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Cheap Flight Deals to Queenstown

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Queenstown 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.

Recent return flight deals to Queenstown

Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly to Queenstown.
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08:25 - 09:50WLG-ZQN
1h 25mdirect
10:30 - 11:50ZQN-WLG
1h 20mdirect
$146Jetstar
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qua, 19 fev - sex, 21 fev
08:25 - 09:50WLG-ZQN
1h 25mdirect
10:30 - 11:50ZQN-WLG
1h 20mdirect
$148Jetstar
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dom, 16 mar - qua, 19 mar
08:25 - 09:50WLG-ZQN
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10:30 - 11:50ZQN-WLG
1h 20mdirect
$150Jetstar
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dom, 16 mar - qua, 19 mar
08:25 - 09:50WLG-ZQN
1h 25mdirect
10:30 - 11:50ZQN-WLG
1h 20mdirect
$159Jetstar
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dom, 16 mar - qua, 19 mar
08:25 - 09:50WLG-ZQN
1h 25mdirect
10:30 - 11:50ZQN-WLG
1h 20mdirect
$161Jetstar
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08:25 - 09:50WLG-ZQN
1h 25mdirect
10:30 - 11:50ZQN-WLG
1h 20mdirect
$162Jetstar
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dom, 16 mar - qua, 19 mar
11:20 - 12:20CHC-ZQN
1h 00mdirect
08:55 - 10:05ZQN-CHC
1h 10mdirect
$171Air New Zealand
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ter, 18 mar - seg, 31 mar
08:25 - 09:50WLG-ZQN
1h 25mdirect
11:25 - 12:45ZQN-WLG
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dom, 2 fev - sex, 7 fev
07:10 - 08:25CHC-ZQN
1h 15mdirect
16:10 - 17:20ZQN-CHC
1h 10mdirect
$206Air New Zealand
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qui, 27 mar - sáb, 29 mar
07:10 - 08:25CHC-ZQN
1h 15mdirect
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Flights to Queenstown - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest flight to Queenstown?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Queenstown was found on the route from Wellington, at $258 return. The most popular connection is from Auckland to Queenstown and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $169 in the last 3 days.

How much is a flight to Queenstown?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to Queenstown from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.
A flight to Queenstown costs $209 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $44 and departed from Wellington. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Auckland to Queenstown which costs $280 on average, and Wellington to Queenstown, which costs $242 on average.
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What is the cheapest day to fly to Queenstown?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Queenstown clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Queenstown is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $271. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where round-trip prices are $354 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Queenstown?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Queenstown, 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 to Queenstown is May, where tickets cost $221 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $399 and $381 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is July with an average price of $404.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Queenstown?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Queenstown depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Queenstown is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $231 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Queenstown is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $465.

What is a good deal for flights to Queenstown?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Queenstown, 25% of our users found tickets to Queenstown for the following prices or less: From Wellington $175 return, from Christchurch $197 return, from Auckland $198 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Queenstown?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Queenstown, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price, you should book around 8 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

May

High season

January

Cheapest flight

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Best time to beat the crowds (14% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
Flight from Wellington to Queenstown

When to book flights to Queenstown

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Queenstown based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Queenstown based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Queenstown flights

  • Can I be picked up by an Uber at Queenstown Airport?

    Uber and other ridesharing platforms are permitted at Queenstown Airport. You can meet your driver in the P20 Express pick-up and drop-off zone, which is easy to find if you follow the signage after exiting the terminal. A trip to the centre of Queenstown will cost NZ$ 25.

  • Where is the nearest nursery room once I land at Queenstown Airport?

    Once you have disembarked your plane and entered the airport, turn left at the Patagonia Café and shortly afterwards you will find a dedicated Parents Room on your left. There is a microwave, changing table and toys inside to help you care for your child.

  • Are there any stands to assist in reassembling my bike once I land at Queenstown Airport?

    A Bicycle Assembly Area is located just outside of the terminal, reach it by exiting by the baggage collection area and turning left.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Queenstown?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Queenstown was found on the route from Wellington, at $258 return. The most popular connection is from Auckland to Queenstown and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $169 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is Queenstown Intl Airport from central Queenstown?

    Central Queenstown is 6 km away from Queenstown Intl Airport.

  • What is the name of Queenstown’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Queenstown, called Queenstown Intl Airport (ZQN). It can also be referred to as Frankton, Queenstown, or Queenstown Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Queenstown?

    On average, a flight to Queenstown costs $209. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $44 and departed from Wellington Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Queenstown?

    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 to Queenstown.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Queenstown?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Queenstown 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 to Queenstown?

    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 Queenstown 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 Queenstown

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Queenstown? 25% of our users found return tickets to Queenstown for the following prices or less: From Wellington $112, from Christchurch $146, from Auckland $153
  • Book at least 2 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from New Zealand is May.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Queenstown flight deals.
  • Queenstown Airport (ZQN) is a good choice if you wish to visit the popular ski fields throughout the Southern Alps such as The Remarkables, Coronet Peak and Cardrona.
  • You can reach the centre of the city from Queenstown Airport via the Orbus, a convenient public bus which leaves from directly outside the airport terminal. Services are scheduled every 15 min and run until 24:00, all days of the week. Board the number 1 bus labelled Fernhill, which will take you to the centre of Queenstown in approximately 20 min. A one-way ticket for an adult costs NZ$ 10.
  • If you would like to have the ultimate freedom of exploring the surrounding mountains with a car, pick up a rental car from Queenstown Airport. After entering the airport terminal, turn left once you reach Patagonia Café and then right at the Vodafone store. Here you will find the offices of a number of rental companies, such as Europcar, Juicy and Avis.
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Prefer to fly direct to Queenstown Intl?

Find which airlines fly direct to Queenstown Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New Zealand to Queenstown Intl

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

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Direct returns

Queenstown Intl to New Zealand

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

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Top airlines flying to Queenstown

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Queenstown. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to Queenstown. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Queenstown? 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.
7.9
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 482 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.4Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.2Food
8.5Crew
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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.

8.0 ExcellentSamuel, Jan 2025AKL - ZQN
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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

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.

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

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

Unaware of charge for carry on until i got to gate

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.

Entertainment wasn’t working! It didnt work on our flight from Darwin to Bali either. They were newish planes, so it was disappointing.

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

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Queenstown found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
19/2qua
directJetstar
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
21/2sex
directJetstar
1h 20mZQN-WLG
$146
16/3dom
directJetstar
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
19/3qua
directJetstar
1h 20mZQN-WLG
$148
16/3dom
directJetstar
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
19/3qua
directJetstar
1h 20mZQN-WLG
$150
16/3dom
directJetstar
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
19/3qua
directJetstar
1h 20mZQN-WLG
$159
16/3dom
directJetstar
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
19/3qua
directJetstar
1h 20mZQN-WLG
$161
16/3dom
directJetstar
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
19/3qua
directJetstar
1h 20mZQN-WLG
$162
18/3ter
directAir New Zealand
1h 00mCHC-ZQN
31/3seg
directAir New Zealand
1h 10mZQN-CHC
$171
2/2dom
direct
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
7/2sex
direct
1h 20mZQN-WLG
$173
27/3qui
directAir New Zealand
1h 15mCHC-ZQN
29/3sáb
directAir New Zealand
1h 10mZQN-CHC
$206
1/7ter
directAir New Zealand
1h 15mCHC-ZQN
4/7sex
directAir New Zealand
1h 10mZQN-CHC
$213

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Queenstown found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
19/3qua
directJetstar
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
$49
9/6seg
directJetstar
1h 50mAKL-ZQN
$71
31/3seg
directJetstar
1h 55mAKL-ZQN
$74
18/3ter
directJetstar
1h 50mAKL-ZQN
$79
11/2ter
directAir New Zealand
1h 15mCHC-ZQN
$86
5/5seg
directAir New Zealand
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
$86
18/3ter
directJetstar
1h 50mAKL-ZQN
$88
18/3ter
1 stop
4h 05mWLG-ZQN
$145
9/6seg
1 stop
4h 25mAKL-ZQN
$152
11/3ter
2 stopsEmirates
15h 00mCHC-ZQN
$1,034

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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 to Queenstown that are departing in the next 10 days.
28/1ter
directAir New Zealand
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
7/2sex
directAir New Zealand
1h 20mZQN-WLG
$231
28/1ter
directAir New Zealand
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
7/2sex
multi-stopAir New Zealand
22h 15mZQN-WLG
$341
28/1ter
multi-stop
7h 50mWLG-ZQN
7/2sex
multi-stop
9h 15mZQN-WLG
$506
29/1qua
multi-stop
9h 20mAKL-ZQN
3/2seg
multi-stop
22h 25mZQN-AKL
$517
29/1qua
multi-stop
9h 20mAKL-ZQN
3/2seg
multi-stop
16h 00mZQN-AKL
$554
25/1sáb
multi-stopAir New Zealand
19h 15mNPE-ZQN
31/1sex
multi-stopAir New Zealand
3h 50mZQN-NPE
$565
29/1qua
multi-stop
9h 20mAKL-ZQN
3/2seg
direct
1h 50mZQN-AKL
$589
29/1qua
directJetstar
1h 50mAKL-ZQN
3/2seg
directJetstar
1h 50mZQN-AKL
$635
26/1dom
directJetstar
1h 50mAKL-ZQN
28/1ter
directJetstar
1h 50mZQN-AKL
$819
25/1sáb
directJetstar
1h 55mAKL-ZQN
1/2sáb
directJetstar
1h 50mZQN-AKL
$852

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