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Best California Flight Deals from Wellington

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

Los Angeles
Los Angeles2 stops$1,792
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,192

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Low season

February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$575
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (8% more expensive on average)
Flight from Wellington to Los Angeles

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    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 Wellington to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be March, April and May. The cheapest month to fly from Wellington is March.
  • Morning departure is around 99% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 4 airlines serving from Wellington to California

 
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8.0
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 184 reviews
8.5Crew
7.4Entertainment
7.5Food
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
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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.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2024NAN - CHC
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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.

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??

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

I love flying with Qantas. There was no onscreen entertaining on this flight, and only a snack provided (not a meal) but still better than Jetstar or Virgin (in my opinion) so still happy.

Complaint is with American Airlines which delayed our flight from salt lake to Dallas reaulting in us missing our connection to Brisbane. Had to spend 24 hours in Dallas to wait for the next flight. Awful experience and ruined my wife’s birthday.

The food was terrible. And the flight attendants were very rude. One flight attendant wouldn’t help a passenger lift their carry-on. Another flight attendant wouldn’t give a man an extra blanket. And they walked by not even looking at the passengers to see if they needed a glass of water.

The old Plane had not been cleaned properly in a long time.

I got upgraded from economy to business, and the experience was outstanding

I disliked the fact that they forced people to put up their seats during meal service

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.

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.

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

Great thanks - a whole row to myself. Good food but film selection not great.

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

I liked the duration speed while in the air but that is is for positive things to say. The service was over 3 hours late, staff not very friendly (probably because they were also late to the destination), uncomfortable seats and disappointing food options

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights from Wellington to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/6Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
20h 55mWLG-SFO
24/6Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
24h 48mSFO-WLG
$1,192
10/6Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
20h 55mWLG-SFO
24/6Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
21h 45mSFO-WLG
$1,198
10/6Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
31h 27mWLG-SFO
24/6Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
27h 20mSFO-WLG
$1,203
4/3Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 05mWLG-SFO
8/3Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
27h 45mSFO-WLG
$1,213
5/4Sat
2 stops
47h 45mWLG-LAX
26/4Sat
1 stop
37h 55mLAX-WLG
$1,792
6/4Sun
1 stop
18h 55mWLG-LAX
13/4Sun
2 stops
18h 15mLAX-WLG
$1,806
4/3Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 05mWLG-SFO
7/3Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
42h 35mSFO-WLG
$1,836
23/4Wed
2 stopsAir New Zealand
21h 18mWLG-SFO
30/4Wed
2 stopsAir New Zealand
19h 55mSFO-WLG
$1,935
23/4Wed
1 stopAir New Zealand
18h 50mWLG-SFO
29/4Tue
2 stopsAir New Zealand
36h 38mSFO-WLG
$2,587
23/4Wed
2 stopsANA
43h 45mWLG-SFO
29/4Tue
2 stopsANA
51h 20mSFO-WLG
$7,461

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Wellington to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
11/3Tue
2 stops
25h 05mWLG-LAX
$575
11/3Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
27h 10mWLG-LAX
$594
11/3Tue
3 stops
33h 00mWLG-LAX
$786
31/3Mon
1 stopQantas Airways
28h 15mWLG-LAX
$941
31/3Mon
2 stopsQantas Airways
34h 25mWLG-LAX
$945
31/3Mon
3 stops
50h 00mWLG-LAX
$2,371

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Last minute flights from Wellington to California

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Wellington to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
24/2Mon
multi-stopQantas Airways
21h 55mWLG-LAX
26/2Wed
multi-stopQantas Airways
22h 10mLAX-WLG
$1,189
24/2Mon
multi-stopQantas Airways
20h 40mWLG-LAX
26/2Wed
multi-stopQantas Airways
24h 45mLAX-WLG
$1,417
24/2Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
59h 48mWLG-LAX
26/2Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
50h 24mLAX-WLG
$1,790
24/2Mon
multi-stopQantas Airways
29h 55mWLG-LAX
26/2Wed
multi-stopQantas Airways
22h 45mLAX-WLG
$1,792
24/2Mon
multi-stopEmirates
67h 10mWLG-LAX
26/2Wed
multi-stopEmirates
50h 15mLAX-WLG
$4,190

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