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$549 Find cheap flights from Auckland to California

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Auckland to California departing on 13/3. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Auckland to California.
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Auckland to California.

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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,062
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,100
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$1,528
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$2,295

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December

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

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Auckland 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 to California with an airline and back to Auckland with another airline.

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

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

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Auckland to the following destinations at these prices or less: Los Angeles $874 one-way - $1,775 round-trip
  • Morning departure is around 11% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Flights from Auckland to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Auckland to California 
nirisFlew with Air New ZealandAKL-SFOAug 2024
Very nice airport and lots of stores to look around while waiting for boarding.
SidFlew with United AirlinesAKL-SFOJan 2024
wear layers as our flight over was freezing and return flight back was back sweat hot

Top 5 airlines serving from Auckland to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Auckland to California. 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 Auckland to California? 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
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1334 reviews
8.0Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.7Food
8.3Boarding
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This flight was 16 hours and they made it very tolerable. Seats were comfortable and the staff very accommodating. I had plenty of inflight entertainment. Food was very good.

10.0 ExcellentAndrew, Oct 2024SIN - LAX
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This flight was 16 hours and they made it very tolerable. Seats were comfortable and the staff very accommodating. I had plenty of inflight entertainment. Food was very good.

The crew and their service was top notch, but the plane itself seemed to be on the older side and worn out. Also, the food could’ve been better. 9 out of 10.

Service excellent would chose Singapore airlines as my first choice

The staff were amazing and very kind. The seats recline a little too far back and are up close when sitting behind.

We flew business class. It was excellent. For a 6’4” individual, the seats were slightly uncomfortable for sleeping. But this is only comparison to other business class seats. Otherwise, the crew was incredibly attentive, And the service was impeccable.

My groups frequent flyer star allianceUnited airline miles was not accepted. The Singapore premium economy bag had to be requested, it was very lacking- no toothbrush. I paid more than double than economy but could only use the bathrooms sharing with economy which was hardly available and had to wait in line. Is the 2X $ worth it just for a larger seat???? It is questionable. Seats were not that comfortable. My husband’s seat had white stains on it- had to wipe it down. Our headphones did not have covers on it. Food- way too much.

It was a middle of the night changeover, so we were all ready for sleep. Staff were helpful and managed a few hours sleep. Food options were good.

Could not really fault anything. We had a really short time between flights (about 45 mins), and had to get across the other side of the terminal. But we made it and crew were helpful. Food was good and service for the kids was great.

My daughter and I had a pleasant trip to Singapore. Reliable and on time.

A 16 hour flight from Singapore to Los Angeles had only 2 meals. Please make it 3 meals.

Would have been nice to have decaf coffee as an option, and perhaps a scone

Overall, a great experience from food and crew. The only setback was that this was the Second flight from Air New Zealand within a week that was an hour late for boarding.

The flight attendances were very helpful and friendly ! Dinner and breakfast were great . The seat was not too comfortable though .

The air New Zealand employees who assisted us with wheelchair aid on Auckland made our transfer from flight to the next seamless. Also were amazing in helping with our luggage and customs in Brisbane.

Overall good. We had to transfer to Bradly terminal. We had requested wheelchair assistance. The bus that picked us up had to wait for other passengers. The wait was long. Then, at the Bradly terminal we had to wait an extended period of time for the wheel chair assistance. These delays caused tension at checked in and resulted in arriving at the gate as passengers were boarding.

Gate agent was fantastic in Auckland. They wanted to charge me for my two bags even though I was gold member with United in Tonga. So I had to pay for an upgrade. The meals on both flights had no vegetarian option. The only one item the salad was not tasty at all. Good thing I had brought my own snacks. The bread was white roll which is so not healthy. I think New Zealand air can definitely improve their food offering.

Can you please process refund. Mum died and dad went to Pakistan to bury her after cancelling flight.

Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

All was good, the only thing was it didn't run on time.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

The back of the chair - premium economy could not move back - not worth the price

It was okay. Boarding the staff made you feel rushed like we were late or something

It was great. The staff were so nice and helpful the food was great and they always made sure I was okay. As a foreigner I was worried about the language barrier but it was absolutely no issues. I highly recommend

Crew: Everybody was polite. People just need to get efficient and less reworking things. Entertainment: Could have move movies and games. The “music” section is a joke, only ONE available. Food: The food provided on the flights boarding in china needs a serious reworking. Too much oil, bad for your stomach, tastes too artificial and the eggs were a giant mass of green dough.

We were diverted to Chengdu, because of bad weather and finally made it to Chong King about 7 hours later

No wheelchair service at all ( I did request that service and also purchased the priority assistant bundle) , what a waste of money

Never got the wheelchair service when my parents arrived at LA . My mom was 74 , also my dad was 84 years old, both don’t speak English. I double checked with the front desk at Phoenix airport, making sure that they will be taking care of.

Food was terrible. Fish was equal to a sausage and scrumbled eggs were terribly green with a quite weird fllavour. Everybody with me hated all options. The best food was the bread with butter.

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)

Good communication regarding any updates time of flight and flight delayed. The fight was delayed by two and half hours at eleventh hour. That was unexpected, especially when you international passenger.

The service was excellent. The quarters were a little cramped in Economy, and we had to exist there for 18 hours.

Terrible. 6 hour delay with no explanations and only 15 dollars in food credits. A disaster. I'll just leave it at that.

We lucked out. The passenger who was supposed to be in our row changed her seat, so my husband and I had 3 seats for the 2 of us. We were able to stretch out a little which made the trip much more tolerable.

We paid for business class seats for the comfort that comes with that but couldn’t use the bathroom as it was full all the time.

Great flight and attendants. Seating is a bit weird. The extra price seats aren’t too worth it.

Top notch service, good selection of snack and meal options, generous accommodation for luggage, and great selection of in cabin entertainment. I really appreciate the offering of pillows, blankets, sleep mask, tb&paste, and earplugs. The only complaint I can make was that my seat was horribly uncomfortable and lacked cushion.

An extremely long flight packed in like sardines. But they feed you often with meals,drinks and snacks. They have a lot of movies and audio books

Don't irreparably damage my luggage, don't stand around talking in the kitchen area of the plane when a passenger is waiting to speak to you, don't run out of a meal selection so have me end up eating bread for dinner. Lastly, regarding the code-share flight from DFW to JFK....STOP PARTNERING WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES - THEY ARE THE WORST AIRLINE IN THE WORLD! The delay, followed by another delay, followed by disorganized boarding, followed by stale snacks fit for a rodent, followed by a pilot who literally slammed the plane onto the runway when landing causing quite some concern among the passengers.

Fabulous I have no issues with JetStar great service always use them to fly

Flight was as expected - we got what we paid for which was a base fare

Hardly we had overweight and we were asked to pay $75. We were checked by a female and weight was alright

I got what I paid for - flight was clean, staff were friendly

I like that fare is cheap but because there's no amenities whatsoever. You get what you paid for.

There's a reason why fare is cheap, no amenities.

Plane was delayed both on arrival to Sydney and departure. We boarded the plane while it was in the process of being refuelled, which I am certain is against CASA regulations. Comfort for anyone over 6 foot is non existent.

The flight was over an hour late due to staff shortages and due to it being the last evening flight, I got back to Sydney very late

This was the most horrific experience we have ever had. I would advise people to steer clear of this airline at all costs.

Online checkin was a nightmare. They kept popping me into Chinese language site which I can't understand.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights from Auckland to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/3Tue
1 stopAir Canada
23h 06mAKL-LAX
11/3Tue
2 stopsAir Canada
34h 50mLAX-AKL
$1,062
16/2Sun
1 stopAir Canada
18h 10mAKL-LAX
2/3Sun
1 stopAir Canada
20h 50mLAX-AKL
$1,098
1/3Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
30h 10mAKL-SFO
8/3Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
29h 19mSFO-AKL
$1,100
5/3Wed
2 stopsAir Canada
28h 31mAKL-SFO
12/3Wed
2 stopsAir Canada
29h 19mSFO-AKL
$1,102
4/12Wed
2 stopsQantas Airways
25h 55mAKL-SFO
11/12Wed
2 stopsQantas Airways
30h 11mSFO-AKL
$1,149
5/5Mon
2 stopsQantas Airways
25h 30mAKL-SFO
12/5Mon
2 stopsQantas Airways
28h 55mSFO-AKL
$1,154
5/5Mon
directAir New Zealand
12h 05mAKL-SFO
12/5Mon
directAir New Zealand
12h 55mSFO-AKL
$1,495
13/3Thu
directAir New Zealand
12h 05mAKL-LAX
30/3Sun
directAir New Zealand
12h 50mLAX-AKL
$1,495
3/5Sat
2 stopsChina Southern
41h 50mAKL-SFO
8/5Thu
3 stopsChina Southern
51h 20mSFO-AKL
$2,425
2/2Sun
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
31h 41mAKL-LAS
13/2Thu
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
42h 22mLAS-AKL
$16,542

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Auckland to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
13/3Thu
2 stopsAir Canada
27h 31mAKL-SFO
$549
25/3Tue
1 stopAir Canada
22h 35mAKL-SFO
$551
24/3Mon
1 stopQantas Airways
21h 50mAKL-LAX
$588
15/1Wed
2 stopsQantas Airways
28h 21mAKL-SFO
$595
21/1Tue
directAir New Zealand
12h 10mAKL-SFO
$769
13/5Tue
directAir New Zealand
12h 05mAKL-LAX
$769
9/3Sun
3 stopsChina Southern
57h 10mAKL-SFO
$1,761
24/3Mon
1 stopSingapore Airlines
27h 55mAKL-SFO
$1,794
30/1Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
27h 55mAKL-SFO
$1,807
22/1Wed
3 stopsChina Southern
51h 25mAKL-SFO
$2,215

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Last minute flights from Auckland to California

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Auckland to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
16/11Sat
multi-stopFiji Airways
17h 20mAKL-LAX
29/11Fri
multi-stopFiji Airways
17h 05mLAX-AKL
$1,125
18/11Mon
multi-stopFiji Airways
18h 45mAKL-LAX
1/12Sun
multi-stopFiji Airways
17h 05mLAX-AKL
$1,141
18/11Mon
multi-stopQantas Airways
22h 15mAKL-LAX
22/11Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
19h 45mLAX-AKL
$1,151
18/11Mon
multi-stopQantas Airways
22h 15mAKL-LAX
1/12Sun
multi-stopQantas Airways
22h 10mLAX-AKL
$1,156
18/11Mon
multi-stopAir New Zealand
16h 00mAKL-SFO
1/12Sun
directAir New Zealand
13h 25mSFO-AKL
$1,813
18/11Mon
multi-stopAir New Zealand
16h 00mAKL-SFO
30/11Sat
directAir New Zealand
13h 00mSFO-AKL
$1,843
17/11Sun
multi-stopChina Southern
42h 30mAKL-SFO
3/12Tue
multi-stopChina Southern
43h 40mSFO-AKL
$2,065
20/11Wed
multi-stopChina Southern
42h 30mAKL-SFO
2/12Mon
multi-stopChina Southern
43h 40mSFO-AKL
$2,206
17/11Sun
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
31h 05mAKL-LAX
1/12Sun
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
47h 40mLAX-AKL
$4,398
16/11Sat
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
27h 40mAKL-SFO
3/12Tue
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
32h 25mSFO-AKL
$4,636

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