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Find cheap flights to The Big Island from $1,797

This is the cheapest return flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from New Zealand to The Big Island departing on 14/6. 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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Kailua-Kona
Kailua-Kona2 stops$1,797

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FAQs - booking The Big Island flights

  • How long is the flight to The Big Island?

    An average direct flight from New Zealand to The Big Island takes 30h 57m, covering a distance of 12047 km. The most popular route is Auckland - Kailua-Kona with an average flight time of 13h 19m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to The Big Island?

    The cheapest ticket to The Big Island from New Zealand found in the last 72 hours was $1,340. The most popular route is from Auckland to Kailua-Kona and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,340.

  • What is the most popular destination in The Big Island?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Kailua-Kona (100% of total searches to The Big Island).

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Top airline flying to The Big Island

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Zealand to The Big Island? 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
Hawaiian AirlinesOverall score based on 2315 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
7.2Food
7.3Entertainment
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When I got into Maui I had a layover but there was a flight to Honolulu earlier. I asked the gate agent to see if I could get on the earlier flight to get home sooner. Ke'van is so great! He was very helpful and friendly and I appreciate him very much

8.0 ExcellentEric, May 2024OGG - HNL
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When I got into Maui I had a layover but there was a flight to Honolulu earlier. I asked the gate agent to see if I could get on the earlier flight to get home sooner. Ke'van is so great! He was very helpful and friendly and I appreciate him very much

Food and roominess were better on other international flights I’ve been on.

This flight was delayed approximately 4 hours due to bad weather in HNL.

The flight was cold. The entire time, the food was nothing more than a cheese hot pocket. They wanted to sell everything else midway during the flight. They said that we were landing in a half hour and then added that we had to return to Honolulu, but gave no reason why. I was so scared I was crying. I didn’t know until we landed that it was because of an unruly passenger that we had to turn around. The crew was very cold about it, and we had to wait in the airport where they gave us snacks, which was nothing more than a bag of pretzels and a fruit juice

Flight delayed then cancelled then gate changed two times then baggage lost.

The plane is extremely loud and there’s no place to charge devices.

Not great to be very honest. Our flight was delayed after we sat at the airport until 15 minutes after we were supposed to leave . We were then notified the plane was being worked on “and the parts were out in the ground and still not finished .” Even though the work started the evening before and they knew it wasn’t fixed. . Then we were told it would be a 1:15 pm boarding time so we waited then at 1:45pm we were told it would be an 11:15pm boarding . It was changed to and 3:55am boarding the next morning . We lost out on a day in Hawaii and a night of our VRBO rental.

Safety record impeccable and important since flying many hours and thousands of miles over ocean.

Love the food service and attentiveness of the crew. Could have wi-if on flight

Seats on second leg from Hawaii to Tokyo would not recline. 9 hrs is long in total upright position.

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