Flights to South Island

£706 Cheap flights to South Island

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Recent flights found to popular cities in South Island

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China Southern
24 Dec
LHR
30h 50m
2 stops
CHC
22 Jan
CHC
33h 05m
1 stop
LHR
Multiple Airlines
10 Mar
LHR
31h 20m
2 stops
CHC
28 Apr
CHC
39h 50m
2 stops
LHR
China Southern
10 Feb
LHR
30h 20m
1 stop
CHC
11 Mar
CHC
32h 25m
2 stops
LHR
China Southern
10 Feb
LHR
30h 20m
1 stop
CHC
11 Mar
CHC
33h 05m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
24 Dec
LHR
54h 50m
2 stops
CHC
22 Jan
CHC
57h 05m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
25 Jan
LHR
31h 20m
2 stops
CHC
1 Feb
CHC
37h 10m
2 stops
LHR
China Southern
22 Jan
LHR
30h 20m
1 stop
CHC
8 Mar
CHC
31h 30m
1 stop
LHR
Multiple Airlines
27 Jan
LGW
35h 20m
2 stops
CHC
4 Mar
CHC
35h 30m
2 stops
LGW
China Southern
27 Dec
LHR
30h 20m
1 stop
CHC
21 Jan
CHC
33h 05m
1 stop
LHR
China Southern
10 Jan
LHR
30h 20m
1 stop
CHC
30 Jan
CHC
52h 30m
2 stops
LHR
China Southern
22 Jan
LHR
30h 20m
1 stop
CHC
8 Mar
CHC
57h 05m
2 stops
LHR
China Southern
27 Dec
LHR
30h 50m
2 stops
CHC
21 Jan
CHC
33h 05m
1 stop
LHR
Multiple Airlines
18 May
LGW
66h 15m
2 stops
ZQN
31 May
ZQN
37h 10m
2 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
1 Jun
LGW
53h 05m
2 stops
ZQN
14 Jun
ZQN
52h 40m
2 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
1 Jun
LHR
34h 50m
2 stops
ZQN
14 Jun
ZQN
65h 50m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
25 Jan
LGW
44h 25m
2 stops
ZQN
1 Feb
ZQN
40h 15m
2 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
18 May
LHR
34h 30m
2 stops
ZQN
31 May
ZQN
36h 40m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
25 Jan
LHR
33h 55m
2 stops
ZQN
1 Feb
ZQN
43h 45m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
3 Jan
LHR
50h 30m
2 stops
ZQN
19 Jan
ZQN
59h 10m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
3 Jan
LGW
66h 20m
2 stops
ZQN
19 Jan
ZQN
56h 45m
2 stops
LGW
Emirates
1 Jun
STN
30h 20m
2 stops
ZQN
14 Jun
ZQN
32h 30m
2 stops
STN
Multiple Airlines
1 Jun
LHR
29h 30m
2 stops
ZQN
14 Jun
ZQN
34h 55m
3 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
25 Jan
LHR
33h 55m
2 stops
ZQN
1 Feb
ZQN
41h 05m
2 stops
LHR
Emirates
3 Mar
STN
31h 35m
2 stops
ZQN
24 Mar
ZQN
35h 05m
2 stops
STN
Multiple Airlines
24 Jan
LHR
36h 10m
2 stops
DUD
31 Jan
DUD
39h 35m
2 stops
LHR
Emirates
7 Mar
STN
56h 10m
2 stops
DUD
11 Mar
DUD
37h 15m
2 stops
STN
Emirates
7 Mar
STN
56h 10m
2 stops
DUD
11 Mar
DUD
43h 05m
2 stops
STN
Emirates
7 Mar
LHR
48h 55m
2 stops
DUD
11 Mar
DUD
42h 05m
2 stops
LHR
Emirates
7 Mar
LHR
56h 35m
2 stops
DUD
11 Mar
DUD
43h 30m
2 stops
LHR
Emirates
11 Apr
STN
51h 05m
2 stops
DUD
25 Apr
DUD
41h 55m
2 stops
STN
Emirates
11 Apr
STN
51h 05m
2 stops
DUD
25 Apr
DUD
41h 55m
2 stops
STN
Multiple Airlines
11 Apr
LGW
57h 20m
2 stops
DUD
25 Apr
DUD
36h 35m
2 stops
LGW
Qantas Airways
7 Mar
LHR
50h 05m
3 stops
DUD
11 Mar
DUD
48h 05m
3 stops
LHR
Qantas Airways
7 Mar
LHR
50h 05m
3 stops
DUD
11 Mar
DUD
48h 05m
3 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
11 Apr
LHR
33h 15m
2 stops
DUD
25 Apr
DUD
50h 05m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
11 Apr
LHR
34h 25m
2 stops
DUD
25 Apr
DUD
50h 05m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
31 Dec
LHR
52h 45m
2 stops
NSN
27 Jan
NSN
39h 20m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
31 Dec
LHR
52h 15m
2 stops
NSN
27 Jan
NSN
42h 20m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
24 Jan
LHR
36h 55m
2 stops
NSN
31 Jan
NSN
48h 50m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
9 Feb
LHR
34h 15m
2 stops
NSN
28 Feb
NSN
36h 10m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
31 Dec
LHR
35h 45m
2 stops
NSN
27 Jan
NSN
38h 05m
3 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
9 Feb
LHR
50h 40m
3 stops
NSN
28 Feb
NSN
52h 10m
3 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
31 Dec
LHR
35h 45m
2 stops
NSN
27 Jan
NSN
33h 20m
3 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
9 Feb
LHR
28h 45m
2 stops
NSN
28 Feb
NSN
37h 15m
3 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
24 Jan
LHR
34h 25m
3 stops
NSN
31 Jan
NSN
40h 15m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
24 Jan
LHR
34h 25m
3 stops
NSN
31 Jan
NSN
34h 10m
3 stops
LHR
Singapore Airlines
13 May
MAN
40h 30m
2 stops
NSN
17 May
NSN
57h 10m
2 stops
MAN
Singapore Airlines
13 May
MAN
40h 30m
2 stops
NSN
17 May
NSN
49h 10m
2 stops
MAN
Multiple Airlines
26 Jan
LHR
47h 40m
2 stops
BHE
2 Feb
BHE
35h 25m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
26 Jan
LHR
47h 05m
3 stops
BHE
2 Feb
BHE
42h 20m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
26 Jan
LHR
47h 05m
3 stops
BHE
2 Feb
BHE
34h 15m
3 stops
LHR
Singapore Airlines
13 May
MAN
40h 00m
2 stops
BHE
17 May
BHE
50h 50m
2 stops
MAN
Singapore Airlines
13 May
MAN
40h 00m
2 stops
BHE
17 May
BHE
50h 50m
2 stops
MAN
Singapore Airlines
13 May
MAN
40h 00m
2 stops
BHE
17 May
BHE
50h 50m
2 stops
MAN
Singapore Airlines
13 May
LHR
42h 30m
2 stops
BHE
17 May
BHE
31h 15m
2 stops
LHR
Singapore Airlines
13 May
LHR
41h 10m
2 stops
BHE
17 May
BHE
31h 15m
2 stops
LHR
Singapore Airlines
13 May
LHR
50h 30m
2 stops
BHE
17 May
BHE
31h 15m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
12 Feb
MAN
31h 20m
2 stops
BHE
27 Feb
BHE
30h 45m
2 stops
MAN
Multiple Airlines
12 Feb
MAN
31h 20m
2 stops
BHE
27 Feb
BHE
30h 45m
2 stops
MAN
Qantas Airways
13 May
LHR
49h 20m
3 stops
BHE
17 May
BHE
52h 05m
3 stops
LHR

Find the cheapest flights from the United Kingdom to South Island

Recent return flight deals from the United Kingdom to South Island

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Multiple Airlines Logo
11:35 - 16:50
LGW
-
ZQN
66h 15m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:00 - 15:10
ZQN
-
LGW
37h 10m2 stops
£706Multiple Airlines
Mon, 18 May - Sun, 31 May
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:05 - 10:10
LGW
-
ZQN
53h 05m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:00 - 06:40
ZQN
-
LGW
52h 40m2 stops
£736Multiple Airlines
Mon, 1 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun
China Southern Logo
21:30 - 17:20
LHR
-
CHC
30h 50m2 stops
China Southern Logo
22:30 - 18:35
CHC
-
LHR
33h 05m1 stop
£959China Southern
Wed, 24 Dec - Thu, 22 Jan
China Southern Logo
22:00 - 17:20
LHR
-
CHC
30h 20m1 stop
China Southern Logo
22:30 - 17:55
CHC
-
LHR
32h 25m2 stops
£961China Southern
Tue, 10 Feb - Wed, 11 Mar
Etihad Airways Logo
09:15 - 23:55
MAN
-
CHC
27h 40m2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
06:30 - 07:00
CHC
-
MAN
35h 30m2 stops
£990Etihad Airways
Wed, 22 Apr - Sun, 3 May
Etihad Airways Logo
13:40 - 23:05
MAN
-
CHC
44h 25m2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
06:10 - 06:10
CHC
-
MAN
61h 00m2 stops
£1,060Etihad Airways
Sat, 21 Feb - Fri, 20 Mar
Emirates Logo
20:15 - 00:25
STN
-
CHC
39h 10m2 stops
Emirates Logo
18:20 - 17:55
CHC
-
STN
36h 35m2 stops
£1,108Emirates
Thu, 19 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
Emirates Logo
14:05 - 14:00
STN
-
CHC
34h 55m2 stops
Emirates Logo
17:45 - 12:55
CHC
-
STN
30h 10m2 stops
£1,108Emirates
Tue, 10 Mar - Tue, 28 Apr
Qantas Airways Logo
20:10 - 14:35
LHR
-
ZQN
29h 25m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
07:00 - 06:15
ZQN
-
LHR
36h 15m2 stops
£1,164Qantas Airways
Tue, 3 Mar - Tue, 24 Mar
Qantas Airways Logo
20:10 - 14:35
LHR
-
ZQN
29h 25m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
07:00 - 06:15
ZQN
-
LHR
36h 15m2 stops
£1,210Qantas Airways
Tue, 3 Mar - Tue, 24 Mar

momondo Fare Finder

 
Locate flights to South Island that fit your budget, with regularly updated fares and availability. In the last 7 days, momondo users made a total of 279,928 searches and data was last updated on 12 December 2025.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to South Island that are best for you.

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

LondonQueenstown

LGW - ZQN

LGWZQN

London Gatwick

Mon 18/5

11:35-16:50

2 stops66h 15m

Queenstown Intl

Sun 31/5

13:00-15:10

2 stops37h 10m

£706

LondonQueenstown

LGW - ZQN

LGWZQN

London Gatwick

Mon 1/6

18:05-10:10

2 stops53h 05m

Queenstown Intl

Sun 14/6

13:00-06:40

2 stops52h 40m

£736

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Wed 24/12

21:30-17:20

2 stops30h 50m

Christchurch

Thu 22/1

22:30-18:35

1 stop33h 05m

£959

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Tue 10/2

22:00-17:20

1 stop30h 20m

Christchurch

Wed 11/3

22:30-17:55

2 stops32h 25m

£961

ManchesterChristchurch

MAN - CHC

MANCHC

Manchester

Wed 22/4

09:15-23:55

2 stops27h 40m

Christchurch

Sun 3/5

06:30-07:00

2 stops35h 30m

£990

ManchesterChristchurch

MAN - CHC

MANCHC

Manchester

Sat 21/2

13:40-23:05

2 stops44h 25m

Christchurch

Fri 20/3

06:10-06:10

2 stops61h 00m

£1,060

LondonChristchurch

STN - CHC

STNCHC

London Stansted

Thu 19/2

20:15-00:25

2 stops39h 10m

Christchurch

Sun 8/3

18:20-17:55

2 stops36h 35m

£1,108

LondonChristchurch

STN - CHC

STNCHC

London Stansted

Tue 10/3

14:05-14:00

2 stops34h 55m

Christchurch

Tue 28/4

17:45-12:55

2 stops30h 10m

£1,108

LondonQueenstown

LHR - ZQN

LHRZQN

London Heathrow

Tue 3/3

20:10-14:35

2 stops29h 25m

Queenstown Intl

Tue 24/3

07:00-06:15

2 stops36h 15m

£1,164

LondonQueenstown

LHR - ZQN

LHRZQN

London Heathrow

Tue 3/3

20:10-14:35

2 stops29h 25m

Queenstown Intl

Tue 24/3

07:00-06:15

2 stops36h 15m

£1,210

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South Island flights insights and trends

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What is the cheapest day to depart on your flight to South Island?

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to South Island is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as £1,248. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Wednesday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to South Island on Wednesday is £1,362.

Cheapest flights to cities in South Island

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Cheap South Island flight deals and tips

Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

£521

Best Round-Trip Price

£706

Fastest flight time

30h 20m

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July
The best one-way flight price to South Island from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £521 (London Heathrow to Queenstown Intl).
The best round-trip flight price to South Island from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £706 (London Gatwick to Queenstown Intl).
The fastest flight to South Island from United Kingdom takes 30h 20m (London Heathrow to Christchurch).
July has the highest demand for flights to South Island, with a 9% price increase on average.

Frequently asked questions about flying to South Island

Which airlines fly to South Island?

What is the best day of the week to fly to South Island?

Consider booking a flight to South Island on a Monday, which is the cheapest day of the week. You will also find that flying out on a Sunday is another low-cost option. Try to avoid booking your flight to South Island on Wednesday, which tends to be the most expensive day of the week.

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

Prices for flights to South Island were last updated today.

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How old do you have to be to fly 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 to South Island.

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

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to South Island may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Island. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to South Island?

To find the flight that best suits your needs, momondo gathers a range of flights from a large pool of different airlines and agents; you can then use our insights and filters to find and book the right flight to South Island.

Can I find flights to South Island with flexible booking policies on momondo?

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How can momondo help me find flights to South Island?

Once you have performed a search in the form on the page, momondo provides useful filters and insights. We can show you the cheapest days and times to fly as well as filter your options to help you make an informed choice when booking flights to South Island.

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