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Flights from Auckland to Queenstown - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Auckland to Queenstown?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Auckland 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 from Auckland to Queenstown is May, where tickets cost ₹ 11,100 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of tickets is ₹ 19,697 and ₹ 17,777 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Auckland to Queenstown, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Auckland to Queenstown, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 57 days before departure.

Which airlines fly direct between Auckland and Queenstown?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Auckland to Queenstown.
There are 2 airlines that fly direct from Auckland to Queenstown. They are Air New Zealand and Jetstar. The cheapest airline for this route is Jetstar, with the best one-way deal found costing ₹ 8,004. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Jetstar.

How many flights are there between Auckland and Queenstown per day?

Each day, there are between 10 and 14 nonstop flights that take off from Auckland and land in Queenstown, with an average flight time of 1h 53m. The most common departure time is 14:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 81 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Friday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Wednesday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Auckland and Queenstown?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Auckland to Queenstown?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Auckland at 06:45 and will be landing in Queenstown at 08:40.

What’s the latest departure time from Auckland to Queenstown?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Auckland to Queenstown jets off at 19:20 and lands at 21:15.

Good to know

Low season

November

High season

July
Best time to beat the crowds (17% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (34% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Auckland to Queenstown

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Auckland to Queenstown based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
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. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Auckland to Queenstown

  • What’s the easiest way to get to the city from Queenstown Airport?

    Hop on a public bus and you can arrive in the city centre in roughly 25 minutes. Orbus operates buses that leave from directly outside the terminal and depart every 15 minutes until midnight. Look for the number 1 bus labelled Fernhill, it will take you all the way to Camp St in the centre. The price for a one-way adult ticket is NZ$ 10 approx. and can be purchased from the bus driver.

  • Where are the car rental agencies located at Queenstown Airport?

    All car rental companies have their offices located next to the baggage claim section of the terminal. There is a range of major rental agencies to choose from, such as Hertz, Thrifty, Avis and Budget.

  • Is Queenstown Airport wheelchair accessible?

    The airport is adequately designed to allow ease of access for those in a wheelchair. There are automatic doors throughout the terminal, and there are specified spaces for mobility parking in both the express 20-minute pick-up zone and 60-minute parking bay.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Auckland to Queenstown?

    The Airbus A320 (sharklets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Auckland to Queenstown flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Auckland to Queenstown?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Auckland and Queenstown, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Auckland to Queenstown?

    There are direct flights from Auckland to Queenstown on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Auckland 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 from Auckland to Queenstown.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Queenstown with an airline and back to Auckland with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Auckland 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 from Auckland 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 a cheap flight from Auckland to Queenstown

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for ₹ 6,030 or less one-way and ₹ 10,863 or less round-trip.
  • Try to snare a window seat when flying between Auckland (AKL) and Queenstown (ZQN), as the flight path crosses over the Southern Alps and you should be treated to an impressive aerial view of the snow-capped mountains.
  • Jetstar does not provide a complimentary meal when flying from Auckland to Queenstown in economy class, but there is a café menu available to purchase from. Jetstar only accepts credit card as a payment option onboard for the café menu.
  • Air New Zealand also does not offer a meal included in the price of the flight, however they do provide complimentary tea, coffee and water. Packaged snack foods such as sandwiches, potato chips and chocolate are available for purchase through the inflight entertainment system.
  • Queenstown Airport is located approximately 8 km from the central business district of the city and also serves surrounding towns such as Glenorchy and Wanaka.
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Prefer to fly direct from Auckland Intl to Queenstown Intl?

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

Direct departures

Auckland Intl to Queenstown Intl

Monday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +11 more

ANA, Air China, +12 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +11 more

ANA, Air China, +12 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +11 more

ANA, Air China, +12 more

Thursday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +11 more

ANA, Air China, +12 more

Friday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +11 more

ANA, Air China, +12 more

Saturday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +11 more

ANA, Air China, +12 more

Sunday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +11 more

ANA, Air China, +12 more

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Direct returns

Queenstown Intl to Auckland Intl

Monday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +11 more

ANA, Air China, +12 more

Tuesday

Air China, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, +10 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +11 more

Wednesday

Air China, Air New Zealand, EVA Air, +9 more

Air China, Air New Zealand, +10 more

Thursday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +11 more

ANA, Air China, +12 more

Friday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +10 more

ANA, Air China, +11 more

Saturday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +11 more

ANA, Air China, +12 more

Sunday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +10 more

ANA, Air China, +11 more

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Top airlines flying from Auckland to Queenstown

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Auckland to Queenstown. 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 Auckland 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.
8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 643 reviews
8.8Crew
8.4Boarding
7.7Food
8.1Comfort
7.9Entertainment
Airline reviews

Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

8.0 ExcellentMichelle, Apr 2024NPL - AKL
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

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

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

Good food and entertainment options. Great Staff that were all welcoming and caregiving.

There was a snafu with confirming seats at check which left us in limbo for the second leg of our trip. I believe the ANZ app is not well integrated with the systems at the terminal resulting in this disconcerting error.

a constant reminder that you need to work harder so you can avoid this airline

The price difference/saving isn't sufficient to compensate the experience difference, don't recommend unless flight is under 3 hours. Huge queues for check in and the priority lane of other ailines blocked checked in Jetstar passengers from proceeding through to screening. Gate change to a "dungeon gate" that didn't have toilets in the vicinity. 45minute delay in boarding, no updates or explaination, let alone apology for any inconvenience. 1 scanner working for a full fight to board, no coordination. Loaded on to crowded buses to get on the plane in the middle of the tarmac, up stairs with no explaination. 4 bus trips. No system for boarding in sections. Over an hour late departing. Nothing complimentary, not even water or in-flight music. Pay wave not available and no cash sales. Staff onboard were friendly and professional.

It was a super crowded time to travel out of Melbourne, but the flight was OK

Worst flying experience of my life. FIVE HOURS delayed! Rude and unhelpful staff and poor communication from the grounds team. Never flying Jetstar again

Captains address to passengers was excellent. Knee room in seating was very uncomfortable.

We were visiting from California and did not know Melbourne. When we arrived at the main airport, where we also arrived when we flew in, we found to our horror that we were at the wrong airport! There was no obvious to us indication that there were two airports that Jetstar flew out of in Melbourne, or even that there were two airports. The staff tried to find us seats to Sydney but none were available, so we got an Uber and went to the other airport and managed to catch the original flight. The staff were great and very helpful, including figuring out how to check what bag to not have to pay extra for the luggage. I was contrasted with Ryan Air that we had flown with in Europe a few months previously and been treated as cattle and no smiles, no help, just line up and pay. We were impressed by the friendliness and the help extended to us.

Flight departing too early at 06.15 Difficult to get to airport

Plane was more than 3 hrs delayed as the only plane on that day. Had to wait 1 hrs in the plane which was very unpleasent.

The plane was new. There are two rows of business 2 x 2, but the seat pitch is the same as the rest of the plane (3 x 3). Carry ons must be weighed and tagged before boarding. Do this at home to avoid nasty surprises.

The plane layout is built for short haul domestic flights. 3-3-3 configuration in economy is ridiculous for ~10 hour international flight.

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Auckland - Queenstown Flights

Departure:

Auckland (AKL)New Zealand

Destination:

Queenstown (ZQN)New Zealand

Return flight deals:

Queenstown - Auckland

Cabin classes:

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