$508 Find Cheap Flights from Wellington to California

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Cheap Flights from Wellington to California

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,178
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,146
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$2,455
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,178
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,146
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$2,455

Book Cheap Wellington to California Plane Tickets

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

Sun, 15 Feb - Sun, 22 Feb
Air Canada Logo
06:00 - 12:20
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SFO
27h 20m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
18:00 - 00:05
SFO
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WLG
33h 05m
2 stops
$1,146Air Canada
Wed, 4 Mar - Wed, 11 Mar
Qantas Airways Logo
07:40 - 07:00
WLG
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LAX
20h 20m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
23:50 - 19:00
LAX
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WLG
23h 10m
1 stop
$1,178Qantas Airways
Wed, 4 Mar - Wed, 11 Mar
American Airlines Logo
06:05 - 12:30
WLG
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LAX
27h 25m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
22:25 - 14:50
LAX
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WLG
20h 25m
1 stop
$1,183American Airlines
Wed, 4 Mar - Wed, 11 Mar
American Airlines Logo
07:40 - 07:00
WLG
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LAX
20h 20m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
22:25 - 14:50
LAX
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WLG
20h 25m
1 stop
$1,195American Airlines
Fri, 10 Jul - Thu, 30 Jul
Air New Zealand Logo
16:55 - 13:20
WLG
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LAX
15h 25m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
22:10 - 11:20
LAX
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WLG
18h 10m
1 stop
$1,274Air New Zealand
Sun, 15 Feb - Sun, 22 Feb
Air New Zealand Logo
08:15 - 06:15
WLG
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SFO
19h 00m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
23:25 - 21:05
SFO
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WLG
24h 40m
1 stop
$1,382Air New Zealand
Sun, 15 Feb - Sun, 22 Feb
United Airlines Logo
06:00 - 08:25
WLG
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SFO
23h 25m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
23:05 - 11:20
SFO
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WLG
39h 15m
2 stops
$1,387United Airlines
Wed, 18 Feb - Sun, 22 Feb
United Airlines Logo
06:00 - 14:55
WLG
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SNA
29h 55m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
07:50 - 00:05
SNA
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WLG
43h 15m
2 stops
$1,553United Airlines
Thu, 5 Mar - Thu, 12 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 12:20
WLG
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SFO
27h 20m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:20 - 23:50
SFO
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WLG
38h 30m
2 stops
$1,660Multiple Airlines
Fri, 6 Mar - Fri, 13 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:05 - 21:30
WLG
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SJC
45h 25m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:08 - 07:05
SJC
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WLG
44h 57m
2 stops
$2,455Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Wellington to California flights

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

How much is a return flight from Wellington to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Wellington to California departing in March.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Wellington to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Wellington to California, 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 Wellington to California is August, when tickets cost $1,283 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and April, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,935 and $1,868 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Wellington to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Wellington to California, 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 Wellington to California, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$508
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
Flight from Wellington to Los Angeles

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  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Wellington to California?

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Wellington to California?

    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 Wellington to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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    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 Wellington to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Wellington to California

 
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8.0
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 217 reviews
8.4Crew
7.5Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

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.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
NAN - DFW
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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.

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 quick flight so no time for refreshments. We took off. Then landed. The end. Seats were too tight. Very cramped Grateful for the short flight cos moving around wasn’t possible

Please add more Bollywood movies and recent movies to the entertainment.

The disembarking steps in Wellington were precarious and I felt quite insecure. There was no one on the tarmac to greet us and help. The embarking ramp in Blenheim was much more satisfactory. The rest of the flight was fine.

Air conditioning was turned to the wrong setting. Way too hot. The entertainment system kept resetting and didn’t work half the flight. Said something to the crew. They didn’t do anything to help. Plane had a mechanical problem that resulted in 2.5 hour delay. Boarded the plane, had to disembark and get back on.

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.

I was trying to get confirmation on if my luggage was going to be moved to the earlier flight (I requested standby to get home earlier) and was unable to get help from those working at the counter. The request to be moved to an earlier flight was handled smoothly through the app and appreciate the ease of the request.

They are my favourite airline in the world by a million miles.

Do the bumpy weather the whole trip they were very few times when the seatbelt sign wasn't on

Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

The crew were wonderful - if only the customers were as well behaved as the attendants!! Ha ha! If you could just talk to God and ask for less turbulence next time.... Juuuuust kidding....

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

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

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

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.

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Mean flight attendant. I wanted to reuse my plastic cup, but he (Matthew) said he can't for safety. I then said "I don't want water then" and he poured me a glass. I hope Matthew gets herpes and spends the rest of his life poor, lonely, and homeless.

Yet another flight in which beverage and snack service was skipped. Other that that, firmly mediocre. Landed early, to gate late due to congestion at the gates. Airline's fault or airports fault: unknown.

Both flights delayed. 2nd flight over 3 hours late mechanical issues

Flight was delayed 45 minutes because originating flight was coming from Newark. No complimentary snacks were offered on this 5+ hour flight. No screens for the flight, but movies offered if you had already downloaded the United app (which I hadn't on my ipad). No USB ports, only a flimsy plug-in port near the bottom of the seat that was hard to see and kept coming unplugged.

It was good but only meal served is very less. Meantime good to add rice and chicken in one of meal

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

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.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Flight was late - I was downgraded from first class to coach

Movie selection is good. Crew did not understand mileage program and were no help. Sick later. Food?

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