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Flight from Santiago to Auckland

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

    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 South America to New Zealand.

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

    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 South America to New Zealand 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 South America to New Zealand?

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

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to New Zealand?

    LATAM Airlines connects South America to New Zealand with 3 flights per week. Qantas Airways also offers 3 flights per week, while China Eastern follows with 2 flights per week.

  • How many airports are there in New Zealand?

    There are 25 airports in New Zealand. The busiest airport is Auckland Airport (AKL), with 46% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in New Zealand?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in New Zealand is Auckland Intl Airport (AKL), with an average flight price of $1,664.

  • What is the cheapest flight to New Zealand?

    The cheapest ticket to New Zealand from South America found in the last 5 days was to Auckland, at $2,157 return. The most popular route is Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini Airport (EZE) to Auckland (AKL) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $2,157.

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

    The cheapest month for flights from South America to New Zealand is November, when tickets cost $1,471 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,411 and $2,324 respectively.

  • How many cities have direct flights to New Zealand?

    From South America, there are direct flights to New Zealand from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Santiago, with 7 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to New Zealand are there each day?

    There are around 2 direct flights from within South America to New Zealand every day. Most flights (78%) depart in the morning.

  • How many direct flights to New Zealand are there each week?

    Each week there are around 9 direct flights from within South America to New Zealand. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 33% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to New Zealand?

    An average direct flight from South America to New Zealand takes 34h 50m, covering a distance of 17766 km. The shortest route is Santiago (SCL) to Auckland (AKL) with an average flight time of 12h 20m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to New Zealand each week?

    There aren’t any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to New Zealand. Instead, there are 9 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Santiago.

  • What are the most popular destinations in New Zealand?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Auckland (86% of total searches to New Zealand). The next most popular destinations are Wellington (6%) and Queenstown (4%). Searches for flights to Christchurch (3%), to Tauranga (1%), and to Blenheim (0%) are also popular.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from South America to New Zealand

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South America to New Zealand? 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.
7.4
LATAM AirlinesOverall score based on 1990 reviews
6.7Food
8.0Crew
7.5Boarding
7.0Entertainment
7.3Comfort
Airline reviews

4 hour delay. So our flight schedule mass up. Your worker told me you should rebooking myself. I was very angry. Latam Airline always get the money more through any way. But They have no concern passenger.

2.0 MediocreYoung Chan, Aug 2026
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4 hour delay. So our flight schedule mass up. Your worker told me you should rebooking myself. I was very angry. Latam Airline always get the money more through any way. But They have no concern passenger.

Apart of Sky miles delta. And they go everywhere in Brazil

Flight never happened because of previous flight delay. Sent back to the stays on a flight 10 hrs later without making to my final destination and still waiting full rugindo for it. So yeah not a good experience

My experience it was okay but have many thinks to be better. For example the food, the comfort.

Just some cookies and water. There could be other options for food.

Airline lost my luggage and after 20 days it has not been returned nor refunded any money.

I do not read or speak in Spanish. Only English. When asking for help, the people spoke quickly in English and pointed a lot. I wish they would’ve spoken a little slower for me to understand. There was much confusion and hurried in their message and I was unclear as to where to go

No air in the middle rows. Had a hard time breathing. Was dying of heat.

It was a good experience, the flight was a little too long & the food was ok

Very courteous crew, the food was good and the flight was on time.

Business Class window seat on my Shanghai to Venice route was broken and could not be converted into a bed which has to switch to a narrow aisle seat instead

CTU-KMG-CNX with 1.5 hr connection at KMG. Doable but just barely bc immigration exit from China is at the last flight leg, here: KMG to CNX. We hauled out of the domestic terminal to reenter at the international departures (luggage checked thru to CNX thankfully). Immigration had only two agents, even though KMG gets a HUGE number of foreigners. It took forever for such a shot line. Then security also took a while, so I just just made the connection. Recommend if you exit China with domestic international transfer, plan for 2+ hrs to avoid a heart attack. Airline personnel don’t suffer if you miss the flight, you do. Plan accordingly.

China Eastern as a member of Sky Alliance airlines should have the same standards overall of their partners, Besides the seats comforts everything else is bellow the standard for a business class travelers.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.

Lost Baggage - very frustrated…learned that bag was never put on plane.

How do you run out of beer after one hour of a twelve hour flight?!

Multiple delays, with no explanation. Caused us to almost miss our connector. The airline made no effort when we arrived in Shanghai to help us make it to our next flight with the same airline.

I will never fly through China again. Maybe it was the mandatory retinal scan just to transfer to another flight or the complete set of fingerprints they require. There are many better and inexpensive flights to Asia if you look.

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