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 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

Aug 7

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 20

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$690

Fiji Airways

Aug 22

DFW

20h 20m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 29

CHC

20h 45m

1 stop

DFW

$690

Fiji Airways

Jul 30

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 13

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$691

Fiji Airways

Aug 22

DFW

20h 20m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 29

CHC

20h 45m

1 stop

DFW

$691

Fiji Airways

Aug 7

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 20

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$693

Fiji Airways

Aug 7

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 20

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$696

Fiji Airways

Oct 29

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Nov 16

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$703

Fiji Airways

Aug 28

SFO

17h 40m

1 stop

CHC

Sep 6

CHC

19h 35m

1 stop

SFO

$778

Fiji Airways

Aug 7

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 20

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$778

Fiji Airways

Aug 15

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Jan 16

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$780

Multiple Airlines

Oct 3

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Oct 17

CHC

15h 20m

1 stop

LAX

$786

Multiple Airlines

Oct 3

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Oct 17

CHC

18h 20m

2 stops

LAX

$796

Flights to Queenstown

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Air New Zealand

Nov 1

HNL

26h 20m

2 stops

ZQN

Nov 14

ZQN

38h 35m

2 stops

HNL

$908

Air New Zealand

Nov 1

HNL

26h 20m

2 stops

ZQN

Nov 14

ZQN

38h 35m

2 stops

HNL

$909

Air New Zealand

Nov 1

HNL

12h 45m

1 stop

ZQN

Nov 14

ZQN

38h 35m

2 stops

HNL

$915

Air New Zealand

Nov 1

HNL

12h 45m

1 stop

ZQN

Nov 14

ZQN

38h 35m

2 stops

HNL

$916

Air New Zealand

Nov 1

HNL

25h 20m

1 stop

ZQN

Nov 14

ZQN

34h 10m

1 stop

HNL

$922

Air New Zealand

Nov 1

HNL

25h 20m

1 stop

ZQN

Nov 14

ZQN

34h 10m

1 stop

HNL

$923

Qantas Airways

Nov 23

LAX

25h 30m

1 stop

ZQN

Dec 5

ZQN

20h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$938

Air New Zealand

Aug 3

LAX

22h 10m

2 stops

ZQN

Aug 17

ZQN

21h 55m

2 stops

LAX

$984

Air New Zealand

Nov 9

LAX

18h 40m

2 stops

ZQN

Nov 15

ZQN

39h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$990

Air New Zealand

Nov 3

HNL

23h 55m

2 stops

ZQN

Nov 17

ZQN

15h 35m

1 stop

HNL

$990

Air New Zealand

Aug 3

LAX

20h 20m

1 stop

ZQN

Aug 17

ZQN

21h 55m

2 stops

LAX

$991

Air New Zealand

Nov 3

LAX

19h 05m

2 stops

ZQN

Nov 19

ZQN

18h 10m

1 stop

LAX

$992

Flights to Nelson

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Multiple Airlines

Aug 8

DFW

29h 00m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 15

NSN

26h 15m

2 stops

DFW

$885

Multiple Airlines

Aug 11

HNL

33h 45m

3 stops

NSN

Aug 18

NSN

24h 15m

3 stops

HNL

$1,000

Multiple Airlines

Aug 5

LAX

43h 00m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 12

NSN

16h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$1,010

Air New Zealand

Aug 5

LAX

27h 35m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 12

NSN

26h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$1,124

Air New Zealand

Aug 5

LAX

26h 40m

1 stop

NSN

Aug 12

NSN

16h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$1,160

Air New Zealand

Aug 8

LAX

26h 10m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 15

NSN

24h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$1,171

Air New Zealand

Aug 8

LAX

23h 45m

1 stop

NSN

Aug 15

NSN

24h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$1,178

Air New Zealand

Aug 8

LAX

16h 25m

1 stop

NSN

Aug 15

NSN

17h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$1,227

Multiple Airlines

Aug 8

DFW

28h 05m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 15

NSN

27h 20m

2 stops

DFW

$1,307

Multiple Airlines

Aug 11

HNL

34h 40m

3 stops

NSN

Aug 18

NSN

39h 30m

2 stops

HNL

$1,325

Multiple Airlines

Aug 9

SFO

22h 30m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 16

NSN

15h 40m

1 stop

SFO

$1,330

Multiple Airlines

Aug 5

LAX

23h 40m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 12

NSN

35h 55m

3 stops

LAX

$1,341

Flights to Dunedin

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Multiple Airlines

Dec 12

SFO

21h 45m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 9

DUD

22h 30m

2 stops

SFO

$1,339

Multiple Airlines

Dec 11

SFO

21h 15m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 12

DUD

20h 15m

1 stop

SFO

$1,362

Multiple Airlines

Dec 12

SFO

24h 00m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 10

DUD

22h 05m

2 stops

SFO

$1,429

Multiple Airlines

Dec 11

SFO

21h 15m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 9

DUD

22h 30m

2 stops

SFO

$1,448

Air New Zealand

Aug 9

TPA

39h 47m

2 stops

DUD

Aug 16

DUD

42h 01m

2 stops

TPA

$1,463

Air New Zealand

Nov 9

MSP

26h 20m

2 stops

DUD

Nov 25

DUD

46h 09m

2 stops

MSP

$1,483

Air New Zealand

Aug 9

TPA

39h 47m

2 stops

DUD

Aug 16

DUD

42h 31m

3 stops

TPA

$1,484

Air New Zealand

Nov 9

MSP

26h 21m

3 stops

DUD

Nov 25

DUD

33h 33m

2 stops

MSP

$1,502

Multiple Airlines

Aug 12

SFO

18h 10m

1 stop

DUD

Aug 19

DUD

23h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$1,524

Multiple Airlines

Dec 11

SFO

21h 15m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 10

DUD

25h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$1,535

Multiple Airlines

Dec 11

SFO

21h 15m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 11

DUD

20h 15m

1 stop

SFO

$1,557

Multiple Airlines

Nov 1

JFK

44h 15m

3 stops

DUD

Nov 14

DUD

45h 10m

3 stops

JFK

$1,560

Flights to Invercargill

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Multiple Airlines

Aug 10

JFK

25h 20m

2 stops

IVC

Aug 17

IVC

23h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$1,486

Air New Zealand

Aug 10

JFK

42h 10m

2 stops

IVC

Aug 17

IVC

24h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$1,498

Air New Zealand

Aug 10

JFK

26h 20m

3 stops

IVC

Aug 17

IVC

27h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$2,084

Singapore Airlines

Oct 25

SFO

51h 10m

2 stops

IVC

Oct 29

IVC

44h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$2,904

Singapore Airlines

Oct 25

SFO

51h 10m

2 stops

IVC

Oct 29

IVC

44h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$2,905

Multiple Airlines

Aug 10

JFK

46h 45m

3 stops

IVC

Aug 17

IVC

45h 00m

3 stops

JFK

$3,296

Singapore Airlines

Oct 31

JFK

50h 00m

3 stops

IVC

Nov 4

IVC

58h 40m

3 stops

JFK

$3,525

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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

$690Fiji Airways

Fri, Aug 7 - Thu, Aug 20

10:45 pm - 12:05 pm

DFW

CHC

20h 20m

1 stop

1:05 pm - 4:50 pm

CHC

DFW

20h 45m

1 stop

$690Fiji Airways

Sat, Aug 22 - Sat, Aug 29

10:35 pm - 9:05 pm

LAX

ZQN

25h 30m

1 stop

7:00 am - 6:00 am

ZQN

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

$938Qantas Airways

Mon, Nov 23 - Sat, Dec 5

10:10 pm - 3:20 pm

LAX

ZQN

22h 10m

2 stops

10:25 am - 1:20 pm

ZQN

LAX

21h 55m

2 stops

$984Air New Zealand

Mon, Aug 3 - Mon, Aug 17

7:10 pm - 10:50 am

LAX

ZQN

18h 40m

2 stops

4:05 pm - 10:05 am

ZQN

LAX

39h 00m

2 stops

$990Air New Zealand

Mon, Nov 9 - Sun, Nov 15

8:25 pm - 9:05 pm

LAX

ZQN

27h 40m

1 stop

7:00 am - 6:00 am

ZQN

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

$1,005Qantas Airways

Sat, Nov 14 - Thu, Nov 26

7:45 am - 11:15 am

LGA

CHC

33h 30m

2 stops

6:10 am - 9:23 pm

CHC

LGA

33h 13m

3 stops

$1,917United Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9

7:45 am - 9:25 am

LGA

CHC

31h 40m

2 stops

6:10 am - 9:23 pm

CHC

LGA

33h 13m

3 stops

$1,918United Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9

1:25 pm - 1:05 pm

LGA

CHC

29h 40m

2 stops

9:40 am - 5:00 pm

CHC

LGA

25h 20m

2 stops

$2,179American Airlines

Thu, Dec 24 - Mon, Jan 11

6:47 pm - 2:40 pm

LGA

CHC

25h 53m

2 stops

9:40 am - 1:57 pm

CHC

LGA

22h 17m

2 stops

$2,180American Airlines

Thu, Dec 24 - Mon, Jan 11

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Depart

Return

Price

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Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Fri 8/7

11:55 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop17h 10m

Christchurch

Thu 8/20

1:05 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop19h 00m

$690

DallasChristchurch

DFW - CHC

DFWCHC

Dallas/Fort Worth

Sat 8/22

10:45 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop20h 20m

Christchurch

Sat 8/29

1:05 pm-4:50 pm

1 stop20h 45m

$690

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 11/23

10:35 pm-9:05 pm

1 stop25h 30m

Queenstown Intl

Sat 12/5

7:00 am-6:00 am

1 stop20h 00m

$938

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 8/3

10:10 pm-3:20 pm

2 stops22h 10m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 8/17

10:25 am-1:20 pm

2 stops21h 55m

$984

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 11/9

7:10 pm-10:50 am

2 stops18h 40m

Queenstown Intl

Sun 11/15

4:05 pm-10:05 am

2 stops39h 00m

$990

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sat 11/14

8:25 pm-9:05 pm

1 stop27h 40m

Queenstown Intl

Thu 11/26

7:00 am-6:00 am

1 stop20h 00m

$1,005

New YorkChristchurch

LGA - CHC

LGACHC

New York LaGuardia

Thu 11/5

7:45 am-11:15 am

2 stops33h 30m

Christchurch

Mon 11/9

6:10 am-9:23 pm

3 stops33h 13m

$1,917

New YorkChristchurch

LGA - CHC

LGACHC

New York LaGuardia

Thu 11/5

7:45 am-9:25 am

2 stops31h 40m

Christchurch

Mon 11/9

6:10 am-9:23 pm

3 stops33h 13m

$1,918

New YorkChristchurch

LGA - CHC

LGACHC

New York LaGuardia

Thu 12/24

1:25 pm-1:05 pm

2 stops29h 40m

Christchurch

Mon 1/11

9:40 am-5:00 pm

2 stops25h 20m

$2,179

New YorkChristchurch

LGA - CHC

LGACHC

New York LaGuardia

Thu 12/24

6:47 pm-2:40 pm

2 stops25h 53m

Christchurch

Mon 1/11

9:40 am-1:57 pm

2 stops22h 17m

$2,180

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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 76% 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	$344
Best Round-Trip Price	$690
Fastest flight time	17h 10m

The best one-way flight price to South Island from United States in the last 5 days is $344 (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 5 days is $690 (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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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?

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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Once you have performed a search for flights to South Island, momondo helps you find the right flight by offering useful filters to narrow down your flight selection. Flights can be filtered by multiple factors such as airline, airport and price; but also by other criteria like aircraft type and payment method.

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