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Cheap Flights from Darwin to South Island

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,076
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$1,014
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops$1,076
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$1,014

Book Cheap Darwin 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 Darwin 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 Darwin to South Island

Thu, 10 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep
Jetstar Logo
01:15 - 09:05
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29h 20m
2 stops
Jetstar Logo
20:50 - 00:30
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DRW
30h 10m
1 stop
$1,076Jetstar
Thu, 10 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
01:15 - 13:30
DRW
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ZQN
9h 45m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:50 - 00:30
ZQN
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DRW
30h 10m
1 stop
$1,104Multiple Airlines
Thu, 10 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
01:15 - 17:30
DRW
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ZQN
13h 45m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:50 - 18:00
ZQN
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DRW
32h 40m
3 stops
$1,286Multiple Airlines
Sat, 19 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep
Jetstar Logo
01:15 - 10:10
DRW
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ZQN
30h 25m
2 stops
Jetstar Logo
20:50 - 00:30
ZQN
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DRW
31h 10m
1 stop
$1,320Jetstar
Sat, 19 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
01:35 - 14:30
DRW
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ZQN
10h 25m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
17:30 - 00:10
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DRW
10h 10m
1 stop
$1,334Qantas Airways
Sun, 20 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
06:10 - 21:15
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ZQN
12h 35m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
08:00 - 00:10
ZQN
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DRW
19h 40m
2 stops
$1,355Qantas Airways
Fri, 11 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
06:10 - 08:35
DRW
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ZQN
23h 55m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
10:25 - 00:35
ZQN
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DRW
16h 40m
3 stops
$1,648Air New Zealand
Sun, 20 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:45 - 13:40
DRW
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ZQN
22h 25m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:25 - 12:10
ZQN
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DRW
28h 15m
3 stops
$2,036Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Darwin to South Island flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Darwin 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 Darwin 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 $1,212, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Darwin 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 Darwin to South Island is July, when tickets cost $0 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, when the average cost of return tickets is $1,619 and $1,253 respectively.

Good to know

Low season

June

Cheapest flight

$1,076
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking South Island flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Darwin 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 Darwin 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 Darwin 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 Darwin 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 Darwin to South Island up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Darwin to South Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Darwin 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 Darwin 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.
7.6
Virgin AustraliaOverall score based on 466 reviews
7.5Comfort
6.4Entertainment
8.2Crew
6.4Food
7.8Boarding
Airline reviews

Very good it will be my choice of airline while in Australia.

10.0 ExcellentAndrea, July 2026
MEL - OOL
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Very good it will be my choice of airline while in Australia.

Flight cancelled due to broken seat. $8 refreshment voucher barely bought a coffee. 3 hours to next flight. Also then delayed.

There were no food or entertainment on this short flight. Friendly staff even before getting on the flight. The seats were snug but it was quick flight

Good flight. On time. No problems. Plane was clean. Service was as you would expect. However nothing special, just a good flight.

Very friendly staff. No food service and no entertainment. Only 1hr 20min flight

High fees for excess checked baggage and somehow ridiculous rules for carry on bags.

Only answered OK and poor as there was no entertainment and I didnt have any food

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Excellent. Shelley was very attentive and caring regarding my sister who required pre approved oxygen during the flight. Shelley checked up on her regularly throughout the flight and made her feel more relaxed and comfortable.

For a red eye flight it is pretty uncomfortable. They provide nothing in the way of pillows, etc.

My flight with Qantas was excellent, the crew were exceptional, the food was very good, and the seats were surprisingly spacious and comfortable. I was extremely disappointed when my checked bag did not make it onto my connecting flight, but was pleased with the ease of filing a report of a missing bag with Qantas at the Auckland airport - there, my pleasure ended. I can see, with an apple tag on my bag, that it is still in Sydney and has not moved in more than 30 hours. I shared the tracking information with Qantas and was assured when I filed the missing bag report that my bag would be delivered first thing the next morning on the next flight from Sydney to Auckland. Qantas' missing bag tracking feature still lists its status as "searching for your bag, check back later" more than a full 24 hours after filing the report despite my having shared tracking information, a photo of the bag, and calling the customer care line and being assured that an "urgent action message" had been sent to the team in Sydney. The lack of communication from Qantas' customer service department and the lack of action after an incredibly expensive business class ticket price is outrageous and has, definitively, affected my willingness to consider flying Qantas in the future, much less on long-haul international flights with high cost airfare.

Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists

It was a good flight and no complaints. It just wasn't anything that was better than any other flight.

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

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

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.

We paid for business class seats for the comfort that comes with that but couldn’t use the bathroom as it was full all the time.

Excellent plane, smooth boarding Friendly crew Clean flight till end Food can be little better

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