Flights to South Island

£762 Cheap flights to South Island

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Recent flights found to popular cities in South Island

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Etihad Airways
1 May
LHR
39h 45m
2 stops
CHC
25 May
CHC
41h 15m
2 stops
LHR
£949
China Southern
26 Feb
LHR
30h 50m
2 stops
CHC
9 Mar
CHC
57h 05m
2 stops
LHR
£962
China Southern
22 Feb
LHR
30h 20m
1 stop
CHC
8 Mar
CHC
31h 30m
1 stop
LHR
£964
Multiple Airlines
26 Feb
LHR
46h 25m
2 stops
CHC
14 Mar
CHC
40h 30m
2 stops
LHR
£974
Multiple Airlines
7 Mar
LHR
30h 20m
1 stop
CHC
19 Mar
CHC
37h 40m
1 stop
LHR
£978
China Southern
26 Feb
LHR
30h 20m
1 stop
CHC
9 Mar
CHC
33h 05m
1 stop
LHR
£984
Etihad Airways
23 Feb
LHR
38h 45m
2 stops
CHC
21 Mar
CHC
43h 05m
2 stops
LHR
£991
Etihad Airways
23 Feb
LHR
37h 10m
2 stops
CHC
21 Mar
CHC
43h 05m
2 stops
LHR
£994
Etihad Airways
6 Mar
LHR
40h 00m
2 stops
CHC
22 Mar
CHC
37h 40m
2 stops
LHR
£998
Multiple Airlines
11 Apr
LHR
32h 00m
2 stops
CHC
1 May
CHC
37h 15m
2 stops
LHR
£1,000
Multiple Airlines
25 Feb
LHR
49h 15m
2 stops
CHC
13 Mar
CHC
39h 50m
2 stops
LHR
£1,002
Multiple Airlines
12 Mar
LGW
41h 50m
2 stops
CHC
19 Mar
CHC
34h 40m
2 stops
LGW
£1,003
Multiple Airlines
20 May
LGW
51h 40m
2 stops
ZQN
30 May
ZQN
55h 55m
2 stops
LGW
£762
Multiple Airlines
12 Mar
LGW
44h 25m
2 stops
ZQN
19 Mar
ZQN
37h 35m
2 stops
LGW
£811
Multiple Airlines
20 May
LHR
36h 55m
2 stops
ZQN
30 May
ZQN
41h 30m
2 stops
LHR
£887
Multiple Airlines
21 Apr
LHR
49h 50m
2 stops
ZQN
5 May
ZQN
40h 40m
2 stops
LHR
£916
Multiple Airlines
25 Jun
LHR
32h 25m
2 stops
ZQN
10 Jul
ZQN
66h 50m
2 stops
LHR
£1,005
Multiple Airlines
20 May
LHR
47h 55m
2 stops
ZQN
30 May
ZQN
37h 55m
3 stops
LHR
£1,014
Multiple Airlines
13 Mar
LHR
54h 50m
2 stops
ZQN
20 Mar
ZQN
67h 45m
2 stops
LHR
£1,016
Multiple Airlines
12 Mar
LHR
33h 55m
2 stops
ZQN
19 Mar
ZQN
41h 05m
2 stops
LHR
£1,048
Multiple Airlines
3 Jun
MAN
42h 25m
2 stops
ZQN
17 Jun
ZQN
50h 45m
2 stops
MAN
£1,052
Emirates
1 Mar
STN
29h 20m
2 stops
ZQN
18 Mar
ZQN
33h 35m
2 stops
STN
£1,053
Emirates
1 Mar
LGW
29h 10m
2 stops
ZQN
18 Mar
ZQN
33h 10m
2 stops
LGW
£1,059
Emirates
9 Mar
LGW
30h 10m
2 stops
ZQN
30 Mar
ZQN
43h 35m
2 stops
LGW
£1,068
Multiple Airlines
27 Apr
LHR
51h 10m
2 stops
NSN
22 May
NSN
38h 40m
2 stops
LHR
£881
Multiple Airlines
24 Feb
LHR
47h 35m
2 stops
NSN
3 Mar
NSN
40h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£1,219
Air New Zealand
27 Apr
LHR
34h 50m
3 stops
NSN
22 May
NSN
27h 40m
2 stops
LHR
£1,360
Multiple Airlines
24 Feb
LHR
49h 15m
3 stops
NSN
3 Mar
NSN
60h 25m
3 stops
LHR
£1,397
Multiple Airlines
7 Mar
MAN
39h 50m
2 stops
NSN
21 Mar
NSN
32h 55m
2 stops
MAN
£1,401
Multiple Airlines
7 Mar
MAN
39h 50m
2 stops
NSN
21 Mar
NSN
35h 30m
2 stops
MAN
£1,404
Multiple Airlines
18 Apr
LHR
31h 30m
2 stops
NSN
27 Oct
NSN
50h 20m
2 stops
LHR
£1,476
Multiple Airlines
24 Feb
LHR
51h 55m
3 stops
NSN
3 Mar
NSN
51h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£1,490
Multiple Airlines
18 Apr
LHR
36h 05m
2 stops
NSN
27 Oct
NSN
51h 45m
2 stops
LHR
£1,501
Multiple Airlines
18 Apr
LHR
31h 25m
2 stops
NSN
27 Oct
NSN
49h 15m
3 stops
LHR
£1,514
Singapore Airlines
30 Apr
LHR
50h 15m
2 stops
NSN
19 May
NSN
44h 05m
2 stops
LHR
£1,543
Multiple Airlines
14 Apr
LHR
29h 30m
2 stops
NSN
27 Oct
NSN
37h 30m
2 stops
LHR
£1,546
Multiple Airlines
12 Mar
LHR
34h 40m
2 stops
DUD
19 Mar
DUD
33h 45m
2 stops
LHR
£1,230
Air New Zealand
12 Mar
LHR
33h 00m
2 stops
DUD
19 Mar
DUD
34h 55m
2 stops
LHR
£1,242
Multiple Airlines
5 Mar
LHR
33h 00m
2 stops
DUD
16 Mar
DUD
28h 40m
2 stops
LHR
£1,245
Multiple Airlines
23 Feb
LHR
42h 15m
2 stops
DUD
2 Mar
DUD
35h 50m
2 stops
LHR
£1,276
Multiple Airlines
13 Feb
LHR
32h 25m
2 stops
DUD
3 Mar
DUD
32h 40m
2 stops
LHR
£1,279
Emirates
7 May
STN
57h 20m
2 stops
DUD
11 May
DUD
36h 05m
2 stops
STN
£1,359
Emirates
7 May
STN
57h 20m
2 stops
DUD
11 May
DUD
36h 05m
2 stops
STN
£1,361
Emirates
7 May
LGW
50h 30m
2 stops
DUD
11 May
DUD
35h 45m
2 stops
LGW
£1,364
Emirates
7 May
LGW
62h 10m
2 stops
DUD
11 May
DUD
44h 40m
2 stops
LGW
£1,366
Multiple Airlines
12 Mar
LHR
33h 25m
3 stops
DUD
19 Mar
DUD
39h 30m
2 stops
LHR
£1,414
Multiple Airlines
5 Mar
LHR
33h 25m
3 stops
DUD
16 Mar
DUD
28h 40m
2 stops
LHR
£1,415
Multiple Airlines
5 Mar
LHR
34h 55m
3 stops
DUD
16 Mar
DUD
32h 55m
3 stops
LHR
£1,421
Multiple Airlines
27 Apr
LHR
33h 20m
2 stops
BHE
22 May
BHE
33h 20m
2 stops
LHR
£1,708
Singapore Airlines
18 May
LHR
39h 15m
2 stops
BHE
22 May
BHE
37h 10m
2 stops
LHR
£1,949
Singapore Airlines
18 May
LHR
39h 15m
2 stops
BHE
22 May
BHE
44h 45m
2 stops
LHR
£1,951
Singapore Airlines
18 May
LHR
39h 15m
2 stops
BHE
22 May
BHE
37h 10m
2 stops
LHR
£1,961
Air China
30 Apr
LHR
49h 55m
2 stops
BHE
21 May
BHE
38h 10m
2 stops
LHR
£2,097
Air China
30 Apr
LHR
57h 30m
2 stops
BHE
23 May
BHE
45h 45m
2 stops
LHR
£2,147
Air China
28 Apr
LHR
54h 10m
2 stops
BHE
21 May
BHE
40h 55m
2 stops
LHR
£2,160
Air China
28 Apr
LHR
57h 30m
2 stops
BHE
23 May
BHE
45h 45m
2 stops
LHR
£2,210
Air China
26 Apr
LHR
34h 25m
2 stops
BHE
21 May
BHE
38h 10m
2 stops
LHR
£2,353
Air China
26 Apr
LHR
49h 45m
2 stops
BHE
23 May
BHE
43h 15m
2 stops
LHR
£2,403
Multiple Airlines
12 Feb
MAN
36h 15m
2 stops
BHE
27 Feb
BHE
38h 55m
2 stops
MAN
£4,094
Multiple Airlines
12 Feb
MAN
36h 15m
2 stops
BHE
27 Feb
BHE
51h 25m
2 stops
MAN
£4,694

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Multiple Airlines Logo
18:25 - 09:05
LGW
-
ZQN
51h 40m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
09:45 - 06:40
ZQN
-
LGW
55h 55m
2 stops
£762Multiple Airlines
Wed, 20 May - Sat, 30 May
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:30 - 19:55
LGW
-
ZQN
44h 25m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:25 - 14:00
ZQN
-
LGW
37h 35m
2 stops
£811Multiple Airlines
Thu, 12 Mar - Thu, 19 Mar
Etihad Airways Logo
20:50 - 23:35
LHR
-
CHC
39h 45m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
06:30 - 12:45
CHC
-
LHR
41h 15m
2 stops
£949Etihad Airways
Fri, 1 May - Mon, 25 May
China Southern Logo
21:30 - 17:20
LHR
-
CHC
30h 50m
2 stops
China Southern Logo
22:30 - 18:35
CHC
-
LHR
57h 05m
2 stops
£962China Southern
Thu, 26 Feb - Mon, 9 Mar
China Southern Logo
22:00 - 17:20
LHR
-
CHC
30h 20m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
22:30 - 17:00
CHC
-
LHR
31h 30m
1 stop
£964China Southern
Sun, 22 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
Etihad Airways Logo
19:20 - 23:05
LHR
-
CHC
38h 45m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
06:00 - 12:05
CHC
-
LHR
43h 05m
2 stops
£991Etihad Airways
Mon, 23 Feb - Sat, 21 Mar
Air New Zealand Logo
10:15 - 14:05
LGW
-
CHC
40h 50m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
05:45 - 06:55
CHC
-
LGW
36h 10m
2 stops
£1,042Air New Zealand
Tue, 19 May - Tue, 9 Jun
Emirates Logo
20:15 - 14:35
STN
-
ZQN
29h 20m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
15:30 - 12:05
ZQN
-
STN
33h 35m
2 stops
£1,053Emirates
Sun, 1 Mar - Wed, 18 Mar
Emirates Logo
20:25 - 14:35
LGW
-
ZQN
29h 10m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
15:30 - 11:40
ZQN
-
LGW
33h 10m
2 stops
£1,059Emirates
Sun, 1 Mar - Wed, 18 Mar
Air New Zealand Logo
22:05 - 08:55
LHR
-
DUD
47h 50m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
11:20 - 15:45
DUD
-
LHR
39h 25m
3 stops
£1,178Air New Zealand
Mon, 25 May - Mon, 15 Jun

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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 28 January 2026.
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

Wed 20/5

18:25-09:05

2 stops51h 40m

Queenstown Intl

Sat 30/5

09:45-06:40

2 stops55h 55m

£762

LondonQueenstown

LGW - ZQN

LGWZQN

London Gatwick

Thu 12/3

10:30-19:55

2 stops44h 25m

Queenstown Intl

Thu 19/3

13:25-14:00

2 stops37h 35m

£811

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Fri 1/5

20:50-23:35

2 stops39h 45m

Christchurch

Mon 25/5

06:30-12:45

2 stops41h 15m

£949

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Thu 26/2

21:30-17:20

2 stops30h 50m

Christchurch

Mon 9/3

22:30-18:35

2 stops57h 05m

£962

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Sun 22/2

22:00-17:20

1 stop30h 20m

Christchurch

Sun 8/3

22:30-17:00

1 stop31h 30m

£964

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Mon 23/2

19:20-23:05

2 stops38h 45m

Christchurch

Sat 21/3

06:00-12:05

2 stops43h 05m

£991

LondonChristchurch

LGW - CHC

LGWCHC

London Gatwick

Tue 19/5

10:15-14:05

2 stops40h 50m

Christchurch

Tue 9/6

05:45-06:55

2 stops36h 10m

£1,042

LondonQueenstown

STN - ZQN

STNZQN

London Stansted

Sun 1/3

20:15-14:35

2 stops29h 20m

Queenstown Intl

Wed 18/3

15:30-12:05

2 stops33h 35m

£1,053

LondonQueenstown

LGW - ZQN

LGWZQN

London Gatwick

Sun 1/3

20:25-14:35

2 stops29h 10m

Queenstown Intl

Wed 18/3

15:30-11:40

2 stops33h 10m

£1,059

LondonDunedin

LHR - DUD

LHRDUD

London Heathrow

Mon 25/5

22:05-08:55

2 stops47h 50m

Dunedin

Mon 15/6

11:20-15:45

3 stops39h 25m

£1,178

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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 United Kingdom according to our data. Emirates is the first choice among our users, with 62% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South Island. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to South Island on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Cheapest flights to cities in South Island

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Christchurch

Cheap South Island flight deals and tips

Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

£422

Best Round-Trip Price

£762

Fastest flight time

33h 55m

Popular in

July
The best one-way flight price to South Island from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £422 (London Gatwick to Christchurch).
The best round-trip flight price to South Island from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £762 (London Gatwick to Queenstown Intl).
The fastest flight to South Island from United Kingdom takes 33h 55m (London Heathrow to Queenstown Intl).
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

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

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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.

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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.

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