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 14

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Aug 23

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$713

Multiple Airlines

May 8

LAX

27h 20m

2 stops

CHC

May 16

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$719

Multiple Airlines

Aug 30

LAX

21h 50m

2 stops

CHC

Sep 6

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$724

Multiple Airlines

Aug 14

LAX

27h 20m

2 stops

CHC

Aug 23

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$731

Multiple Airlines

Apr 27

LAX

21h 45m

2 stops

CHC

May 12

CHC

25h 50m

2 stops

LAX

$735

Fiji Airways

May 26

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Jun 4

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$741

Fiji Airways

Sep 1

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Sep 7

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$742

Multiple Airlines

Apr 21

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Apr 28

CHC

15h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$744

Multiple Airlines

May 26

LAX

38h 10m

2 stops

CHC

Jun 4

CHC

17h 50m

2 stops

LAX

$747

Multiple Airlines

Aug 12

LAX

21h 50m

2 stops

CHC

Aug 19

CHC

22h 25m

2 stops

LAX

$753

Fiji Airways

May 2

LAX

17h 10m

1 stop

CHC

Jun 1

CHC

19h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$754

Multiple Airlines

May 6

LAX

21h 50m

2 stops

CHC

May 17

CHC

35h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$756

Flights to Queenstown

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Air New Zealand

Jun 10

LAX

17h 30m

2 stops

ZQN

Jun 17

ZQN

21h 55m

2 stops

LAX

$779

Air New Zealand

Aug 10

LAX

16h 40m

1 stop

ZQN

Aug 24

ZQN

35h 55m

1 stop

LAX

$780

Air New Zealand

Aug 10

LAX

20h 50m

2 stops

ZQN

Aug 24

ZQN

25h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$790

Air New Zealand

Jul 6

LAX

22h 45m

2 stops

ZQN

Jul 22

ZQN

40h 15m

2 stops

LAX

$794

Air New Zealand

Aug 17

LAX

20h 20m

1 stop

ZQN

Aug 25

ZQN

19h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$798

Air New Zealand

Jul 6

LAX

18h 15m

1 stop

ZQN

Jul 22

ZQN

23h 20m

2 stops

LAX

$801

Multiple Airlines

Jun 9

SFO

28h 50m

3 stops

ZQN

Jun 18

ZQN

25h 46m

3 stops

SFO

$802

Multiple Airlines

Jun 12

LAX

22h 50m

2 stops

ZQN

Jun 18

ZQN

19h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$803

Air New Zealand

May 25

LAX

40h 30m

2 stops

ZQN

Jun 4

ZQN

25h 49m

2 stops

LAX

$805

Air New Zealand

Jul 6

LAX

18h 15m

1 stop

ZQN

Jul 22

ZQN

17h 15m

1 stop

LAX

$808

Multiple Airlines

Jun 12

LAX

22h 50m

2 stops

ZQN

Jun 17

ZQN

36h 20m

2 stops

LAX

$812

Air New Zealand

Jun 23

LAX

17h 30m

2 stops

ZQN

Jul 7

ZQN

17h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$824

Flights to Dunedin

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Air New Zealand

Apr 27

JFK

28h 40m

2 stops

DUD

May 4

DUD

28h 55m

2 stops

JFK

$1,049

Air New Zealand

Apr 27

JFK

24h 30m

1 stop

DUD

May 4

DUD

21h 15m

2 stops

JFK

$1,056

Air New Zealand

Apr 27

JFK

28h 55m

1 stop

DUD

May 4

DUD

20h 25m

1 stop

JFK

$1,063

Air New Zealand

Apr 29

BWI

44h 27m

2 stops

DUD

May 6

DUD

29h 14m

2 stops

BWI

$1,065

Air New Zealand

Jun 18

BWI

39h 25m

2 stops

DUD

Jul 7

DUD

42h 33m

2 stops

BWI

$1,080

Air New Zealand

May 29

JFK

32h 35m

2 stops

DUD

Jun 13

DUD

26h 10m

1 stop

JFK

$1,095

Air New Zealand

Apr 29

EWR

30h 45m

2 stops

DUD

May 6

DUD

31h 29m

2 stops

EWR

$1,111

Air New Zealand

Apr 27

BOS

27h 25m

2 stops

DUD

May 4

DUD

24h 25m

2 stops

BOS

$1,145

Air New Zealand

Apr 28

BWI

34h 32m

2 stops

DUD

May 5

DUD

43h 09m

2 stops

BWI

$1,147

Air New Zealand

Apr 28

BOS

28h 24m

2 stops

DUD

May 5

DUD

44h 00m

2 stops

BOS

$1,178

Air New Zealand

Apr 27

EWR

30h 45m

2 stops

DUD

May 4

DUD

26h 29m

2 stops

EWR

$1,204

Air New Zealand

Jun 15

BWI

43h 50m

2 stops

DUD

Jun 26

DUD

32h 04m

2 stops

BWI

$1,216

Flights to Nelson

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Air New Zealand

Apr 29

LAX

16h 25m

1 stop

NSN

May 6

NSN

28h 32m

2 stops

LAX

$782

Air New Zealand

Jul 1

LAX

24h 15m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 17

NSN

17h 55m

2 stops

LAX

$842

Air New Zealand

Apr 29

LAX

21h 08m

2 stops

NSN

May 6

NSN

28h 32m

2 stops

LAX

$843

Air New Zealand

Jul 1

LAX

24h 15m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 17

NSN

19h 10m

1 stop

LAX

$849

Air New Zealand

Jul 1

LAX

21h 15m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 17

NSN

16h 00m

2 stops

LAX

$889

Air New Zealand

Jul 1

LAX

21h 15m

2 stops

NSN

Jul 17

NSN

17h 00m

1 stop

LAX

$896

Air New Zealand

Apr 25

LAX

19h 30m

2 stops

NSN

May 2

NSN

37h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$942

Air New Zealand

Apr 25

LAX

17h 25m

1 stop

NSN

May 2

NSN

37h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$949

Multiple Airlines

Apr 25

LAX

22h 00m

2 stops

NSN

May 2

NSN

37h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$1,018

Air New Zealand

Apr 25

LAX

18h 30m

2 stops

NSN

May 2

NSN

38h 45m

2 stops

LAX

$1,019

Air New Zealand

Apr 25

LAX

16h 25m

1 stop

NSN

May 2

NSN

37h 35m

1 stop

LAX

$1,020

Air New Zealand

Apr 27

JFK

25h 40m

2 stops

NSN

May 4

NSN

28h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$1,022

Flights to Invercargill

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Multiple Airlines

Apr 26

JFK

24h 20m

1 stop

IVC

May 3

IVC

51h 00m

2 stops

JFK

$1,559

Multiple Airlines

Apr 26

JFK

24h 20m

1 stop

IVC

May 3

IVC

19h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$1,654

Multiple Airlines

Apr 26

JFK

44h 45m

3 stops

IVC

May 3

IVC

19h 55m

1 stop

JFK

$1,855

Multiple Airlines

Apr 26

JFK

47h 00m

3 stops

IVC

May 3

IVC

46h 25m

2 stops

JFK

$1,888

Qantas Airways

Apr 26

JFK

48h 51m

3 stops

IVC

May 3

IVC

47h 45m

3 stops

JFK

$1,938

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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

$713Fiji Airways

Fri, Aug 14 - Sun, Aug 23

11:55 pm - 10:15 pm

LAX

CHC

27h 20m

2 stops

1:05 pm - 1:05 pm

CHC

LAX

19h 00m

1 stop

$719Multiple Airlines

Fri, May 8 - Sat, May 16

11:55 pm - 4:45 pm

LAX

CHC

21h 50m

2 stops

1:05 pm - 1:05 pm

CHC

LAX

19h 00m

1 stop

$724Multiple Airlines

Sun, Aug 30 - Sun, Sep 6

11:55 pm - 10:15 pm

LAX

CHC

27h 20m

2 stops

1:05 pm - 1:05 pm

CHC

LAX

19h 00m

1 stop

$731Multiple Airlines

Fri, Aug 14 - Sun, Aug 23

11:55 pm - 4:40 pm

LAX

CHC

21h 45m

2 stops

6:15 am - 1:05 pm

CHC

LAX

25h 50m

2 stops

$735Multiple Airlines

Mon, Apr 27 - Tue, May 12

10:10 pm - 10:40 am

LAX

ZQN

17h 30m

2 stops

10:25 am - 1:20 pm

ZQN

LAX

21h 55m

2 stops

$779Air New Zealand

Wed, Jun 10 - Wed, Jun 17

10:10 pm - 9:50 am

LAX

ZQN

16h 40m

1 stop

8:25 pm - 1:20 pm

ZQN

LAX

35h 55m

1 stop

$780Air New Zealand

Mon, Aug 10 - Mon, Aug 24

6:20 pm - 12:20 am

DEN

CHC

36h 00m

2 stops

6:00 am - 12:06 pm

CHC

DEN

48h 06m

2 stops

$1,230Qantas Airways

Mon, May 4 - Sun, May 17

6:08 pm - 12:20 am

DEN

CHC

36h 12m

2 stops

6:00 am - 11:09 pm

CHC

DEN

35h 09m

2 stops

$1,231Qantas Airways

Wed, May 27 - Wed, Aug 12

3:40 pm - 12:40 am

ORD

CHC

40h 00m

2 stops

6:00 am - 8:15 pm

CHC

ORD

31h 15m

2 stops

$1,256Air Canada

Wed, Apr 8 - Tue, Apr 21

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Depart

Return

Price

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Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Fri 8/14

11:55 pm-12:05 pm

1 stop17h 10m

Christchurch

Sun 8/23

1:05 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop19h 00m

$713

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Fri 5/8

11:55 pm-10:15 pm

2 stops27h 20m

Christchurch

Sat 5/16

1:05 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop19h 00m

$719

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sun 8/30

11:55 pm-4:45 pm

2 stops21h 50m

Christchurch

Sun 9/6

1:05 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop19h 00m

$724

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Fri 8/14

11:55 pm-10:15 pm

2 stops27h 20m

Christchurch

Sun 8/23

1:05 pm-1:05 pm

1 stop19h 00m

$731

Los AngelesChristchurch

LAX - CHC

LAXCHC

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 4/27

11:55 pm-4:40 pm

2 stops21h 45m

Christchurch

Tue 5/12

6:15 am-1:05 pm

2 stops25h 50m

$735

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 6/10

10:10 pm-10:40 am

2 stops17h 30m

Queenstown Intl

Wed 6/17

10:25 am-1:20 pm

2 stops21h 55m

$779

Los AngelesQueenstown

LAX - ZQN

LAXZQN

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 8/10

10:10 pm-9:50 am

1 stop16h 40m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 8/24

8:25 pm-1:20 pm

1 stop35h 55m

$780

DenverChristchurch

DEN - CHC

DENCHC

Denver Intl

Mon 5/4

6:20 pm-12:20 am

2 stops36h 00m

Christchurch

Sun 5/17

6:00 am-12:06 pm

2 stops48h 06m

$1,230

DenverChristchurch

DEN - CHC

DENCHC

Denver Intl

Wed 5/27

6:08 pm-12:20 am

2 stops36h 12m

Christchurch

Wed 8/12

6:00 am-11:09 pm

2 stops35h 09m

$1,231

ChicagoChristchurch

ORD - CHC

ORDCHC

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 4/8

3:40 pm-12:40 am

2 stops40h 00m

Christchurch

Tue 4/21

6:00 am-8:15 pm

2 stops31h 15m

$1,256

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South Island flights insights and trends

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What airlines fly to South Island?

Air New Zealand, Fiji Airways and Qantas 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 76% 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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Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	$360
Best Round-Trip Price	$713
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 $360 (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 72 hours is $713 (Los Angeles 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 23% 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 80% 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 March 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.

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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Yes momondo offers price alerts on flights to South Island. After performing a search on this page you should be able to see the price alert set up feature. Simply provide a valid email address and momondo will instantly alert you when prices change.