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 Miami to Kastrup Copenhagen is 9h 05m on average. Kastrup Copenhagen is the most popular airport in South Island.

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Q: What airlines fly to South Island?

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways and Fiji Airways 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 77% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to South Island. Keep in mind that there are 6 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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Flights to Christchurch

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Multiple Airlines

May 4

LAX

21h 50m

2 stops

CHC

May 18

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$636

Multiple Airlines

Mar 22

LAX

22h 00m

2 stops

CHC

Apr 1

CHC

26h 50m

2 stops

LAX

$642

Multiple Airlines

Mar 19

LAX

22h 00m

2 stops

CHC

Mar 24

CHC

22h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$644

Multiple Airlines

Apr 1

LAX

27h 45m

2 stops

CHC

Apr 8

CHC

25h 50m

2 stops

LAX

$660

Multiple Airlines

Apr 1

LAX

27h 45m

2 stops

CHC

Apr 8

CHC

23h 35m

2 stops

LAX

$663

Multiple Airlines

Apr 8

LAX

21h 50m

2 stops

CHC

Apr 17

CHC

25h 50m

2 stops

LAX

$681

Multiple Airlines

Apr 20

LAX

21h 50m

2 stops

CHC

May 4

CHC

22h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$685

Multiple Airlines

Mar 20

LAX

27h 30m

2 stops

CHC

Mar 30

CHC

24h 35m

2 stops

LAX

$691

Multiple Airlines

Apr 3

LAX

21h 45m

2 stops

CHC

Apr 10

CHC

22h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$695

Multiple Airlines

Apr 1

LAX

24h 55m

2 stops

CHC

Apr 8

CHC

22h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$698

Fiji Airways

Aug 13

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 23

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$711

Fiji Airways

Feb 28

HNL

14h 15m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 7

CHC

31h 00m

1 stop

HNL

$722

Flights to Queenstown

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Multiple Airlines

May 20

LAX

24h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

May 27

ZQN

20h 10m

1 stop

LAX

$785

Multiple Airlines

Mar 16

LAX

24h 05m

2 stops

ZQN

Mar 23

ZQN

16h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$802

Multiple Airlines

Apr 11

LAX

39h 15m

2 stops

ZQN

Apr 28

ZQN

26h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$846

Qantas Airways

Apr 2

LAX

26h 45m

1 stop

ZQN

Apr 9

ZQN

18h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$857

Multiple Airlines

Apr 10

LAX

39h 15m

2 stops

ZQN

Apr 28

ZQN

26h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$859

Multiple Airlines

Apr 13

LAX

24h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

Apr 28

ZQN

26h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$863

Multiple Airlines

Mar 18

LAX

37h 25m

2 stops

ZQN

Mar 25

ZQN

26h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$873

Multiple Airlines

May 20

LAX

26h 30m

2 stops

ZQN

May 27

ZQN

46h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$874

Multiple Airlines

Apr 11

LAX

39h 15m

2 stops

ZQN

Apr 30

ZQN

18h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$875

Multiple Airlines

Apr 13

LAX

24h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

Apr 27

ZQN

17h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$877

Qantas Airways

Apr 8

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

ZQN

Apr 15

ZQN

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$887

Multiple Airlines

Jun 1

LAX

21h 55m

2 stops

ZQN

Jun 15

ZQN

37h 45m

1 stop

LAX

$888

Flights to Dunedin

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Air New Zealand

Apr 1

MSP

26h 50m

2 stops

DUD

Apr 26

DUD

44h 23m

2 stops

MSP

$1,179

Air New Zealand

Apr 1

MSP

26h 50m

2 stops

DUD

Apr 15

DUD

44h 23m

2 stops

MSP

$1,210

Air New Zealand

Apr 3

MSP

42h 20m

2 stops

DUD

Apr 15

DUD

44h 23m

2 stops

MSP

$1,216

Air New Zealand

Apr 3

MSP

27h 50m

2 stops

DUD

Apr 15

DUD

44h 23m

2 stops

MSP

$1,222

Air New Zealand

Mar 3

MSP

44h 05m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 10

DUD

28h 13m

2 stops

MSP

$1,261

Air New Zealand

Mar 6

CLE

41h 41m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 15

DUD

51h 26m

2 stops

CLE

$1,262

Air New Zealand

Apr 1

MSP

26h 50m

2 stops

DUD

Apr 26

DUD

27h 57m

3 stops

MSP

$1,282

Air New Zealand

Mar 3

MSP

25h 50m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 10

DUD

69h 54m

3 stops

MSP

$1,325

Air New Zealand

Apr 15

EWR

30h 45m

2 stops

DUD

Apr 20

DUD

23h 49m

2 stops

EWR

$1,362

Air New Zealand

May 9

MSP

29h 05m

3 stops

DUD

May 16

DUD

28h 39m

3 stops

MSP

$1,366

Multiple Airlines

Apr 1

JFK

31h 00m

1 stop

DUD

Apr 8

DUD

33h 49m

3 stops

JFK

$1,408

Multiple Airlines

Mar 3

MSP

27h 54m

3 stops

DUD

Mar 10

DUD

46h 58m

3 stops

MSP

$1,442

Flights to Nelson

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

LAX

21h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Apr 14

NSN

23h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$989

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

LAX

21h 25m

2 stops

NSN

Apr 14

NSN

23h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$1,035

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

LAX

21h 25m

2 stops

NSN

Apr 14

NSN

23h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$1,073

Air New Zealand

Apr 4

LAX

23h 45m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 11

NSN

25h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$1,099

Multiple Airlines

Mar 9

LAX

21h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Mar 13

NSN

36h 45m

3 stops

LAX

$1,100

Multiple Airlines

Apr 4

LAX

25h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Apr 11

NSN

27h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$1,157

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

LAX

21h 25m

2 stops

NSN

Apr 14

NSN

24h 30m

3 stops

LAX

$1,188

Multiple Airlines

Jul 4

LAX

22h 15m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 18

NSN

22h 35m

2 stops

LAX

$1,236

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Jul 4

LAX

22h 15m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 18

NSN

22h 35m

2 stops

LAX

$1,238

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Jul 1

LAX

22h 00m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 17

NSN

23h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$1,240

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Mar 9

LAX

21h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Mar 13

NSN

15h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$1,254

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Mar 9

LAX

21h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Mar 13

NSN

17h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$1,259

Flights to Invercargill

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Air New Zealand

Mar 15

SFO

37h 20m

2 stops

IVC

Mar 22

IVC

42h 30m

2 stops

SFO

$1,775

Air New Zealand

Mar 15

SFO

36h 40m

1 stop

IVC

Mar 22

IVC

42h 30m

2 stops

SFO

$1,851

Air New Zealand

Apr 4

JFK

22h 45m

1 stop

IVC

Apr 11

IVC

24h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$1,918

Air New Zealand

Mar 15

SFO

36h 40m

1 stop

IVC

Mar 22

IVC

16h 35m

1 stop

SFO

$2,009

Air New Zealand

Apr 4

JFK

29h 10m

2 stops

IVC

Apr 11

IVC

24h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$2,035

Multiple Airlines

Apr 1

JFK

29h 40m

2 stops

IVC

Apr 8

IVC

42h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$2,098

Qantas Airways

Mar 15

SFO

46h 45m

3 stops

IVC

Mar 22

IVC

24h 30m

2 stops

SFO

$2,183

Multiple Airlines

Apr 1

JFK

23h 20m

1 stop

IVC

Apr 8

IVC

23h 45m

2 stops

JFK

$2,433

Qantas Airways

Mar 16

JFK

53h 00m

3 stops

IVC

Mar 20

IVC

47h 50m

3 stops

JFK

$3,073

Multiple Airlines

Apr 3

HOU

32h 45m

3 stops

IVC

Apr 10

IVC

39h 58m

3 stops

HOU

$3,401

Multiple Airlines

Apr 4

JFK

46h 45m

3 stops

IVC

Apr 11

IVC

27h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$3,417

Multiple Airlines

Apr 1

JFK

49h 10m

3 stops

IVC

Apr 8

IVC

41h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$3,431

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11:55 pm - 4:45 pm

LAX

CHC

21h 50m

2 stops

1:05 pm - 1:05 pm

CHC

LAX

19h 00m

1 stop

$636Multiple Airlines

Mon, May 4 - Mon, May 18

11:35 pm - 5:35 pm

LAX

CHC

22h 00m

2 stops

6:15 am - 1:05 pm

CHC

LAX

26h 50m

2 stops

$642Multiple Airlines

Sun, Mar 22 - Wed, Apr 1

5:20 pm - 11:05 pm

RDU

CHC

37h 45m

2 stops

6:00 am - 4:18 pm

CHC

RDU

26h 18m

2 stops

$857Air New Zealand

Wed, May 20 - Wed, Jun 10

10:30 pm - 9:15 pm

LAX

ZQN

26h 45m

1 stop

3:25 pm - 2:30 pm

ZQN

LAX

18h 05m

1 stop

$857Qantas Airways

Thu, Apr 2 - Thu, Apr 9

11:25 pm - 12:05 pm

SFO

CHC

17h 40m

1 stop

1:05 pm - 1:40 pm

CHC

SFO

19h 35m

1 stop

$897Fiji Airways

Fri, Aug 14 - Sun, Aug 23

11:25 pm - 12:05 pm

SFO

CHC

17h 40m

1 stop

1:05 pm - 1:40 pm

CHC

SFO

19h 35m

1 stop

$901Fiji Airways

Fri, Jul 24 - Sun, Aug 2

6:07 pm - 3:25 pm

RDU

CHC

29h 18m

2 stops

6:00 am - 4:41 pm

CHC

RDU

26h 41m

2 stops

$917Qantas Airways

Tue, May 19 - Tue, Jun 16

5:37 pm - 5:25 pm

MSP

CHC

30h 48m

2 stops

11:00 am - 10:43 pm

CHC

MSP

28h 43m

2 stops

$1,094Air New Zealand

Sat, Apr 25 - Sun, May 3

11:19 am - 10:35 am

MSP

CHC

28h 16m

2 stops

1:15 pm - 4:18 pm

CHC

MSP

21h 03m

1 stop

$1,184United Airlines

Fri, Mar 6 - Sun, Mar 15

8:58 am - 9:35 am

ORD

CHC

30h 37m

1 stop

1:15 pm - 5:07 am

CHC

ORD

33h 52m

1 stop

$1,244United Airlines

Fri, Mar 13 - Tue, Mar 24

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Depart

Return

Price

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Mon 5/4

11:55 pm-4:45 pm

2 stops21h 50m

Christchurch

Mon 5/18

1:05 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop19h 00m

$636

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Sun 3/22

11:35 pm-5:35 pm

2 stops22h 00m

Christchurch

Wed 4/1

6:15 am-1:05 pm

2 stops26h 50m

$642

RaleighChristchurch

RDU - CHC

RDUCHC

Raleigh-Durham

Wed 5/20

5:20 pm-11:05 pm

2 stops37h 45m

Christchurch

Wed 6/10

6:00 am-4:18 pm

2 stops26h 18m

$857

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles

Thu 4/2

10:30 pm-9:15 pm

1 stop26h 45m

Queenstown Intl

Thu 4/9

3:25 pm-2:30 pm

1 stop18h 05m

$857

San FranciscoChristchurch

SFO - CHC

SFOCHC

San Francisco

Fri 8/14

11:25 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop17h 40m

Christchurch

Sun 8/23

1:05 pm-1:40 pm

1 stop19h 35m

$897

San FranciscoChristchurch

SFO - CHC

SFOCHC

San Francisco

Fri 7/24

11:25 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop17h 40m

Christchurch

Sun 8/2

1:05 pm-1:40 pm

1 stop19h 35m

$901

RaleighChristchurch

RDU - CHC

RDUCHC

Raleigh-Durham

Tue 5/19

6:07 pm-3:25 pm

2 stops29h 18m

Christchurch

Tue 6/16

6:00 am-4:41 pm

2 stops26h 41m

$917

MinneapolisChristchurch

MSP - CHC

MSPCHC

Minneapolis St Paul

Sat 4/25

5:37 pm-5:25 pm

2 stops30h 48m

Christchurch

Sun 5/3

11:00 am-10:43 pm

2 stops28h 43m

$1,094

MinneapolisChristchurch

MSP - CHC

MSPCHC

Minneapolis St Paul

Fri 3/6

11:19 am-10:35 am

2 stops28h 16m

Christchurch

Sun 3/15

1:15 pm-4:18 pm

1 stop21h 03m

$1,184

ChicagoChristchurch

ORD - CHC

ORDCHC

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 3/13

8:58 am-9:35 am

1 stop30h 37m

Christchurch

Tue 3/24

1:15 pm-5:07 am

1 stop33h 52m

$1,244

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Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$313
Best Round-Trip Price	$636
Fastest flight time	17h 40m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to South Island from United States in the last 72 hours is $313 (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 $636 (Los Angeles to Christchurch).

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The fastest flight to South Island from United States takes 17h 40m (San Francisco to Christchurch).

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December has the highest demand for flights to South Island, with a 25% 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 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 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 February 2026, there are 12 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?

It is quick and easy to find flights to South Island on momondo. We search and return numerous flight options from various airlines and agents. You can then use our filters to narrow your search until you have found the most convenient flight to South Island that suits you.

Can I find flights to South Island with flexible booking policies on momondo?

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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