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Find cheap flights from Christchurch to San Francisco from $599

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 departing on 1/8. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Christchurch to San Francisco, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Christchurch to San Francisco (CHC-SFO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Christchurch to San Francisco 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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15:50 - 13:10CHC-SFO
40h 20m2 stops
18:10 - 23:55SFO-CHC
34h 45m2 stops
$1,223American Airlines
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Fri, 2 Aug - Wed, 14 Aug
08:35 - 22:02CHC-SFO
32h 27m3 stops
18:10 - 23:55SFO-CHC
34h 45m2 stops
$1,241American Airlines
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Fri, 2 Aug - Wed, 14 Aug
06:25 - 21:25CHC-SFO
35h 00m2 stops
21:20 - 15:30SFO-CHC
22h 10m1 stop
$1,397Qantas Airways
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Mon, 7 Oct - Tue, 29 Oct
06:05 - 08:10CHC-SFO
21h 05m1 stop
23:25 - 14:40SFO-CHC
20h 15m1 stop
$1,459United Airlines
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Tue, 4 Jun - Tue, 11 Jun
15:50 - 18:27CHC-SFO
45h 37m2 stops
06:00 - 23:55SFO-CHC
46h 55m2 stops
$1,469American Airlines
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Tue, 4 Jun - Tue, 11 Jun
13:05 - 11:50CHC-SFO
18h 45m2 stops
20:45 - 11:35SFO-CHC
18h 50m2 stops
$1,481Air New Zealand
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Mon, 7 Oct - Tue, 29 Oct
06:05 - 08:15CHC-SFO
21h 10m1 stop
23:10 - 10:25SFO-CHC
16h 15m1 stop
$1,524United Airlines
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Wed, 4 Sep - Sat, 7 Sep
20:10 - 06:55CHC-SFO
29h 45m1 stop
23:10 - 10:25SFO-CHC
16h 15m1 stop
$1,582Air New Zealand
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Wed, 4 Sep - Sat, 7 Sep
16:35 - 17:00CHC-SFO
20h 25m1 stop
17:30 - 14:30SFO-CHC
24h 00m2 stops
$6,488Qantas Airways
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Thu, 31 Oct - Sat, 16 Nov
14:20 - 13:20CHC-SFO
19h 00m1 stop
22:35 - 13:20SFO-CHC
17h 45m1 stop
$8,599Fiji Airways
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Sat, 2 Nov - Thu, 14 Nov

Flights from Christchurch to San Francisco - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Christchurch to San Francisco?

The average price of all flights from Christchurch to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Christchurch to San Francisco, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Christchurch, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Christchurch to San Francisco, 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 is February, where tickets cost $1,354 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and July, where the average cost of tickets is $1,978 and $1,965 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Christchurch to San Francisco?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Christchurch to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Christchurch to San Francisco, you should book around 5 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 44 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Christchurch to San Francisco?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Christchurch to San Francisco were found on American Airlines ($1,223) and Qantas Airways ($1,397). American Airlines proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $599.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Christchurch and San Francisco?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

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Low season

May

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$599
Best time to beat the crowds (17% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (8% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Christchurch to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Christchurch to San Francisco based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Christchurch to San Francisco

  • What is the cheapest flight from Christchurch to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Christchurch to San Francisco was $360 for a one-way ticket and $735 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Christchurch to San Francisco?

    Christchurch and San Francisco are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Christchurch from Christchurch and will be arriving at San Francisco.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Christchurch to San Francisco?

    The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Christchurch to San Francisco flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Christchurch to San Francisco?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Christchurch and San Francisco, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Christchurch to San Francisco, Air New Zealand or Fiji Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Christchurch to San Francisco are Air New Zealand and Fiji Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,846 and an overall rating of 8.2, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Fiji Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,296 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Christchurch to San Francisco?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Christchurch to San Francisco.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Christchurch to San Francisco?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco from Christchurch is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Christchurch to San Francisco?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to San Francisco with an airline and back to Christchurch with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Christchurch to San Francisco?

    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 to San Francisco from Christchurch up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Christchurch to San Francisco

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $1,785 or less round-trip.

Top 5 airlines serving from Christchurch to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Christchurch to San Francisco. 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? 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.
8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 637 reviews
8.1Comfort
8.4Boarding
7.7Food
7.9Entertainment
8.8Crew
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Can you please process refund. Mum died and dad went to Pakistan to bury her after cancelling flight.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2024AKL - YVR
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Can you please process refund. Mum died and dad went to Pakistan to bury her after cancelling flight.

Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

All was good, the only thing was it didn't run on time.

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

Couldn’t request a vegan meal somehow but I noticed other people getting them

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

Good food and entertainment options. Great Staff that were all welcoming and caregiving.

The recline on the seat in front of me came back so that I was staring at the top of the man’s head in front of me the whole trip. He refused to bring his seat back up twice every time he was instructed to do so and only relented when he had a tray of good in front of him. And then right back in my lap!!! Horrible man!! I complained to the staff multiple times, but no one would address the issue. Otherwise, it would have been a perfect flight.

Flight was canceled due to technical issue shortly before the check-in counters opened. Passengers were rebooked on a flight three days later. Request to be accommodated on Air Tahiti Nui could not be processed. Customer service sorted out the refund after calling and being put on hold for almost an hour.

Business class Seats on the A350 from Nan to YVR were wonderful. The flight crew was okay but could do with better training. Toilets were clean but ran out of paper towels towards the end of the flight. The food/menu and the wine offered really needs considerable improvement. Dinner options were either Bolani, a beef sandwich (even this could be made much better), or paneer butter masala. Unfortunately, if you are not a fan of Fijian food, there isn’t much choice. Dessert was either turmeric ice cream or fruits but unfortunately, they were out of fruit! So the only option was turmeric ice cream. I’m not certain how many passengers like turmeric but I am not one of them. They need to cater to a more diverse group of people. Perhaps they need a new chef? The movies& tv shows were mostly older so I didn’t find that interesting either. It was however, fun to view the plane’s exterior cameras as we take off and land. The best thing about this flight are the business class seats.

Comfortable as one can get in Economy, food was very good, staff were super friendly & efficient.

Really liked the plane and business class seat. Food was ok but could be better. Service was very good.

Better connections, much better cabin crew, much cleaner cabin that Qantas, American and probably other carriers.

Better connections, much better cabin crews, much cleaner aircraft than Qantas, American and probably others.

Fiji left without me because American Airlines was too stupid to get to LAX on time. Fiji should have offered a standby on another flight but they told me tough luck. I will never fly with this company again.

The A350 aircraft business class experience was very good. Comfortable and well appointed pod, and supplemental bed pad available for sleeping. Food was very good.

Business class seats and amenities were excellent, crew very attentive. Slept well. Food good, lounge experience nice. Would fly them again. A350 aircraft excellent, very quiet.

The flight attendants were extremely friendly and helpful. Everything ran on time. I highly recommend Fiji Airways.

The experience was lovely in every respect. The crews were delightful.

BA Airbus A380 BC upstairs had 2 3 2 layout. The seat was comfy but access for those in middle or window seats had to climb over others fest to get to ailse when seats in bed mode. The layout was not nearly as private as other layouts. The staff was amazing as well as the food. Most airline food is average but this was restaurant quality.

Flight delay was informed at the last minute. Food quality is not up to Qantas standard I was unable to book an online boarding pass on any of my 6 flights.

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

Qantas are unable to service and unfit for purpose, they cannot transport Australians on time to overseas destinations. On top of the inflated ticketing, the Sydney flight to Santiago was impacted because the plane was delayed arriving and then further bungling by Qantas admitting the ground new ground crew in charge of cleaning were not trained. The impact on passengers with connecting flights was tremendous and long ques of frustrated passengers waiting for rescheduling. **Qantas has become the Australian Spirit of disappointment**

I was pleasantly surprised with my flight to LA with Qantas. Although seats were not the roomies, service was excellent.

Wonderful crew, good food. Absolutely loved the wine spritz and wish I could buy it!

Don’t like last minute airline change. Not able to choose seat earlier.

Enjoyed the new possibilities of in flight entertainment. Been awhile since I've flown, and that was a nice surprise. Being able to pick from such a variety was personalized and welcomed.

The crew were amazing - A great job. They made me feel special and valued.

Boarding was terrible - the ground staff member Fredeya at lax was more military than customer service, have never encountered a customer service representative as rude as her. Apart from that all other staff were wonderful and the flight was good.

Should have video screens Plane audio was poor and without wired connection hard to understand crew. Should serve more than just cups of water and pretzels on six hour flight. Did not see crew rest of flight. Fix charging sockets to retain charging blocks.

My bag was lost with my medicine and I am very inconvenienced. I don’t know what happened, however I want you to do a better job on getting people’s bag back

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

Our seat tv didn’t work All the rest was perfect

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

Meals were adequate but could be better. Lots of movies, podcasts, tv shows. We really enjoyed using our personal headsets highly recommended. 15 hrs flight great to travel at night.

This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

the plane was old. the wifi didn’t work. the entertainment was boring and dated. the charging ports were impossible to find. i was mostly ignored by flight attendants that had no problem speaking to the man beside me. i got two drinks the entire time i was on the plane.

Quit making seats narrower and narrower. The guy beside me spilled over in to my seat.

The experience was generally above average. The only downside was the absence of WiFi during my flight from Vancouver to San Francisco.

Headphones for the movies have too much bass and can't be adjusted. Almost impossible to hear. Great movie selections but can't really watch them because you can't hear them. Also the system is very slow.

United force you to download their App to do the check-in.

Once again my complaint is how close the seats are together. Also, the bathrooms were not very clean by the second half of the flight.

Excellent in flight service, perhaps the best we've ever had. Business class feels tired and needs improvement to compete with other airlines. The food looked good but tasted terrible. Check in was quick, the flight arrived early and our luggage was on our flight with us.

Terrible quality wifi and they charge a lot for it. They nickel and dime you for everything.

It took 5 hour to get a crew to D Ice the plan. We had to sit on the runway for 5 hrs. in Calgary. It snows most of the winter. No proactive plan. In addition, after 3 calls to customer service they couldn't figure out how to have my wife and myself sit together on her birthday weekend. Everybody kept passing the buck. No decision from customer service, luggage drop off or check in team. The experience was a complete mess! I don't think we'll ever fly on this airline again.

Of our SIX flights in my travel group, five were delayed, and all (except possibly one) were just company screwups. One traveler had her CARRY ON baggage put on another flight because Air Canada could not properly do "weight and Balance". Bags missing for a day. Another traveler never made it. Then, (humor here) the flagship airline of the socialist country has NOTHING FOR FREE on board. Expect to pay for pretzels, folks. How's that socialism working out for ya, aye? I might book air Canada in the future if I have a meeting that I REALLY want to MISS!

I don’t know if there were any snacks served on the 5 hour flight. I might have been napping when the attendants came around. But I usually wake up when they do.

Food offerings need to be more plentiful and beverages need to be more healthy.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Christchurch to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
1/8Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
20h 00mCHC-SFO
$599
1/8Thu
1 stopQantas Airways
20h 00mCHC-SFO
$601
1/8Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
40h 20mCHC-SFO
$616
30/7Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
30h 45mCHC-SFO
$634
31/7Wed
2 stops
42h 40mCHC-SFO
$735
31/7Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
21h 05mCHC-SFO
$737
15/5Wed
1 stopAir New Zealand
36h 50mCHC-SFO
$858
31/7Wed
3 stops
44h 30mCHC-SFO
$875
3/7Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
21h 05mCHC-SFO
$988
12/5Sun
1 stopAir New Zealand
28h 50mCHC-SFO
$1,031

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Last minute flights from Christchurch to San Francisco

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Christchurch to San Francisco that are departing in the next 10 days.
10/5Fri
multi-stop
31h 30mCHC-SFO
31/5Fri
multi-stop
41h 55mSFO-CHC
$1,798
10/5Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
54h 45mCHC-SFO
31/5Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
30h 00mSFO-CHC
$1,941
10/5Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
31h 01mCHC-SFO
31/5Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
37h 10mSFO-CHC
$1,966
10/5Fri
multi-stopAir New Zealand
28h 50mCHC-SFO
31/5Fri
multi-stopAir New Zealand
16h 25mSFO-CHC
$2,442
10/5Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
32h 50mCHC-SFO
30/5Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
37h 55mSFO-CHC
$3,131
10/5Fri
multi-stop
34h 55mCHC-SFO
30/5Thu
multi-stop
42h 40mSFO-CHC
$3,236
10/5Fri
multi-stopEmirates
74h 35mCHC-SFO
31/5Fri
multi-stopEmirates
50h 45mSFO-CHC
$3,906

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Christchurch - San Francisco Flights

Departure:

Christchurch (CHC)New Zealand

Destination:

San Francisco (SFO)United States

Return flight deals:

San Francisco - Christchurch

Cabin classes:

$4,744
$1,703