How long is the flight from United Kingdom to South Island?

On average, it takes 1h 45m to fly from United Kingdom to South Island if you fly out of London Heathrow (the most popular airport in United Kingdom) and into Kastrup Copenhagen (the most popular airport in South Island). If you’re flying out of Manchester and into Kastrup Copenhagen, then the flight time is around 1h 50m.

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Flights to Christchurch

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Multiple Airlines

6 Dec

LGW

41h 50m

2 stops

CHC

23 Jan

CHC

37h 15m

2 stops

LGW

£841

Multiple Airlines

4 Dec

LGW

35h 20m

2 stops

CHC

23 Jan

CHC

37h 15m

2 stops

LGW

£878

Multiple Airlines

6 Dec

LHR

31h 20m

2 stops

CHC

23 Jan

CHC

40h 40m

2 stops

LHR

£887

China Southern

4 Dec

LGW

42h 30m

1 stop

CHC

23 Jan

CHC

45h 00m

1 stop

LGW

£903

Multiple Airlines

30 Nov

MAN

36h 00m

2 stops

CHC

2 Mar

CHC

47h 30m

2 stops

MAN

£904

Multiple Airlines

31 Oct

LHR

31h 20m

2 stops

CHC

5 Nov

CHC

44h 50m

2 stops

LHR

£921

Multiple Airlines

8 Nov

LGW

40h 20m

2 stops

CHC

29 Nov

CHC

44h 45m

2 stops

LGW

£936

China Southern

28 Oct

LHR

35h 05m

2 stops

CHC

19 Nov

CHC

57h 05m

2 stops

LHR

£940

Multiple Airlines

30 Nov

MAN

37h 30m

2 stops

CHC

28 Feb

CHC

46h 15m

2 stops

MAN

£943

China Southern

4 Dec

LHR

30h 50m

2 stops

CHC

23 Jan

CHC

33h 05m

1 stop

LHR

£948

China Southern

4 Dec

LHR

54h 50m

2 stops

CHC

23 Jan

CHC

33h 05m

1 stop

LHR

£949

Multiple Airlines

23 Nov

MAN

40h 30m

2 stops

CHC

16 Mar

CHC

49h 25m

2 stops

MAN

£958

Flights to Queenstown

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Multiple Airlines

22 Nov

LGW

44h 25m

2 stops

ZQN

31 Jan

ZQN

38h 50m

2 stops

LGW

£940

Multiple Airlines

4 Nov

LHR

34h 00m

2 stops

ZQN

18 Nov

ZQN

42h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£955

Multiple Airlines

4 Nov

LGW

44h 30m

2 stops

ZQN

18 Nov

ZQN

55h 20m

2 stops

LGW

£1,011

Multiple Airlines

1 Nov

LGW

39h 15m

2 stops

ZQN

27 Nov

ZQN

44h 00m

2 stops

LGW

£1,092

Multiple Airlines

3 Jul

LGW

45h 25m

2 stops

ZQN

10 Jul

ZQN

39h 10m

2 stops

LGW

£1,098

Multiple Airlines

1 Nov

LHR

33h 55m

2 stops

ZQN

27 Nov

ZQN

43h 45m

2 stops

LHR

£1,115

Multiple Airlines

3 Jul

LGW

39h 00m

2 stops

ZQN

10 Jul

ZQN

39h 10m

2 stops

LGW

£1,132

Multiple Airlines

1 Dec

LHR

32h 40m

2 stops

ZQN

10 Feb

ZQN

39h 55m

2 stops

LHR

£1,175

Multiple Airlines

7 Sept

LGW

45h 25m

2 stops

ZQN

7 Oct

ZQN

62h 50m

2 stops

LGW

£1,203

Multiple Airlines

1 Dec

LGW

65h 20m

2 stops

ZQN

10 Feb

ZQN

28h 50m

2 stops

LGW

£1,217

Multiple Airlines

1 Sept

LHR

49h 50m

2 stops

ZQN

16 Sept

ZQN

40h 40m

2 stops

LHR

£1,229

Multiple Airlines

7 Sept

LHR

35h 40m

2 stops

ZQN

7 Oct

ZQN

66h 30m

2 stops

LHR

£1,231

Flights to Nelson

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Multiple Airlines

8 Nov

LHR

34h 45m

2 stops

NSN

15 Nov

NSN

44h 30m

2 stops

LHR

£1,137

Multiple Airlines

14 Oct

LHR

36h 25m

2 stops

NSN

21 Oct

NSN

38h 25m

2 stops

LHR

£1,262

Multiple Airlines

29 Nov

LHR

34h 45m

2 stops

NSN

6 Dec

NSN

44h 30m

2 stops

LHR

£1,407

Multiple Airlines

6 Jul

MAN

50h 40m

2 stops

NSN

12 Jul

NSN

39h 35m

3 stops

MAN

£1,514

Multiple Airlines

29 Nov

LHR

34h 45m

2 stops

NSN

6 Dec

NSN

48h 00m

3 stops

LHR

£1,520

Multiple Airlines

6 Jul

MAN

39h 05m

3 stops

NSN

12 Jul

NSN

42h 50m

3 stops

MAN

£1,556

Multiple Airlines

6 Jul

MAN

50h 40m

3 stops

NSN

12 Jul

NSN

46h 10m

3 stops

MAN

£1,629

Multiple Airlines

16 Sept

LHR

33h 15m

2 stops

NSN

5 Oct

NSN

36h 05m

2 stops

LHR

£1,663

Air New Zealand

16 Sept

LHR

33h 30m

2 stops

NSN

5 Oct

NSN

34h 15m

2 stops

LHR

£1,667

Air New Zealand

16 Sept

LHR

33h 30m

2 stops

NSN

5 Oct

NSN

34h 15m

2 stops

LHR

£1,668

Multiple Airlines

16 Sept

LHR

33h 15m

2 stops

NSN

5 Oct

NSN

36h 05m

2 stops

LHR

£1,706

Multiple Airlines

16 Sept

LHR

33h 20m

2 stops

NSN

5 Oct

NSN

40h 10m

2 stops

LHR

£1,729

Flights to Dunedin

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Multiple Airlines

1 Sept

LGW

54h 15m

2 stops

DUD

21 Sept

DUD

38h 10m

2 stops

LGW

£1,090

Multiple Airlines

1 Jul

LGW

58h 15m

2 stops

DUD

24 Jul

DUD

40h 55m

2 stops

LGW

£1,103

Multiple Airlines

1 Sept

LHR

54h 05m

2 stops

DUD

21 Sept

DUD

41h 50m

2 stops

LHR

£1,118

Multiple Airlines

24 Aug

LGW

39h 15m

3 stops

DUD

21 Sept

DUD

36h 35m

2 stops

LGW

£1,303

Multiple Airlines

24 Aug

LHR

38h 45m

3 stops

DUD

21 Sept

DUD

37h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£1,331

Emirates

1 Sept

STN

51h 10m

2 stops

DUD

21 Sept

DUD

41h 55m

2 stops

STN

£1,360

Emirates

7 Nov

STN

56h 10m

2 stops

DUD

11 Nov

DUD

37h 15m

2 stops

STN

£1,431

Emirates

7 Nov

LGW

49h 50m

2 stops

DUD

11 Nov

DUD

46h 00m

2 stops

LGW

£1,437

Multiple Airlines

1 Jul

LHR

38h 45m

3 stops

DUD

24 Jul

DUD

36h 25m

3 stops

LHR

£1,437

Multiple Airlines

1 Jul

LGW

61h 55m

3 stops

DUD

24 Jul

DUD

59h 35m

3 stops

LGW

£1,455

Multiple Airlines

1 Sept

LGW

39h 15m

3 stops

DUD

21 Sept

DUD

36h 35m

2 stops

LGW

£1,458

Emirates

7 Nov

LHR

51h 15m

2 stops

DUD

11 Nov

DUD

41h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£1,462

Flights to Blenheim

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Multiple Airlines

7 Oct

LHR

44h 30m

2 stops

BHE

30 Oct

BHE

44h 20m

2 stops

LHR

£1,718

Multiple Airlines

7 Oct

LHR

44h 30m

2 stops

BHE

30 Oct

BHE

36h 50m

3 stops

LHR

£1,751

Multiple Airlines

23 Jul

LHR

39h 40m

2 stops

BHE

30 Jul

BHE

27h 50m

2 stops

LHR

£1,955

Singapore Airlines

11 Nov

MAN

34h 05m

2 stops

BHE

11 Dec

BHE

52h 10m

2 stops

MAN

£2,130

Singapore Airlines

11 Nov

MAN

62h 30m

2 stops

BHE

11 Dec

BHE

52h 10m

2 stops

MAN

£2,136

Singapore Airlines

11 Nov

MAN

58h 05m

2 stops

BHE

11 Dec

BHE

52h 10m

2 stops

MAN

£2,137

Multiple Airlines

11 Nov

MAN

34h 05m

2 stops

BHE

11 Dec

BHE

35h 55m

2 stops

MAN

£2,161

Multiple Airlines

23 Jul

LHR

38h 50m

2 stops

BHE

30 Jul

BHE

36h 35m

3 stops

LHR

£2,182

Multiple Airlines

7 Oct

LHR

32h 40m

2 stops

BHE

30 Oct

BHE

32h 45m

2 stops

LHR

£2,183

Multiple Airlines

7 Oct

LHR

33h 20m

3 stops

BHE

30 Oct

BHE

35h 10m

3 stops

LHR

£2,195

Singapore Airlines

11 Nov

LHR

46h 25m

2 stops

BHE

15 Nov

BHE

30h 45m

2 stops

LHR

£2,202

Singapore Airlines

11 Nov

LHR

30h 10m

2 stops

BHE

15 Nov

BHE

54h 45m

2 stops

LHR

£2,208

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10:30 - 17:20

LGW

CHC

41h 50m

2 stops

06:15 - 06:30

CHC

LGW

37h 15m

2 stops

£841Multiple Airlines

Sun, 6 Dec - Sat, 23 Jan

17:00 - 17:20

LGW

CHC

35h 20m

2 stops

06:15 - 06:30

CHC

LGW

37h 15m

2 stops

£878Multiple Airlines

Fri, 4 Dec - Sat, 23 Jan

09:50 - 17:20

LGW

CHC

42h 30m

1 stop

22:30 - 06:30

CHC

LGW

45h 00m

1 stop

£903China Southern

Fri, 4 Dec - Sat, 23 Jan

17:15 - 17:20

LHR

CHC

35h 05m

2 stops

22:30 - 18:35

CHC

LHR

57h 05m

2 stops

£940China Southern

Wed, 28 Oct - Thu, 19 Nov

14:40 - 16:25

GLA

CHC

38h 45m

2 stops

18:20 - 11:35

CHC

GLA

30h 15m

2 stops

£1,171Qantas Airways

Tue, 22 Sep - Tue, 3 Nov

14:40 - 12:55

GLA

CHC

35h 15m

2 stops

18:20 - 11:35

CHC

GLA

30h 15m

2 stops

£1,174Qantas Airways

Tue, 22 Sep - Tue, 3 Nov

21:05 - 12:55

STN

CHC

28h 50m

2 stops

17:20 - 12:55

CHC

STN

30h 35m

2 stops

£1,195Emirates

Sat, 12 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep

21:05 - 12:55

STN

CHC

28h 50m

2 stops

18:20 - 12:55

CHC

STN

30h 35m

2 stops

£1,198Emirates

Thu, 10 Sep - Sat, 10 Oct

13:05 - 09:35

LHR

NSN

33h 30m

2 stops

11:55 - 10:10

NSN

LHR

34h 15m

2 stops

£1,667Air New Zealand

Wed, 16 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct

13:05 - 09:35

LHR

NSN

33h 30m

2 stops

11:55 - 10:10

NSN

LHR

34h 15m

2 stops

£1,668Air New Zealand

Wed, 16 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

LondonChristchurch

LGW - CHC

LGWCHC

London Gatwick

Sun 6/12

10:30-17:20

2 stops41h 50m

Christchurch

Sat 23/1

06:15-06:30

2 stops37h 15m

£841

LondonChristchurch

LGW - CHC

LGWCHC

London Gatwick

Fri 4/12

17:00-17:20

2 stops35h 20m

Christchurch

Sat 23/1

06:15-06:30

2 stops37h 15m

£878

LondonChristchurch

LGW - CHC

LGWCHC

London Gatwick

Fri 4/12

09:50-17:20

1 stop42h 30m

Christchurch

Sat 23/1

22:30-06:30

1 stop45h 00m

£903

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Wed 28/10

17:15-17:20

2 stops35h 05m

Christchurch

Thu 19/11

22:30-18:35

2 stops57h 05m

£940

GlasgowChristchurch

GLA - CHC

GLACHC

Glasgow Intl

Tue 22/9

14:40-16:25

2 stops38h 45m

Christchurch

Tue 3/11

18:20-11:35

2 stops30h 15m

£1,171

GlasgowChristchurch

GLA - CHC

GLACHC

Glasgow Intl

Tue 22/9

14:40-12:55

2 stops35h 15m

Christchurch

Tue 3/11

18:20-11:35

2 stops30h 15m

£1,174

Fastest return journey

LondonChristchurch

STN - CHC

STNCHC

London Stansted

Sat 12/9

21:05-12:55

2 stops28h 50m

Christchurch

Sun 20/9

17:20-12:55

2 stops30h 35m

£1,195

LondonChristchurch

STN - CHC

STNCHC

London Stansted

Thu 10/9

21:05-12:55

2 stops28h 50m

Christchurch

Sat 10/10

18:20-12:55

2 stops30h 35m

£1,198

LondonNelson

LHR - NSN

LHRNSN

London Heathrow

Wed 16/9

13:05-09:35

2 stops33h 30m

Nelson

Mon 5/10

11:55-10:10

2 stops34h 15m

£1,667

LondonNelson

LHR - NSN

LHRNSN

London Heathrow

Wed 16/9

13:05-09:35

2 stops33h 30m

Nelson

Mon 5/10

11:55-10:10

2 stops34h 15m

£1,668

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South Island flights insights and trends

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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 11 different airlines that fly to South Island on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Summary info about South Island flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	£465
Best Round-Trip Price	£841
Fastest flight time	32h 05m
Popular in	July

The best one-way flight price to South Island from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £465 (London Stansted to Queenstown Intl).

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The best round-trip flight price to South Island from United Kingdom in the last 5 days is £841 (London Gatwick to Christchurch).

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The fastest flight to South Island from United Kingdom takes 32h 05m (London Heathrow to Christchurch).

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July has the highest demand for flights to South Island, with a 8% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying 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 according to our data. Emirates is the first choice among our users, with 55% 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.

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

As of June 2026, there are 13 operators available to choose from for flights to South Island.

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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