$994 Find Cheap Flights from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area departing on 7/8. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Book Cheap Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area

Thu, 4 Jun - Thu, 11 Jun
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07:00 - 06:50
CHC
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SFO
18h 50m
2 stops
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23:00 - 13:30
SFO
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CHC
19h 30m
2 stops
$2,028Air New Zealand
Sun, 7 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun
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14:00 - 12:55
CHC
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SFO
17h 55m
2 stops
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22:05 - 12:05
SFO
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CHC
19h 00m
2 stops
$2,035Air New Zealand
Thu, 4 Jun - Thu, 11 Jun
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11:00 - 06:50
CHC
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SFO
14h 50m
1 stop
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23:00 - 13:30
SFO
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CHC
19h 30m
2 stops
$2,040Air New Zealand
Sun, 7 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun
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14:00 - 12:55
CHC
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SFO
17h 55m
2 stops
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22:05 - 10:25
SFO
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CHC
17h 20m
1 stop
$2,046Air New Zealand
Thu, 4 Jun - Thu, 11 Jun
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11:00 - 06:50
CHC
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SFO
14h 50m
1 stop
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23:00 - 12:25
SFO
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CHC
18h 25m
1 stop
$2,052Air New Zealand
Thu, 4 Jun - Thu, 11 Jun
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11:00 - 06:50
CHC
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SFO
14h 50m
1 stop
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23:00 - 17:10
SFO
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CHC
23h 10m
2 stops
$2,060Air New Zealand
Thu, 4 Jun - Thu, 11 Jun
Air New Zealand Logo
11:00 - 06:50
CHC
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SFO
14h 50m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
23:00 - 11:25
SFO
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CHC
17h 25m
1 stop
$2,072Air New Zealand
Thu, 4 Jun - Thu, 11 Jun
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20:40 - 12:55
CHC
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SFO
35h 15m
2 stops
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23:00 - 13:30
SFO
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CHC
19h 30m
2 stops
$2,075Air New Zealand
Sun, 7 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun
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17:00 - 06:50
CHC
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SFO
32h 50m
1 stop
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22:05 - 10:25
SFO
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CHC
17h 20m
1 stop
$2,077Air New Zealand
Sat, 13 Jun - Sat, 20 Jun
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16:40 - 12:55
CHC
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SFO
39h 15m
2 stops
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23:00 - 16:00
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CHC
22h 00m
2 stops
$2,082Air New Zealand
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to San Francisco Bay Area from Christchurch found in the last 72 hours was to San Francisco, at $1,799 return. The most popular route is from Christchurch (CHC) to San Francisco (SFO), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,799.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the afternoon, when retur flights cost $2,258 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco Bay Area is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,258.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $651, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area is May, when tickets cost $1,005 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and March, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,675 and $1,598 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$994
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 18% lower on average.
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    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area with an airline and back with another airline.

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    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 639 reviews
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
7.4Entertainment
Airline reviews

Great first time experience with Air New Zealand and loved it. The flight crew was extremely friendly and provided great service.

10.0 ExcellentManish, May 2026
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Great first time experience with Air New Zealand and loved it. The flight crew was extremely friendly and provided great service.

Needed more leg room. Leg rest and entertainment system box took up a lot of space and I'm not tall. Breakfast was good. Poor quality of the entertainment options.

Boarded on time, smooth flight and "gentle" landing in Palmerston North. Ahead of time due to a tailwind

Time to upgrade those planes so you can provide first class.

The flight was smooth and on time. Entertainment options were lacking and there was no food, other than some very boring snacks.

A better selection of entertainment would have been nice. I found nothing that appealed to me as a middle-aged traveler. The flight attendants were gracious, helpful, and attentive. It also would have been nice to have more bathrooms as the flight was full and the plane was big.

Appreciated the ability to get an earlier flight home after flying in from in from Japan. No problem with boarding or crew service. The limited choice of snacks, compared to previous years. Aircraft seats seem to be getting harder and more uncomfortable all the time. Overall, happy to be home

The Air New Zealand product is terrible, it's as expensive as a Jetstar ticket with add ons but with surely staff and old aircraft.

Wonderful trip. Everyone from checking in to the gate to the flight itself was amazing - kind, helpful, and has a beautiful smile.

This flight was the second leg of a trip that began in Auckland, New Zealand. I was unable to find a way to select seats in advance. The boarding passes we were given in Auckland did not have seat assignments for the second flight. There was no way to check on it until personnel showed up at the gate in Los Angeles, immediately before boarding time. The flight was overbooked by one, and since I was traveling with my sister, we needed two seats. We waited in considerable anxiety for everyone else to board and when one person did not show up, we had to take whatever was left. At least we finally got on the flight although we were the very last to board. We were not able to sit together, of course.

We had a medical emergency, needing to get to an emergency room upon landing at LAX. I let the back flight attendants know the situation. One, David, contacted the pilot, who made arrangements for EMT's to be there when we got off the plane. They went above and beyond for us. We didn't have to go through customs, as a customs person came to us and checked us right at the exit of the jet way. Another wonderful woman, a United employee at LAX, perhaps a customer service liaison, took care of our luggage situation, as we weren't going to make our connection to Bozeman. When we came back to LAX to see when we could get a flight to Bozeman, the personnel are very accommodating and booked us on the next flight out, and assigned good seats. It was a horrible flight, physically, from Sydney to LAX, , but the professionalism of all involved was excellent! We are very grateful fir the way they all stepped in and helped during a very unpleasant medical situation. Thank you!!

Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

Very good overall. Highly recommend for all flying to Australia

Very good overall. However, your choices of free movies was limited and there was no music Channel???

We had bulkhead seats in a A380 in the upper deck in seats 31 D and E. Storage was very limited other than in overhead bin - which is not within reach when in seat. Yet paying same price as others in premium economy who have a lot more storage within arm’s reach. Seems very unfair.

On the Qantas flight, I could barely hear some of the announcements. It was better when I could read them on the screen.

Good check in and helpful staff. Delayed for 1 hour. Took about 45 Mins to get baggage’s at DFW . Food was average ( Hindu meal ) . Overall it was good experience

This was the worst flight I’ve been on. Getting on the plane where is was 30 degrees outside was hotter on board cabin must’ve been 33 degrees. This is a health hazard. They cannot be doing this to save on fuel. People could die from this!!. Fans and a/c was, off entertainment was off. Poor excuse given. Crew made the excuse that the system didn’t have enough power. They basically were operating on one engine to save on jet fuel till 3 hours later on cruising altitude and they then started the second engine. And finally the cabin was cooled. On a 7hour red eye flight this made it so uncomfortable and impossible to sleep.

Our boarding and flight was very good. However when we landed and pulled in to the gate it took 55 minutes for the jet bridge to be positioned next to the aircraft. That caused us to miss our ground transportation and it caused us unnecessary last minute transit planning and expense. Our flight was AA1733 on March 17, 2026

We booked with Qantas instead of Delta and we instead flew on American Airlines. American is not our favorite to go on. No leg room and the width of seats are a joke. Your are packed like sardines on American flights.

Seats were not super comfortable and food was not good at all. If I had a chance I would definitely fly a different airline. Of course they are better than any budget airline, but not by much.

Flew steerage class. Short on leg room unless you pay more. No window unless you pay more. Etc. United is trying to squeeze every cent from you. It doesn’t make for any loyalty.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

Outstanding service, great food, friendly & efficient crew, safe & comfortable flight

Staff were not attentive, wifi did not work, cut my head in the bathroom due to the position of the soap on the sink, had blood running down my face, told staff, they had no expression no sympathy, didn't even say "sorry", they said "oh we will have a look at that" about 10 mins later the purser brought me a bandaid, still no sorry.... Shocking

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Dinner was good, but the breakfast served in the morning was horrible.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

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