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Cheap Flights from Darwin to New Zealand

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$725
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$955
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$1,257
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$725
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$955
Wellington
Wellington2 stops$1,257

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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Darwin to New Zealand 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 Darwin to New Zealand

Mon, 13 Oct - Tue, 21 Oct
Jetstar Logo
01:50 - 23:45DRW-AKL
18h 25m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
16:00 - 00:50AKL-DRW
12h 20m1 stop
$725Jetstar
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Tue, 14 Oct - Wed, 22 Oct
Jetstar Logo
01:50 - 23:45DRW-AKL
18h 25m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
06:40 - 00:35AKL-DRW
21h 25m1 stop
$806Jetstar
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Sun, 2 Nov - Mon, 17 Nov
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01:05 - 05:10DRW-AKL
24h 35m1 stop
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06:15 - 15:15AKL-DRW
12h 30m1 stop
Mon, 13 Oct - Tue, 21 Oct
Jetstar Logo
01:50 - 23:45DRW-AKL
18h 25m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
08:15 - 00:50AKL-DRW
20h 05m2 stops
$852Jetstar
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Mon, 13 Oct - Tue, 21 Oct
Jetstar Logo
01:50 - 23:45DRW-AKL
18h 25m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
10:30 - 00:50AKL-DRW
17h 50m2 stops
$854Jetstar
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Sat, 25 Oct - Sun, 2 Nov
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14:05 - 05:05DRW-AKL
11h 30m1 stop
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05:45 - 23:10AKL-DRW
20h 55m1 stop
Wed, 25 Feb - Fri, 6 Mar
Air New Zealand Logo
01:40 - 17:00DRW-AKL
11h 50m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
07:00 - 00:10AKL-DRW
20h 40m1 stop
$1,236Air New Zealand
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Thu, 26 Feb - Fri, 6 Mar
Air New Zealand Logo
12:00 - 10:15DRW-AKL
42h 45m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
07:00 - 11:00AKL-DRW
31h 30m1 stop
$1,242Air New Zealand
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Sat, 25 Oct - Sat, 1 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
12:55 - 00:55DRW-AKL
8h 30m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
20:35 - 23:50AKL-DRW
30h 45m1 stop
$1,265Qantas Airways
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Sat, 25 Oct - Sun, 2 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
12:55 - 00:55DRW-AKL
8h 30m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
13:15 - 00:10AKL-DRW
14h 25m1 stop
$1,283Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Darwin to New Zealand flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Darwin to New Zealand?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Darwin to New Zealand, 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 Darwin to New Zealand is July, when tickets cost $869 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,389 and $1,157 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Darwin to New Zealand?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Darwin to New Zealand clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to New Zealand on a Sunday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Darwin, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Wednesdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Darwin to New Zealand?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Darwin to New Zealand, 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 Darwin to New Zealand, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$394
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (10% more expensive on average)
Flight from Darwin to Auckland

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  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally at night, when retur flights cost $728 on average. Morning departures are around 20% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,046.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Darwin to New Zealand

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Darwin to New Zealand? 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 505 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
7.4Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
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Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

4.0 OkayAnonymous, July 2025AKL - SFO
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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.

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!

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

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

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 !

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.

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.

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

Very quiet plane!! One of the quietest planes we have been on.

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