Info on Air Travel to New Zealand from Canada, USA, UK

A Guide on Air Travel to New Zealand

Air Travel to New Zealand - Airlines, Routings, Flight Times, and Cheap Airfare Finders

If you're going on a romantic vacation in New Zealand, here's some helpful advice for planning your air travel to New Zealand.

Auckland International Airport is the major international airport for most flights to/from New Zealand.

Flights from USA to New Zealand

There are non-stop flights from the USA to Auckland, New Zealand. You have 2 choices:

Fly from Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand on Air New Zealand, United Airlines, or Qantas. Flight time from Los Angeles to Auckland is 12.5 hours.
Fly from San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand on Air New Zealand. Flight time from San Francisco to Auckland is 13 hours.

Search Tip: If you're looking for travel specials to New Zealand, Tripadvisor's Special Airfare to New Zealand section shows the latest deals from both the airlines and major travel sites like Orbitz and Expedia.

It's also good to check out the Air New Zealand, Qantas and United websites for seat sales and deals.

Flights from Canada to New Zealand

*NEW Direct Non-Stop Flights from Vancouver to New Zealand*: Air New Zealand has started non-stop Vancouver to Auckland flights on it's new Boeing 777 aircraft. They will fly the route 3 times/week on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. YVR-AKL flight time is about 14 hours 30 minutes.

Other ways to fly from Vancouver to Auckland:

Fly from Toronto or Vancouver to Honolulu on Air Canada, and make a connection on to their Star Alliance partner Air New Zealand. They have flights from Honolulu, Hawaii to New Zealand twice weekly. Vancouver - Honolulu flight time is 5.5 hours, and the layover in Honolulu is short (about 2 hrs). The flight time from Honolulu to Auckland is about 9 hours.
Fly from any major city in Canada to Los Angeles, and then connect on to Air New Zealand, United Airlines, or Qantas for non-stop flights from Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand.
Fly from Canada to San Francisco, and then connect on to Air New Zealand for their non-stop flight from San Francisco to Auckland, New Zealand. Flight time from San Francisco to Auckland is 13 hours.

Search Tip: A great airfare search engine for checking cheap flights to New Zealand from Canada and the US is Kayak.com. They dig through all available airfares on Air New Zealand, Qantas, United Airlines and Air Canada, and display them from cheapest to most expensive.

Flights from the UK to New Zealand

London Heathrow: Air New Zealand has London - Auckland flights which stop in Los Angeles. Total flying time is about 26 hours.

You can fly the other way around the globe from London to Auckland. This route is via Bangkok or Singapore and Sydney on Qantas or British Airways. Travel time including layovers would be close to 30 hours.

Tip: For cheap flights from London to Auckland, find out which air ticket from London to Auckland offers the most flexibility - stopovers at several destinations enroute are often included in the price.

Flights from Australia to New Zealand

Qantas and Air New Zealand are the 2 main carriers with flights from Australia to New Zealand ("crossing the pond" as they like to say!).

Flight times from Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane to Auckland are usually around 3 hours. There are several departures to choose from each day.

Air travel to New Zealand usually involves airport codes for the following cities:

Auckland, New Zealand: AKL
Los Angeles: LAX
San Francisco: SFO
Vancouver: YVR
Honolulu: HNL
Sydney: SYD
Melbourne: MEL
London: LHR

We Hope This Helps You Plan Your Air Travel to New Zealand. Have a Great Flight Downunder!

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