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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 Angeles1 stop$1,299
New York
Newark2 stops$1,589
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,383
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$988
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$1,911
Miami
Miami1 stop$2,501
Seattle
Seattle2 stops$1,724
Dallas
Dallas2 stops$1,680
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$2,342
Boston
Boston1 stop$2,664
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale3 stops$2,852
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,986
Houston
Houstondirect$1,962
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stop$1,900
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City2 stops$1,805
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$3,241
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$2,315
Minneapolis
Minneapolis2 stops$2,652
Portland
Portland2 stops$1,654
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,299
New York
Newark2 stops$1,589
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,383
Honolulu
Honolulu1 stop$988
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$1,911
Miami
Miami1 stop$2,501
Seattle
Seattle2 stops$1,724
Dallas
Dallas2 stops$1,680
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$2,342
Boston
Boston1 stop$2,664
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale3 stops$2,852
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,986
Houston
Houstondirect$1,962
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stop$1,900
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City2 stops$1,805
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$3,241
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$2,315
Minneapolis
Minneapolis2 stops$2,652
Portland
Portland2 stops$1,654

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.
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Recent return flight deals to the United States

Tue, 21 Jul - Tue, 28 Jul
Fiji Airways Logo
07:00 - 10:50
AKL
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HNL
25h 50m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
12:05 - 12:45
HNL
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AKL
26h 40m
1 stop
$988Fiji Airways
Tue, 21 Jul - Tue, 28 Jul
Fiji Airways Logo
07:00 - 10:50
AKL
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HNL
25h 50m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
12:05 - 12:45
HNL
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AKL
26h 40m
1 stop
$991Fiji Airways
Tue, 21 Jul - Tue, 28 Jul
Fiji Airways Logo
14:00 - 10:50
AKL
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HNL
18h 50m
1 stop
Fiji Airways Logo
12:05 - 12:45
HNL
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AKL
26h 40m
1 stop
$995Fiji Airways
Sat, 7 Nov - Sat, 28 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
14:00 - 11:15
CHC
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LAX
18h 15m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
19:05 - 09:25
LAX
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CHC
17h 20m
1 stop
$1,585Air New Zealand
Tue, 10 Nov - Thu, 12 Nov
American Airlines Logo
13:20 - 13:09
AKL
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SEA
20h 49m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
18:33 - 09:25
SEA
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AKL
41h 52m
2 stops
$1,810American Airlines
Sat, 22 Aug - Sat, 5 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
19:25 - 19:35
AKL
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JFK
16h 10mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
21:55 - 07:45
JFK
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AKL
17h 50mdirect
$1,818Air New Zealand
Fri, 17 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 15:44
AKL
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HOU
26h 44m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
16:14 - 14:05
HOU
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AKL
28h 51m
2 stops
$2,354Qantas Airways
Mon, 13 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
Qantas Airways Logo
07:20 - 15:44
AKL
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HOU
25h 24m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
20:23 - 14:05
HOU
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AKL
24h 42m
2 stops
$2,366Qantas Airways
Mon, 27 Jul - Sun, 23 Aug
United Airlines Logo
13:50 - 12:12
AKL
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ONT
17h 22m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
19:13 - 06:00
ONT
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AKL
15h 47m
1 stop
$2,495United Airlines
Thu, 23 Jul - Sun, 2 Aug
United Airlines Logo
13:50 - 12:12
AKL
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ONT
17h 22m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
06:00 - 17:25
ONT
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AKL
40h 25m
2 stops
$2,500United 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 $1,056 return. The most popular route is Auckland (AKL) to San Francisco (SFO) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,587.

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 February, when tickets cost $1,193 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,700 and $1,681 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 $2,028 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 $2,135.

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 10% 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK), with an average flight price of $940.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$503
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (8% 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 $1,940. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are $2,204 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 $4,173
  • 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 243 reviews
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
7.5Food
8.1Comfort
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

Roomy seats and crew is pleasant. Vegi food can be a lot better in terms choices. Inflight entertainment needs to have more options especially for 13+ hour flight. Very nice and warm blankets and seats are roomy than other A350 aircraft’s. Swift boarding and crew is pleasant to deal with.

8.0 ExcellentNeeta, May 2026
DFW - NAN
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Roomy seats and crew is pleasant. Vegi food can be a lot better in terms choices. Inflight entertainment needs to have more options especially for 13+ hour flight. Very nice and warm blankets and seats are roomy than other A350 aircraft’s. Swift boarding and crew is pleasant to deal with.

Boarding had poor communication. Passengers didn't get clear directions to prepare for Boarding. The plane was an older model which had some issues with operating the seats (the staff was great). Due to age the seat cushions were compressed and less comfortable than expected.

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

Fiji Airways always goes above and beyond. If anything I'd say the food was less enjoyable than in the past. But that in no way lessened the experience with the cabin crew or the excellent attentiveness and service they provided throughout the entire trip!

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.

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.

Needed more leg room. Leg rest and entertainment system box took up a lot of space and I'm not tall. Breakfast was good. Poor quality of the entertainment options.

Boarded on time, smooth flight and "gentle" landing in Palmerston North. Ahead of time due to a tailwind

Time to upgrade those planes so you can provide first class.

The flight was smooth and on time. Entertainment options were lacking and there was no food, other than some very boring snacks.

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.

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.

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.

We had a medical emergency, needing to get to an emergency room upon landing at LAX. I let the back flight attendants know the situation. One, David, contacted the pilot, who made arrangements for EMT's to be there when we got off the plane. They went above and beyond for us. We didn't have to go through customs, as a customs person came to us and checked us right at the exit of the jet way. Another wonderful woman, a United employee at LAX, perhaps a customer service liaison, took care of our luggage situation, as we weren't going to make our connection to Bozeman. When we came back to LAX to see when we could get a flight to Bozeman, the personnel are very accommodating and booked us on the next flight out, and assigned good seats. It was a horrible flight, physically, from Sydney to LAX, , but the professionalism of all involved was excellent! We are very grateful fir the way they all stepped in and helped during a very unpleasant medical situation. Thank you!!

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

Very good overall. Highly recommend for all flying to Australia

Very good overall. However, your choices of free movies was limited and there was no music Channel???

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.

Good check in and helpful staff. Delayed for 1 hour. Took about 45 Mins to get baggage’s at DFW . Food was average ( Hindu meal ) . Overall it was good experience

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

Even through the flight was delayed due to storms near IAH The flight was great! The crew was so hospitable and professional

I flew from Santa Fe to Denver to catch a flight to London and the transfer of my luggage on arrival at Denver to the London flight worked perfectly. The crew on the ground and on board for the London flight were so friendly and efficient.

Boarded early; and arrived home 40 mins early. After a long flight, it’s nice to be back home early. These flights have no amenities; no snacks. So need to bring your own

Boarded early, left early, arrived 40 mins early! A win win for me!

New plane was lovely. Crew customer service is always lax but expected. Kraft on time and arrived safely.

These airplanes should be illegal. The seats are two tight, it is a safety issue. Wheelchair support was ridiculously slow. We almost missed our flight.

It was a short flight so I was expecting too much

Horrifying Almost 2 million miles. Bring your own food and drink. One coffee or drink every three hours. Have to order meals on app more than 24 hours ahead Tiny and dirty bathrooms

Flight was delayed but more than 90 minutes. This caused me to miss my available windows for pick-up by a friend. I had to pay $125 for an uber back home from the airport which was an added expense that I had not budgeted for my trip. Staff was friendly.

Uncomfortable plastic seats even in premium economy. No free wifi. Even paid wifi was spotty to nonexistent. Bad food. Much worse than economy on foreign carriers like Qantas.

Our flight was repeatedly delayed for maintenance problems: scheduled for 9.30am, eventually delayed to 7pm! Very very inconvenient! AA should have provided a substitute plane much earlier.. On the other hand, Customer Service crew in Charlotte helped us to reach NY (LGA) by late afternoon. Thank you Patricia!! The actual flight was quick and very comfortable. As always a. excellent, professional crew. [no food on a a short hop).

Take-off delayed an hour because of a missing flight officer, so,arrived in Charlotte lates causing many passengers to miss connections. Otherwise a very good flight, safe and comfortable, with an excellent professional crew.

Little time between flight from Dallas to flight to Gainesville. We chose this one, 43 minutes between, because the price for a connection with at least an hour between, was so much higher. Had to ask passengers on the Dallas flight to please allow us to deplane ahead of them. The economy passengers allowed this. We had to walk very fast to the next gate, 35 gates away. Thankfully all in the same terminal. Getting to the small Gainesville plane was a little confusing as you enter an area that is boarding many small planes at the same time. We stood in the wrong line for about 15 seconds before realizing it was not our Gainesville flight. Since I had boarded at this gate in the past, I knew to check the signs carefully so we weren’t lost. The first class seat experience was wonderful. I really enjoyed the upgrade. We were offered an alcohol drink as soon as we sat down. I got something different but it was a great gesture especially since we really had to hurry to make the flight. We had packed expecting we might miss this connection, but made it. Our luggage didn’t miss the flight. American Airlines delivered our bags to our home the next day. That was very convenient!

The plane was large, not full, but one with 3 seats near each window and 4 in a row in the middle of the plane. There were screens on the backs of the seats for entertainment and information. To use the entertainment one needs ear plugs that physically plug into the screen. My husband had some he let me use as I only had blue tooth type. The stewards gave out some headphones to some, but when my neighbor asked for some, the steward said no. So maybe they ran out? Idk. Bring the old kind of headphones or earbuds if you want entertainment in case this is the type of entertainment offered. We had a very tight connection in Miami. 43 minutes. The other economy passengers allowed us to get ahead of them because I asked if we could since we were near boarding time for our next flight and 35 gates away. They were extremely kind. First class wasn’t going to allow us to pass through. We did make the next flight. Our baggage didn’t, but they were delivered to us the next day and we were prepared with essentials in our carry on packs.

Food is what you expect on a plane. Nothing gluten free. But that is expected. Drinks, apple juice, was fine. Seat, what I expected. Fine.

This was my first flight on Aer Lingus and it was great. The plane wasn't full so I could move to a seat with extra room. The food was pretty good for airline food and the staff was nice and attentive. I enjoyed the media provided during my 10 hour flight. We arrived home early and it's always good to be home!

Everything went as planned. The only issue I had was with the gate C31 attendant. The person could barely speak English and was very difficult to understand.

The flight took off an hour late which made the connection concerning

We departed early and arrived early The plane was clean and the crew was incredibly efficient another positive experience with American airlines for me.

The flight from LA to Chicago was smooth and service was very good overall.

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