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

Sep 11

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Sep 28

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$757

Fiji Airways

Nov 24

LAX

17h 35m

1 stop

CHC

Dec 14

CHC

18h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$758

Fiji Airways

Sep 10

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Sep 28

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$774

Multiple Airlines

Nov 8

LAX

22h 50m

2 stops

CHC

Nov 24

CHC

24h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$776

Multiple Airlines

Nov 19

LAX

25h 30m

2 stops

CHC

Dec 10

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$818

Qantas Airways

Aug 17

LAX

21h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 25

CHC

19h 45m

1 stop

LAX

$819

Multiple Airlines

Oct 13

LAX

42h 30m

2 stops

CHC

Oct 20

CHC

38h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$823

Multiple Airlines

Nov 13

LAX

23h 50m

2 stops

CHC

Nov 20

CHC

26h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$824

Multiple Airlines

Aug 17

LAX

21h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 25

CHC

38h 35m

2 stops

LAX

$827

Multiple Airlines

Oct 14

LAX

42h 30m

2 stops

CHC

Nov 3

CHC

21h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$828

Qantas Airways

Aug 22

LAX

21h 55m

1 stop

CHC

Sep 5

CHC

19h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$833

American Airlines

Sep 1

LAX

30h 25m

1 stop

CHC

Sep 15

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$836

Flights to Queenstown

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Multiple Airlines

Oct 23

LAX

21h 40m

2 stops

ZQN

Nov 5

ZQN

26h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$863

Multiple Airlines

Dec 3

LAX

24h 10m

2 stops

ZQN

Dec 12

ZQN

21h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$869

Multiple Airlines

Dec 3

LAX

24h 10m

2 stops

ZQN

Dec 12

ZQN

22h 35m

3 stops

LAX

$924

Qantas Airways

Aug 10

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

ZQN

Aug 18

ZQN

18h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$950

Qantas Airways

Oct 17

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

ZQN

Oct 24

ZQN

19h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$955

Qantas Airways

Oct 18

LAX

20h 00m

1 stop

ZQN

Nov 6

ZQN

20h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$956

Qantas Airways

Dec 3

LAX

23h 10m

1 stop

ZQN

Dec 12

ZQN

20h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$964

Qantas Airways

Oct 17

LAX

26h 45m

1 stop

ZQN

Oct 24

ZQN

19h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$966

Qantas Airways

Oct 13

LAX

26h 05m

1 stop

ZQN

Oct 22

ZQN

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$967

Qantas Airways

Aug 3

LAX

26h 45m

1 stop

ZQN

Aug 19

ZQN

19h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$972

Qantas Airways

Oct 17

LAX

26h 05m

1 stop

ZQN

Oct 24

ZQN

19h 05m

1 stop

LAX

$973

Multiple Airlines

Dec 3

LAX

24h 40m

1 stop

ZQN

Dec 12

ZQN

16h 45m

1 stop

LAX

$974

Flights to Nelson

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Multiple Airlines

Sep 5

LAX

25h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Sep 12

NSN

26h 50m

3 stops

LAX

$1,090

Multiple Airlines

Sep 5

LAX

25h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Sep 12

NSN

27h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$1,100

Multiple Airlines

Aug 18

HNL

46h 00m

3 stops

NSN

Aug 24

NSN

39h 20m

3 stops

HNL

$1,149

Multiple Airlines

Aug 18

LAX

40h 50m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 24

NSN

14h 50m

1 stop

LAX

$1,170

Multiple Airlines

Sep 4

LAX

24h 05m

2 stops

NSN

Sep 11

NSN

29h 35m

2 stops

LAX

$1,199

Air New Zealand

Aug 18

LAX

22h 34m

2 stops

NSN

Aug 24

NSN

23h 05m

2 stops

LAX

$1,202

Multiple Airlines

Sep 4

LAX

25h 35m

3 stops

NSN

Sep 11

NSN

29h 35m

2 stops

LAX

$1,209

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

LAX

25h 20m

2 stops

NSN

Sep 8

NSN

17h 30m

1 stop

LAX

$1,219

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

LAX

24h 24m

2 stops

NSN

Sep 8

NSN

31h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$1,241

Multiple Airlines

Sep 4

LAX

37h 35m

2 stops

NSN

Sep 11

NSN

17h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$1,277

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

LAX

24h 14m

3 stops

NSN

Sep 8

NSN

31h 40m

2 stops

LAX

$1,294

Multiple Airlines

Sep 1

LAX

22h 34m

2 stops

NSN

Sep 8

NSN

31h 40m

2 stops

LAX

$1,295

Flights to Dunedin

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Air New Zealand

Jan 17

BOS

36h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 30

DUD

39h 48m

2 stops

BOS

$1,446

Air New Zealand

Sep 3

JFK

24h 30m

1 stop

DUD

Sep 10

DUD

26h 05m

1 stop

JFK

$1,447

Air New Zealand

Jan 17

BOS

36h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 30

DUD

39h 48m

2 stops

BOS

$1,448

Air New Zealand

Jan 17

BOS

36h 30m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 30

DUD

39h 48m

2 stops

BOS

$1,480

Air New Zealand

Aug 18

EWR

55h 10m

2 stops

DUD

Aug 25

DUD

45h 14m

2 stops

EWR

$1,512

Air New Zealand

Jan 17

BOS

25h 50m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 30

DUD

38h 28m

3 stops

BOS

$1,513

Multiple Airlines

Aug 18

SFO

18h 10m

1 stop

DUD

Aug 25

DUD

20h 05m

1 stop

SFO

$1,552

Multiple Airlines

Aug 18

SFO

18h 10m

1 stop

DUD

Aug 25

DUD

36h 50m

2 stops

SFO

$1,556

Air New Zealand

Jan 17

BOS

25h 50m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 30

DUD

37h 58m

3 stops

BOS

$1,560

Multiple Airlines

Jan 17

BOS

32h 45m

3 stops

DUD

Jan 30

DUD

26h 39m

3 stops

BOS

$1,563

Multiple Airlines

Jan 17

BOS

30h 45m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 30

DUD

26h 39m

3 stops

BOS

$1,564

Multiple Airlines

Jan 17

BOS

30h 45m

2 stops

DUD

Jan 30

DUD

26h 39m

3 stops

BOS

$1,571

Flights to Invercargill

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Air New Zealand

Sep 5

JFK

26h 20m

2 stops

IVC

Sep 12

IVC

27h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$1,543

Air New Zealand

Sep 5

JFK

21h 45m

1 stop

IVC

Sep 12

IVC

24h 40m

2 stops

JFK

$1,550

Multiple Airlines

Sep 5

JFK

57h 05m

3 stops

IVC

Sep 12

IVC

40h 45m

3 stops

JFK

$1,847

Multiple Airlines

Sep 5

JFK

31h 46m

3 stops

IVC

Sep 12

IVC

22h 25m

2 stops

JFK

$2,072

Singapore Airlines

Oct 29

SFO

62h 50m

2 stops

IVC

Nov 2

IVC

34h 15m

2 stops

SFO

$2,725

Multiple Airlines

Sep 4

HOU

33h 11m

3 stops

IVC

Sep 11

IVC

42h 39m

3 stops

HOU

$3,079

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11:55 pm - 12:05 pm

LAX

CHC

17h 10m

1 stop

2:05 pm - 1:05 pm

CHC

LAX

19h 00m

1 stop

$757Fiji Airways

Fri, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 28

10:35 pm - 1:10 pm

LAX

CHC

17h 35m

1 stop

2:10 pm - 12:00 pm

CHC

LAX

18h 50m

1 stop

$758Fiji Airways

Tue, Nov 24 - Mon, Dec 14

10:35 pm - 6:25 pm

LAX

CHC

22h 50m

2 stops

9:00 am - 12:00 pm

CHC

LAX

24h 00m

2 stops

$776Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 8 - Tue, Nov 24

10:35 pm - 9:05 pm

LAX

CHC

25h 30m

2 stops

9:00 am - 7:00 am

CHC

LAX

19h 00m

1 stop

$818Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 19 - Thu, Dec 10

9:50 pm - 2:45 pm

LAX

CHC

21h 55m

1 stop

6:00 am - 6:05 am

CHC

LAX

19h 05m

1 stop

$833Qantas Airways

Sat, Aug 22 - Sat, Sep 5

11:30 pm - 2:30 pm

LAX

ZQN

20h 00m

1 stop

3:25 pm - 2:30 pm

ZQN

LAX

18h 05m

1 stop

$950Qantas Airways

Mon, Aug 10 - Tue, Aug 18

10:05 pm - 2:00 pm

SFO

ZQN

20h 55m

2 stops

9:05 am - 12:55 pm

ZQN

SFO

22h 50m

2 stops

$1,210Air New Zealand

Wed, Sep 9 - Mon, Sep 21

10:05 pm - 2:00 pm

SFO

ZQN

20h 55m

2 stops

9:05 am - 12:55 pm

ZQN

SFO

22h 50m

2 stops

$1,216Air New Zealand

Wed, Sep 9 - Mon, Sep 21

1:25 pm - 11:05 pm

LGA

CHC

41h 40m

3 stops

6:10 am - 11:10 pm

CHC

LGA

34h 00m

3 stops

$1,455United Airlines

Fri, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 28

6:15 pm - 11:20 pm

EWR

CHC

35h 05m

2 stops

6:00 am - 9:25 pm

CHC

EWR

33h 25m

2 stops

$1,507United Airlines

Sat, Nov 7 - Wed, Nov 11

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Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Fri 9/11

11:55 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop17h 10m

Christchurch

Mon 9/28

2:05 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop19h 00m

$757

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Tue 11/24

10:35 pm-1:10 pm

1 stop17h 35m

Christchurch

Mon 12/14

2:10 pm-12:00 pm

1 stop18h 50m

$758

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Sun 11/8

10:35 pm-6:25 pm

2 stops22h 50m

Christchurch

Tue 11/24

9:00 am-12:00 pm

2 stops24h 00m

$776

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Thu 11/19

10:35 pm-9:05 pm

2 stops25h 30m

Christchurch

Thu 12/10

9:00 am-7:00 am

1 stop19h 00m

$818

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles

Sat 8/22

9:50 pm-2:45 pm

1 stop21h 55m

Christchurch

Sat 9/5

6:00 am-6:05 am

1 stop19h 05m

$833

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles

Mon 8/10

11:30 pm-2:30 pm

1 stop20h 00m

Queenstown Intl

Tue 8/18

3:25 pm-2:30 pm

1 stop18h 05m

$950

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

$1,210

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

$1,216

New YorkChristchurch

LGA - CHC

LGACHC

New York LaGuardia

Fri 9/11

1:25 pm-11:05 pm

3 stops41h 40m

Christchurch

Mon 9/28

6:10 am-11:10 pm

3 stops34h 00m

$1,455

NewarkChristchurch

EWR - CHC

EWRCHC

Newark

Sat 11/7

6:15 pm-11:20 pm

2 stops35h 05m

Christchurch

Wed 11/11

6:00 am-9:25 pm

2 stops33h 25m

$1,507

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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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Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$496
Best Round-Trip Price	$757
Fastest flight time	17h 55m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to South Island from United States in the last 5 days is $496 (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 $757 (Los Angeles to Christchurch).

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The fastest flight to South Island from United States takes 17h 55m (San Francisco 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 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.

Why use momondo?

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.

How can momondo help me find flights to South Island?

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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