$323 Find Cheap Flights from Canberra to South Island

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Canberra to South Island departing on 15/9. 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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Cheap Flights from Canberra to South Island

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$629
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$695
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$999
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$629
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$695
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$999

Book Cheap Canberra 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 Canberra 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 Canberra to South Island

Thu, 11 Sep - Thu, 18 Sep
Virgin Australia Logo
08:20 - 16:45CBR-ZQN
6h 25m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
18:00 - 22:15ZQN-CBR
6h 15m1 stop
$629Virgin Australia
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Thu, 11 Sep - Thu, 18 Sep
Virgin Australia Logo
07:15 - 16:45CBR-ZQN
7h 30m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
18:00 - 09:50ZQN-CBR
17h 50m1 stop
$653Virgin Australia
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Thu, 11 Sep - Tue, 16 Sep
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10:30 - 00:10CBR-CHC
11h 40m1 stop
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16:05 - 14:35CHC-CBR
24h 30m1 stop
Thu, 11 Sep - Tue, 16 Sep
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10:30 - 00:10CBR-CHC
11h 40m1 stop
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16:05 - 14:30CHC-CBR
24h 25m1 stop
Thu, 11 Sep - Tue, 16 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
06:05 - 23:50CBR-CHC
15h 45m1 stop
Air New Zealand Logo
10:00 - 07:15CHC-CBR
23h 15m2 stops
$733Air New Zealand
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Thu, 11 Sep - Tue, 16 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
06:05 - 19:05CBR-CHC
11h 00m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
10:00 - 07:15CHC-CBR
23h 15m2 stops
$742Air New Zealand
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Fri, 12 Sep - Fri, 19 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
06:05 - 14:45CBR-CHC
6h 40m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
06:20 - 12:05CHC-CBR
7h 45m1 stop
$751Qantas Airways
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Mon, 1 Sep - Sat, 6 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
12:40 - 00:10CBR-CHC
9h 30m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 13:10CHC-CBR
9h 10m1 stop
$767Qantas Airways
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Fri, 12 Sep - Fri, 19 Sep
Jetstar Logo
15:05 - 00:10CBR-CHC
7h 05m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
17:50 - 12:05CHC-CBR
20h 15m2 stops
$951Jetstar
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Mon, 1 Sep - Sat, 6 Sep
Jetstar Logo
12:40 - 09:50CBR-CHC
19h 10m2 stops
Jetstar Logo
09:40 - 12:05CHC-CBR
28h 25m3 stops
$1,041Jetstar
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Canberra to South Island flights

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

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Canberra 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 $1,005, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Canberra 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 Canberra to South Island is August, when tickets cost $684 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and November, when the average cost of return tickets is $936 and $886 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Canberra 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 Canberra 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 Canberra to South Island, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 45% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$323
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (4% more expensive on average)
Flight from Canberra to Christchurch

FAQs - booking South Island flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Canberra 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 Canberra to South Island.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Canberra 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 Canberra 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 Canberra 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 Canberra 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 Canberra 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 evening, when retur flights cost $520 on average. Morning departures are around 7% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Island is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $663.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Canberra to South Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Canberra 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 Canberra 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.
7.9
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 501 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.4Entertainment
7.3Food
Airline reviews

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

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, July 2025CNS - AKL
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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!

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

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.

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