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Cheap Flights to the United States

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesdirect$1,268
New York
Newark2 stops$1,783
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,622
Honolulu
Honolulu2 stops$987
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$1,776
Seattle
Seattle2 stops$1,611
Miami
Miami3 stops$2,446
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$2,328
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$1,713
Denver
Denver1 stop$2,166
Boston
Boston2 stops$1,908
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale1 stop$2,556
Houston
Houston1 stop$2,150
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore2 stops$1,918
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$2,753
Portland
Portland2 stops$1,625
Minneapolis
Minneapolis1 stop$1,971
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City2 stops$2,059
Los Angeles
Los Angelesdirect$1,268
New York
Newark2 stops$1,783
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,622
Honolulu
Honolulu2 stops$987
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$1,776
Seattle
Seattle2 stops$1,611
Miami
Miami3 stops$2,446
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$2,328
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$1,713
Denver
Denver1 stop$2,166
Boston
Boston2 stops$1,908
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale1 stop$2,556
Houston
Houston1 stop$2,150
Washington, D.C.
Baltimore2 stops$1,918
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$2,753
Portland
Portland2 stops$1,625
Minneapolis
Minneapolis1 stop$1,971
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City2 stops$2,059

Book Cheap United States Plane Tickets

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

Tue, 4 Aug - Tue, 25 Aug
Fiji Airways Logo
14:00 - 10:50
AKL
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HNL
18h 50m
2 stops
Fiji Airways Logo
12:05 - 12:45
HNL
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AKL
26h 40m
2 stops
$987Fiji Airways
Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 8 Sep
Fiji Airways Logo
14:00 - 10:50
AKL
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HNL
18h 50m
2 stops
Fiji Airways Logo
12:05 - 12:45
HNL
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AKL
26h 40m
2 stops
$991Fiji Airways
Thu, 10 Dec - Mon, 28 Dec
Qantas Airways Logo
15:50 - 07:00
AKL
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LAX
12h 10mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
23:50 - 10:25
LAX
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AKL
13h 35mdirect
$1,268Qantas Airways
Sat, 5 Dec - Sun, 10 Jan
American Airlines Logo
15:50 - 07:00
AKL
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LAX
12h 10mdirect
American Airlines Logo
23:50 - 10:25
LAX
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AKL
13h 35mdirect
$1,302American Airlines
Sat, 12 Dec - Wed, 30 Dec
Qantas Airways Logo
15:50 - 07:00
AKL
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LAX
12h 10mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
23:50 - 10:25
LAX
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AKL
13h 35mdirect
$1,304Qantas Airways
Wed, 18 Nov - Thu, 10 Dec
Air New Zealand Logo
13:10 - 10:05
CHC
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LAX
17h 55m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
20:00 - 20:25
LAX
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CHC
27h 25m
1 stop
$1,550Air New Zealand
Thu, 10 Dec - Thu, 28 Jan
Air New Zealand Logo
21:10 - 10:05
CHC
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LAX
33h 55m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
20:00 - 14:10
LAX
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CHC
21h 10m
2 stops
$1,578Air New Zealand
Wed, 11 Nov - Sun, 15 Nov
American Airlines Logo
07:30 - 06:17
AKL
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JFK
40h 47m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
15:30 - 09:25
JFK
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AKL
23h 55m
2 stops
$1,864American Airlines
Thu, 22 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct
United Airlines Logo
14:50 - 21:54
AKL
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LGA
48h 04m
3 stops
United Airlines Logo
07:50 - 06:00
LGA
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AKL
29h 10m
2 stops
$2,386United Airlines
Thu, 12 Nov - Sat, 14 Nov
United Airlines Logo
15:50 - 21:23
AKL
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LGA
47h 33m
3 stops
United Airlines Logo
14:00 - 09:10
LGA
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AKL
25h 10m
2 stops
$2,388United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to the United States

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

What is the cheapest flight to the United States?

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

The cheapest ticket to the United States from New Zealand found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at $1,439 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 $1,439.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New Zealand to the United States?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New Zealand to the United States, 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 the United States is September, when tickets cost $871 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,232 and $1,186 respectively.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United States?

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $2,081 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,166.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Zealand to the United States?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to the United States, 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 the United States, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% 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 the United States?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in the United States is Honolulu Airport (HNL), with an average flight price of $832.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$515
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (4% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Honolulu

Flights to the United States: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew to the United States 
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
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 United States flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Zealand to the United States?

    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 the United States.

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

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

    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 the United States 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 the United States?

    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 the United States 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 the United States?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to the United States is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as $2,017. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are $2,257 on average.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United States

  • Looking for cheap airfare to the United States? 25% of our users found return tickets to the United States for the following prices or less: From Auckland $2,985
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest United States flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to the United States

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from New Zealand to the United States? 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 246 reviews
7.5Food
8.1Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

Poor food options for vegi folks n not enough food quantity. Fiji really needs to improve on it. Flight crew is very warm and respectful but don’t know how to cater towards vegi folks n items despite so many Indians staying in Fiji

6.0 GoodNeeta, Jun 2026
NAN - DFW
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Poor food options for vegi folks n not enough food quantity. Fiji really needs to improve on it. Flight crew is very warm and respectful but don’t know how to cater towards vegi folks n items despite so many Indians staying in Fiji

I thought Fiji and Fiji Airways was great. Looking forward to the next trip. Baggage claim at the end went to sh...t

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

Great food, wonderful staff made a long flight seem short

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.

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.

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

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.

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

USB charging ports did not work on any of Air New Zealand flights

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

Very good overall. Highly recommend for all flying to Australia

We had bulkhead seats in a A380 in the upper deck in seats 31 D and E. Storage was very limited other than in overhead bin - which is not within reach when in seat. Yet paying same price as others in premium economy who have a lot more storage within arm’s reach. Seems very unfair.

On the Qantas flight, I could barely hear some of the announcements. It was better when I could read them on the screen.

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.

It's fine but Newark to Nashville was too long

The flight was delayed because they closed several flight ways because of air shows, fire works, etc.

Horrible experience. They delayed our flight 7 hours!! We had to seat at the airport with kids on 4th July all day!

Excellent flight. On time. Great staff. Clean and crisp cabin.

The airline was fine, but I did want to share about Kayak's error through Underpricer. The original booking was purchased with ANA, and Kayak booked it with United. This is a mistake that should not be happening, since the price I paid was with ANA and that was my preference. I appreciate the efforts done to make this right by paying for the seat preference, but sitting in the back of the airplane under economy is not enough to make this error right. ANA Airlines was the experience I wanted considering this was a life time experience that my family and I wanted to have as part of our Japanese experience. Please work on your affiliation with Underpricer to make the right bookings that the customer pays for. In my situation, I could of paid less for a United ticket versus my original payment with ANA Airlines.

The flight was delayed by a hour and I wish they had communicated it sooner. No issues on the plane, it did take a while for food to come.

The Manila airport was under renovation so there was no business class lounge. The double security check was disorganized and the flight attendants were grouchy.

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.

This flight was a code share on Air New Zealand.

temperature, temperature, temperature. it was hot as balls and everyone around me was complaining and constantly adjusting their vents

We had multiple delays and a medical incident during the flight. We barely got a glass of water during the over 4 hours we were on the plane. Somehow first class got all of their service. It would be nice if all of your paying customers got the service they paid for.

The plane was spartan, the seats not that comfortable. It was like flying a super low budget airline. They charged for coffee!!! I have never, ever experienced that before.

Short hop but nice crew, efficient processes and all very timely

The plane was up-to-date, and the free wi-fi was very much appreciated! All of the ports functioned well, and the entertainment choices made the flight much more enjoyable. One of the flight attendants was unfriendly, but the flight was enjoyable overall.

I had no problems but the changing of planes that I was supposed to be on was confusing. Maybe it would be helpful to let people know your flight changed. Not everyone understands airports or how flying works.

The food was good. I almost didn't get a seat on the flight unless I agreed to sit in emergency exit.

Quick flight again no one illness why there were multiple delays and changing of the gate number.

We were treated politely and the crew was nice. Again no one knew why there was a delay. Food was hot and a lot was offered but bad in taste. Seats weren’t the worst but for a long flight your legs ache from it. Entertainment was old not very interactive

The boarding and fllight were good. The reason for the ok rating was the long walk to get to the transport to finally get to the gate.

We were upgraded to Business Class. So comfortable with great service and food options

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