$958 Find Cheap Flights from Illinois to New Zealand

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 Illinois to New Zealand.

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

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 Illinois to New Zealand with an airline and back with another airline.

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 Illinois to New Zealand up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to New Zealand is Sunday when return tickets can be as cheap as $3,484. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, when return prices are $3,484 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $1,778 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,778.

The cheapest month for flights from Illinois to New Zealand is August, when tickets cost $2,191 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $3,186 and $2,849 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from Illinois to New Zealand, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from Illinois to New Zealand takes 25h 23m, covering a distance of 21372 km. The shortest route is Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) to Auckland (AKL) with an average flight time of 19h 50m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Auckland (56% of total searches to New Zealand). The next most popular destinations are Wellington (11%) and Queenstown (10%). Searches for flights to Christchurch (9%), to Blenheim (4%), and to Napier (4%) are also popular.