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 73% 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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Air Canada

Mar 28

LAX

34h 30m

2 stops

CHC

Apr 6

CHC

26h 23m

2 stops

LAX

$678

Fiji Airways

May 16

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

May 23

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$679

Fiji Airways

Feb 19

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Feb 26

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$686

Fiji Airways

Mar 5

DFW

20h 20m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 12

CHC

20h 35m

1 stop

DFW

$686

Multiple Airlines

Jan 31

LAX

23h 30m

2 stops

CHC

Feb 10

CHC

26h 38m

2 stops

LAX

$688

Multiple Airlines

Feb 25

LAX

30h 00m

2 stops

CHC

Mar 13

CHC

30h 09m

2 stops

LAX

$693

Fiji Airways

Apr 28

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

May 18

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$724

Multiple Airlines

Mar 19

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 24

CHC

25h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$726

Multiple Airlines

Mar 19

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 24

CHC

32h 23m

2 stops

LAX

$734

Multiple Airlines

May 1

LAX

27h 20m

2 stops

CHC

May 16

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$749

Air Canada

Mar 19

LAX

36h 15m

2 stops

CHC

Mar 24

CHC

27h 04m

2 stops

LAX

$761

Multiple Airlines

Feb 25

LAX

26h 45m

2 stops

CHC

Mar 27

CHC

22h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$772

Flights to Queenstown

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 6

LAX

25h 25m

2 stops

ZQN

Mar 13

ZQN

24h 40m

2 stops

LAX

$836

Multiple Airlines

May 16

LAX

24h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

May 27

ZQN

24h 55m

2 stops

LAX

$837

Multiple Airlines

May 29

LAX

24h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

Jun 7

ZQN

17h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$848

Multiple Airlines

Apr 19

LAX

26h 20m

2 stops

ZQN

Apr 24

ZQN

22h 35m

2 stops

LAX

$877

Multiple Airlines

Feb 28

LAX

25h 40m

2 stops

ZQN

Mar 10

ZQN

27h 09m

2 stops

LAX

$879

Multiple Airlines

May 17

LAX

24h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

May 25

ZQN

22h 55m

2 stops

LAX

$913

Multiple Airlines

Mar 1

SEA

22h 20m

2 stops

ZQN

Mar 15

ZQN

20h 11m

2 stops

SEA

$947

Air Canada

Apr 9

SEA

25h 40m

2 stops

ZQN

Apr 19

ZQN

36h 03m

2 stops

SEA

$949

Air New Zealand

Apr 1

LAX

28h 05m

1 stop

ZQN

Apr 14

ZQN

17h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$957

Air New Zealand

Feb 17

LAX

17h 35m

2 stops

ZQN

Mar 9

ZQN

17h 10m

1 stop

LAX

$964

Air New Zealand

Feb 17

LAX

17h 45m

1 stop

ZQN

Mar 9

ZQN

17h 25m

1 stop

LAX

$971

Multiple Airlines

Apr 12

LAX

38h 15m

2 stops

ZQN

Apr 18

ZQN

22h 55m

2 stops

LAX

$972

Flights to Nelson

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Multiple Airlines

Apr 8

HNL

32h 40m

1 stop

NSN

May 1

NSN

48h 50m

2 stops

HNL

$997

Multiple Airlines

Apr 5

HNL

26h 20m

1 stop

NSN

May 1

NSN

48h 50m

2 stops

HNL

$1,034

Multiple Airlines

Apr 8

HNL

32h 40m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 25

NSN

26h 40m

2 stops

HNL

$1,035

Multiple Airlines

Apr 8

HNL

32h 40m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 28

NSN

18h 45m

2 stops

HNL

$1,043

Multiple Airlines

Apr 8

HNL

32h 40m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 30

NSN

18h 40m

2 stops

HNL

$1,044

Multiple Airlines

May 16

LAX

22h 30m

2 stops

NSN

May 23

NSN

22h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,046

Multiple Airlines

Apr 8

HNL

32h 40m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 26

NSN

20h 50m

2 stops

HNL

$1,057

Multiple Airlines

Apr 5

HNL

26h 20m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 29

NSN

22h 15m

2 stops

HNL

$1,080

Multiple Airlines

Apr 5

HNL

26h 20m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 27

NSN

24h 20m

2 stops

HNL

$1,081

Multiple Airlines

Apr 5

HNL

26h 20m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 30

NSN

18h 40m

2 stops

HNL

$1,082

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

LAX

23h 00m

2 stops

NSN

Mar 14

NSN

18h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,084

Air New Zealand

Mar 7

LAX

16h 20m

1 stop

NSN

Mar 14

NSN

19h 55m

1 stop

LAX

$1,088

Flights to Dunedin

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Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

JFK

24h 00m

1 stop

DUD

Mar 14

DUD

20h 35m

1 stop

JFK

$1,268

Air New Zealand

Mar 7

JFK

24h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 14

DUD

26h 50m

2 stops

JFK

$1,306

Air New Zealand

Mar 7

JFK

24h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 14

DUD

22h 40m

1 stop

JFK

$1,313

Air New Zealand

Mar 12

JFK

24h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 22

DUD

39h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$1,317

Air New Zealand

Mar 7

JFK

25h 10m

1 stop

DUD

Mar 14

DUD

19h 45m

1 stop

JFK

$1,320

Air New Zealand

Mar 6

TPA

24h 40m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 13

DUD

23h 27m

2 stops

TPA

$1,328

Multiple Airlines

Mar 6

SFO

23h 45m

2 stops

DUD

Apr 5

DUD

22h 55m

2 stops

SFO

$1,379

Multiple Airlines

Mar 6

JFK

24h 00m

1 stop

DUD

Mar 13

DUD

37h 15m

1 stop

JFK

$1,395

Air New Zealand

Mar 6

TPA

32h 50m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 13

DUD

27h 22m

3 stops

TPA

$1,402

Air New Zealand

Mar 7

EWR

26h 45m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 14

DUD

64h 48m

3 stops

EWR

$1,454

Air New Zealand

Mar 5

DSM

33h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 12

DUD

25h 29m

2 stops

DSM

$1,467

Multiple Airlines

Mar 6

JFK

30h 15m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 13

DUD

42h 35m

2 stops

JFK

$1,481

Flights to Invercargill

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Air New Zealand

Mar 7

JFK

28h 45m

2 stops

IVC

Mar 14

IVC

28h 50m

2 stops

JFK

$1,281

Air New Zealand

Mar 6

JFK

30h 10m

2 stops

IVC

Mar 13

IVC

43h 25m

2 stops

JFK

$1,305

Air New Zealand

Mar 7

JFK

22h 20m

1 stop

IVC

Mar 14

IVC

24h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$1,356

Multiple Airlines

Mar 6

JFK

24h 25m

1 stop

IVC

Mar 13

IVC

26h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$1,675

Multiple Airlines

Mar 6

JFK

24h 25m

1 stop

IVC

Mar 13

IVC

20h 00m

1 stop

JFK

$1,682

Air New Zealand

Jul 1

SFO

19h 35m

2 stops

IVC

Jul 8

IVC

18h 45m

2 stops

SFO

$1,713

Air New Zealand

Jul 1

SFO

18h 35m

1 stop

IVC

Jul 8

IVC

18h 45m

2 stops

SFO

$1,720

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

JFK

53h 00m

3 stops

IVC

Mar 14

IVC

43h 15m

3 stops

JFK

$1,805

Qantas Airways

Mar 6

JFK

33h 10m

3 stops

IVC

Mar 13

IVC

39h 35m

3 stops

JFK

$1,890

Air New Zealand

Jul 1

SFO

26h 22m

2 stops

IVC

Jul 8

IVC

33h 13m

3 stops

SFO

$1,939

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

JFK

45h 25m

3 stops

IVC

Mar 14

IVC

24h 10m

2 stops

JFK

$2,443

Qantas Airways

Feb 23

JFK

47h 00m

3 stops

IVC

Feb 27

IVC

39h 35m

3 stops

JFK

$2,454

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11:55 pm - 12:05 pm

LAX

CHC

17h 10m

1 stop

1:05 pm - 12:55 pm

CHC

LAX

18h 50m

1 stop

$679Fiji Airways

Sat, May 16 - Sat, May 23

10:35 pm - 1:10 pm

LAX

CHC

17h 35m

1 stop

2:10 pm - 12:00 pm

CHC

LAX

18h 50m

1 stop

$686Fiji Airways

Thu, Feb 19 - Thu, Feb 26

6:10 pm - 2:40 pm

LAX

CHC

23h 30m

2 stops

6:10 am - 11:48 am

CHC

LAX

26h 38m

2 stops

$688Multiple Airlines

Sat, Jan 31 - Tue, Feb 10

2:10 pm - 5:10 pm

LAX

CHC

30h 00m

2 stops

6:20 am - 4:29 pm

CHC

LAX

30h 09m

2 stops

$693Multiple Airlines

Wed, Feb 25 - Fri, Mar 13

11:55 pm - 12:05 pm

LAX

CHC

17h 10m

1 stop

1:05 pm - 12:55 pm

CHC

LAX

18h 50m

1 stop

$724Fiji Airways

Tue, Apr 28 - Mon, May 18

2:50 pm - 11:05 pm

LAX

CHC

36h 15m

2 stops

9:25 am - 4:29 pm

CHC

LAX

27h 04m

2 stops

$761Air Canada

Thu, Mar 19 - Tue, Mar 24

3:00 pm - 2:20 pm

SEA

CHC

28h 20m

2 stops

6:00 am - 2:20 pm

CHC

SEA

27h 20m

2 stops

$782Air Canada

Sun, May 3 - Wed, May 20

9:10 pm - 9:15 pm

LAX

ZQN

28h 05m

1 stop

2:35 pm - 1:20 pm

ZQN

LAX

17h 45m

2 stops

$957Air New Zealand

Wed, Apr 1 - Tue, Apr 14

7:05 pm - 9:40 am

LAX

ZQN

17h 35m

2 stops

3:05 pm - 12:15 pm

ZQN

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

$964Air New Zealand

Tue, Feb 17 - Mon, Mar 9

7:34 pm - 2:05 pm

SEA

ZQN

46h 31m

2 stops

3:05 pm - 12:24 pm

ZQN

SEA

41h 19m

2 stops

$1,301United Airlines

Thu, Mar 12 - Mon, Mar 23

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Depart

Return

Price

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Sat 5/16

11:55 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop17h 10m

Christchurch

Sat 5/23

1:05 pm-12:55 pm

1 stop18h 50m

$679

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Thu 2/19

10:35 pm-1:10 pm

1 stop17h 35m

Christchurch

Thu 2/26

2:10 pm-12:00 pm

1 stop18h 50m

$686

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Sat 1/31

6:10 pm-2:40 pm

2 stops23h 30m

Christchurch

Tue 2/10

6:10 am-11:48 am

2 stops26h 38m

$688

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Wed 2/25

2:10 pm-5:10 pm

2 stops30h 00m

Christchurch

Fri 3/13

6:20 am-4:29 pm

2 stops30h 09m

$693

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Tue 4/28

11:55 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop17h 10m

Christchurch

Mon 5/18

1:05 pm-12:55 pm

1 stop18h 50m

$724

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Thu 3/19

2:50 pm-11:05 pm

2 stops36h 15m

Christchurch

Tue 3/24

9:25 am-4:29 pm

2 stops27h 04m

$761

SeattleChristchurch

SEA - CHC

SEACHC

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Sun 5/3

3:00 pm-2:20 pm

2 stops28h 20m

Christchurch

Wed 5/20

6:00 am-2:20 pm

2 stops27h 20m

$782

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles

Wed 4/1

9:10 pm-9:15 pm

1 stop28h 05m

Queenstown Intl

Tue 4/14

2:35 pm-1:20 pm

2 stops17h 45m

$957

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles

Tue 2/17

7:05 pm-9:40 am

2 stops17h 35m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 3/9

3:05 pm-12:15 pm

1 stop17h 10m

$964

SeattleQueenstown

SEA - ZQN

SEAZQN

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Thu 3/12

7:34 pm-2:05 pm

2 stops46h 31m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 3/23

3:05 pm-12:24 pm

2 stops41h 19m

$1,301

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Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$338
Best Round-Trip Price	$679
Fastest flight time	17h 35m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to South Island from United States in the last 72 hours is $338 (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 $679 (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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December has the highest demand for flights to South Island, with a 24% 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 74% 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 January 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?

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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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