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Cheap Flights to South Island
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What is the cheapest flight to South Island?
The cheapest ticket to South Island from New Zealand found in the last 5 days was to Nelson, at $82 return. The most popular route is Auckland (AKL) to Christchurch (CHC) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $121.
How much is a flight to South Island?
A flight to South Island costs $317 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $67 for the route Hamilton (HLZ) to Christchurch (CHC). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Wellington to Blenheim which costs $306 on average, and Palmerston North to Christchurch, which costs $443 on average.
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What is the cheapest month to fly from New Zealand to South Island?
The cheapest month for flights from New Zealand to South Island is May, when tickets cost $124 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $208 and $206 respectively.
What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Island?
The cheapest time of day to fly to South Island is generally in the afternoon, when retur flights cost $177 on average. Morning departures are around 1% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Island is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $201.
How far in advance should I book a flight from New Zealand to South Island?
To get a below-average price on a flight from New Zealand to South Island, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 43% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.
Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in South Island?
Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Island is Queenstown Intl Airport (ZQN), with an average flight price of $138.
How many airports are there in South Island?
There are 9 airports in South Island. The busiest airport is Christchurch Airport (CHC), with 54% of all flights arriving there.
How long is the flight to South Island?
An average direct flight from New Zealand to South Island takes 2h 58m, covering a distance of 981 km. The shortest route is Wellington (WLG) to Blenheim (BHE) with an average flight time of 0h 30m.
How many direct flights to South Island are there each day?
There are around 640 direct flights from within New Zealand to South Island every day. Most flights (54%) depart in the morning.
How many direct flights to South Island are there each week?
Each week there are around 4,475 direct flights from within New Zealand to South Island. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.
How many long-haul flights are there to South Island each week?
There aren’t any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to South Island. Instead, there are 4,475 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Auckland.
How many cities have direct flights to South Island?
From New Zealand, there are direct flights to South Island from 16 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Auckland, with 2,297 direct flights each week.
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This is not what I paid 6000 dollars for this seems like a joke. The lounge was pitiful with one shower for 100s of women. The food was scarce at best. There was curry, pasta and beef. What if someone was on a diet and allergic to stuff in the curry? I couldn’t eat anything there. I really would like a refund even a partial refund.
This is not what I paid 6000 dollars for this seems like a joke. The lounge was pitiful with one shower for 100s of women. The food was scarce at best. There was curry, pasta and beef. What if someone was on a diet and allergic to stuff in the curry? I couldn’t eat anything there. I really would like a refund even a partial refund.
Everything was great . Arrived on time was smooth plane was clean. Crew/Staff was friendly and helpful.
.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.
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.
Food choices perhaps not the best. Only offered beer and wine, when it appeared other liquor was available. Entertainment wasn’t so good.
Business class Seats on the A350 from Nan to YVR were wonderful. The flight crew was okay but could do with better training. Toilets were clean but ran out of paper towels towards the end of the flight. The food/menu and the wine offered really needs considerable improvement. Dinner options were either Bolani, a beef sandwich (even this could be made much better), or paneer butter masala. Unfortunately, if you are not a fan of Fijian food, there isn’t much choice. Dessert was either turmeric ice cream or fruits but unfortunately, they were out of fruit! So the only option was turmeric ice cream. I’m not certain how many passengers like turmeric but I am not one of them. They need to cater to a more diverse group of people. Perhaps they need a new chef? The movies& tv shows were mostly older so I didn’t find that interesting either. It was however, fun to view the plane’s exterior cameras as we take off and land. The best thing about this flight are the business class seats.
Really liked the plane and business class seat. Food was ok but could be better. Service was very good.
The A350 aircraft business class experience was very good. Comfortable and well appointed pod, and supplemental bed pad available for sleeping. Food was very good.
1.5Hrs to get from plane into terminal. Long wait. Flight to NZ 1 he late
Excellent service all staff where very friendly patient and efficient solved a boarding problem for me due to me not being able to access the visa portal for the USA.
Not up to their standard . After checking in my bag and having made a tight connection off NZ 29, they tried to bump me off the flight at the gate. In they end I argued myself onto the plane but my bag followed on a later plane. After over 24 hours of flying and despite being an Air NZ Platinum card holder being put in this position was unnaceptable
More comfortable seats. Even after an hour of travel, they are very hard to sit on. Enforce the amount of stuff that travellers can carry on. Some have up to three bags and take over other passengers' overhead locker space.
Crew members are so courteous and easy to talk to. My flight ticket was expensive from Chicago to Rotorua at $2800 usd. Everything else is very nice!
Great first time experience with ANZ. Such a great customer service. The crew was very friendly and welcoming
Great first time experience with Air New Zealand and loved it. The flight crew was extremely friendly and provided great service.
Boarded on time, smooth flight and "gentle" landing in Palmerston North. Ahead of time due to a tailwind
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.
Wonderful trip. Everyone from checking in to the gate to the flight itself was amazing - kind, helpful, and has a beautiful smile.
The seats are feeling very hard to sit on. All the padding is flat, like sitting on a park bench for over an hour
Great. Seats are a little cramped with only a very small recline. Service was great. Food was fine.
Jane at Sydney International airport check in was amazing. She set up the whole experience to be a positive one.
The flights got us to our destination. The seats on the planes were uncomfortable.
The flight ticket were not reimbursed on Jan 22nd from Auckland to Wellington. Very Very dissatisfied.Please reimburse the ticket of my onward travel.
I was treated poorly in Dunedin by check in crew, then my bag was lost in Auckland. Never again.
They added the weight of my back to the carryon luggage and charged me NZ$75 for being over 7 kg.
a constant reminder that you need to work harder so you can avoid this airline
The price difference/saving isn't sufficient to compensate the experience difference, don't recommend unless flight is under 3 hours. Huge queues for check in and the priority lane of other ailines blocked checked in Jetstar passengers from proceeding through to screening. Gate change to a "dungeon gate" that didn't have toilets in the vicinity. 45minute delay in boarding, no updates or explaination, let alone apology for any inconvenience. 1 scanner working for a full fight to board, no coordination. Loaded on to crowded buses to get on the plane in the middle of the tarmac, up stairs with no explaination. 4 bus trips. No system for boarding in sections. Over an hour late departing. Nothing complimentary, not even water or in-flight music. Pay wave not available and no cash sales. Staff onboard were friendly and professional.
Flight departing too early at 06.15 Difficult to get to airport
Plane was more than 3 hrs delayed as the only plane on that day. Had to wait 1 hrs in the plane which was very unpleasent.