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Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$353
Best time to beat the crowds (11% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (19% more expensive on average)
Flight from Maroochydore to Queenstown

FAQs for booking flights from Sunshine Coast to South Island

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

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

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

  • How many airports are there in South Island?

    There are 9 airports in South Island. The busiest airport is Christchurch Airport (CHC), with 55% of all flights arriving there.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to South Island?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Island is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as $717. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are $794 on average.

  • 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 $689 on average. Morning departures are around 13% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Island is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $781.

  • How long is the flight to South Island?

    An average direct flight from Sunshine Coast to South Island takes 8h 30m, covering a distance of 4056 km. The shortest route is Maroochydore (MCY) to Christchurch (CHC) with an average flight time of 8h 25m.

  • What are the most popular destinations in South Island?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Queenstown (56% of total searches to South Island). The next most popular destination is Christchurch (44%).

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Sunshine Coast to South Island

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sunshine Coast 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.
7.5
Qantas AirwaysOverall score based on 925 reviews
7.0Food
8.2Crew
7.5Comfort
7.7Boarding
7.2Entertainment
Airline reviews

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

6.0 GoodSandipan, Oct 2025SYD - DFW
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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 !

Late leaving and desintuon board showed ‘gate closed’ when they hadn’t even commenced boarding!

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

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Cabin class types available on flights to Sunshine Coast

Cabin classes available on flights to Sunshine Coast. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability is not guaranteed.
First Class Flights to South Islandfrom $524
Business Class Flights to South Islandfrom $152
Prem Econ Class Flights to South Islandfrom $72
Economy class Flights to South Islandfrom $17

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