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Cheapest return fare
$1,644
Air New Zealand
Mon 2/11Sun 8/11
WLG - EWR • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$928
Air New Zealand
Tue 24/11
WLG - LGA • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $1,639 (return)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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Cheap Flights from Wellington to New York (WLG-NYC)

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

Mon, 2 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
17:10 - 00:47
WLG
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EWR
25h 37m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
08:40 - 08:40
EWR
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WLG
30h 00m
2 stops
$1,644Air New Zealand
Mon, 2 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
17:10 - 00:47
WLG
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EWR
25h 37m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
08:40 - 08:40
EWR
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WLG
30h 00m
2 stops
$1,651Air New Zealand
Mon, 2 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
17:10 - 00:47
WLG
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EWR
25h 37m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
08:40 - 08:40
EWR
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WLG
30h 00m
2 stops
$1,656Air New Zealand
Thu, 3 Sep - Thu, 10 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
15:55 - 19:35
WLG
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JFK
19h 40m
1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
21:55 - 17:10
JFK
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WLG
27h 15m
1 stop
$1,799Air New Zealand
Thu, 3 Sep - Thu, 10 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:05 - 16:20
WLG
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JFK
19h 15m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
14:43 - 14:45
JFK
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WLG
32h 02m
2 stops
$1,823Multiple Airlines
Sun, 2 Aug - Mon, 10 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
13:05 - 16:20
WLG
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JFK
19h 15m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
19:20 - 08:35
JFK
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WLG
21h 15m
1 stop
$1,830Qantas Airways
Thu, 3 Sep - Thu, 10 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:05 - 16:20
WLG
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JFK
19h 15m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:20 - 12:20
JFK
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WLG
25h 00m
1 stop
$1,842Multiple Airlines
Fri, 4 Sep - Fri, 11 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
13:05 - 16:20
WLG
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JFK
19h 15m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
19:20 - 08:35
JFK
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WLG
21h 15m
1 stop
$1,852Qantas Airways
Fri, 23 Oct - Sat, 31 Oct
United Airlines Logo
16:55 - 23:44
WLG
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EWR
23h 49m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:35 - 08:40
EWR
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WLG
44h 05m
2 stops
$2,170United Airlines
Mon, 2 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov
United Airlines Logo
17:55 - 05:08
WLG
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EWR
29h 13m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
08:40 - 08:40
EWR
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WLG
30h 00m
2 stops
$2,325United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Wellington to New York flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Wellington to New York?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Wellington to New York, 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 New York is February, where tickets cost $1,483 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,534 and $2,481 respectively.

Good to know

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$928
Best time to beat the crowds (30% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 20% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Wellington to New York

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Wellington to New York based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Wellington to New York

  • What is the cheapest flight from Wellington to New York?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Wellington to New York was $1,273 for a one-way ticket and $1,639 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Wellington to New York?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Wellington to New York, Air New Zealand or Qantas Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Wellington to New York are Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways. With an average price for the route of $2,332 and an overall rating of 8.0, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Qantas Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,846 and an overall rating of 7.5.

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

    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 Wellington to New York.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York from Wellington is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to New York with an airline and back to Wellington with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Wellington to New York?

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

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Wellington to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Wellington to New York. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Wellington to New York? 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.
8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 654 reviews
7.5Food
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.4Entertainment
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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.

10.0 ExcellentMarsha, Mar 2026
AKL - IAH
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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 Air New Zealand product is terrible, it's as expensive as a Jetstar ticket with add ons but with surely staff and old aircraft.

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.

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

No refunds for flights that I could not take due to Covid restrictions

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

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.

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

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.

large seats was good. delayed flight, no food, no entertainment. plane was not cleaned, see rubbish from prior flights

Extremely turbulent landing. Crew was friendly and plane comfortable. Airport and US pre clearance was understaffed

A sandwich and a drink would have been better thank a snack bar...

1 hour late No hot drinks No restroom in the back of the plane

I had wonderful wheelchair assistance through the Montreal airport onto the flight. Air Canada was excellent in this both at the Fredericton airport and the Montreal one where an attendant helped us through customs as well as transport and baggage security.

I had a very disappointing experience with customer service. I was suffering from a severe viral infection that included a rash and persistent cough, leaving me unable to even sit upright. Given the circumstances, I requested travel credits from Canada Air, explaining the potential health risk to others onboard. However, the airline showed no concern for my condition and stated they were not in a position to make decisions based on health considerations. Despite my illness, I received no support or flexibility. Ultimately, I chose to forgo my flight due to their lack of responsiveness. It’s unfortunate that airlines like this operate without prioritizing passenger health and safety.

Flight got delayed for no reason. And Air Canada was doing 3 boardings via the same gate. It was chaotic!

Friendly efficient crew, but plane had no way to charge phone. That is a near necessity with today’s travel where we carry out travel documents on our phones.

Registered my luggage at 5pm. Arrived at JFK at 1:00 am. Worst trip ever. Never again

Air Canada never runs on time. You’re lucky if your flight is not cancelled or diverted. Worst airline in the world for gas lighting its customers.

All was fine. Weather was a bit stormy, but nothing kayak can do about that! 😊

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