What is the cheapest airline that flies from Manchester to South Island?

Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Manchester to South Island

Which airlines fly to South Island?

Emirates, Singapore Airlines and Qantas Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Island from Manchester according to our data. Emirates is the first choice among our users, with 66% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South Island. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to South Island on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Manchester Airport to South Island?

Prices for flights from Manchester Airport to South Island are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Manchester Airport to South Island?

There are 7 operators available for flights from Manchester Airport to South Island as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Manchester Airport to South Island?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Manchester Airport to South Island.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Island?

The required travel and health documents for your South Island trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Island. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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19:55 - 23:20MAN Manchester-CHC Christchurch

38h 25m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith

06:10 - 06:15CHC Christchurch-MAN Manchester

37h 05m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£914Etihad Airways

Wed, 11 Nov - Wed, 3 Feb

13:50 - 00:10MAN Manchester-CHC Christchurch

45h 20m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Melbourne

06:10 - 06:15CHC Christchurch-MAN Manchester

61h 05m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£937Multiple Airlines

Tue, 3 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov

13:50 - 00:35MAN Manchester-CHC Christchurch

45h 45m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Melbourne

06:30 - 13:00CHC Christchurch-MAN Manchester

41h 30m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£938Etihad Airways

Tue, 8 Dec - Wed, 14 Apr

08:15 - 23:45MAN Manchester-CHC Christchurch

26h 30m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Melbourne

06:10 - 06:15CHC Christchurch-MAN Manchester

37h 05m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

£973Multiple Airlines

Thu, 12 Nov - Wed, 3 Feb

13:15 - 21:05MAN Manchester-ZQN Queenstown Intl

42h 50m2 stops Dubai Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith

07:00 - 18:35ZQN Queenstown Intl-MAN Manchester

48h 35m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Dubai Intl

£1,289Emirates

Tue, 16 Feb - Tue, 9 Mar

21:30 - 13:10MAN Manchester-ZQN Queenstown Intl

26h 40m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne

15:05 - 19:40ZQN Queenstown Intl-MAN Manchester

41h 35m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Doha Hamad Intl

£1,319Qatar Airways

Thu, 21 Jan - Thu, 18 Feb

08:50 - 14:35MAN Manchester-ZQN Queenstown Intl

40h 45m2 stops Dubai Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith

15:30 - 18:35ZQN Queenstown Intl-MAN Manchester

40h 05m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Dubai Intl

£1,339Emirates

Sun, 15 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov

21:30 - 13:10MAN Manchester-ZQN Queenstown Intl

26h 40m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne

15:05 - 12:20ZQN Queenstown Intl-MAN Manchester

34h 15m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Doha Hamad Intl

£1,344Qatar Airways

Fri, 22 Jan - Thu, 18 Feb

10:25 - 12:50MAN Manchester-CHC Christchurch

37h 25m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

14:20 - 07:55CHC Christchurch-MAN Manchester

30h 35m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

£1,354Cathay Pacific

Sat, 5 Dec - Thu, 31 Dec

10:25 - 12:50MAN Manchester-CHC Christchurch

37h 25m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

14:20 - 07:55CHC Christchurch-MAN Manchester

30h 35m1 stop Hong Kong Intl

£1,360Cathay Pacific

Sat, 5 Dec - Thu, 31 Dec

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14:30 - 13:55MAN Manchester-CHC Christchurch

35h 25m2 stops Dubai Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith

18:20 - 07:45CHC Christchurch-MAN Manchester

49h 25m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Dubai Intl

£1,756Emirates

Sun, 27 Sep - Wed, 31 Mar

08:20 - 08:05MAN Manchester-NSN Nelson

36h 45m3 stops Doha Hamad Intl Adelaide Auckland Intl

19:05 - 13:10NSN Nelson-MAN Manchester

54h 05m3 stops Auckland Intl Adelaide Doha Hamad Intl

£1,941Multiple Airlines

Thu, 24 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

07:45 - 13:55MAN Manchester-CHC Christchurch

42h 10m3 stops London Heathrow Singapore Changi Sydney Kingsford Smith

18:20 - 12:00CHC Christchurch-MAN Manchester

29h 40m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Dubai Intl

£1,977Multiple Airlines

Sun, 27 Sep - Wed, 31 Mar

21:20 - 14:45MAN Manchester-NSN Nelson

30h 25m2 stops Dubai Intl Auckland Intl

13:15 - 19:15NSN Nelson-MAN Manchester

42h 00m2 stops Auckland Intl Dubai Intl

£2,055Multiple Airlines

Thu, 24 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

21:20 - 15:45MAN Manchester-CHC Christchurch

30h 25m2 stops Dubai Intl Auckland Intl

11:50 - 09:15CHC Christchurch-MAN Manchester

33h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

£2,098Multiple Airlines

Sun, 27 Sep - Wed, 31 Mar

09:50 - 17:10MAN Manchester-NSN Nelson

44h 20m3 stops Dubai Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith Christchurch

16:15 - 12:10NSN Nelson-MAN Manchester

31h 55m2 stops Auckland Intl Dubai Intl

£2,254Multiple Airlines

Thu, 24 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

17:25 - 13:55MAN Manchester-CHC Christchurch

32h 30m3 stops Dublin Dubai Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith

09:40 - 06:30CHC Christchurch-MAN Manchester

32h 50m3 stops Auckland Intl Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl

£2,446Multiple Airlines

Sun, 27 Sep - Wed, 31 Mar

10:35 - 10:30MAN Manchester-CHC Christchurch

35h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi

11:50 - 09:15CHC Christchurch-MAN Manchester

33h 25m1 stop Singapore Changi

£2,472Singapore Airlines

Sun, 27 Sep - Wed, 31 Mar

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Etihad Airways flights from Manchester to South Island

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Etihad Airways

11 Nov

MAN19:55Manchester

38h 25m

2 stops

CHC23:20Christchurch

3 Feb

CHC06:10Christchurch

37h 05m

2 stops

MAN06:15Manchester

£914

Etihad Airways

2 Nov

MAN19:55Manchester

39h 00m

2 stops

CHC23:55Christchurch

14 Nov

CHC06:10Christchurch

48h 50m

2 stops

MAN18:00Manchester

£938

Etihad Airways

6 Dec

MAN08:15Manchester

27h 20m

2 stops

CHC00:35Christchurch

14 Apr

CHC06:30Christchurch

41h 30m

2 stops

MAN13:00Manchester

£940

Singapore Airlines flights from Manchester to South Island

Our best Singapore Airlines deals on Manchester to South Island flight tickets

Singapore Airlines

11 Nov

MAN10:05Manchester

43h 40m

2 stops

NSN18:45Nelson

15 Nov

NSN09:30Nelson

36h 05m

2 stops

MAN08:35Manchester

£2,171

Singapore Airlines

11 Nov

MAN10:05Manchester

43h 40m

2 stops

NSN18:45Nelson

15 Nov

NSN09:30Nelson

60h 05m

2 stops

MAN08:35Manchester

£2,172

Singapore Airlines

27 Sept

MAN10:35Manchester

35h 55m

1 stop

CHC10:30Christchurch

31 Mar

CHC11:50Christchurch

33h 25m

1 stop

MAN09:15Manchester

£2,472

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MAN Manchester - CHC Christchurch

MANCHC

Manchester

Wed 11/11

19:55-23:20

2 stops38h 25m

Christchurch

Wed 3/2

06:10-06:15

2 stops37h 05m

£914

ManchesterChristchurch

MAN Manchester - CHC Christchurch

MANCHC

Manchester

Tue 3/11

13:50-00:10

2 stops45h 20m

Christchurch

Tue 10/11

06:10-06:15

2 stops61h 05m

£937

ManchesterChristchurch

MAN Manchester - CHC Christchurch

MANCHC

Manchester

Tue 8/12

13:50-00:35

2 stops45h 45m

Christchurch

Wed 14/4

06:30-13:00

2 stops41h 30m

£938

ManchesterChristchurch

MAN Manchester - CHC Christchurch

MANCHC

Manchester

Thu 12/11

08:15-23:45

2 stops26h 30m

Christchurch

Wed 3/2

06:10-06:15

2 stops37h 05m

£973

ManchesterQueenstown

MAN Manchester - ZQN Queenstown Intl

MANZQN

Manchester

Tue 16/2

13:15-21:05

2 stops42h 50m

Queenstown Intl

Tue 9/3

07:00-18:35

2 stops48h 35m

£1,289

ManchesterQueenstown

MAN Manchester - ZQN Queenstown Intl

MANZQN

Manchester

Thu 21/1

21:30-13:10

2 stops26h 40m

Queenstown Intl

Thu 18/2

15:05-19:40

2 stops41h 35m

£1,319

ManchesterQueenstown

MAN Manchester - ZQN Queenstown Intl

MANZQN

Manchester

Sun 15/11

08:50-14:35

2 stops40h 45m

Queenstown Intl

Thu 19/11

15:30-18:35

2 stops40h 05m

£1,339

Fastest return journey

ManchesterQueenstown

MAN Manchester - ZQN Queenstown Intl

MANZQN

Manchester

Fri 22/1

21:30-13:10

2 stops26h 40m

Queenstown Intl

Thu 18/2

15:05-12:20

2 stops34h 15m

£1,344

ManchesterChristchurch

MAN Manchester - CHC Christchurch

MANCHC

Manchester

Sat 5/12

10:25-12:50

1 stop37h 25m

Christchurch

Thu 31/12

14:20-07:55

1 stop30h 35m

£1,354

ManchesterChristchurch

MAN Manchester - CHC Christchurch

MANCHC

Manchester

Sat 5/12

10:25-12:50

1 stop37h 25m

Christchurch

Thu 31/12

14:20-07:55

1 stop30h 35m

£1,360

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Manchester to South Island

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What is the cheapest month to fly to South Island?

In general, May is the cheapest month to fly from Manchester to South Island. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £1,208. If you’re not able to fly to South Island in May, then March is your next best option. Flight prices from Manchester to South Island during March average around £1,288.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Manchester to South Island?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to South Island from Manchester when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to South Island for around £1,483 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to South Island from Manchester for as low as £1,230 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on Manchester to South Island flights?

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Manchester to South Island.

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Best price found	£559
Fastest flight time	26h 40m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to South Island from Manchester in the past 72 hours is £559. The best return flight deal from Manchester to South Island found on momondo in the last 72 hours is £914.

The fastest flight from Manchester to South Island takes 26h 40m

There are no direct flights from Manchester to South Island. There are no popular flight routes from Manchester to South Island.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Manchester to South Island

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Manchester Airport to South Island?
Prices for flights from Manchester Airport to South Island are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Manchester Airport to South Island?
There are 7 operators available for flights from Manchester Airport to South Island as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Manchester Airport to South Island?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Manchester Airport to South Island.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Island?
The required travel and health documents for your South Island trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Island. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.
What is the most popular plane model from Manchester to South Island?
momondo data reveals that the most frequently booked plane model on the route from Manchester to South Island is Airbus A320-100/200, representing 17.97% of all bookings. The subsequent popular models are Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) at 17.04%, Boeing 737 MAX 8 at 13.02%, and Airbus A321neo at 10.04%.

Best airlines flying from Manchester to South Island

Compare and see reviews for airlines that fly from Manchester to South Island with momondo

Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom £972	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,531 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom £1,109	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 3,731 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom £1,135	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,606 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Emirates	PriceFrom £1,159	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,663 reviews	Search Emirates flights
Qantas Airways	PriceFrom £1,196	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,101 reviews	Search Qantas Airways flights
Cathay Pacific	PriceFrom £1,239	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,490 reviews	Search Cathay Pacific flights
Air New Zealand	PriceFrom £1,364	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.0 669 reviews	Search Air New Zealand flights

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