$428 Find Cheap Flights from Canberra to South Island

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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$665
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$815
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,203
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$665
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$815
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops$1,203

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

Wed, 4 Feb - Thu, 19 Feb
Virgin Australia Logo
18:55 - 13:10CBR-ZQN
16h 15m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
14:00 - 18:15ZQN-CBR
6h 15m1 stop
$665Virgin Australia
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Wed, 4 Feb - Thu, 19 Feb
Virgin Australia Logo
18:55 - 16:40CBR-ZQN
19h 45m2 stops
Virgin Australia Logo
14:00 - 18:15ZQN-CBR
6h 15m1 stop
$806Virgin Australia
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Sat, 28 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:35 - 14:00CBR-CHC
22h 25m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:05 - 13:05CHC-CBR
9h 00m1 stop
$815Multiple Airlines
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Fri, 12 Dec - Fri, 19 Dec
Virgin Australia Logo
06:05 - 14:15CBR-ZQN
6h 10m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
14:00 - 23:20ZQN-CBR
11h 20m1 stop
$827Virgin Australia
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Fri, 12 Dec - Fri, 19 Dec
Virgin Australia Logo
06:05 - 14:15CBR-ZQN
6h 10m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
14:00 - 23:20ZQN-CBR
11h 20m1 stop
$828Virgin Australia
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Sat, 21 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:35 - 13:10CBR-ZQN
19h 35m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:40 - 15:25ZQN-CBR
27h 45m1 stop
$871Multiple Airlines
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Sat, 13 Dec - Sat, 20 Dec
Qantas Airways Logo
10:35 - 23:55CBR-CHC
11h 20m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
06:05 - 11:35CHC-CBR
7h 30m1 stop
$917Qantas Airways
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Sat, 28 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
Air New Zealand Logo
09:30 - 22:10CBR-CHC
10h 40m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
21:00 - 13:00CHC-CBR
18h 00m2 stops
$933Air New Zealand
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Sat, 21 Mar - Tue, 31 Mar
Qantas Airways Logo
09:55 - 21:05CBR-ZQN
9h 10m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
07:05 - 16:45ZQN-CBR
11h 40m2 stops
$1,080Qantas Airways
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Fri, 12 Dec - Fri, 19 Dec
Jetstar Logo
15:30 - 10:05CBR-ZQN
16h 35m2 stops
Jetstar Logo
10:45 - 11:35ZQN-CBR
26h 50m2 stops
$1,270Jetstar
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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 $666, 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 $693 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and March, when the average cost of return tickets is $965 and $860 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$428
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (3% more expensive on average)
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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 $792 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 $1,009.

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.
8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 520 reviews
7.4Food
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.5Entertainment
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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.

10.0 ExcellentAriel, Oct 2025APW - AKL
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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.

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.

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.

Plane was late and they wouldn’t check our bags through to Tokyo

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

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 !

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