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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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06:25 - 13:36CHC-SFO
27h 11m2 stops
21:20 - 15:30SFO-CHC
22h 10m1 stop
$1,213Qantas Airways
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Mon, 7 Oct - Tue, 29 Oct
16:50 - 16:50CHC-SFO
20h 00m1 stop
21:15 - 23:55SFO-CHC
30h 40m1 stop
$1,216American Airlines
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Thu, 10 Oct - Thu, 17 Oct
10:30 - 11:50CHC-SFO
21h 20m1 stop
20:50 - 15:25SFO-CHC
22h 35m1 stop
$1,765Air New Zealand
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Mon, 7 Oct - Tue, 29 Oct
06:05 - 23:44CHC-SFO
37h 39m3 stops
17:30 - 15:30SFO-CHC
26h 00m2 stops
$1,766
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Mon, 7 Oct - Tue, 29 Oct
06:05 - 23:44CHC-SFO
37h 39m3 stops
16:52 - 15:25SFO-CHC
26h 33m2 stops
$1,905
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Thu, 10 Oct - Thu, 17 Oct
17:30 - 06:55CHC-SFO
32h 25m1 stop
22:00 - 11:40SFO-CHC
18h 40m2 stops
$2,174Air New Zealand
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Fri, 2 Aug - Fri, 9 Aug
17:30 - 06:55CHC-SFO
32h 25m1 stop
23:00 - 10:25SFO-CHC
16h 25m1 stop
$2,686United Airlines
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Fri, 23 Aug - Thu, 29 Aug
06:05 - 14:00CHC-SFO
50h 55m2 stops
17:05 - 00:20SFO-CHC
60h 15m2 stops
$4,064Emirates
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Fri, 23 Aug - Thu, 29 Aug
16:05 - 14:00CHC-SFO
64h 55m3 stops
17:05 - 00:20SFO-CHC
60h 15m2 stops
$4,389Emirates
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Fri, 23 Aug - Thu, 29 Aug
17:30 - 19:29CHC-SFO
20h 59m2 stops
23:00 - 10:25SFO-CHC
16h 25m1 stop
$8,924United Airlines
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Fri, 23 Aug - Thu, 29 Aug

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 $1,378 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and January, where the average cost of tickets is $2,000 and $1,944 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 2 weeks 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 Qantas Airways ($1,213) and American Airlines ($1,216). American Airlines proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $608.

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.

How long does a flight from Christchurch to San Francisco take?

Flying between San Francisco and Christchurch will take minimum 13h 10m and will require at least one stop.

Good to know

Low season

November

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$561
Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (6% 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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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

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 $331 for a one-way ticket and $716 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, and Star Alliance 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 $1,880 and an overall rating of 8.1, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Fiji Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,319 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • 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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KAYAK’s 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 $1,693 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.
8.1
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 564 reviews
8.7Crew
8.4Boarding
8.1Comfort
7.8Entertainment
7.6Food
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Gate agent was fantastic in Auckland. They wanted to charge me for my two bags even though I was gold member with United in Tonga. So I had to pay for an upgrade. The meals on both flights had no vegetarian option. The only one item the salad was not tasty at all. Good thing I had brought my own snacks. The bread was white roll which is so not healthy. I think New Zealand air can definitely improve their food offering.

6.0 GoodSteve, Jul 2024TBU - AKL
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Gate agent was fantastic in Auckland. They wanted to charge me for my two bags even though I was gold member with United in Tonga. So I had to pay for an upgrade. The meals on both flights had no vegetarian option. The only one item the salad was not tasty at all. Good thing I had brought my own snacks. The bread was white roll which is so not healthy. I think New Zealand air can definitely improve their food offering.

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.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

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.

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.

I was thrilled with the bottle of water, blanket, pillow, earphones, and little packet of toothbrush, toothpaste, earplugs. I was very satisfied with the meals and snacks and drinks. I alao was very grateful to have a seat that backs up against the lavatory, as it made it very easy to get to the bathroom without being jumped in line, as so often happens in the airplane. Of course that was just a random strike of luck, but it really made a difference.

Food was great. Customer Service not so much! Flight Delays.

There was nothing I didn’t like, prices a little lower would help

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.

loved the bulkhead seats with all the extra leg room! The initial dinner was excellent unfortunately the last meal was unsatisfactory. Our salad was partially frozen and the pizza roll was 90% dough. My only complaint

Boarding was efficient. Crew was not pleasant and skipped me during a round of beverage service. Older plane with no seat back screens and I couldn’t connect to wifi or their entertainment offerings.

No entertainment system or wifi on a 12 hour flight. They failed to include GF meals And snacks as requested on my ticket so I had very little available to eat. Crew seemed indecisive.

Great service; lots of water offered, frequent trash cleanup; tasty food

United Airlines was fantastic, however, UnderPricer was a nightmare. I got to the airport 4 hours before my flight. We are moving to New Zealand so had quite a bit of baggage (16 checked items) and so wanted to have plenty of time to get everything taken care of properly. When I went to check in they (United) could only find a ticket for me. The 5 tickets for my children were never officially ticketed. I called Underpricer and they told me it was United's fault and United told me that Underpricer just needs to reissue the tickets, but they refused to. I asked the Underpricer agent to transfer me to his supervisor as I was not getting the help I needed. He told me the supervisor was busy but that he would call me back in 30 minutes. 30 minutes came and went with no phone call. After an hour I called Underpricer back but they would not let me talk to the person I had talked to before, just told me that he was talking with the supervisor and technical support. I called again an hour later, was told the same thing. I tried again later, with only about 30 minutes until my flight was scheduled to leave (meaning I had been at the airport for more than 3 hours with my 5 children trying to get ticketed and board the flight). Also, my husband had moved to New Zealand 3 months prior, I haven't seen him in 3 months, my children hadn't seen their dad in 3 months, we were all extremely eager to get on that flight and get to New Zealand. The situation with the tickets did not get resolved until after it was too late to check our luggage and board our flight. We were devastated. My 11 year old son was in tears at not being able to be on his way to see his dad. Thankfully we were rebooked for the next evening, but that night it felt devastating. We'd been at the airport for 4 hours waiting. My in-laws waited with me and then helped me reload all our baggage and took us home to stay with them for the night. On the newly booked flights we could not sit together - my children were spread throughout the plane. So, even though I had paid extra to select our seats after buying my seats from Underpricer only two of us were able to sit together (thankful that my 11 year old wasn't all by himself, but not happy that my 14 & 16 year old daughters were seated by strangers). I really feel that Underpricer should refund me what I paid for the seating ($120 USD). It was a very frustrating situation and I plan on never using Kayak or Underpricer ever again.

The lady at the check in counter wasn't helpful

Crew seemed annoyed by the fact we were there. Very unpleasant

They have trouble to keep their flights in schedule. Seems not having enough staff to provide appropriate customer service. Lacking real agents on site to help customers. Have to use QR code/web site/call to be able to talk to real person can help you - and you may have to punch though series of options first, then hold until someone assist you. Similar for baggage claim, no real agent onsite helping if you missing luggage, not like other airline next to UA desk having staff there even after midnight to assist customers.

Everything was great except for one thing. I was sitting in seat 1L with plenty of windows. Because we couldn’t sit next to each other, my husband was in 2L with only one window that he had to almost turnhis neck around to look out. Therefore, the window position with 1/2 of the “window” seats in business class is not optimal

I was not expecting much as i was not in a premium cabin. I was pleasantly surprised that the seat in economy plus was spacious and food was ample. Party of 5 with 2 parents and 3 kids.

Flight was delayed and still they didn't manage to transfer my bag to the flight. The onboard staff was quick to show desperation and frustration with the not-so-easy passengers.

Flight was excellent in all aspects, - comfort , food, drinks, service, entertainment. Inspite of the computer glitch, the flight was on schedule and flawlessly. Thank you, air Canada.

We paid $110 for more leg room. My traveling companion’s knees were right up against the seat in front. Where was more leg room. We feel ripped off. Food,,,there wasn’t any not even a bag of pretzels. As a result, there was very little service.

It was fine. Give us free headphones or allow Bluetooth or something, or an app to watch on your phone. Grow up

The nicest thing I can say about Air Canada is that they are consistent. Consistent delays plagued our trip. We never had one leg of the journey as scheduled.

It would’ve been very helpful to have people directing traffic when we got off the plane at the Toronto airport however, the person who appeared to be having that responsibility was sitting on a chair playing on a cell phone instead of doing their job

A 6 hour flt and only offered water twice the entire flight. A small bag of flavored pretzels was offered as well w/ the first round of beverages. The landing was ‘hot’ but I arrived safely. The plane was nice and new and the seats were roomie. I’m use to warmer more generous hospitality but all and all I’d fly with them again but I’d bring more water and snacks.

Experienced flight cancelations and delays in 5 days. They seem pretty common to AC. Experienced with one of AC's check-in agents at the counter of a big liar. She lied and acted (yes like acting in a movie) that an early flight was fully booked and refused to rebook me, but my flight was delayed two hours so I could not make my connection. Later, I got help at the gate to switch the early flight (Big thanks to that agent). Ater boading, I found the early flight was only 2/3 full meaning there was almost one vacant seat in a 3-person seater, and multiple empty 3-seaters. AC is wired that it is filled with good and bad employees. BTW, AC employees seem never smile, or they don't know how.

My mother, 80years old, had arranged for wheelchair assist to and from the aircraft cabin and in the airport but, no one showed up for her to de-plane. Apart from Air Canada having a reputation of being late for every leg of its flight so nothing was new this time so this time they did worse by not assisting seniors. I guess our whole family is done with this airline

Seating for almost 3 hours in the plan before aircraft takeoff. Very exhausted .

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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.
17/1Fri
2 stops
27h 01mCHC-SFO
$561
5/12Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
20h 25mCHC-SFO
$608
5/12Thu
2 stopsQantas Airways
27h 52mCHC-SFO
$615
17/1Fri
1 stopQantas Airways
20h 25mCHC-SFO
$638
17/1Fri
directUnited Airlines
13h 10mCHC-SFO
$728
7/10Mon
1 stopAir New Zealand
16h 50mCHC-SFO
$794
17/12Tue
2 stopsAir New Zealand
23h 13mCHC-SFO
$999
22/12Sun
2 stopsUnited Airlines
40h 30mCHC-SFO
$1,019
2/1Thu
1 stopFiji Airways
19h 00mCHC-SFO
$1,826
2/1Thu
1 stopFiji Airways
19h 00mCHC-SFO
$1,834

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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:

$4,830
$1,553