Cheap flights from Wellington to Queenstown from $37

The cheapest month to fly to Queenstown from Wellington is in June. Flight prices, which tend to average around $109, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Queenstown in June, then you should wait until May to fly from Wellington, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $117.

The cheapest day to depart from Wellington to Queenstown is on a Friday. Travelers who choose to depart for Queenstown on a Friday will often find tickets for as low as $133. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Saturday because tickets tend to average around $424. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Queenstown.

Our data shows that the cheapest Wellington to Queenstown flights are usually those with departure times in the morning. Our users have found flights to Queenstown in the morning for as low as $207. At noon is when there is more demand to fly to Queenstown, so prices are often more expensive at around $302 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Queenstown from Wellington when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Queenstown for around $157 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Queenstown from Wellington for as low as $104 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Wellington to Queenstown flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Wellington and Queenstown have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 84 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Sunday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Air New Zealand have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

5 flights are operational daily from Wellington to Queenstown as of November 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 1:00PM, with 63% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

As of November 2026, there are 41 flights per week flying from Wellington to Queenstown. The most common day of the week flights depart is Wed, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.