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Cheap Flights from Brisbane to South Island

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Queenstown
Queenstowndirect$534
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$505
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$598
Nelson
Nelson1 stop$698
Blenheim
Blenheim1 stop$1,118
Invercargill
Invercargill1 stop$728
Queenstown
Queenstowndirect$534
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$505
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$598
Nelson
Nelson1 stop$698
Blenheim
Blenheim1 stop$1,118
Invercargill
Invercargill1 stop$728

Book Cheap Brisbane to South Island Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Brisbane to South Island 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Brisbane to South Island

Sun, 6 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep
Jetstar Logo
23:50 - 17:35
BNE
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CHC
15h 45m
1 stop
Jetstar Logo
06:15 - 19:15
CHC
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BNE
15h 00m
1 stop
$505Jetstar
Sun, 25 Oct - Tue, 3 Nov
Virgin Australia Logo
10:10 - 16:40
BNE
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ZQN
3h 30mdirect
Virgin Australia Logo
17:35 - 18:20
ZQN
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BNE
3h 45mdirect
$534Virgin Australia
Sat, 12 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
Virgin Australia Logo
08:10 - 13:40
BNE
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ZQN
3h 30mdirect
Virgin Australia Logo
16:35 - 18:30
ZQN
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BNE
3h 55mdirect
$537Virgin Australia
Sat, 3 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:15 - 13:40
BNE
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ZQN
3h 25mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
17:35 - 18:30
ZQN
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BNE
3h 55mdirect
$538Multiple Airlines
Sat, 12 Sep - Wed, 16 Sep
Virgin Australia Logo
08:10 - 13:40
BNE
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ZQN
3h 30mdirect
Virgin Australia Logo
14:35 - 16:30
ZQN
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BNE
3h 55mdirect
$540Virgin Australia
Wed, 28 Oct - Mon, 9 Nov
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:35 - 17:40
BNE
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CHC
19h 05m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:05 - 07:00
CHC
-
BNE
3h 55mdirect
$555Multiple Airlines
Tue, 24 Nov - Sat, 28 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
18:20 - 00:50
BNE
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CHC
3h 30mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
06:05 - 07:00
CHC
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BNE
3h 55mdirect
$561Air New Zealand
Wed, 28 Oct - Mon, 9 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
18:20 - 00:50
BNE
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CHC
3h 30mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
06:05 - 07:00
CHC
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BNE
3h 55mdirect
$562Air New Zealand
Thu, 3 Sep - Mon, 7 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
11:40 - 09:10
BNE
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BHE
19h 30m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
13:30 - 17:55
BHE
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BNE
6h 25m
1 stop
$1,118Qantas Airways
Thu, 3 Sep - Mon, 7 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
11:40 - 09:10
BNE
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BHE
19h 30m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
13:30 - 17:55
BHE
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BNE
6h 25m
1 stop
$1,131Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Brisbane to South Island flights

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

What is the cheapest Brisbane to South Island flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to South Island from Brisbane found in the last 5 days was to Christchurch, at $335 return. The most popular route is from Brisbane (BNE) to Queenstown (ZQN), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $388.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Island?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Brisbane to South Island depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Island is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost $724 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Island is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $724.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Brisbane to South Island?

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $1,309, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Brisbane to South Island?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Brisbane to South Island, 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 Brisbane to South Island is February, when tickets cost $592 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, when the average cost of return tickets is $800 and $740 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Brisbane to South Island?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Brisbane to South Island clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Brisbane to South Island, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from South Island back to Brisbane, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Brisbane to South Island?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Brisbane to South Island, 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 Brisbane to South Island, 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 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

May

Cheapest flight

$270
Best time to beat the crowds (1% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Brisbane to Queenstown

FAQs - booking South Island flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Brisbane to South Island?

    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 Brisbane to South Island.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Brisbane to South Island 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 Brisbane to South Island?

    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 Brisbane to South Island 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 Brisbane to South Island?

    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 Brisbane to South Island up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Brisbane to South Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Brisbane to South Island. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Brisbane to South Island? 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 3636 reviews
8.4Crew
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

It was delayed for 2 hrs. Flight attendants were not attentive.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Nov 2025
SYD - CHC
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It was delayed for 2 hrs. Flight attendants were not attentive.

We boarded but due to a technical issue we spent 4.5hrs on the ground waiting for the issue to be resolved

No kids provided. Instead we were told to have contacted the airline that we have kids and require kids meals. We were not the only ones who inquired about kids meals. It’s odd. Emirates and other airlines give kids meals as standard and before the adult food comes out. The rice in our meals was gluggy and under cooked. The chicken was also raw. Sadly not the best experience with Finn Air. The hostesses tried to compensate with the snacks and drinks but missed the mark by a long way. Especially when paying Emirates/Qantas prices

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 🤬

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

Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y

The plane was very old and uncomfortable. Service was very slow!

Flight from Dubai to Zagreb very bad cabin crew. Bad food

We got to experience Premium Economy from Sydney to Auckland and it was a great experience wiht Air New Zealand. The crew was friendly and helpful.

I was not even on that flight and did not even book a ticket. Kayak did a phenomenal job

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

Check in crew member was very helpful, nice and excellent service👍

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

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.

Economy was much nicer on the Air New Zealand planes.

At Coolangatta International it is difficult to hear voice boarding announcements when away from screen announcements.

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

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

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

Late boarding, late departure due to weather and slow boarding, packed 5+hour flight, only 2 toilets for main cabin, tight leg room, no free food except tea, coffee, and water, arrived 75 minutes late.

Boarding was smooth after a 25 min delay. Notification of delay could be more efficient and change in boarding gate was not notified on the flights board or app.

Excellent. Shelley was very attentive and caring regarding my sister who required pre approved oxygen during the flight. Shelley checked up on her regularly throughout the flight and made her feel more relaxed and comfortable.

I did not use the in flight entertainment, but the selection appeared to be decent. Take off was delayed, but otherwise the process was uneventful.

Virgin Australia passed this flight onto Alliance, so my rating and comments are based on my experience with crew, aircraft and available options. Alliance only offers drinks which consisted of tea, coffee and water, free of charge. There was no on board entertainment. The aircraft seating although narrow accommodated my 6 foot 2 body with little discomfort.

When the flight is full out would be good to allow the use of the front toilet as well as the rear. Otherwise it was an uneventful flight.

Flight departed in time and arrived on time, no issues at all.

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

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.

I missed my flight due to unforeseen circumstances It was, however , an excellent price !

Very good overall. Highly recommend for all flying to Australia

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

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

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

Touch screens were very difficult to use, generally being laggy and unresponsive- it was quite an art to get it to play the thing you wanted rather than some thing at random. Selection of films and Tv was good when touchscreen decided to finally respond.

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

The old Plane had not been cleaned properly in a long time.

Top notch service, good selection of snack and meal options, generous accommodation for luggage, and great selection of in cabin entertainment. I really appreciate the offering of pillows, blankets, sleep mask, tb&paste, and earplugs. The only complaint I can make was that my seat was horribly uncomfortable and lacked cushion.

My flight from Sydney to LA the headphones and the jack didn’t work. I informed the crew member it was an over 15 hour flight with no sound in entertainment. I asked if they had kosher or halal options in one of the flights to Brisbane, the crew member wasn’t pleasant in the reply. I took the vegetarian option that’s fine but surely the crew member can say no in a more pleasant way. Although I had a great time in Australia. Thank you

Flight on time. New plane. No entertainment screen just device. No offer of water. Didn’t order food.

Jet star delayed both trips with poor communication. Passengers were made to change gates often and then left to stand with no seating. As someone getting over surgery this was very trying.

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.

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

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.

I got what I paid for - flight was clean, staff were friendly

The flight was over an hour late due to staff shortages and due to it being the last evening flight, I got back to Sydney very late

Flight departing too early at 06.15 Difficult to get to airport

Every single one of my flight were delayed. On top of that when I asked for water I didn’t get it the first time. I had to ask for it multiple of time.

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