$2,139 Find Cheap Flights from Nelson to California

This is the cheapest return flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Nelson to California departing on 25/11. 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 Nelson to California, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Book Cheap Nelson to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Nelson to California 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 Nelson to California

Tue, 25 Nov - Sat, 29 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
16:15 - 07:05NSN-SFO
35h 50m1 stop
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19:50 - 09:30SFO-NSN
16h 40m1 stop
$2,139Air New Zealand
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Tue, 25 Nov - Sat, 29 Nov
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16:15 - 15:08NSN-SFO
19h 53m2 stops
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22:45 - 19:35SFO-NSN
23h 50m2 stops
$2,214Air New Zealand
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Tue, 2 Dec - Tue, 9 Dec
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12:00 - 15:55NSN-SFO
24h 55m2 stops
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18:00 - 15:15SFO-NSN
24h 15m2 stops
$2,317Multiple Airlines
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Tue, 25 Nov - Sat, 29 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
16:15 - 17:38NSN-SFO
22h 23m2 stops
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19:50 - 17:05SFO-NSN
24h 15m2 stops
$2,364Air New Zealand
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Tue, 25 Nov - Sat, 29 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
11:45 - 07:05NSN-SFO
16h 20m1 stop
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22:45 - 14:30SFO-NSN
18h 45m1 stop
$2,524Air New Zealand
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Tue, 2 Dec - Tue, 9 Dec
Air New Zealand Logo
16:15 - 07:05NSN-SFO
35h 50m1 stop
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16:15 - 09:30SFO-NSN
20h 15m2 stops
$2,603Air New Zealand
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Tue, 2 Dec - Tue, 9 Dec
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12:00 - 18:24NSN-SFO
27h 24m3 stops
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20:15 - 19:35SFO-NSN
26h 20m2 stops
$2,611Qantas Airways
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Tue, 2 Dec - Tue, 9 Dec
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14:35 - 12:25NSN-SFO
42h 50m3 stops
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18:00 - 20:45SFO-NSN
29h 45m3 stops
$3,205Multiple Airlines
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Tue, 2 Dec - Tue, 9 Dec
Air New Zealand Logo
17:45 - 07:05NSN-SFO
34h 20m1 stop
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22:45 - 15:15SFO-NSN
19h 30m1 stop
$3,301Air New Zealand
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Nelson to California flights

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

Which airlines fly direc between Nelson and California?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Nelson to California.

There is just one airline that flies from Nelson to California direct and that is Air New Zealand. The best return deal found from Air New Zealand for the route is to San Francisco (SFO) and costs $2,089.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Nelson to California?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest return tickets from Nelson to California were found on Air New Zealand ($2,139) and Qantas Airways ($2,611).

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FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Nelson to California?

    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 Nelson to California.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Nelson to California?

    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 Nelson to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost $1,635 on average. Morning departures are around 11% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,202.

Reviews of the top airline flying from Nelson to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Nelson to California. 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 Nelson to California? 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 516 reviews
7.4Food
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
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Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

10.0 ExcellentCory, Oct 2025AKL - YVR
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Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

Aircon set too high so VERY warm and VERY uncomfortable.

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

Not entirely positive. It’s frustrating that everything is done through the united app. One of our flight attendants on our trip from San Francisco to MSP continually had trouble hearing people so she flipped her hair into people’s faces

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

Our original flight was cancelled from SFO to AKL on 6/16/25. So we had to stay overnight at a hotel after a 12-hour layover plus 3-hour delay before the cancellation. Then had to fly to LA and then to AKL the following day losing an entire day of our vacation in NZ, that we can never get back.

Two hours was not enough time to transition from the international to domestic terminal. You have to go through customs, a biological hazard check, gather your luggage, take a bus to the domestic terminal and recheck your luggage. The bus was slow and crowded and the lines to recheck your bags were very long. We missed our connecting flight. Initially, the Air New Zealand officials were not helpful at all in helping to get us on another flight. Told us we would have to buy another ticket for a flight 11 hours later. Found another agent that was more helpful. He helped arrange to get us on standby for another flight three hours later. Had to ride in jump seats next to the flight attendants, but at least we eventually got to out destination.

Full flight. Flight attendants were harried. Otherwise, fine for the typical cramped seating conditions in coach.

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