$555 Find Cheap Flights to North America

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Cheap Flights to North America

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,068
New York
New York1 stop$1,534
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,202
Toronto
Toronto1 stop$1,766
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$1,001
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$1,754
Seattle
Seattle2 stops$1,390
Mexico City
Mexico City2 stops$1,706
Miami
Miami1 stop$1,721
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,510
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$1,563
Boston
Boston1 stop$1,889
Houston
Houston2 stops$1,467
Calgary
Calgary2 stops$2,156
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stop$1,779
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,875
Cancún
Cancún1 stop$2,177
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,068
New York
New York1 stop$1,534
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,202
Toronto
Toronto1 stop$1,766
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$1,001
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$1,754
Seattle
Seattle2 stops$1,390
Mexico City
Mexico City2 stops$1,706
Miami
Miami1 stop$1,721
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,510
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$1,563
Boston
Boston1 stop$1,889
Houston
Houston2 stops$1,467
Calgary
Calgary2 stops$2,156
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stop$1,779
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,875
Cancún
Cancún1 stop$2,177

Book Cheap North America Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to North America 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to North America

Mon, 18 May - Sat, 23 May
Fiji Airways Logo
14:00 - 13:05
AKL
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LAX
18h 05m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 12:45
LAX
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AKL
17h 50m
1 stop
$1,068Fiji Airways
Wed, 29 Apr - Wed, 6 May
Fiji Airways Logo
14:00 - 13:05
AKL
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LAX
18h 05m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
23:55 - 12:45
LAX
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AKL
17h 50m
1 stop
$1,090Fiji Airways
Mon, 4 May - Sun, 17 May
American Airlines Logo
08:20 - 10:18
AKL
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SFO
44h 58m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
22:30 - 14:05
SFO
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AKL
20h 35m
1 stop
$1,281American Airlines
Wed, 29 Apr - Wed, 6 May
American Airlines Logo
08:20 - 20:05
AKL
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JFK
27h 45m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
17:29 - 14:05
JFK
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AKL
28h 36m
2 stops
$1,563American Airlines
Mon, 27 Apr - Mon, 11 May
United Airlines Logo
19:25 - 19:35
AKL
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JFK
16h 10mdirect
United Airlines Logo
21:55 - 07:45
JFK
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AKL
17h 50mdirect
$1,567United Airlines
Mon, 27 Apr - Mon, 11 May
United Airlines Logo
19:25 - 19:35
AKL
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JFK
16h 10mdirect
United Airlines Logo
21:55 - 07:45
JFK
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AKL
17h 50mdirect
$1,569United Airlines
Fri, 15 May - Mon, 1 Jun
Air New Zealand Logo
20:15 - 00:59
AKL
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EWR
20h 44m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
12:00 - 06:00
EWR
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AKL
26h 00m
1 stop
$1,606Air New Zealand
Tue, 18 Aug - Fri, 28 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
16:25 - 16:20
AKL
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JFK
15h 55mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
19:20 - 04:55
JFK
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AKL
17h 35mdirect
$1,611Qantas Airways
Tue, 18 Aug - Thu, 27 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
16:25 - 16:20
AKL
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JFK
15h 55mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
18:29 - 16:50
JFK
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AKL
30h 21m
2 stops
$1,620Qantas Airways
Mon, 1 Jun - Thu, 25 Jun
Air New Zealand Logo
20:15 - 19:45
AKL
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EWR
39h 30m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
10:30 - 06:00
EWR
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AKL
27h 30m
1 stop
$1,694Air New Zealand
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to North America

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

What is the cheapest flight to North America?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to North America from New Zealand found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $1,185 return. The most popular route is Auckland (AKL) to Los Angeles (LAX) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,185.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New Zealand to North America?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New Zealand to North America, 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 New Zealand to North America is February, when tickets cost $1,215 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,714 and $1,714 respectively.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to North America?

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to North America is generally at night, when retur flights cost $1,996 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to North America is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,324.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Zealand to North America?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to North America, 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 on a flight from New Zealand to North America, you should book around 9 weeks before departure, which saves you about 6% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in North America?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in North America is Honolulu Airport (HNL), with an average flight price of $814.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$555
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (4% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Los Angeles

Flights to North America: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew to North America 
LindaFlew with Air New Zealand
AKL
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YVR
Dec 2025
Take good head phones: noise cancelling Air NZ have an excellent entertainment system
Verified travelerFlew with Air New Zealand
AKL
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IAH
Apr 2025
take over the counter cold pills to guarantee sleep, makes the 14-16 hour flight a lot shorter
Verified travelerFlew with Air New Zealand
AKL
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IAH
Mar 2025
Bring your NZ power adapter in cabin to charge devices
Verified travelerFlew with Air New Zealand
AKL
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LAX
Nov 2024
If you can, and you’re a grown adult, pay the few extra dollars for premium economy. You won’t regret it
JulieFlew with Air New Zealand
AKL
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YVR
May 2024
Don’t pay for seats from a third party ticket seller. Air NZ doesn’t recognize them. I spent $70 for no reason to choose a seat and got a completely different spot. The people who worked for airNZ apologized but said they can’t help. So don’t pay to choose your seat! It will not be honoured! And you will have a choice to pay for seats upon check in.
Verified travelerFlew with Air Canada
AKL
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YVR
Feb 2024
YVR is a well thought out and an easy airport to fly in and out of. Park N’Fly on Miller Road near the airport is simply amazing. I’ve used them multiple times with out issue.
SidFlew with United Airlines
AKL
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SFO
Jan 2024
wear layers as our flight over was freezing and return flight back was back sweat hot

FAQs - booking North America flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Zealand to North America?

    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 New Zealand to North America.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from New Zealand to North America 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 New Zealand to North America?

    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 New Zealand to North America 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 New Zealand to North America?

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

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to North America?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to North America is Thursday when return tickets can be as cheap as $2,005. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are $2,196 on average.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to North America

  • Looking for cheap airfare to North America? 25% of our users found return tickets to North America for the following prices or less: From Auckland $3,093, from Christchurch $4,337
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest North America flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to North America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Zealand to North America? 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.
8.1
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 233 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.5Food
8.5Crew
8.1Comfort
8.2Boarding
Airline reviews

Left on time , arrived on time. Staff was awesome!!!!! Great flight!!!!

10.0 ExcellentNick, Mar 2026
NAN - LAX
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Left on time , arrived on time. Staff was awesome!!!!! Great flight!!!!

Great food, wonderful staff made a long flight seem short

Everything was great . Arrived on time was smooth plane was clean. Crew/Staff was friendly and helpful.

Everything from the staff to the comfort of business class was excellent. This is one of my new favorite airlines.

Ticketing said dinner for the almost 14 hour flight and we were delayed an hour. However, onboard we were only served a sluce if pizza bread and a cookie. Not at all dinner and insufficient for a long international flight. Breakfast was good.

We have had an absolutely horrific experience so far getting home from Australia on a $18,000 + flight we booked with you. The flight did not deplane in Dallas because there was no available gate or staircase. We sat in the plane for 3 hours waiting to deplane. As a result we missed our connecting flight to New York. American Airlines put us up in a hotel several miles away. We waited 45 minutes for a shuttle and The shuttle driver was horribly rude and unhelpful. They offered us $70 vouchers for food but actually there was no food left when we arrived minus some chicken nuggets and corn dogs. It was awful. Horrible way to end a vacation. There has to be accountability here.

A bit cramped in economy and the people in front wouldn’t put their seats up during meal service, crew did not help with that and I felt they could have done more about it.

The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

Again, Fijian hospitality was genuine, very comfortable, only improvement would be the entertainment. Why Do they only have 5 episodes of TV shows and from like season three...

Fiji Airways was amazing, will definately be lfying them again. The "Fijian hospitality" is not a catch phrase, it is genuine. the only things that could be improved is the entertainment. Not a great choice of movies, and the TV shows only have about 5 or so episodes, and often of a random season.

Appreciated the ability to get an earlier flight home after flying in from in from Japan. No problem with boarding or crew service. The limited choice of snacks, compared to previous years. Aircraft seats seem to be getting harder and more uncomfortable all the time. Overall, happy to be home

The Air New Zealand product is terrible, it's as expensive as a Jetstar ticket with add ons but with surely staff and old aircraft.

Great service. Food could be improved but overall a very good airline

Wonderful trip. Everyone from checking in to the gate to the flight itself was amazing - kind, helpful, and has a beautiful smile.

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.

The seats are feeling very hard to sit on. All the padding is flat, like sitting on a park bench for over an hour

Nothing better than Air New Zealand. Top scores in every category.

Space between seats on Air New Zealand is generally tight. The crew on this flight was excellent! Very attentive and nice. You get free wine or beer and chips and of course the Air New Zealand candies. 1 hour and 35 min flight approximately.

Your entertainment could be better. I flew on Air New Zealand in January so was expecting a better choice in February...but no luck. Same choices and also could have a better selection. Otherwise, lovely service, the purser came to our seats to welcome us. Overall, very nice. Direct flight from Auckland to YVR was fantastic!

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!

Our boarding and flight was very good. However when we landed and pulled in to the gate it took 55 minutes for the jet bridge to be positioned next to the aircraft. That caused us to miss our ground transportation and it caused us unnecessary last minute transit planning and expense. Our flight was AA1733 on March 17, 2026

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.

My experience was great overall. Tanya was particularly friendly and helpful the entire trip. I was very pleased with her customer service skills. The plane was an older aircraft but the entire way was comfortable with barely any turbulence at all. Qantas should speed up its fleet renovation. Totally recommend using this airline.

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

I'd like to see AA's flight safety record clearly and prominently posted online.

Couldn't access entertainment on app as said in an email

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

United is one airline which regardless of how many separate United tickets in existence, if one flight breaks down, the airline will take care of all the flights.

The boarding in Buenos Aires (at the on ramp) was not great. They had to check every carry on. Not a United problem but was a Buenos Aires problem.

I paid $7,000 to fly round trip to Porto. I thought it was for business class. But on the leg from Miami to Newark, and again from Newark to Miami, i was in coach. One time in the middle seat of coach. From Newark to Porto I was in business class as expected, and it was fine. I fly to Portugal once per month, often paying $5,000 for business class. Usually i fly American Airlines. I'd be happy to fly more with United Airlines. But my experience was disappointing because i was put in the coach for almost half the flights.

We had turbulence ever 1/2 hr or so and the captains announcements were SOOOO LOUD

Good flight. However, when booked flight with United, assumed the layover included by United in San Francisco of 1 hr and 40 minutes was sufficient . Not so and would recommend at least 2 hours or more. Needed to go through US immigration (very long lineups), then pick up bags, take all the way to another terminal, running because we did not have sufficient time. We made the flight because they held the door for us but luggage didn’t follow.

2+ hours delayed Outlet in row 12 did not work Tv monitors did not work Lights kept off the entire flight for at 5pm-7pm flight

The food was terrible this time. Otherwise pleasant, quiet, on-time.

Both flights delayed. 2nd flight over 3 hours late mechanical issues

I like flying first class, and United has a nice one

On the way my flight entertainment wouldn’t work the screen went black and no matter how many times I tried to turn it on it wouldn’t. Food was surprisingly good but the tray tables were tiny so you couldn’t get anything else on the table. The seats hardly go back and are not overly comfortable. Wouldn’t fly United again.

on the longer legs, maybe a little healthy snack instead of a Celebration cookie. A second coffee would be nice. Air Canada = Second Cup. My father-in-law, Gordon White (CALPA #4) was a captain with Air Canada from age 18 to 58 on all the biggest planes. He bragged about extra treats they gave out.

Digital check in is very poor with air canada compaired to other airlines

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

The crew members were great. The flight was awesome. But I had trouble getting to any of the movies. I tried over and over. The free wifi though is a bonus which I appreciated. Re comfort I am not telling you anything you don’t know. There is nothing comfortable about air travel any longer. As someone with a back issue I am usually squirming about two hours into any flight. But safety matters most of all to me and I do feel safe with air Canada.

I swear airplane seats keep getting smaller and smaller but everything else was great. Smooth sailing and we got in early.

I liked that the plane landed safely. I didn't like that the food and leg room is horrible.

Pros: The airplane was new and had in-flight entertainment (tablet behind seats) with new movies instead of watching on personal devices. Cons: the flight time was changed without informing us. When I booked the flight, the time was 13:30pm (also in the email confirmation). However, when I reached the airport, the time was conveniently changed to 14:55pm. When I asked at the counter, they said the flight always took off at this time. The booking was made by Air Canada, but the flight was operated by United.

Very nice comfortable spacy Airbus 321. I liked the offer of food on the Bistro menu. The idea is very good to pay and cost was low.

I think overall both Air Canada and Air New Zealand did a good job the their flights. It is nice to have movies, music, podcasts etc to watch for the long flights. Just wish the seats were wider and had a foot rest to change my leg positions during the trips.

I rarely fly but the boarding was very good, seats are ok, it's economy right ? The food was alright, nothing to write home about, the flight attendants were awesome. The flight was uneventful, a little turbulence, take off and landing were good. For someone who doesn't fly that much I'd say it was pretty good overall.

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