Nov 24

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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

$749

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Sat 10/31

11:35 pm-1:10 pm

1 stop17h 35m

Christchurch

Mon 11/16

2:10 pm-12:00 pm

1 stop18h 50m

$773

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Sat 8/15

9:30 pm-2:25 pm

1 stop21h 55m

Christchurch

Sat 8/22

3:45 pm-5:05 pm

1 stop20h 20m

$835

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Thu 11/19

9:45 pm-2:55 pm

1 stop20h 10m

Christchurch

Thu 12/10

9:55 am-7:00 am

1 stop18h 05m

$850

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Sun 11/1

10:35 pm-7:25 am

2 stops35h 50m

Christchurch

Mon 11/16

2:10 pm-12:00 pm

1 stop18h 50m

$865

San FranciscoChristchurch

SFO - CHC

SFOCHC

San Francisco

Wed 9/2

11:25 pm-7:25 am

2 stops37h 00m

Christchurch

Wed 9/16

10:10 am-1:40 pm

2 stops22h 30m

$981

San FranciscoQueenstown

SFO - ZQN

SFOZQN

San Francisco

Wed 9/9

10:05 pm-2:00 pm

2 stops20h 55m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 9/21

9:05 am-12:55 pm

2 stops22h 50m

$1,208

San FranciscoQueenstown

SFO - ZQN

SFOZQN

San Francisco

Wed 9/9

10:05 pm-9:50 am

1 stop16h 45m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 9/21

9:05 am-12:55 pm

2 stops22h 50m

$1,215

NewarkChristchurch

EWR - CHC

EWRCHC

Newark

Tue 11/3

6:15 pm-11:20 pm

2 stops35h 05m

Christchurch

Mon 11/23

8:05 am-6:40 pm

2 stops28h 35m

$1,510

New YorkChristchurch

LGA - CHC

LGACHC

New York LaGuardia

Sun 11/1

7:45 am-12:25 pm

2 stops34h 40m

Christchurch

Tue 11/24

6:10 am-9:23 pm

3 stops33h 13m

$1,522

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South Island flights insights and trends

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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 4 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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Cheap South Island flight deals and tips

Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$520
Best Round-Trip Price	$749
Fastest flight time	20h 20m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to South Island from United States in the last 5 days is $520 (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 $749 (Los Angeles to Christchurch).

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The fastest flight to South Island from United States takes 20h 20m (Dallas/Fort Worth to Christchurch).

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December has the highest demand for flights to South Island, with a 12% 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 4 airlines that operate flight routes to South Island, with Air New Zealand being the most popular option. An estimated 78% 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 July 2026, there are 9 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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momondo does allow users to show only those flights to South Island which offer a flexible booking policy as well as other useful filters and features.

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