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$309 Find cheap flights from Adelaide to Queenstown

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Adelaide to Queenstown departing on 14/5. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Adelaide to Queenstown 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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21:40 - 11:30ADL-ZQN
11h 20m1 stop
20:40 - 07:30ZQN-ADL
13h 20m1 stop
$538Jetstar
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Tue, 13 Aug - Wed, 21 Aug
21:40 - 11:30ADL-ZQN
11h 20m1 stop
20:40 - 07:30ZQN-ADL
13h 20m1 stop
$604Jetstar
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Mon, 12 Aug - Sun, 18 Aug
06:10 - 16:45ADL-ZQN
8h 05m1 stop
18:00 - 17:05ZQN-ADL
25h 35m1 stop
$714Virgin Australia
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Fri, 23 Aug - Sat, 31 Aug
21:40 - 11:30ADL-ZQN
11h 20m1 stop
14:05 - 15:45ZQN-ADL
28h 10m1 stop
Thu, 13 Jun - Tue, 18 Jun
12:00 - 09:55ADL-ZQN
19h 25m2 stops
20:40 - 07:30ZQN-ADL
13h 20m1 stop
Tue, 13 Aug - Wed, 21 Aug
17:40 - 11:50ADL-ZQN
15h 40m2 stops
18:00 - 22:15ZQN-ADL
6h 45m1 stop
$757Virgin Australia
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Mon, 26 Aug - Sun, 1 Sep
06:00 - 20:35ADL-ZQN
12h 05m2 stops
12:45 - 20:20ZQN-ADL
10h 05m2 stops
$793Air New Zealand
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Thu, 13 Jun - Tue, 18 Jun
14:00 - 09:50ADL-ZQN
17h 20m2 stops
16:25 - 11:20ZQN-ADL
21h 25m2 stops
$843Air New Zealand
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Mon, 26 Aug - Sun, 1 Sep
09:00 - 19:25ADL-ZQN
7h 55m1 stop
10:25 - 19:20ZQN-ADL
11h 25m2 stops
$1,027Qantas Airways
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Tue, 13 Aug - Sun, 18 Aug
06:00 - 14:30ADL-ZQN
6h 00m1 stop
10:45 - 21:20ZQN-ADL
13h 05m2 stops
$1,513Qantas Airways
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Mon, 12 Aug - Mon, 19 Aug

Flights from Adelaide to Queenstown - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Adelaide to Queenstown?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Adelaide to Queenstown, 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 Queenstown is October, where tickets cost $712 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of tickets is $1,312 and $926 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Adelaide to Queenstown, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Adelaide to Queenstown, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Adelaide to Queenstown?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Adelaide to Queenstown were found on Jetstar ($538) and Virgin Australia ($714). Jetstar proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $309.

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Low season

May

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$309
Best time to beat the crowds (9% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (3% more expensive on average)
Flight from Adelaide to Queenstown

When to book flights from Adelaide to Queenstown

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Adelaide to Queenstown based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Adelaide to Queenstown

  • What is the cheapest flight from Adelaide to Queenstown?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Adelaide to Queenstown was $201 for a one-way ticket and $350 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Adelaide to Queenstown?

    On your way to Queenstown, you’ll fly out from Adelaide. You’ll be landing at Queenstown Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Adelaide to Queenstown?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Adelaide to Queenstown?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Adelaide and Queenstown, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Adelaide to Queenstown, Air New Zealand or Virgin Australia?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Adelaide to Queenstown are Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia. With an average price for the route of $885 and an overall rating of 8.2, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Virgin Australia is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $778 and an overall rating of 7.7.

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

    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 Queenstown.

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

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

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

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

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

    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 to Queenstown from Adelaide up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from Adelaide to Queenstown

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Adelaide to Queenstown. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 650 reviews
7.9entertainment
7.6food
8.4boarding
8.1comfort
8.8crew
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

8.0 ExcellentMichelle, Apr 2024NPL - AKL
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

There was a snafu with confirming seats at check which left us in limbo for the second leg of our trip. I believe the ANZ app is not well integrated with the systems at the terminal resulting in this disconcerting error.

Flight attendants are always pleasant and helpful. Pilot kept us updated.

Just a hiccup being added to the NZ Traveller Declaration a bit late.

This time is good . Don’t cancel flight with out early notice .

Very good experience, considering the short flight the meals were served promptly after takeoff.

X class seats in row 3 with the new configuration are very poor in fact I feel 3B and 3E should no longer be considered as X class seat as there is no forward seat pocket available to these seats and greatly reduced leg room due the intrusion of the business class armrests/table module

It was pretty good. Everyone friendly. Like all airlines, the draconian limitations on baggage and weight and not giving even a free soda kind of drags down the experience a bit.

Last 10 minutes boarding they canceled the flight and didn’t organise anything

Estheticly the plane looks great, although the seats are way too upright. If the seats were just slightly more reclined then the comfort level would increase tenfold. I had the stiffest neck after just a short flight due to this. A nap was almost out of the question.

Cabin crew were very professional and welcoming. They certainly appeared to have lifted their game. Congratulations

I know not directly a Virgin "thing" but I hold Virgin responsible for their subcontractors. Had to wait 45 minutes waiting for baggage at PER before the belt conveyor even started. This is unacceptable and hopefully Virgin engages with whoever to pull their fingers out. I realise PER staff are generally slow at the best of times but this was ridiculous. Maybe more seating for those waiting, a cafe in the baggage area for a light meal while we wait or at the very least a troop of dancing girls to entertain the punters while they stare at the conveyor belt start light almost willing it to fire up.

Very poor. Flight was cancelled due to captain exceeding hours. Told to fend for ourselves for 12 hours until a new flight could be done. This meant overnight accommodation in Hobart. Next plane was delayed and no food onboard. No apologies from Virgin. Extremely disappointing.

Flight was cancelled due to a mechanical fault - Virgin rebooked me on a flight 6 hours later so I cancelled and flew with another carrier

Following a marathon flight riddled by delays and changes from Santiago, Chile, my flight to Melbourne from Sydney was on schedule but I was transferred to the next flight. The reason by ticketing and the floor manager was I missed the entry to flight by one minute! That's right, the emphasised that if I was 1 minute earlier I would be on the flight. I asked what was the point them emphasising 1minute overdue and how that helped me or the situation. They didn't care at all. Replying that if it was one minute earlier they would've done something and smirking delivering the information. Australian's do call Australia home, Qantas calls Australian's suckers.

1) crackly headphone jack 2) one of the emergency seats recline. Usually second row does. But in this case neither did 3) food was scrambled eggs or fruit. 4) fruit should not be the option to eggs 5)miserable unpleasant crew not a smile. Thought that was a virgin thing

Qantas are unable to service and unfit for purpose, they cannot transport Australians on time to overseas destinations. On top of the inflated ticketing, the Sydney flight to Santiago was impacted because the plane was delayed arriving and then further bungling by Qantas admitting the ground new ground crew in charge of cleaning were not trained. The impact on passengers with connecting flights was tremendous and long ques of frustrated passengers waiting for rescheduling. **Qantas has become the Australian Spirit of disappointment**

The staff we fantastic and seemed to work very well with each other

Business lounge in Melbourne mediocre. Look at Emirates or Qatar, Qantas! Great friendly crew. Food was good but Emirates is a level above. Business seat good. But can’t compare to Qatar. Main reason for booking Qantas is loyalty and terrific connection via Perth to LHR.

I was pleasantly surprised with my flight to LA with Qantas. Although seats were not the roomies, service was excellent.

The service and smooth landing. Food was delicious and the staff was friendly. We arrived earlier than scheduled.

Wonderful crew, good food. Absolutely loved the wine spritz and wish I could buy it!

Don’t like last minute airline change. Not able to choose seat earlier.

It was nice having space in the way back where it thinned out with passengers, most folks in the far back were able to lay down and sleep. That was a pleasant surprise. Made the 15 hr flight go by pretty smooth, watching a few movies and resting. I had previously never used an airplane toilet, but finally used one. It wasn't too bad. All workers were very helpful and friendly. Their hospitality was welcomed as well

Note that food has to be purchased in flight. No free food. And no entertainment in flight. So I’ve treated these two items as okay which, in this case, means neutral/not applicable.

My Dad needed assistance to board the plane. The Jetstar staff were excellent with him and made the experience a lot easier😁

No food taken so can't rate also no entertainment so can't rate.

Would be better if can provide small free snacks on a long flight

Boarding was easy and unstressful, though the early "final call" was a bit off-putting. The crew were pleasant, and the seats were comfortable. The prices for food and drink were reasonable, apart from tea and coffee, where simple percolated coffee was charged at espresso prices. Deboarding was OK, though some Jetstar passengers appear to have a bad habit of pushing forward from their assigned rows, making it more difficult to get out for passengers that have paid a premium to sit up-front. Jetstar might want to look to address this to stop it from spreading.

I was allocated an exit row seat and was told to move so it could be given away to someone who had purchased two extra legroom seats and one regular seat but wanted the three to sit together. I was also charged for entertainment after booking but before checking in, and the ground crew couldn't do anything about refunding it. When the whole plane was given access to the entertainment as an apology for the flight being four hours late, I was told they couldn't do anything about that either, so I was charged for something I didn't want even though it would have been free anyway

I got to the airport earlier than I expected, and they let me change to an earlier flight with no trouble.

It was a super crowded time to travel out of Melbourne, but the flight was OK

Worst flying experience of my life. FIVE HOURS delayed! Rude and unhelpful staff and poor communication from the grounds team. Never flying Jetstar again

Worst experience ever flying Melbourne to Phuket. 5 hours delayed! Didn’t land till 1am in the morning. Staff were rude and unhelpful

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Adelaide to Queenstown found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
14/5Tue
1 stopJetstar
11h 20mADL-ZQN
$309
11/5Sat
1 stopJetstar
11h 20mADL-ZQN
$335
16/5Thu
1 stopJetstar
11h 20mADL-ZQN
$354
5/6Wed
1 stopJetstar
8h 05mADL-ZQN
$392
12/5Sun
1 stopJetstar
10h 45mADL-ZQN
$401
5/6Wed
2 stops
41h 35mADL-ZQN
$409
11/5Sat
2 stops
23h 20mADL-ZQN
$489
13/5Mon
1 stopVirgin Australia
18h 20mADL-ZQN
$506
14/5Tue
3 stopsAir New Zealand
21h 55mADL-ZQN
$815
11/5Sat
3 stopsEmirates
25h 00mADL-ZQN
$1,419

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Adelaide - Queenstown Flights

Departure:

Adelaide (ADL)Australia

Destination:

Queenstown (ZQN)New Zealand

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