$298 Find Cheap Flights from Brisbane to South Island

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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
Queenstown1 stop$633
Christchurch
Christchurchdirect$541
Nelson
Nelson1 stop$675
Dunedin
Dunedin1 stop$684
Invercargill
Invercargill1 stop$1,081
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$633
Christchurch
Christchurchdirect$541
Nelson
Nelson1 stop$675
Dunedin
Dunedin1 stop$684
Invercargill
Invercargill1 stop$1,081

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.
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Recent return flight deals from Brisbane to South Island

Wed, 21 Jan - Thu, 12 Feb
Air New Zealand Logo
18:10 - 00:40BNE-CHC
3h 30mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
21:00 - 07:00CHC-BNE
13h 00m1 stop
$541Air New Zealand
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Thu, 4 Dec - Tue, 9 Dec
Air New Zealand Logo
18:10 - 00:40BNE-CHC
3h 30mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
16:05 - 17:00CHC-BNE
3h 55mdirect
$547Air New Zealand
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Thu, 26 Feb - Thu, 12 Mar
Qantas Airways Logo
17:55 - 00:25BNE-CHC
3h 30mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
15:55 - 16:40CHC-BNE
3h 45mdirect
$583Qantas Airways
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Fri, 28 Nov - Sat, 6 Dec
Jetstar Logo
11:25 - 23:05BNE-CHC
8h 40m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
06:15 - 20:25CHC-BNE
17h 10m1 stop
$611Jetstar
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Thu, 22 Jan - Thu, 29 Jan
Jetstar Logo
12:05 - 22:20BNE-CHC
7h 15m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
20:35 - 08:40CHC-BNE
15h 05m1 stop
$617Jetstar
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Fri, 23 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
Qantas Airways Logo
17:55 - 00:25BNE-CHC
3h 30mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
15:55 - 16:40CHC-BNE
3h 45mdirect
$620Qantas Airways
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Fri, 16 Jan - Thu, 22 Jan
Virgin Australia Logo
06:55 - 19:00BNE-ZQN
9h 05m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
17:30 - 18:15ZQN-BNE
3h 45mdirect
$635Virgin Australia
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Sat, 17 Jan - Wed, 28 Jan
Virgin Australia Logo
06:55 - 19:00BNE-ZQN
9h 05m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
17:30 - 18:15ZQN-BNE
3h 45mdirect
$638Virgin Australia
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Sun, 14 Dec - Sun, 21 Dec
Emirates Logo
18:30 - 11:15BNE-DUD
13h 45m1 stop
Emirates Logo
11:50 - 17:10DUD-BNE
8h 20m1 stop
$1,649Emirates
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Sat, 13 Dec - Sat, 20 Dec
Emirates Logo
08:30 - 11:15BNE-DUD
23h 45m1 stop
Emirates Logo
11:50 - 17:10DUD-BNE
8h 20m1 stop
$1,757Emirates
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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 72 hours was to Christchurch, at $385 return. The most popular route is from Brisbane (BNE) to Christchurch (CHC), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $385.

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 $1,351, 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 May, when tickets cost $605 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, when the average cost of return tickets is $845 and $761 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, Tuesday 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 Wednesday, with Friday 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 17% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$318
Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (17% more expensive 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.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Island is generally in the afternoon, when retur flights cost $322 on average. Morning departures are around 81% more expensive than evening flights, 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 $744.

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.
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8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3394 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.2Entertainment
8.3Crew
8.1Boarding
7.9Food
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Crew were excellent and the bar service and chat fantastic. Cheese board delicious. Amenity kit good, very disappointing not getting pyjamas on this leg of the flight and needed to reuse from earlier flight.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025DXB - MAN
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Crew were excellent and the bar service and chat fantastic. Cheese board delicious. Amenity kit good, very disappointing not getting pyjamas on this leg of the flight and needed to reuse from earlier flight.

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

Sadly I couldn't get the food I requested as it was out. Also, if you don't want to be woken up make sure the crew knows it. My wife was woken on every service.

I lost my lock from my luggage, I don’t know someone took something from my bag.

The staff on board were excellent. Kind, thoughtful, helpful - not just with me but with others around that I observed. Wonderful service.

Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

Delayed and missed connecting flight. But Emirates took care until next day flight. Thank you

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

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 .

Like: Aircraft was better than others I've flown in. Crew was great, food was very good. Air New Zealand is now my favorite airline. On our long flight from AKL to YVR there was enough room for those of us in Economy to stretch a bit. My sister is disabled and they took very good care of her and me. Best entertainment offering of all the other airlines. Not so much; Flight from AKL to YRV was delayed BUT they recovered really well so no complaints here. Pretty petty point to complain about. Only negative I have. I will recommend to friends.

Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

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👍

Overall the plane was good and the crew great. The big disappointment was the skycouch. Maybe it would be good if you were a parent with 2 small kids travelling but as a couple it's hopeless. It's impossible for 2 adults to lie down so one ends up sitting. We split our time with one lying and the other sitting. We both got more sleep sitting upright. We will never book one again and don't recommend it to anyone.

Aircon set too high so VERY warm and VERY uncomfortable.

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

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.

Overall experience was good but what really impressed me the most was the care the flight attendants took of a sick passenger who was sitting in front of me. The flight attendants would come and check on her quite regularly providing her support and comfort. Brilliant service!

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.

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

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 !

Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!

Flight was delayed more than 1.5 hours. Gate changed multiple times

The good thing is that the flight got us from Darwin to Brisbane. However, it would have to be the most uncomfortable flight I have ever taken and if I can possibly avoid flying Jetstar again, I will.

I was treated poorly in Dunedin by check in crew, then my bag was lost in Auckland. Never again.

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

It was better than I expected. Thought $5 for a small cup of tea was a bit much!

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

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