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Auckland
Aucklanddirect$1,099
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$1,739
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$1,696
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,856
Nelson
Nelson1 stop$2,216
Hamilton
Hamilton2 stops$3,032

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September

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December

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$549
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 15% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (32% more expensive on average)
Flight from Los Angeles to Auckland

FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

  • Is Air New Zealand the only airline offering non-stop Los Angeles to New Zealand flights?

    No, Air New Zealand is not the only one offering non-stop flights on this route. American Airlines also offers non-stop flights to their passengers. However, such flights usually cost more. To save on money, consider flying with Fiji Airways, which usually makes at least one stop during the long-haul flight.

  • Do flights from Los Angeles, California, only arrive at Auckland Airport in New Zealand?

    Other airports in New Zealand include Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington. Other than Auckland Airport, Wellington Airport is also known to receive flights from Los Angeles. WLG is located in Wellington, whereas AKL is located in Auckland. The one you choose depends on the location you want to arrive at.

  • Do travelers consider Auckland Airport to be better than Wellington International Airport?

    Both have their advantages and disadvantages. However, comparatively, AKL ranks higher than Wellington, not only due to size, but also quality of service. Also, Wellington doesn’t provide non-stop flights from Los Angeles as Auckland Airport does. There is a one-stop flight on the Los Angeles, California, to New Zealand route.

  • How can I quickly and safely get from Auckland Airport to the city center?

    You can quickly catch the SkyBus at the international and domestic terminals to get to the city center. The SkyBus kiosks are available in the terminals mentioned above, allowing for the quick purchase of tickets. Shuttles and taxis are also available, but they tend to cost a lot more than buses.

  • Are there any car seat laws travelers should know about while in New Zealand?

    Other than having the proper documents, you’ll need a car seat if you’re traveling with a child under the age of 7. Children between ages 7 and 8 must be in a child restrain or seat belt. From ages 7-14, they must be strapped in a seatbelt while traveling.

  • Can I rent a car in New Zealand?

    Yes, you can. After landing at AKL, you can easily find the rentals located at the International Terminal, Ground Floor near the arrivals area.

  • How long is the flight to New Zealand from Los Angeles?

    Flights to Auckland12h 30m
  • What is the cheapest flight to New Zealand from Los Angeles?

    The cheapest ticket to New Zealand from Los Angeles found in the last 72 hours was $549 one-way, and $1,099 round-trip. The most popular route is from Los Angeles to Auckland, and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $549.

  • Which airlines fly to New Zealand?

    Air New Zealand flies most frequently to Auckland from Los Angeles. In general, Air Canada, Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa fly the most to New Zealand.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Los Angeles to New Zealand?

    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 Los Angeles to New Zealand.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Los Angeles to New Zealand?

    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 Los Angeles to New Zealand with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 Los Angeles to New Zealand 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 New Zealand

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Los Angeles to the following destinations at these prices or less: Auckland $604 one-way - $1,817 round-trip
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be August, September and October. The cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles is February.
  • Morning departure is around 15% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
  • To get to New Zealand from Los Angeles, California, you will need to depart from Los Angeles International Airport, which boasts several restaurants and stores.
  • Air New Zealand, which is among the airlines that fly from LAX, specifically operates from Terminal B. The airline allows domestic and international connecting flights.
  • Air New Zealand not only allows an extra bag on the flight, it offers direct flights to New Zealand. This helps shorten traveling time significantly.
  • You can also choose to fly with American Airlines, which, like Air New Zealand, operates from Terminal B, but also Terminal 4 and 5.
  • Flights from Los Angeles, California, usually arrive at Auckland Airport in New Zealand. The airport is equipped with ATMs, banking and currency exchange services, etc.
  • After the long-haul flight, you can easily access a shower to freshen up and a few restaurants, cafés and bars at AKL to fuel up.
  • For parents, a nursery, baby changing rooms and a children’s playground are provided. Storage facilities are located on the Ground Floor International Terminal of AKL.
  • Most flights from LAX tend to depart from Terminal B, and usually arrive in AKL on Terminal 1. Singapore Airlines also operates from Terminal B.
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*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from Los Angeles to New Zealand

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Los Angeles to New Zealand? 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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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9710 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.1Food
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
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Everyone was very friendly. And helpful. I loved flying to la and back. Great flight

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2025LAX - YLW
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Everyone was very friendly. And helpful. I loved flying to la and back. Great flight

Quick boarding, efficient and pleasant crew. Wish they worked the mic better in the terminal to be understood more clearly.

racist and disturbing flight attendants who profile, attack, and demean. i was on flight 1045 on january 31st 2025.

Liberia airport was a disaster -- as we were pretty close, they shut the runway and we were diverted. San Jose wouldn't accept us so we had to go all the way to San Salvador and refuel and wait. Crew itself communicated as best they could.

Terrible. Flight delayed 7 times. Lost a day of our vacation, loads of money and non-refundable activities. Can’t fly AA again.

The app is very bugy, did not work well. Other than that it was ok.

The flight was delayed an hour and it was not disclosed to the passengers until it was time to board. There was no in-flight WiFI available and such poor communication overall. Unfortunate that I was going to miss my connecting flight with poor communication on alternatives.

Interline connection was terrible. Boarding pass from American didn’t work even though it was valid. Gate agent not present to straighten out the mess until the next to the last boarding group was called.

Very bad that in future probably will avoid Alaska Airlines. They had changed the flight schedule without informing us. Paid for check in bags online, got an email confirmation. But during check in they couldn't find it in system, didn't even bother to apologize. Check in agent wasn't helpful, just said if we had to check in bags we had to pay there. Even though email confirmation said we already paid, didn't bother to check and just said do a dispute claim.

The people were nice. I did not make my flight and they immediately gave me the next one out.

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 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.

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

It was terrible, if they ran flights on time it would make a big difference.

Delta seems to be improving in many areas, except they are super bad with the food available. Bring back normal food service on long flights.

I actually received a notification from kayak on email but not one by text from Delta when my departure gait changed and I almost missed my flight

New boarding doesn't make sense. Filling front first is slow.

Delta flight was great from the check in all the way to arrival. However, I had a very bad experience. I requested a wheelchair and the wheelchair employee that went to pick me up from the plane in Boston to bring me to the baggage claims told me I have to pay him. I was under the impression that it was a free service and I usually give tips but the person forced me to pay and since I said no because I was upset with his demand when my daughter walked in to pick me up he demanded payment from my daughter who paid him thinking maybe now it is a charged service.

Horrible. Grateful to be alive but spent 13 hours at airport only to return back to my familys house and flight changed to next day. They tried to fix a part on plane, had no back up plane and after 10 hours , reattempted the flight and it STILL wasn't fixed. We got a meal voucher and rescheduled flight but there should be some other compensation for the 15 hours spent in airport

My seat was changed at the last minute and I was moved to the last row, right next to the bathroom despite selecting my seat well in advance. I was also made to check my carry on due to space but when I got on the plane there was significant empty overhead space. Picking up my carry on from the luggage carousel added time to my trip which had already been extended due to delay.

There was plenty of overhead room but half of the passengers were told they had to check their carryon bags. My partner and I checked in as early as possible and our seats were split across the aisle.

Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

Flew premium economy, well worth the extra. Much better seat size & space. Meals & snacks were lovely. Crew really pleasant. Internet is not great, not really useful for anything. Couldn't even send messages.

Everything was fine. Wish the wifi was free and included in the ticket price.

Nothing special short flight - all good - difference between 1 fudge and 2 fudge is obligation and thankfulness

The flight we had booked was cancelled due to bad weather conditions, but we were lucky to arrive at the airport quite early and got a seat on an earlier flight. The flight was mostly nice, but there were some hefty turbulences towards Queenstown. One of the passengers behaved hysterically. It would have been great if the crew had done something to calm her.

Sitting in an aisle seat equals getting hit by food cart and spilled on multiple times Food: gross and minimalistic Crew: frumpy and kurt Sound on multiple entertainment platforms poor Not an earplug problem, system soundboard poor

Major hassle with the weight of carryon luggage Having to repack bags at airport Not an issue in most of world Ridiculous issue considering the 400 pound gentleman sitting behind us

Overall experience was poor. In general crew was polite in speaking but that was all about it. I am vegetarian so I always carry a cup noodle box with me just in case. So I pressed "CALL" button for hot water for my cup noodle on my seat and waited for 10-15 minutes but nobody came. I personally took the box and went all the way to back of the plane. When I requested stewardess to put hot water in my cup noodle she refused as it was a "safety" hazard. I told her that you always serve coffee and tea these are also hot. But she still refused. I went back to my seat and from the seat I ordered hot water and it was brought to me without any problem. I poured THAT hot water in my cup noodle and ate. I was sitting in seat 36A, which was 2nd row in economy class. After eating my noodle I took the box and went 2 rows in the front where there was a kitchen to throw it. Again the stewardess there told me she didn't have a waste bin there and asked me to go back of the plane and throw it there. Tell me if above experiences are 'ok' for your airline??

Everything very good except the sofa couch not as comfortable as expected.

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

Pilot Erika DeLong made us feel safe and at ease in a frankly scary time to be flying. Her warm smile and greeting and excellent command of the aircraft in foggy bumpy weather helped us all to calm our nerves and get us home safely.

Plenty of room for me and the cat in Premium Economy. Seat was comfortable. Boarding was a breeze. The lady at the special check-in desk was great, super helpful and professional.

Smooth flight. As always dinner could have been more generous. Breakfast was great.

AWFUL. I have had the experience of traveling with many airlines across the world, and hands down United Airlines is the worst. Not one flight was on time, and I don’t think I met one crew member or staff member who wasn’t rude.

Old and out of date plane, it seem like every time I fly with united there’s and issue. We were delayed,

We took off an hour late due to arrival airport not having enough gates. That was followed by 1:30 wait to get our bags delivered for the entire flight.

For an 8.5 hour flight the service on board lacked a bit. Service start was slow, the food was worse than usual and they skipped the snack they were supposed to deliver before landing.

Wish movie and music choices changed more often. Mostly same from a month or two ago when I last flew.

It was good. Just that the seats could not be reclined. The people behind were not ready to let the chairs be reclined

Checkin was painful and slow! Lady didn’t seem to know what was going on and couldn’t explain the delay. Seemed ahe couldnt see the computer scree and we couldn’t hear her talk through her mask.

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