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Find cheap flights from Nelson to Queenstown from $175

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Nelson to Queenstown departing on 30/5. 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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Flights from Nelson to Queenstown - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Nelson to Queenstown 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 Nelson to Queenstown?

The average price of all flights from Nelson to Queenstown clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Queenstown on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Nelson to Queenstown. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Nelson to Queenstown?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Nelson to Queenstown, 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 Nelson to Queenstown is May, where tickets cost $384 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and March, where the average cost of tickets is $717 and $637 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Nelson to Queenstown?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Nelson to Queenstown, 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 Nelson to Queenstown, you should book around 5 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 39 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

March

High season

August

Cheapest flight

$175
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 18% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from Nelson to Queenstown

When to book flights from Nelson to Queenstown

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Nelson to Queenstown based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
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 Nelson to Queenstown

  • What is the cheapest flight from Nelson to Queenstown?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Nelson to Queenstown was $103 for a one-way ticket.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Nelson to Queenstown?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Nelson to Queenstown?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Nelson and Queenstown.

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

    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 Queenstown.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Queenstown from Nelson 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 Nelson to Queenstown?

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

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

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

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Top airline flying from Nelson to Queenstown

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Nelson to Queenstown. 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 Queenstown? 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 662 reviews
8.4boarding
7.9entertainment
8.8crew
7.6food
8.1comfort
Airline reviews

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

8.0 ExcellentMichelle, Apr 2024NPL - AKL
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

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.

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

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.

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

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

There was a snafu with confirming seats at check which left us in limbo for the second leg of our trip. I believe the ANZ app is not well integrated with the systems at the terminal resulting in this disconcerting error.

Flight attendants are always pleasant and helpful. Pilot kept us updated.

Just a hiccup being added to the NZ Traveller Declaration a bit late.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Nelson to Queenstown found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
30/5Thu
1 stopAir New Zealand
3h 10mNSN-ZQN
$175
30/5Thu
2 stopsAir New Zealand
13h 45mNSN-ZQN
$282
30/5Thu
3 stopsAir New Zealand
26h 50mNSN-ZQN
$623

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Nelson - Queenstown Flights

Departure:

Nelson (NSN)New Zealand

Destination:

Queenstown (ZQN)New Zealand

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