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Cheap Flights from Adelaide to New Zealand

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$528
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$614
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$665
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$649
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$1,021
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$872
Palmerston North
Palmerston North2 stops$996
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$528
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$614
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$665
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$649
Nelson
Nelson2 stops$1,021
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$872
Palmerston North
Palmerston North2 stops$996

Book Cheap Adelaide to New Zealand Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Adelaide to New Zealand that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Adelaide to New Zealand

Tue, 26 Aug - Tue, 2 Sep
Jetstar Logo
12:15 - 05:30ADL-AKL
14h 45m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
20:40 - 07:55AKL-ADL
13h 45m1 stop
$528Jetstar
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Wed, 27 Aug - Wed, 3 Sep
Jetstar Logo
18:35 - 05:30ADL-AKL
8h 25m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
20:40 - 07:55AKL-ADL
13h 45m1 stop
$530Jetstar
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Wed, 3 Sep - Wed, 10 Sep
Virgin Australia Logo
08:40 - 16:45ADL-ZQN
5h 35m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
18:00 - 11:05ZQN-ADL
19h 35m1 stop
$614Virgin Australia
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Mon, 19 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
Virgin Australia Logo
20:50 - 13:10ADL-ZQN
13h 50m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
14:00 - 19:10ZQN-ADL
7h 40m1 stop
$623Virgin Australia
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Mon, 25 Aug - Wed, 27 Aug
Emirates Logo
16:15 - 13:35ADL-WLG
18h 50m1 stop
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14:35 - 20:20WLG-ADL
8h 15m1 stop
$668Emirates
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Fri, 31 Oct - Wed, 5 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
08:45 - 15:30ADL-AKL
4h 15mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
06:10 - 18:15AKL-ADL
14h 35m1 stop
$677Qantas Airways
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Sun, 7 Sep - Sat, 13 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 15:05ADL-AKL
6h 35m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
11:40 - 20:20AKL-ADL
11h 10m2 stops
$686Qantas Airways
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Thu, 30 Oct - Wed, 5 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
11:55 - 18:45ADL-AKL
4h 20mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
08:25 - 10:55AKL-ADL
5h 00mdirect
$702Air New Zealand
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Fri, 31 Oct - Tue, 4 Nov
Emirates Logo
08:45 - 15:30ADL-AKL
4h 15mdirect
Emirates Logo
13:15 - 18:15AKL-ADL
7h 30m1 stop
$737Emirates
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Mon, 12 Jan - Sun, 25 Jan
Air New Zealand Logo
11:55 - 18:45ADL-AKL
4h 20mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
17:55 - 20:05AKL-ADL
28h 40m2 stops
$743Air New Zealand
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Adelaide to New Zealand flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Adelaide to New Zealand to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Adelaide to New Zealand flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Adelaide to New Zealand.

The cheapest ticket to New Zealand from Adelaide found in the last 72 hours was to Christchurch, at $556 return. The most popular route is from Adelaide (ADL) to Auckland (AKL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $625.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Adelaide to New Zealand?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at $1,468 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Adelaide to New Zealand?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Adelaide to New Zealand, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Adelaide to New Zealand is May, when tickets cost $674 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,012 and $863 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Adelaide to New Zealand?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Adelaide to New Zealand clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Adelaide to New Zealand, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Adelaide, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Adelaide to New Zealand?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Adelaide to New Zealand, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Adelaide to New Zealand, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$306
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (18% more expensive on average)
Flight from Adelaide to Auckland

FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Adelaide to New Zealand?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Adelaide to New Zealand.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Adelaide to New Zealand?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Adelaide to New Zealand is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Adelaide to New Zealand?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Adelaide to New Zealand with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Adelaide to New Zealand?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Adelaide to New Zealand up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $396 on average. Morning departures are around 56% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $616.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New Zealand

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Adelaide to the following destinations at these prices or less: Auckland $433 one-way - $786 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Adelaide to New Zealand

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Adelaide to New Zealand? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3295 reviews
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.3Crew
8.0Comfort
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The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, June 2025PEK - DXB
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The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

One of the female staff from the cabin crew, forgot to ask us about what we want to drink and focused more on other specific people rather than treating everyone politely. I asked her about the drinks to which she said oh I forgot.

They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

Wifi was not operational for the whole trip. Other than this, flight was well received .

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

Very uncomfortable aircraft. No free entertainment or drinks. Food okay. Won't fly with them again.

Comfort and customer service from most if the crew was great. The crew reassigning passengers should consider the presence of infants when reassigning seats. Unfortunately a couple of oversized passengers were relocated next to us, making this segment a bit uncomfortable, as there was not only extra leg space required. I ended up swapping seats with my husband so our baby wouldn't be impacted. My husband travelled quite uncomfortable as the reassigned neighbour shoulder and arm ended up on my husband's seat

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

Not entirely positive. It’s frustrating that everything is done through the united app. One of our flight attendants on our trip from San Francisco to MSP continually had trouble hearing people so she flipped her hair into people’s faces

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

Our original flight was cancelled from SFO to AKL on 6/16/25. So we had to stay overnight at a hotel after a 12-hour layover plus 3-hour delay before the cancellation. Then had to fly to LA and then to AKL the following day losing an entire day of our vacation in NZ, that we can never get back.

Two hours was not enough time to transition from the international to domestic terminal. You have to go through customs, a biological hazard check, gather your luggage, take a bus to the domestic terminal and recheck your luggage. The bus was slow and crowded and the lines to recheck your bags were very long. We missed our connecting flight. Initially, the Air New Zealand officials were not helpful at all in helping to get us on another flight. Told us we would have to buy another ticket for a flight 11 hours later. Found another agent that was more helpful. He helped arrange to get us on standby for another flight three hours later. Had to ride in jump seats next to the flight attendants, but at least we eventually got to out destination.

Full flight. Flight attendants were harried. Otherwise, fine for the typical cramped seating conditions in coach.

The 10hr flight was a comfortable as it could be in row 57. The food was just very bad….bland and soggy!

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

One of the oldest most uncomfortable "lay down" seats I've ever experienced. Old plane and old seats that don't lay flat. The seat back does not even recline - at all. Instead the legrest awkwardly extends to fill the gap between a small cubby into which you must insert your feet/legs. I am 5' 11" and could not lay straight but had to tuck my knees. Ticket was also very expensive. Would not recommend flying business/first on Finair from Melbourne to Bangkok and will not do so again myself.

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

Only answered OK and poor as there was no entertainment and I didnt have any food

4.5 hr international flight. We got a glass of water. Ranks up there with Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Spirit and Frontier. Expected better.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

Being told why we delayed three hours and not even given an apology by someone. Not a word. Not my airline of choice ever.

Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

Virgin has always provided a smooth and comfortable flight. This one was no different. Seats are comfortable. Staff are great. This is my favourite airline.

Virgin changed the flight to an Alliance flight. Smaller plane, tea coffee and water the only refreshments available and not sure what happened to the extra money I paid to sit in a selected seat with extra leg room. This is obviously a regular switch as it happened on our flight there and back. Do not recommend.

Overall good trip I find seats a bit hard. We were waiting on board for about an hour for 2 passengers with some document issue. This main our arrival late for our pickup person.

15kg allowance is outrageous. Change of time a few days before departure and more than 2 hours of delay in the end. The worse we’ve taken so far in Oceania.

They added the weight of my back to the carryon luggage and charged me NZ$75 for being over 7 kg.

stuck in the aircraft for over three hours due to engineering work, significantly delayed and made a lot of passengers missed the connecting transport, no mention any compensation

Very quiet plane!! One of the quietest planes we have been on.

Jetsatar refused to take my foldable stroller in the plane, despite following all the rules on dimensions and packaging. Similar thing happened on our previous fight. However, at that instance, they offered to check in the stroller. At this fight, the staff was rude, trying to rush us to board the flight. They made excuses that the stroller was not allowed and even offer to leave it behind and ship it back at our own cost. Fortunately, we had someone else attending. Since the flight was about to take off, they left it behind and send it back to us on the next available flight.

Overall, it was good. The only concern was that I couldn't charge my phone because the USB port didn't work after we took off. One of the crew members tried to restart it but never came back to me with an update.

Comfortable seats, boarding was easy and staff were very nice.

Flight was fine but a domestic flight was called by Jetstar international. This meant going through immigration and custom scanning twice. Long queues were experienced which were frustrating. We were using a wheelchair and exit at Perth needed a scissor lift as no air bridge provided. No fast lane at Perth for wheelchair. The staff were helpful but this system is poor.

The crew were great. The seat was older than an old Holden with a big metal bar sticking right into my back. The passenger next to me complained that hers was the same. The pre purchase system for food was disappointing as the pie/quiche took 20 mins to warm up, arrived too hot and with no utensils. It was one of the most uncomfortable flights I've ever been on.

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