$179 Find Cheap Flights from Sydney to New Zealand

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Cheap Flights from Sydney to New Zealand

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Aucklanddirect$368
Queenstown
Queenstowndirect$406
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$529
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$518
Napier
Napier1 stop$859
Nelson
Nelson1 stop$1,004
Dunedin
Dunedin1 stop$601
Tauranga
Tauranga1 stop$1,037
Hamilton
Hamiltondirect$288
Gisborne
Gisborne1 stop$856
Invercargill
Invercargill2 stops$1,009
Rotorua
Rotorua1 stop$929
Blenheim
Blenheim1 stop$972
Taupo
Taupo2 stops$989
Auckland
Aucklanddirect$368
Queenstown
Queenstowndirect$406
Christchurch
Christchurch1 stop$529
Wellington
Wellington1 stop$518
Napier
Napier1 stop$859
Nelson
Nelson1 stop$1,004
Dunedin
Dunedin1 stop$601
Tauranga
Tauranga1 stop$1,037
Hamilton
Hamiltondirect$288
Gisborne
Gisborne1 stop$856
Invercargill
Invercargill2 stops$1,009
Rotorua
Rotorua1 stop$929
Blenheim
Blenheim1 stop$972
Taupo
Taupo2 stops$989

Book Cheap Sydney to New Zealand Plane Tickets

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

Sat, 30 Aug - Tue, 2 Sep
Jetstar Logo
06:15 - 11:15SYD-HLZ
3h 00mdirect
Jetstar Logo
12:15 - 13:45HLZ-SYD
3h 30mdirect
$288Jetstar
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Sat, 6 Sep - Mon, 8 Sep
Jetstar Logo
06:15 - 11:15SYD-HLZ
3h 00mdirect
Jetstar Logo
12:15 - 13:45HLZ-SYD
3h 30mdirect
$290Jetstar
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Sat, 30 Aug - Mon, 1 Sep
Jetstar Logo
06:15 - 11:15SYD-HLZ
3h 00mdirect
Jetstar Logo
12:15 - 13:45HLZ-SYD
3h 30mdirect
$322Jetstar
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Thu, 9 Oct - Sun, 19 Oct
LATAM Airlines Logo
12:50 - 17:55SYD-AKL
3h 05mdirect
LATAM Airlines Logo
08:30 - 10:35AKL-SYD
4h 05mdirect
$488LATAM Airlines
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Tue, 16 Sep - Tue, 30 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
18:05 - 23:15SYD-CHC
3h 10mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
06:35 - 07:15CHC-SYD
3h 40mdirect
$547Air New Zealand
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Tue, 16 Sep - Tue, 30 Sep
Air New Zealand Logo
18:05 - 23:15SYD-CHC
3h 10mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
06:35 - 07:15CHC-SYD
3h 40mdirect
$549Air New Zealand
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Thu, 25 Dec - Wed, 7 Jan
Qantas Airways Logo
14:35 - 09:00SYD-ROT
16h 25m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
06:50 - 09:10ROT-SYD
28h 20m1 stop
$929Qantas Airways
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Thu, 25 Dec - Tue, 6 Jan
Qantas Airways Logo
14:35 - 09:00SYD-ROT
16h 25m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
06:50 - 09:10ROT-SYD
28h 20m1 stop
$949Qantas Airways
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Mon, 29 Sep - Mon, 6 Oct
Emirates Logo
19:25 - 11:15SYD-DUD
12h 50m1 stop
Emirates Logo
11:50 - 07:45DUD-SYD
21h 55m1 stop
$1,004Emirates
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Sun, 28 Sep - Sun, 5 Oct
Emirates Logo
08:55 - 11:15SYD-DUD
23h 20m1 stop
Emirates Logo
11:50 - 20:50DUD-SYD
11h 00m1 stop
$1,524Emirates
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sydney to New Zealand flights

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

What is the cheapest Sydney to New Zealand flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to New Zealand from Sydney found in the last 72 hours was to Hamilton, at $178 return. The most popular route is from Sydney (SYD) to Auckland (AKL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $290.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Sydney to New Zealand?

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.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops stopover the cheapest option at $917 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney 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 Sydney to New Zealand is August, when tickets cost $431 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, when the average cost of return tickets is $670 and $587 respectively.

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

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

For Sydney to New Zealand, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from New Zealand back to Sydney, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Monday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney to New Zealand, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$179
Best time to beat the crowds (9% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (28% more expensive on average)
Flight from Sydney to Hamilton

FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

  • Can I find cheap flights from Sydney to New Zealand with no stopovers en route?

    Direct flights are available from Sydney to various New Zealand airports. You can fly direct to Auckland from Sydney with AirAsia X, LATAM Airways, and JetStar in around 3 hours. Direct flights to Wellington are also available with Qantas and with Emirates. These flights also take roughly 3 hours. If you want to fly direct from Sydney to Christchurch, you can also fly with these airlines.

  • Should I apply for a visa before visiting New Zealand?

    Australian travellers will not need to get a visa before they visit New Zealand. Instead, you will just need a valid Australian passport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sydney to New Zealand?

    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 Sydney to New Zealand.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Sydney to New Zealand?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Sydney to New Zealand 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 Sydney to New Zealand?

    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 Sydney to New Zealand 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 Sydney to New Zealand?

    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 Sydney to New Zealand 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 New Zealand?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $377 on average. Morning departures are around 6% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $425.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New Zealand

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Sydney to the following destinations at these prices or less: Auckland $282 one-way - $463 round-trip
  • If you plan to visit the Wai-O-Tapu thermal springs and want to find cheap flights from Sydney to New Zealand, the most affordable option is to fly direct to Auckland Airport (AKL) and then take a domestic flight from Auckland to Taupo (TUO). Flights from Auckland to Taupo take around 40 minutes. Once you land in Taupo, you will find yourself around 40 minutes from the thermal springs by car.
  • Passengers flying to New Zealand for a work event can take advantage of the on-site conference facilities at Wellington Airport (WLG). The conference room can hold up to 80 guests and offers spectacular views of the airport runways.
  • Want to stay overnight when you land at the airport? Both Auckland Airport and Christchurch Airport (CHC) have on-site hotels where you can enjoy a peaceful rest after your journey. Passengers landing at Auckland Airport can check in at the Novotel Auckland Airport, which is located a 2-minute walk from International Arrivals. You can also stay at the ibis Budget Auckland Airport, which is situated just a 5-minute walk from the terminals. At Christchurch Airport, you can stay at the Novotel, which is located outside Arrivals through Exit 9, or at the Sudima Airport Hotel, which is a 5-minute walk away.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Sydney to New Zealand

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sydney 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.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3315 reviews
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.2Entertainment
8.3Crew
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Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

10.0 ExcellentWoei, June 2025DXB - SIN
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Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

Wifi was not operational for the whole trip. Other than this, flight was well received .

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

Everything I was good except food quality is very poor

I would never have been able to make the transfer in time without asking for a wheelchair

Comfort and customer service from most if the crew was great. The crew reassigning passengers should consider the presence of infants when reassigning seats. Unfortunately a couple of oversized passengers were relocated next to us, making this segment a bit uncomfortable, as there was not only extra leg space required. I ended up swapping seats with my husband so our baby wouldn't be impacted. My husband travelled quite uncomfortable as the reassigned neighbour shoulder and arm ended up on my husband's seat

Charged for internet that never really worked. The food selection was just ok.

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

The service on board was excellent, the flight wasn’t overbooked and we departed and arrived on time.

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.

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!

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.

I’m entitled to a refund per LATAM due to the mid flight itinerary change and being stuck in São Paulo for 24 hours and needing to get a hotel. The airline was dismissive and of no help.

My biggest complaint is the comfort. I am not tall and there was no legroom. It was very uncomfortable. During my transfer in Sao Paola, the flight was slightly delayed so boarding was confusing because there were no instructions in English.

Bought a ticket that included a bag and they still charged me to check it in, latam is the worst airline.

I never got this flight. You sent me to Chile!!! And from Chile I got the other flight to São Paulo... I've arrived 7h latter than I was supposed to arrive because of Delta delays.

My entertainment did not work. I was very tired from the botched connection, and the poor sleep

Boarding was done by woman who insisted on strict standing in line policy; food was ok; entertainment minimal

It was a very good flight, no entertainment is the reason for not checking that box.

I was in the last row and they sent me to check in my luggage last minute after boarding. I had to go through the crowd.

Our flight was cancelled and it took them 5 hours to reschedule and the next morning they said we still didn’t have a new ticket.

I travel often with LATAM, it never disappoints me. The service is great, nice crew, latest and some classic movies. I got 3 small meals, cannot complaint. I’ll definitely travel again with them.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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