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

San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,281

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Low season

November

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$820
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Christchurch to San Francisco

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco Bay Area

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Christchurch to the following destinations at these prices or less: San Francisco $808 one-way - $2,272 round-trip
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly from Christchurch is May.

Top 4 airlines serving from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area. 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 Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area? 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.
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Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 191 reviews
8.1Comfort
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.5Food
Airline reviews

Very good; seat made ready for bed after meal, a plus since one airline covered the seat at the start.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Nov 2024LAX - NAN
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Very good; seat made ready for bed after meal, a plus since one airline covered the seat at the start.

Entertainment was not good. Seems like liquor should’ve been advertised only beer and wine was even though I saw others getting liquor didn’t realize I could. And the food to me could’ve been a little bit.

Food choices perhaps not the best. Only offered beer and wine, when it appeared other liquor was available. Entertainment wasn’t so good.

They charged me over a $1000 dollars to bring two surfboard bags as check baggage. Inappropriate and I would avoid flying sgain

The experience on Fiji Airways was absolutely amazing. Streamlined. All staff was amazing. Pleasant. Friendly. Extremely helpful.

Business class Seats on the A350 from Nan to YVR were wonderful. The flight crew was okay but could do with better training. Toilets were clean but ran out of paper towels towards the end of the flight. The food/menu and the wine offered really needs considerable improvement. Dinner options were either Bolani, a beef sandwich (even this could be made much better), or paneer butter masala. Unfortunately, if you are not a fan of Fijian food, there isn’t much choice. Dessert was either turmeric ice cream or fruits but unfortunately, they were out of fruit! So the only option was turmeric ice cream. I’m not certain how many passengers like turmeric but I am not one of them. They need to cater to a more diverse group of people. Perhaps they need a new chef? The movies& tv shows were mostly older so I didn’t find that interesting either. It was however, fun to view the plane’s exterior cameras as we take off and land. The best thing about this flight are the business class seats.

Comfortable as one can get in Economy, food was very good, staff were super friendly & efficient.

Really liked the plane and business class seat. Food was ok but could be better. Service was very good.

Better connections, much better cabin crew, much cleaner cabin that Qantas, American and probably other carriers.

Better connections, much better cabin crews, much cleaner aircraft than Qantas, American and probably others.

Liked the non-stop option, can always use more leg room!

Wonderful Airlines…our American Airlines could learn from ANZ. From boarding to landing everyone was professional and gracious. Kiwi’s really are the nicest of all people! Thank you

typical long haul economy flight. Food was mediocre, inflight service was average. Offered in flight snacks but in seat ordering didn't work. Entertainment was good.

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.

Headphone jacks worked poorly, seat recline was broken. Planes were rundown.

American Airlines was their usual junk service — but at least it got us down to LA. I was more irritated that while they codeshare with Alaska Airlines in Seattle, they could not out our flight on one of these, opting for one of the small SkyWest operated American Eagle flights — and causing a 14 hour layover. Which I accepted due to a $2000 difference in airfare — that said it was irritating for a flight that usually would have cost around $100 extra, if 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.

The flight was good, long obviously but smooth. The seats are pretty small, definitely notice a difference for long haul compared to Emirates or Cathay Pacific it’s more like medium haul seating for space. Food options were good, children’s meals were good for my fussy 3yo.

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

The flight was delayed so the people from a late connecting flight was able to still make the connection.

Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?

Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed

We had to wait almost an hour for the wheelchair porter to be ready to pick up my mother. And when she arrived in Newark airport the porter was not there and she started walking with her cane and her poor mobility. When the Newark porter found her they didn't want to transfer her bags to the wheelchair for her.

My experience was medium staff where great I dislike flying in triple 7 seats very uncomfortable and no room on jet all the rest of the flights where great

Great onboard crew. Boarding was a zoo, I got in line before pre boarding in Group 2, still had my bag force checked. WiFi was glitchy all flight. Seat and bathroom are both tiny unless you pay $$$ for first class.

Staff was generally seeming stressed out and was a bit rude and slow. Plane left late. Pilot was very well-spoken.

Cabin was pitch black, even during meal service. The reading lights for seat 2E/F did not work, and seat 2E did not recline.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
16/2Sun
2 stopsAir Canada
27h 01mCHC-SFO
10/3Mon
2 stopsAir Canada
36h 10mSFO-CHC
$1,281
16/2Sun
2 stops
28h 46mCHC-SFO
10/3Mon
2 stops
36h 10mSFO-CHC
$1,285
24/1Fri
2 stopsAir Canada
30h 20mCHC-SFO
29/1Wed
2 stopsAir Canada
36h 55mSFO-CHC
$1,562
4/2Tue
1 stopFiji Airways
19h 30mCHC-SFO
11/2Tue
1 stopFiji Airways
18h 35mSFO-CHC
$1,614
4/2Tue
directAir New Zealand
13h 10mCHC-SFO
11/2Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
20h 40mSFO-CHC
$1,734
4/2Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
30h 23mCHC-SFO
11/2Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
32h 14mSFO-CHC
$1,785
21/5Wed
1 stopAir New Zealand
16h 45mCHC-SFO
24/5Sat
1 stopAir New Zealand
16h 20mSFO-CHC
$1,787
24/2Mon
2 stopsQantas Airways
26h 05mCHC-SFO
9/3Sun
1 stopQantas Airways
22h 10mSFO-CHC
$1,790
24/2Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
23h 20mCHC-SFO
9/3Sun
directUnited Airlines
14h 05mSFO-CHC
$2,165
16/2Sun
2 stopsUnited Airlines
35h 40mCHC-SFO
9/3Sun
2 stopsUnited Airlines
50h 12mSFO-CHC
$2,269

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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 San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
12/2Wed
2 stops
39h 07mCHC-SFO
$820
15/2Sat
2 stops
27h 01mCHC-SFO
$827
23/2Sun
2 stopsAir Canada
30h 25mCHC-SFO
$838
14/2Fri
directAir New Zealand
13h 10mCHC-SFO
$862
20/1Mon
1 stopAir New Zealand
36h 55mCHC-SFO
$871
10/2Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
23h 20mCHC-SFO
$889
17/1Fri
1 stopQantas Airways
20h 15mCHC-SFO
$919
23/2Sun
1 stopQantas Airways
30h 45mCHC-SFO
$930
15/2Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
17h 00mCHC-SFO
$937
26/1Sun
2 stopsAir Canada
22h 11mCHC-SFO
$2,193

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Last minute flights from Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area

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 Christchurch to San Francisco Bay Area that are departing in the next 10 days.
27/12Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
30h 45mCHC-SFO
17/1Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
34h 50mSFO-CHC
$2,121
27/12Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
35h 39mCHC-SFO
17/1Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
34h 50mSFO-CHC
$2,137
27/12Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
20h 15mCHC-SFO
17/1Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
34h 50mSFO-CHC
$2,145
27/12Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
35h 39mCHC-SFO
17/1Fri
multi-stopQantas Airways
34h 50mSFO-CHC
$2,163
27/12Fri
directAir New Zealand
13h 10mCHC-SFO
17/1Fri
multi-stopAir New Zealand
23h 35mSFO-CHC
$2,280
27/12Fri
directAir New Zealand
13h 10mCHC-SFO
17/1Fri
multi-stopAir New Zealand
35h 40mSFO-CHC
$2,418
27/12Fri
multi-stopAir New Zealand
15h 05mCHC-SFO
17/1Fri
multi-stopAir New Zealand
26h 25mSFO-CHC
$2,621
27/12Fri
directAir New Zealand
13h 10mCHC-SFO
17/1Fri
multi-stopAir New Zealand
19h 00mSFO-CHC
$2,697
27/12Fri
directAir New Zealand
13h 10mCHC-SFO
17/1Fri
directAir New Zealand
14h 05mSFO-CHC
$3,330
27/12Fri
directUnited Airlines
13h 10mCHC-SFO
17/1Fri
directUnited Airlines
14h 05mSFO-CHC
$3,430

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