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Cheap Flights to New York

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

Thu, 5 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov
American Airlines Logo
06:00 - 07:49AKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
43h 49m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles Los Angeles
American Airlines Logo
14:36 - 09:25JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
24h 49m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
$1,393American Airlines
Thu, 5 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov
American Airlines Logo
07:30 - 07:00AKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
41h 30m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles Los Angeles
American Airlines Logo
14:36 - 09:25JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
24h 49m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
$1,393American Airlines
Thu, 5 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov
American Airlines Logo
07:30 - 07:49AKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
42h 19m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles Los Angeles
American Airlines Logo
13:23 - 09:25JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
26h 02m2 stops Nashville Intl Dallas/Fort Worth
$1,393American Airlines
Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
16:25 - 16:20AKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
15h 55mdirect
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19:20 - 04:55JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
17h 35mdirect
$1,536Qantas Airways
Mon, 24 Aug - Mon, 7 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
16:25 - 16:20AKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
15h 55mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
19:20 - 04:55JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
17h 35mdirect
$1,538Qantas Airways
Wed, 9 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:55 - 16:20CHC  Christchurch-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
19h 25m1 stop Auckland Intl
Multiple Airlines Logo
17:30 - 15:25JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHC Christchurch
29h 55m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Sydney Kingsford Smith
$1,538Multiple Airlines
Thu, 17 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
16:25 - 16:20AKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
15h 55mdirect
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19:20 - 05:55JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
17h 35mdirect
$1,538Qantas Airways
Thu, 27 Aug - Wed, 9 Sep
British Airways Logo
15:45 - 07:00CHC  Christchurch-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
31h 15m2 stops Brisbane Los Angeles Los Angeles
British Airways Logo
16:00 - 15:25JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-CHC Christchurch
31h 25m2 stops Los Angeles Los Angeles Sydney Kingsford Smith
$1,551British Airways
Mon, 14 Sep - Thu, 17 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
14:55 - 23:15WLG  Wellington-LGA New York LaGuardia
24h 20m2 stops Auckland Intl Houston George Bush Intcntl
Air New Zealand Logo
15:39 - 08:40LGA  New York LaGuardia-WLG Wellington
25h 01m2 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Auckland Intl
$1,674Air New Zealand
Thu, 22 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct
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19:25 - 18:35AKL  Auckland Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl
16h 10mdirect
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20:55 - 07:45JFK  New York John F Kennedy Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
17h 50mdirect
$1,700Air New Zealand
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to New York

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to New York?

The average price of all round-trip flights to New York clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to New York is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,808. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $2,239 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to New York?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights to New York, 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 to New York is October, where tickets cost $1,747 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $2,359 and $2,288 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is September with an average price of $886.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New York?

The average price for all round-trip flights to New York depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New York is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $1,894 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New York is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,011.

What is a good deal for flights to New York?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to New York, 25% of our users found tickets to New York for the following prices or less: From Auckland $2,169 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to New York?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to New York, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in New York?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in New York is New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA), with an average flight price of $182.

Good to know – Book Cheap New York Plane Tickets

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$788
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (9% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to New York John F Kennedy Airport

When to book flights to New York

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to New York 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. The information is for flights to New York based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking New York flights

  • Which New York airport is closest to central New York?

    The distance between Newark Liberty Airport and the city centre of New York is 4 km, which makes it the closest of the 3 New York airports airports. New York LaGuardia Airport is 26 km away from the centre and New York John F Kennedy Airport is 35 km away.

  • How much is a flight to New York?

    On average, a flight to New York costs $1,938. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $857 and departed from Auckland Intl Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to New York?

    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 to New York.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to New York?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to New York 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 to New York?

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

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New York

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $1,272 or less one-way and $2,169 or less round-trip.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest New York flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to New York. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to New York. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to New York? 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.
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Air New ZealandOverall score based on 662 reviews
7.4Food
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.4Entertainment
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A better selection of entertainment would have been nice. I found nothing that appealed to me as a middle-aged traveler. The flight attendants were gracious, helpful, and attentive. It also would have been nice to have more bathrooms as the flight was full and the plane was big.

10.0 ExcellentMarsha, Mar 2026
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A better selection of entertainment would have been nice. I found nothing that appealed to me as a middle-aged traveler. The flight attendants were gracious, helpful, and attentive. It also would have been nice to have more bathrooms as the flight was full and the plane was big.

The Premium Economy seats were very comfortable and the food was quite tasty. I did not use the entertainment system, but I was able to charge my phone and tablet with the seatback connection.

Air New Zealand over sold our flight and tried to bump us to yesterday. After several calls we got booked to United about 6 hrs before our original flight. No apologies!

Please add more Bollywood movies and recent movies to the entertainment.

Flight was delayed by 2 hours. Got lucky that i had a long connection, else would have certainly missed my connecting flight. Food is just okay, specially the breakfast is worse . Asked for water 30 mins before landing, the response is that we are landing so everything is packed . I guess traveling in economy that’s what we get. Probably business class passengers would get a different answer. Only good thing is that wifi service is available from auckland to lax for most part Next time will try united or American and then compare.

Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

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

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

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!

Overall, it was a very good experience. I would have given it a 10/10, especially based on our flight from SFO to Melbourne. The cabin crew on that flight were wonderful and incredibly attentive. They took extra care when setting up our beds so we could sleep comfortably without being disturbed. Dinner was served promptly and smoothly. I woke up quite late, when the flight was already preparing for landing, and the crew still made sure I was taken care of. They brought me English tea in a proper cup, and when it was time to prepare the cabin for landing, they thoughtfully transferred it into a takeaway cup so I could continue enjoying it along with some breakfast. Those small, thoughtful gestures made the long flight feel much more comfortable and special. The service from the SFO to Melbourne crew was truly excellent.

Having the computer outage compounded by delayed takeoff while waiting for aircrew (who were also delayed) resulted in me missing my int’l flight

We had a cancellation due to weather, but the American Airlines staff was very helpful. Once we got on a plane, the trip was great.

Great food and good entertainment options for the long flight.

Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

We booked with Qantas instead of Delta and we instead flew on American Airlines. American is not our favorite to go on. No leg room and the width of seats are a joke. Your are packed like sardines on American flights.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

Everything was great from the staff to the seats and food. The plane was timely taking off and landing.. I couldn't have asked for a better experience (especially on such a long flight)

Overall a positive experience. As long as you are not connecting-I found the discount offered by Kayak and the customer service to be very good.

large seats was good. delayed flight, no food, no entertainment. plane was not cleaned, see rubbish from prior flights

My flight was delayed so bad i missed u it so i just said never mind

Flight was late to take off Plane broke down Had to move everyone to another plane Told we weren’t going to LGA but Newark Also told we would be taken to NY But United lied and we ended up at Newark at 2 in the morning Horrible experience. And the experience of trying to get compensation from United is just as bad. They could not care less about their passengers Never again!

Seats could be more comfortable, food was plentiful and good.

It was great. All the crew were professional and nice.

My original flight was cancelled and that affected my trip and my plans and I got no compensation and customer service was hard to reach as well

Compared to our Lufthansa flight out, it was pretty poor. Check-in was a nightmare trying to figure out if it was Lufthansa or United, the Kayak link kept sending us to a dead link with United. Then figuring out which code was United was a mess - it took way too long. On the flight, the seats were uncomfortable, they were out of all wines but red when the flight started, then out of red after the first beverage. The flight attendant said they never get restocked before they turn around to the US, so it happens all the time. The food was so bad we threw it away. For a long flight, it was pretty terrible.

There was no room in overhead bin to place our luggage despite we had tree seats. It means a lot of people had more than 1 carry on bags. When I asked a crew member to help she said that it was not her responsibility.

There was no screens on board AND the WiFi didn’t work. My seat was broken and couldn’t recline so I couldn’t even sleep. The flight attendants didn’t offer anything to make it more comfortable. It was such an old cramped plane, when the person in front of me reclined I couldn’t even open my tray table. All the United ads talk about guaranteeing everyone gets a screen!

Wheelchair assistance was not complete. The person left me at the departure gate without informing the groundstaff of my requirements. I had to walk to the departure counter to ask for help to reach the plane door. The crew informed me that in future they were not allowed to help passengers like me, senior citizen and Wheelchair passenger with placing their carry on bags in the overhead compartments!

Very bumpy flight & the crew was not happy to be there

Overall good, but it would be better more movies and tv shows options

Boarding was horrendous! Took absolutely forever… and the delay from the broken coffee pot was really kind of ridiculous

Food horrible, even because there was no food the personal was rude and show off and the landing and take off ,was an adventure.

Old plane. Dirty. Not many things worked. Service was poor.

Uncomfortable seats, spotty WiFi, only Biscoff for snack (no one likes those).

boarding announcements werent clear/loud. Tired of those cookies. Of the 3 staff/attendants, 1 was good and the other 2 were mediocre.

Long delays to board due to mechanical issues with plane.

Flight canceled because they didn’t have enough flight attendants. No refunds or credits for future flights

Boarding was awful - no order, people cutting in line, completely chaotic Planes are very old and uncomfortable. Noticeable difference between Delta and United on same route.

It’s was ok just I missed the crew member passing offers water or juice during the flight not just when offer the dinner or breakfast.

Extremely turbulent landing. Crew was friendly and plane comfortable. Airport and US pre clearance was understaffed

A sandwich and a drink would have been better thank a snack bar...

1 hour late No hot drinks No restroom in the back of the plane

I had wonderful wheelchair assistance through the Montreal airport onto the flight. Air Canada was excellent in this both at the Fredericton airport and the Montreal one where an attendant helped us through customs as well as transport and baggage security.

I had a very disappointing experience with customer service. I was suffering from a severe viral infection that included a rash and persistent cough, leaving me unable to even sit upright. Given the circumstances, I requested travel credits from Canada Air, explaining the potential health risk to others onboard. However, the airline showed no concern for my condition and stated they were not in a position to make decisions based on health considerations. Despite my illness, I received no support or flexibility. Ultimately, I chose to forgo my flight due to their lack of responsiveness. It’s unfortunate that airlines like this operate without prioritizing passenger health and safety.

Flight got delayed for no reason. And Air Canada was doing 3 boardings via the same gate. It was chaotic!

Friendly efficient crew, but plane had no way to charge phone. That is a near necessity with today’s travel where we carry out travel documents on our phones.

Registered my luggage at 5pm. Arrived at JFK at 1:00 am. Worst trip ever. Never again

Air Canada never runs on time. You’re lucky if your flight is not cancelled or diverted. Worst airline in the world for gas lighting its customers.

All was fine. Weather was a bit stormy, but nothing kayak can do about that! 😊

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