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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Flights to Christchurch

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Fiji Airways

Feb 28

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 7

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$687

Fiji Airways

Feb 12

DFW

20h 05m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 12

CHC

20h 35m

1 stop

DFW

$687

Fiji Airways

Mar 7

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 21

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$688

Fiji Airways

Mar 5

DFW

20h 20m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 12

CHC

20h 35m

1 stop

DFW

$688

Multiple Airlines

Feb 25

LAX

34h 45m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 4

CHC

31h 25m

1 stop

LAX

$762

Air Canada

May 3

SEA

28h 20m

2 stops

CHC

May 20

CHC

22h 15m

2 stops

SEA

$783

Fiji Airways

Mar 5

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 21

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$792

Fiji Airways

Mar 7

DFW

20h 20m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 12

CHC

20h 35m

1 stop

DFW

$793

Fiji Airways

Mar 10

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 19

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$794

Fiji Airways

Mar 7

DFW

20h 20m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 12

CHC

20h 35m

1 stop

DFW

$794

Multiple Airlines

Feb 24

SEA

36h 00m

2 stops

CHC

Mar 3

CHC

24h 15m

2 stops

SEA

$802

Multiple Airlines

Feb 28

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Mar 7

CHC

22h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$803

Flights to Queenstown

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Multiple Airlines

Apr 10

LAX

24h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

Apr 25

ZQN

24h 55m

2 stops

LAX

$827

Multiple Airlines

Apr 26

SEA

30h 05m

2 stops

ZQN

May 10

ZQN

35h 45m

2 stops

SEA

$911

Multiple Airlines

Apr 26

SEA

25h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

May 10

ZQN

65h 55m

3 stops

SEA

$953

Air New Zealand

Feb 25

LAX

22h 10m

2 stops

ZQN

Mar 11

ZQN

17h 40m

2 stops

LAX

$959

Multiple Airlines

Feb 25

LAX

37h 15m

1 stop

ZQN

Mar 11

ZQN

42h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$961

Air New Zealand

Feb 23

LAX

19h 10m

2 stops

ZQN

Mar 8

ZQN

35h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$964

Air New Zealand

Mar 31

LAX

20h 50m

2 stops

ZQN

Apr 22

ZQN

15h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$966

Air New Zealand

Mar 31

LAX

16h 40m

1 stop

ZQN

Apr 22

ZQN

15h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$972

Air New Zealand

Feb 25

LAX

18h 15m

1 stop

ZQN

Mar 11

ZQN

17h 10m

1 stop

LAX

$973

Air New Zealand

Feb 23

LAX

19h 10m

2 stops

ZQN

Mar 12

ZQN

23h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$979

Multiple Airlines

Apr 1

LAX

36h 10m

2 stops

ZQN

Apr 14

ZQN

22h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$987

Multiple Airlines

May 5

DFW

24h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

May 15

ZQN

37h 05m

2 stops

DFW

$987

Flights to Nelson

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Air New Zealand

Feb 16

LAX

19h 10m

2 stops

NSN

Mar 3

NSN

18h 30m

2 stops

LAX

$1,059

Air New Zealand

Feb 16

LAX

19h 05m

1 stop

NSN

Mar 3

NSN

16h 40m

1 stop

LAX

$1,063

Air New Zealand

Feb 16

LAX

18h 05m

2 stops

NSN

Mar 3

NSN

16h 40m

1 stop

LAX

$1,066

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

LAX

21h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Apr 14

NSN

25h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,075

Multiple Airlines

Mar 7

LAX

21h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Apr 14

NSN

24h 20m

3 stops

LAX

$1,133

Air New Zealand

Mar 7

LAX

17h 25m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 14

NSN

21h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,173

Air New Zealand

Mar 7

LAX

23h 10m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 14

NSN

25h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$1,191

Air New Zealand

Mar 7

LAX

17h 25m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 14

NSN

21h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,211

Air New Zealand

Mar 7

LAX

21h 20m

1 stop

NSN

Apr 14

NSN

20h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,237

Air New Zealand

Feb 25

DEN

24h 10m

2 stops

NSN

Mar 9

NSN

25h 07m

2 stops

DEN

$1,244

Air New Zealand

Feb 7

EWR

46h 35m

2 stops

NSN

Feb 17

NSN

44h 12m

2 stops

EWR

$1,292

Air New Zealand

Mar 12

JFK

24h 40m

2 stops

NSN

Mar 19

NSN

28h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$1,308

Flights to Dunedin

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Air New Zealand

Mar 30

BOS

31h 33m

2 stops

DUD

Apr 13

DUD

37h 53m

2 stops

BOS

$1,260

United Airlines

Feb 8

DSM

29h 45m

3 stops

DUD

Feb 12

DUD

31h 50m

2 stops

DSM

$1,285

United Airlines

Mar 19

BOS

55h 50m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 23

DUD

50h 39m

2 stops

BOS

$1,285

Air New Zealand

Mar 13

MCO

26h 44m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 20

DUD

25h 50m

2 stops

MCO

$1,319

United Airlines

Mar 13

MCO

37h 50m

3 stops

DUD

Mar 20

DUD

25h 50m

2 stops

MCO

$1,327

United Airlines

Mar 19

BOS

34h 50m

2 stops

DUD

Mar 23

DUD

50h 39m

2 stops

BOS

$1,353

Air New Zealand

Mar 30

BOS

32h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Apr 13

DUD

61h 50m

3 stops

BOS

$1,442

United Airlines

Mar 19

BOS

37h 00m

3 stops

DUD

Mar 23

DUD

50h 39m

2 stops

BOS

$1,453

Air New Zealand

Mar 30

BOS

35h 58m

2 stops

DUD

Apr 13

DUD

30h 10m

2 stops

BOS

$1,468

Air New Zealand

Mar 30

BOS

51h 05m

2 stops

DUD

Apr 13

DUD

31h 11m

2 stops

BOS

$1,494

United Airlines

Mar 19

BOS

37h 00m

3 stops

DUD

Mar 23

DUD

31h 27m

3 stops

BOS

$1,553

United Airlines

Mar 19

BOS

37h 00m

3 stops

DUD

Mar 23

DUD

27h 16m

2 stops

BOS

$1,555

Flights to Invercargill

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Qantas Airways

Feb 23

JFK

47h 00m

3 stops

IVC

Feb 27

IVC

47h 50m

3 stops

JFK

$3,299

Singapore Airlines

Feb 23

JFK

48h 50m

3 stops

IVC

Feb 27

IVC

44h 40m

3 stops

JFK

$3,688

Singapore Airlines

Feb 28

SFO

47h 00m

2 stops

IVC

Mar 4

IVC

44h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$5,058

Singapore Airlines

Feb 23

JFK

47h 00m

2 stops

IVC

Feb 27

IVC

44h 40m

3 stops

JFK

$5,100

Singapore Airlines

Feb 28

SFO

47h 00m

2 stops

IVC

Mar 4

IVC

44h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$5,854

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10:35 pm - 1:10 pm

LAX

CHC

17h 35m

1 stop

2:10 pm - 12:00 pm

CHC

LAX

18h 50m

1 stop

$687Fiji Airways

Sat, Feb 28 - Sat, Mar 7

9:50 pm - 12:55 pm

DFW

CHC

20h 05m

1 stop

2:10 pm - 4:45 pm

CHC

DFW

20h 35m

1 stop

$687Fiji Airways

Thu, Feb 12 - Thu, Mar 12

11:50 pm - 7:35 am

LAX

CHC

34h 45m

1 stop

8:35 pm - 7:00 am

CHC

LAX

31h 25m

1 stop

$762Multiple Airlines

Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4

3:00 pm - 2:20 pm

SEA

CHC

28h 20m

2 stops

6:00 am - 9:15 am

CHC

SEA

22h 15m

2 stops

$783Air Canada

Sun, May 3 - Wed, May 20

3:40 pm - 12:40 am

SEA

CHC

36h 00m

2 stops

6:20 am - 9:35 am

CHC

SEA

24h 15m

2 stops

$802Multiple Airlines

Tue, Feb 24 - Tue, Mar 3

3:40 pm - 12:40 am

SEA

CHC

38h 00m

2 stops

6:00 am - 7:18 pm

CHC

SEA

32h 18m

2 stops

$903Air Canada

Sun, Apr 5 - Sun, Apr 19

5:45 pm - 1:25 pm

SEA

CHC

24h 40m

2 stops

8:40 pm - 6:35 pm

CHC

SEA

40h 55m

2 stops

$1,103Air New Zealand

Sat, Apr 18 - Mon, Apr 27

5:20 pm - 10:25 am

SEA

CHC

21h 05m

2 stops

1:15 pm - 4:14 pm

CHC

SEA

22h 59m

1 stop

$1,132Air New Zealand

Wed, Mar 11 - Tue, Mar 24

6:00 pm - 10:35 am

EWR

CHC

22h 35m

1 stop

2:15 pm - 8:26 pm

CHC

EWR

24h 11m

1 stop

$1,301United Airlines

Fri, Feb 13 - Fri, Mar 6

2:00 pm - 10:35 am

EWR

CHC

26h 35m

1 stop

2:15 pm - 8:26 pm

CHC

EWR

24h 11m

1 stop

$1,324United Airlines

Fri, Feb 13 - Fri, Mar 6

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Sat 2/28

10:35 pm-1:10 pm

1 stop17h 35m

Christchurch

Sat 3/7

2:10 pm-12:00 pm

1 stop18h 50m

$687

DallasChristchurch

DFW - CHC

DFWCHC

Dallas/Fort Worth

Thu 2/12

9:50 pm-12:55 pm

1 stop20h 05m

Christchurch

Thu 3/12

2:10 pm-4:45 pm

1 stop20h 35m

$687

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Wed 2/25

11:50 pm-7:35 am

1 stop34h 45m

Christchurch

Wed 3/4

8:35 pm-7:00 am

1 stop31h 25m

$762

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-9:15 am

2 stops22h 15m

$783

SeattleChristchurch

SEA - CHC

SEACHC

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Tue 2/24

3:40 pm-12:40 am

2 stops36h 00m

Christchurch

Tue 3/3

6:20 am-9:35 am

2 stops24h 15m

$802

SeattleChristchurch

SEA - CHC

SEACHC

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Sun 4/5

3:40 pm-12:40 am

2 stops38h 00m

Christchurch

Sun 4/19

6:00 am-7:18 pm

2 stops32h 18m

$903

SeattleChristchurch

SEA - CHC

SEACHC

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Sat 4/18

5:45 pm-1:25 pm

2 stops24h 40m

Christchurch

Mon 4/27

8:40 pm-6:35 pm

2 stops40h 55m

$1,103

SeattleChristchurch

SEA - CHC

SEACHC

Seattle/Tacoma Intl

Wed 3/11

5:20 pm-10:25 am

2 stops21h 05m

Christchurch

Tue 3/24

1:15 pm-4:14 pm

1 stop22h 59m

$1,132

NewarkChristchurch

EWR - CHC

EWRCHC

Newark

Fri 2/13

6:00 pm-10:35 am

1 stop22h 35m

Christchurch

Fri 3/6

2:15 pm-8:26 pm

1 stop24h 11m

$1,301

NewarkChristchurch

EWR - CHC

EWRCHC

Newark

Fri 2/13

2:00 pm-10:35 am

1 stop26h 35m

Christchurch

Fri 3/6

2:15 pm-8:26 pm

1 stop24h 11m

$1,324

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Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$339
Best Round-Trip Price	$687
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 $339 (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 $687 (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 75% 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?

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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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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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