Flights to South Island

£971 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 Jun
LHR
38h 50m
2 stops
CHC
22 Jun
CHC
43h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£1,025
Multiple Airlines
6 Sept
LHR
32h 05m
2 stops
CHC
14 Oct
CHC
38h 15m
2 stops
LHR
£1,036
Multiple Airlines
7 Jun
LGW
41h 50m
2 stops
CHC
14 Jun
CHC
33h 35m
2 stops
LGW
£1,036
Multiple Airlines
7 Jun
LGW
41h 50m
2 stops
CHC
14 Jun
CHC
36h 10m
2 stops
LGW
£1,037
Etihad Airways
1 Jun
LHR
39h 45m
2 stops
CHC
22 Jun
CHC
41h 15m
2 stops
LHR
£1,039
Etihad Airways
1 Jun
LHR
38h 50m
2 stops
CHC
22 Jun
CHC
35h 30m
2 stops
LHR
£1,041
Etihad Airways
1 Jun
LHR
38h 50m
2 stops
CHC
22 Jun
CHC
35h 30m
2 stops
LHR
£1,042
Etihad Airways
15 Jun
LHR
45h 20m
2 stops
CHC
25 Sept
CHC
41h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£1,045
Multiple Airlines
13 May
LHR
34h 30m
2 stops
CHC
21 May
CHC
35h 00m
2 stops
LHR
£1,048
Etihad Airways
5 Jun
LHR
38h 50m
2 stops
CHC
12 Jun
CHC
47h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£1,050
Etihad Airways
14 Jun
LHR
41h 50m
2 stops
CHC
30 Jun
CHC
47h 15m
2 stops
LHR
£1,060
Multiple Airlines
2 Jun
LHR
31h 40m
3 stops
CHC
27 Jul
CHC
33h 35m
3 stops
LHR
£1,062
Multiple Airlines
1 Sept
LGW
35h 45m
2 stops
ZQN
15 Sept
ZQN
56h 30m
2 stops
LGW
£971
Multiple Airlines
1 Sept
LHR
32h 25m
2 stops
ZQN
15 Sept
ZQN
42h 50m
2 stops
LHR
£1,030
Multiple Airlines
8 Jun
LGW
45h 25m
2 stops
ZQN
15 Jun
ZQN
37h 00m
2 stops
LGW
£1,103
Emirates
17 Jun
MAN
36h 55m
2 stops
ZQN
15 Jul
ZQN
42h 05m
2 stops
MAN
£1,129
Multiple Airlines
8 Jun
LHR
35h 40m
2 stops
ZQN
15 Jun
ZQN
42h 50m
2 stops
LHR
£1,131
Multiple Airlines
1 Jun
LHR
35h 40m
2 stops
ZQN
13 Jun
ZQN
42h 50m
2 stops
LHR
£1,132
Emirates
7 Jun
EDI
29h 30m
2 stops
ZQN
11 Jun
ZQN
39h 50m
2 stops
EDI
£1,194
Qantas Airways
8 Jun
EDI
35h 00m
2 stops
ZQN
15 Jun
ZQN
41h 25m
2 stops
EDI
£1,200
Qatar Airways
20 Oct
LGW
41h 20m
2 stops
ZQN
6 Nov
ZQN
51h 50m
2 stops
LGW
£1,218
Qantas Airways
7 Jun
EDI
31h 45m
2 stops
ZQN
11 Jun
ZQN
39h 50m
2 stops
EDI
£1,221
Multiple Airlines
8 Jun
LGW
39h 00m
2 stops
ZQN
15 Jun
ZQN
37h 00m
2 stops
LGW
£1,223
Emirates
11 May
LHR
34h 45m
2 stops
ZQN
11 Jun
ZQN
38h 25m
2 stops
LHR
£1,227
Multiple Airlines
7 Jun
LHR
35h 30m
2 stops
NSN
14 Jun
NSN
41h 45m
2 stops
LHR
£1,188
Multiple Airlines
9 Jun
LHR
35h 30m
2 stops
NSN
16 Jun
NSN
37h 25m
2 stops
LHR
£1,226
Multiple Airlines
7 Jun
LHR
35h 30m
2 stops
NSN
14 Jun
NSN
40h 30m
3 stops
LHR
£1,231
Multiple Airlines
9 Jun
LHR
35h 30m
2 stops
NSN
16 Jun
NSN
38h 45m
3 stops
LHR
£1,254
Multiple Airlines
21 Sept
LHR
35h 35m
3 stops
NSN
5 Oct
NSN
36h 30m
3 stops
LHR
£1,384
Multiple Airlines
16 Sept
LHR
32h 10m
3 stops
NSN
5 Oct
NSN
42h 15m
3 stops
LHR
£1,399
Multiple Airlines
21 Sept
LHR
37h 00m
2 stops
NSN
5 Oct
NSN
43h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£1,482
Multiple Airlines
16 Sept
LHR
45h 30m
2 stops
NSN
5 Oct
NSN
32h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£1,503
Multiple Airlines
9 Jun
LHR
44h 25m
3 stops
NSN
16 Jun
NSN
41h 45m
3 stops
LHR
£1,517
Multiple Airlines
7 Jun
MAN
29h 35m
2 stops
NSN
14 Jun
NSN
32h 10m
2 stops
MAN
£1,562
Multiple Airlines
7 Jun
MAN
32h 35m
2 stops
NSN
14 Jun
NSN
37h 20m
3 stops
MAN
£1,605
Multiple Airlines
16 Sept
LHR
31h 50m
2 stops
NSN
5 Oct
NSN
32h 25m
2 stops
LHR
£1,613
Multiple Airlines
8 Jun
LHR
38h 45m
3 stops
DUD
15 Jun
DUD
54h 10m
3 stops
LHR
£1,125
Multiple Airlines
7 Jun
STN
51h 10m
2 stops
DUD
14 Jun
DUD
41h 55m
2 stops
STN
£1,365
Multiple Airlines
7 Jun
LHR
50h 00m
2 stops
DUD
14 Jun
DUD
35h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£1,366
Emirates
5 Jun
LHR
50h 00m
2 stops
DUD
12 Jun
DUD
39h 20m
2 stops
LHR
£1,380
Emirates
8 Jun
LHR
52h 25m
2 stops
DUD
15 Jun
DUD
39h 20m
2 stops
LHR
£1,384
Multiple Airlines
7 Jun
LGW
62h 10m
2 stops
DUD
14 Jun
DUD
35h 45m
2 stops
LGW
£1,386
Multiple Airlines
8 Jun
LHR
50h 00m
2 stops
DUD
15 Jun
DUD
35h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£1,389
Multiple Airlines
24 Aug
LGW
39h 15m
3 stops
DUD
21 Sept
DUD
36h 35m
2 stops
LGW
£1,399
Emirates
8 Jun
STN
51h 10m
2 stops
DUD
15 Jun
DUD
41h 55m
2 stops
STN
£1,399
Multiple Airlines
24 Aug
LGW
39h 15m
3 stops
DUD
21 Sept
DUD
36h 35m
2 stops
LGW
£1,400
Multiple Airlines
24 Aug
LGW
39h 15m
3 stops
DUD
21 Sept
DUD
36h 35m
2 stops
LGW
£1,401
Emirates
8 Jun
LGW
50h 30m
2 stops
DUD
15 Jun
DUD
44h 40m
2 stops
LGW
£1,405
Multiple Airlines
8 Jun
LHR
35h 45m
2 stops
BHE
15 Jun
BHE
47h 40m
2 stops
LHR
£1,169
Multiple Airlines
8 Jun
LHR
47h 35m
3 stops
BHE
15 Jun
BHE
60h 00m
3 stops
LHR
£1,174
Multiple Airlines
8 Jun
LHR
35h 45m
2 stops
BHE
15 Jun
BHE
40h 10m
3 stops
LHR
£1,216
Multiple Airlines
6 Jun
LHR
34h 50m
2 stops
BHE
13 Jun
BHE
41h 25m
2 stops
LHR
£1,537
Multiple Airlines
6 Jun
LHR
32h 45m
3 stops
BHE
13 Jun
BHE
41h 25m
2 stops
LHR
£1,550
Multiple Airlines
6 Jun
LHR
32h 45m
3 stops
BHE
13 Jun
BHE
38h 45m
3 stops
LHR
£1,561
Singapore Airlines
5 Jun
MAN
43h 20m
2 stops
BHE
9 Jun
BHE
34h 35m
2 stops
MAN
£3,215
Singapore Airlines
5 Jun
MAN
43h 20m
2 stops
BHE
9 Jun
BHE
38h 15m
2 stops
MAN
£3,224

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Multiple Airlines Logo
18:00 - 16:45
LGW
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ZQN
35h 45m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
17:30 - 15:00
ZQN
-
LGW
56h 30m
2 stops
£971Multiple Airlines
Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
21:45 - 23:35
LHR
-
CHC
38h 50m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
06:30 - 15:05
CHC
-
LHR
43h 35m
2 stops
£1,025Etihad Airways
Mon, 1 Jun - Mon, 22 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:20 - 16:25
LHR
-
CHC
32h 05m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
16:25 - 18:40
CHC
-
LHR
38h 15m
2 stops
£1,036Multiple Airlines
Sun, 6 Sep - Wed, 14 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:35 - 16:25
LGW
-
CHC
41h 50m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
16:25 - 15:00
CHC
-
LGW
33h 35m
2 stops
£1,036Multiple Airlines
Sun, 7 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun
Emirates Logo
10:05 - 12:55
LGW
-
CHC
39h 50m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
16:35 - 12:35
CHC
-
LGW
31h 00m
2 stops
£1,062Emirates
Sun, 31 May - Thu, 11 Jun
Emirates Logo
21:05 - 12:55
STN
-
CHC
28h 50m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
17:20 - 18:45
CHC
-
STN
36h 25m
2 stops
£1,075Emirates
Wed, 13 May - Thu, 21 May
Qantas Airways Logo
21:20 - 12:55
MAN
-
CHC
28h 35m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
17:20 - 12:00
CHC
-
MAN
29h 40m
2 stops
£1,084Qantas Airways
Wed, 6 May - Wed, 3 Jun
Qantas Airways Logo
14:40 - 13:55
GLA
-
CHC
35h 15m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
18:20 - 11:35
CHC
-
GLA
30h 15m
2 stops
£1,161Qantas Airways
Tue, 29 Sep - Tue, 3 Nov
Turkish Airlines Logo
06:55 - 14:35
STN
-
CHC
44h 40m
3 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
06:10 - 22:10
CHC
-
STN
52h 00m
3 stops
£1,172Turkish Airlines
Sun, 6 Sep - Wed, 14 Oct
Qatar Airways Logo
08:10 - 13:30
LGW
-
ZQN
41h 20m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
15:05 - 05:55
ZQN
-
LGW
51h 50m
2 stops
£1,218Qatar Airways
Tue, 20 Oct - Fri, 6 Nov

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 26 April 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

Cheapest return flight

LondonQueenstown

LGW - ZQN

LGWZQN

London Gatwick

Tue 1/9

18:00-16:45

2 stops35h 45m

Queenstown Intl

Tue 15/9

17:30-15:00

2 stops56h 30m

£971

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Mon 1/6

21:45-23:35

2 stops38h 50m

Christchurch

Mon 22/6

06:30-15:05

2 stops43h 35m

£1,025

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Sun 6/9

21:20-16:25

2 stops32h 05m

Christchurch

Wed 14/10

16:25-18:40

2 stops38h 15m

£1,036

LondonChristchurch

LGW - CHC

LGWCHC

London Gatwick

Sun 7/6

11:35-16:25

2 stops41h 50m

Christchurch

Sun 14/6

16:25-15:00

2 stops33h 35m

£1,036

LondonChristchurch

LGW - CHC

LGWCHC

London Gatwick

Sun 31/5

10:05-12:55

2 stops39h 50m

Christchurch

Thu 11/6

16:35-12:35

2 stops31h 00m

£1,062

LondonChristchurch

STN - CHC

STNCHC

London Stansted

Wed 13/5

21:05-12:55

2 stops28h 50m

Christchurch

Thu 21/5

17:20-18:45

2 stops36h 25m

£1,075
Fastest return journey

ManchesterChristchurch

MAN - CHC

MANCHC

Manchester

Wed 6/5

21:20-12:55

2 stops28h 35m

Christchurch

Wed 3/6

17:20-12:00

2 stops29h 40m

£1,084

GlasgowChristchurch

GLA - CHC

GLACHC

Glasgow Intl

Tue 29/9

14:40-13:55

2 stops35h 15m

Christchurch

Tue 3/11

18:20-11:35

2 stops30h 15m

£1,161

LondonChristchurch

STN - CHC

STNCHC

London Stansted

Sun 6/9

06:55-14:35

3 stops44h 40m

Christchurch

Wed 14/10

06:10-22:10

3 stops52h 00m

£1,172

LondonQueenstown

LGW - ZQN

LGWZQN

London Gatwick

Tue 20/10

08:10-13:30

2 stops41h 20m

Queenstown Intl

Fri 6/11

15:05-05:55

2 stops51h 50m

£1,218

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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 60% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South Island. Keep in mind that there are 11 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
Christchurch

Cheap South Island flight deals and tips

Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

£471

Best Round-Trip Price

£971

Fastest flight time

37h 20m

Popular in

July
The best one-way flight price to South Island from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £471 (London Heathrow to Dunedin).
The best round-trip flight price to South Island from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £971 (London Gatwick to Queenstown Intl).
The fastest flight to South Island from United Kingdom takes 37h 20m (London Heathrow to Christchurch).
July has the highest demand for flights to South Island, with a 10% price increase on average.

Frequently asked questions about flying to South Island

Which airlines fly to South Island?

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.

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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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