$377 Find Cheap Flights from Darwin to New Zealand

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Best New Zealand Flight Deals from Darwin

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$729
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$947
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$913
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$866
Auckland
Auckland1 stop$729
Queenstown
Queenstown1 stop$947
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$913
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$866

Cheap Flights from Darwin to New Zealand

 
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, 28 Jul - Tue, 12 Aug
Jetstar Logo
01:50 - 00:05DRW-AKL
19h 45m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
16:30 - 00:50AKL-DRW
10h 50m1 stop
$729Jetstar
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Tue, 26 Aug - Wed, 3 Sep
Jetstar Logo
01:30 - 04:30DRW-AKL
24h 30m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
06:40 - 00:35AKL-DRW
20h 25m1 stop
$793Jetstar
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Thu, 24 Jul - Wed, 6 Aug
Jetstar Logo
01:50 - 00:05DRW-AKL
19h 45m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
06:40 - 00:35AKL-DRW
20h 25m1 stop
$805Jetstar
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Thu, 24 Jul - Fri, 8 Aug
Jetstar Logo
01:50 - 00:05DRW-AKL
19h 45m1 stop
Jetstar Logo
06:40 - 00:35AKL-DRW
20h 25m1 stop
$822Jetstar
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Wed, 27 Aug - Wed, 3 Sep
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19:00 - 05:30DRW-AKL
32h 00m1 stop
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17:05 - 00:35AKL-DRW
10h 00m1 stop
Wed, 27 Aug - Wed, 3 Sep
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19:00 - 05:30DRW-AKL
32h 00m1 stop
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17:05 - 00:35AKL-DRW
10h 00m1 stop
Mon, 25 Aug - Fri, 29 Aug
Virgin Australia Logo
14:40 - 13:30DRW-ZQN
20h 20m2 stops
Virgin Australia Logo
18:00 - 20:35ZQN-DRW
29h 05m1 stop
$971Virgin Australia
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Sun, 24 Aug - Fri, 29 Aug
Virgin Australia Logo
00:35 - 16:45DRW-ZQN
13h 40m1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
18:00 - 20:35ZQN-DRW
29h 05m1 stop
$1,005Virgin Australia
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Fri, 24 Oct - Sat, 1 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
01:10 - 15:05DRW-AKL
10h 25m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
15:05 - 01:05AKL-DRW
13h 30m1 stop
$1,088Qantas Airways
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Sat, 25 Oct - Sat, 1 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
12:55 - 00:55DRW-AKL
8h 30m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
15:05 - 01:05AKL-DRW
13h 30m1 stop
$1,111Qantas 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 $835 (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 $1,171 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 the flight from Darwin to New Zealand, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$377
Best time to beat the crowds (6% 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 3 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 494 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
7.3Food
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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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.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, July 2025SFO - AKL
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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 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.

I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

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.

It was good for a short domestic flight. As no food ar entertainment provided, there should be a n/a rating available for those.

USB charging ports did not work on any of Air New Zealand flights

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.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

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

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.

Jetsatar refused to take my foldable stroller in the plane, despite following all the rules on dimensions and packaging. Similar thing happened on our previous fight. However, at that instance, they offered to check in the stroller. At this fight, the staff was rude, trying to rush us to board the flight. They made excuses that the stroller was not allowed and even offer to leave it behind and ship it back at our own cost. Fortunately, we had someone else attending. Since the flight was about to take off, they left it behind and send it back to us on the next available flight.

Overall, it was good. The only concern was that I couldn't charge my phone because the USB port didn't work after we took off. One of the crew members tried to restart it but never came back to me with an update.

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

Flight was fine but a domestic flight was called by Jetstar international. This meant going through immigration and custom scanning twice. Long queues were experienced which were frustrating. We were using a wheelchair and exit at Perth needed a scissor lift as no air bridge provided. No fast lane at Perth for wheelchair. The staff were helpful but this system is poor.

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.

Not very good, no food and not drink ( caffe or tea). Never ever fly with jet star.

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