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Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$1,284
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,202

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Top 5 airlines serving from Christchurch to California

 
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8.1
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1336 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Entertainment
8.3Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.7Food
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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.

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.

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.

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

Overall good experience, convenient Changi Airport, even the layover was long.

The experience was poor in comparison to the flight to Manado from Singapore via Scoot. Gate against could only check in stroller to Singapore (by clearing immigration) or to Brisbane. Who is able to carry their baby for 7 hour transit without having to enter Singapore?

Singapore Airlines from Mumbai was late, we were rerouted to Copenhagen and then to Los Angeles. As senior citizens, we should have been given a hotel voucher for a night and fly out the next day. I hope Singapore Airlines should give us a credit in good faith if they want us to fly with them. I doubt it, but you never know.

I had to change a flight date and it cost me $800.00 dollars. In the past, if there was room on the flight(which there was), Singapore Airlines simply re-booked me. This might have occurred because the office in Bali where I could interface with a human face to face is now closed since COVID. I naively figured the ability to change my flight into my decision to go with Singapore Airlines as it does cost a bit more. I will still fly on them as they are superior to the other carriers by a fairly large margin, especially for my needs.

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.

New Zealand crew were attentive. We were not informed that we needed transit document to pass through New Zealand. A checkin employee helped with this for which we were thankful.

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.

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.

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

same as previous comments. i hate being on a plane that long. no problems w/anything else.

nothing to complain about w/the food, and professionalism of the crew. i just cant stand being on a flight for that long of a time.

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.

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.

Good - better than other airlines in terms of food and seat comfort.

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

bad… no veg food was provided eventhough i pre ordered special meal

Excellent service provided the flight crew. Food and drinks were very good.

Cathay has a great reputation, though it's baseline economy seating is nothing to write home about (and SE Asia flight passengers sometime lack 'routine stateside' etiquette). On the other hand, food was great, flight attendants were nice, and price was very good~

Not enough food for everyone. . Always run out of food when we ask

The crews were smiling all the time with soft tunes when they spoke; the food was excellent. Thank you!

Cathay flight was fine, Amsterdam airport was a nightmare, spent way too much time walking to our next connection, no travelators.

They charged me $900 to board my flight I already paid for just because I missed my previous flight. I do not recommend this airline by any means.

Not good. Small seats. Not enough food that customers wanted. No special requests were given that i could see. Slow response from flight attendants

For a transpacific flight, flying economy is awful! The seats are cramped and its meant for petite folks! Good luck if you have long legs. BOARDING - AWFUL, we got to Hong Kong - the gate was listed, but upon arrival, there was a MESS of boarding procedures, they basically DIY'ed how to board but making three lines and putting three ground crew to check for passports in the terminal area. THEN to make it worse, after going through that cattle process, all of a sudden you see people standing and looking confused, apparently we were told to get in line to board, but the AV notification wasnt even working. So people started cramming in line - worse than cattle. One saving point, the flight crew forgot to serve me dinner and after waiting for it, I fell asleep since this was a midnight flight. After letting a crew know that I was forgotten, all of my meals were served first !!! Yay for being in the economy seats! Nothing much to write home about once more!

Rarely saw a flight attendant. Never received what I wanted from drink service. Twice I was told they would return with my order. I never saw the flight attendant again. I has requested a Moslem meal. I did not receive. It

The crew were great. The seat was older than an old Holden with a big metal bar sticking right into my back. The passenger next to me complained that hers was the same. The pre purchase system for food was disappointing as the pie/quiche took 20 mins to warm up, arrived too hot and with no utensils. It was one of the most uncomfortable flights I've ever been on.

Not very good, no food and not drink ( caffe or tea). Never ever fly with jet star.

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

Unaware of charge for carry on until i got to gate

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.

It is what it is - nothing more, nothing less. No entertainment onboard but one kinda knows that when buying a ticket on a no frills airline. I choose Jetstar only because of price.

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.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights from Christchurch to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
24/2Mon
2 stopsAir Canada
30h 25mCHC-SFO
9/3Sun
2 stopsAir Canada
36h 50mSFO-CHC
$1,202
22/4Tue
2 stops
24h 00mCHC-LAX
29/4Tue
2 stops
31h 10mLAX-CHC
$1,284
4/4Fri
2 stopsAir Canada
27h 46mCHC-SFO
18/4Fri
2 stopsAir Canada
35h 30mSFO-CHC
$1,427
18/4Fri
2 stopsAir New Zealand
18h 20mCHC-LAX
29/4Tue
2 stopsAir New Zealand
19h 05mLAX-CHC
$1,744
18/4Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
20h 20mCHC-LAX
29/4Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
22h 15mLAX-CHC
$1,751
24/12Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
21h 05mCHC-LAX
12/1Sun
1 stopQantas Airways
21h 25mLAX-CHC
$1,814
24/12Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
26h 50mCHC-LAX
12/1Sun
2 stopsQantas Airways
25h 20mLAX-CHC
$1,834
1/3Sat
2 stopsChina Southern
46h 29mCHC-SFO
13/3Thu
2 stopsChina Southern
44h 45mSFO-CHC
$2,683
22/4Tue
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
34h 30mCHC-LAX
29/4Tue
3 stopsSingapore Airlines
39h 25mLAX-CHC
$3,137
22/4Tue
3 stopsSingapore Airlines
49h 40mCHC-LAX
29/4Tue
3 stopsSingapore Airlines
39h 25mLAX-CHC
$3,609

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Christchurch to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
16/1Thu
2 stopsAir Canada
30h 20mCHC-SFO
$547
10/2Mon
2 stops
26h 56mCHC-SFO
$549
15/2Sat
1 stopAir New Zealand
36h 25mCHC-SFO
$771
9/2Sun
directAir New Zealand
13h 10mCHC-SFO
$774
13/2Thu
1 stopQantas Airways
20h 15mCHC-SFO
$887
15/4Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
21h 20mCHC-LAX
$897
17/2Mon
1 stopCathay Pacific
27h 25mCHC-SFO
$1,527
14/2Fri
1 stopCathay Pacific
27h 25mCHC-SFO
$1,552
12/2Wed
1 stopSingapore Airlines
27h 45mCHC-SFO
$1,865
14/2Fri
1 stopSingapore Airlines
27h 45mCHC-SFO
$2,009

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