$447 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$986
New York
New York2 stops$1,339
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,143
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$899
Toronto
Toronto3 stops$1,562
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$1,137
Miami
Miami2 stops$1,254
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$1,137
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,158
Mexico City
Mexico City2 stops$1,652
Dallas
Dallasdirect$1,105
Boston
Boston2 stops$1,137
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,371
Denver
Denver1 stop$1,543
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stop$1,269
Cancún
Cancún1 stop$1,443
Calgary
Calgary2 stops$1,590
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$986
New York
New York2 stops$1,339
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,143
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$899
Toronto
Toronto3 stops$1,562
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$1,137
Miami
Miami2 stops$1,254
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$1,137
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,158
Mexico City
Mexico City2 stops$1,652
Dallas
Dallasdirect$1,105
Boston
Boston2 stops$1,137
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,371
Denver
Denver1 stop$1,543
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stop$1,269
Cancún
Cancún1 stop$1,443
Calgary
Calgary2 stops$1,590

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.
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Recent return flight deals to North America

Sun, 2 Nov - Tue, 18 Nov
Fiji Airways Logo
08:00 - 22:10AKL-HNL
13h 10m1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
12:00 - 13:40HNL-AKL
26h 40m1 stop
$993Fiji Airways
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Mon, 24 Nov - Tue, 2 Dec
Qantas Airways Logo
13:15 - 09:00AKL-HNL
18h 45m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
08:15 - 00:05HNL-AKL
16h 50m1 stop
$994Qantas Airways
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Tue, 21 Oct - Tue, 28 Oct
Air New Zealand Logo
20:15 - 12:20AKL-LAX
12h 05mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
21:10 - 06:05LAX-AKL
12h 55mdirect
$1,182Air New Zealand
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Thu, 30 Oct - Thu, 6 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
22:00 - 07:30AKL-HNL
8h 30mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
09:20 - 17:15HNL-AKL
8h 55mdirect
$1,183Air New Zealand
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Thu, 25 Dec - Fri, 30 Jan
Air Canada Logo
06:15 - 11:48AKL-LAX
26h 33m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
18:10 - 11:00LAX-AKL
19h 50m1 stop
$1,232Air Canada
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Sun, 22 Feb - Sun, 22 Mar
Air Canada Logo
14:00 - 11:48AKL-LAX
18h 48m1 stop
Air Canada Logo
12:50 - 10:00LAX-AKL
25h 10m1 stop
$1,234Air Canada
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Mon, 19 Jan - Tue, 27 Jan
United Airlines Logo
15:50 - 07:05AKL-SFO
12h 15mdirect
United Airlines Logo
23:05 - 00:30SFO-AKL
28h 25m1 stop
$1,348United Airlines
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Fri, 31 Oct - Fri, 7 Nov
United Airlines Logo
14:50 - 16:56AKL-EWR
19h 06m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
07:00 - 09:10EWR-AKL
32h 10m1 stop
$1,550United Airlines
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Wed, 4 Mar - Thu, 19 Mar
Cathay Pacific Logo
14:55 - 11:00AKL-YVR
41h 05m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
01:05 - 13:25YVR-AKL
40h 20m1 stop
$1,674Cathay Pacific
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Sun, 15 Feb - Sat, 28 Feb
Cathay Pacific Logo
14:55 - 12:00AKL-JFK
39h 05m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
01:45 - 06:45JFK-AKL
35h 00m1 stop
$1,876Cathay Pacific
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to North America

Get data-powered insights and trends for 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 San Francisco, at $696 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 $708.

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 $1,199 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,674 and $1,674 respectively.

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 10 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK), with an average flight price of $993.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$447
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (8% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Honolulu

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

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew to North America 
Verified travelerFlew with Air New ZealandAKL-IAHApr 2025
take over the counter cold pills to guarantee sleep, makes the 14-16 hour flight a lot shorter
Verified travelerFlew with Air New ZealandAKL-IAHMar 2025
Bring your NZ power adapter in cabin to charge devices
Verified travelerFlew with Air New ZealandAKL-LAXNov 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 ZealandAKL-YVRMay 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 CanadaAKL-YVRFeb 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 AirlinesAKL-SFOJan 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 Wednesday 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 $2,139 on average.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to North America is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost $825 on average. Morning departures are around 30% 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 $1,690.

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 $3,102, from Christchurch $5,883
  • 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.
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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 205 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Food
7.4Entertainment
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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...

10.0 ExcellentMatthew, Aug 2025NAN - CNS
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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.

They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

.very good and as I needed wheelchair assistance all staff excellent.. only suggestion is get rid of those plastic chairs hard to ride in and staff have trouble compared to others. Everything else very good experience. Will use Fiji Air again.

In-flight entertainment options could use a refresh, Consider a tie-up with Spotify for more current music and with IMDB or other service for newer selections/movie ratings.

See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

6 hour delay and they didnt try to make up any time during an over 10 hour flight

Very good; seat made ready for bed after meal, a plus since one airline covered the seat at the start.

Entertainment was not good. Seems like liquor should’ve been advertised only beer and wine was even though I saw others getting liquor didn’t realize I could. And the food to me could’ve been a little bit.

Food choices perhaps not the best. Only offered beer and wine, when it appeared other liquor was available. Entertainment wasn’t so good.

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

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.

Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

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

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

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

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

Touch screens were very difficult to use, generally being laggy and unresponsive- it was quite an art to get it to play the thing you wanted rather than some thing at random. Selection of films and Tv was good when touchscreen decided to finally respond.

Loved the staff. The economy seats could have been bigger.

Airport and crew experience was excellent. We had to queue for the runway - no one’s fault, but it did mean we were 30 minutes late leaving

Friendly staff, surprisingly good premium economy seats allowing good sleep/ snooze opportunity and very good menu.

There was no food available for this red eye... one little waffle cookie for a 6+ hour flight... thank God I was able to sleep some

Ridiculous boarding. Enter the gate, walk down a staircase with bags, exit a building, get on a crowded bus, dropped off a few meters away from the aircraft, walk with bags to another set of stairs to board the aircraft. And all that during a pouring down rain, and with children. Ridiculous!!!

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Flight was actually on Air Canada. The flight itself was fine. Nothing special. Food was pretty pathetic except for cookies. They offered plenty of food and drinks but just wasn't very good. Even for airline food.

Gate agent did not hold flight for connection, provided no assistance to get new flight

United airlines, mediocre at best. No issues , nothing great . Worked for me

Delay and keep changing gates. I have to run around from B to C then to E.

The design of the light switch on the arm rest is ridiculous.

Better seating for sure. The seats were so close together for such long flights.

My suitcase was completed destroyed. The top part is broken and unusable now.

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.

Good flight, friendly crew and overall - good service on United Airlines.

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.

Lynda was rude and unhelpful. We asked for tea wiht a slice of lemon. She served us Coffee instead. When we spoke to her she made it seem as if we were lying. I asked if she would like to taste it and see - her reply was I don’t need to be rude. After this incident we were treated with subpar service for all beverages and food items after. We’re were purposely left out when they did garbage collection.

Our return trips from Lisbon to Vancouver were the worst flights I have EVER been on. Our seats from Frankfurt to Vancouver were most uncomfortable. The 'table ' was not only dirty but broken. My headrest ' support' too was broken, leaving a spot where a broken attachment poked at your head. My food was the worst food I have ever had on any flight. Staff....they all looked and acted as though they hated their jobs!! The Calgary to Vancouver wasnt much better. We had NO services even though we were told of complimentary beverages etc.. That didnt happen. I asked for window seats, assured by the ticket agent I was given a window seat...NOT. Please dont make me go on. Our trip from Vancouver TO Madrid was great......so we were most discouraged at the events of our return trip.

If you want your flight to get delayed constantly for 13+ hours and given a 10 dollar food voucher the. I would say take air canada. Worst experience ever.

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