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Find cheap flights to Queenstown from £563

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Cheap flight deals to Queenstown

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Queenstown 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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21:15 - 14:30MAN-ZQN
30h 15m2 stops
12:30 - 19:15ZQN-MAN
42h 45m2 stops
£1,257Emirates
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Sat, 7 Sep - Thu, 10 Oct
14:55 - 16:45MAN-ZQN
38h 50m2 stops
15:15 - 06:45ZQN-MAN
50h 30m2 stops
£1,262
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Wed, 24 Apr - Wed, 1 May
14:55 - 16:45MAN-ZQN
38h 50m2 stops
15:15 - 06:45ZQN-MAN
50h 30m2 stops
£1,282
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Wed, 24 Apr - Wed, 1 May
16:50 - 19:40LHR-ZQN
39h 50m2 stops
14:05 - 15:05ZQN-LHR
36h 00m2 stops
£1,286Emirates
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Wed, 15 May - Sun, 19 May
14:05 - 14:30MAN-ZQN
37h 25m2 stops
20:40 - 19:15ZQN-MAN
33h 35m2 stops
£1,286Emirates
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Wed, 19 Jun - Mon, 22 Jul
21:15 - 19:25MAN-ZQN
35h 10m2 stops
20:40 - 19:15ZQN-MAN
33h 35m3 stops
£1,291Emirates
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Wed, 19 Jun - Mon, 22 Jul
21:15 - 14:30MAN-ZQN
30h 15m2 stops
15:25 - 07:45ZQN-MAN
51h 20m2 stops
£1,296Emirates
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Sat, 7 Sep - Wed, 25 Sep
21:10 - 19:25STN-ZQN
35h 15m2 stops
15:25 - 18:45ZQN-STN
38h 20m2 stops
£1,304Emirates
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Thu, 16 May - Mon, 20 May
14:05 - 19:25MAN-ZQN
42h 20m2 stops
10:45 - 12:00ZQN-MAN
36h 15m2 stops
£1,304Emirates
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Sat, 7 Sep - Wed, 25 Sep
10:15 - 12:15LGW-ZQN
39h 00m2 stops
07:00 - 06:25ZQN-LGW
34h 25m2 stops
£6,346Air New Zealand
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Mon, 9 Sep - Sun, 22 Sep

Flights to Queenstown - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Queenstown?

The average price of all flights to Queenstown clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Queenstown is Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as £1,570. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are £1,801 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Queenstown?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Queenstown, 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 to Queenstown is September, where tickets cost £1,311 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets from the United Kingdom is £2,242 and £2,117 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is May with an average price of £1,321.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Queenstown?

The average price for all flights to Queenstown depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Queenstown is generally in the evening, when flights cost £1,534 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Queenstown is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £1,595.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Queenstown?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Queenstown, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 58 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Queenstown?

The duration of your flight to Queenstown depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Queenstown on KAYAK are from London, which takes 29h 06m, Manchester, which takes 30h 15m, and Edinburgh, which takes 34h 05m.

How many long-haul flights are there to Queenstown each week?

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to Queenstown. Instead, there are 239 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Auckland.

Good to know - Cheap tickets to Queenstown

Low season

June

High season

December

Cheapest flight

£563
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (35% more expensive on average)
Flight from London Gatwick Airport to Queenstown

When to book flights to Queenstown

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Queenstown based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Queenstown based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Queenstown flights

  • How far is Queenstown from central Queenstown?

    Queenstown is 4 miles from the centre of Queenstown.

  • What is the name of Queenstown’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Queenstown, called Queenstown (ZQN). It can also be referred to as Frankton, Queenstown, or Queenstown Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Queenstown?

    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 to Queenstown.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Queenstown is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Queenstown?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Queenstown 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 to Queenstown?

    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 to Queenstown up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Queenstown?

    Of the 2 airlines that fly to Queenstown, Air New Zealand offers the most flights, with around 101 per week, followed by Jetstar with 41 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Queenstown

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Prefer to fly direct to Queenstown Intl?

Find which airlines fly direct to Queenstown Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

United Kingdom to Queenstown Intl

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

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Direct returns

Queenstown Intl to United Kingdom

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +19 more

ANA, Air Canada, +20 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Queenstown

Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Queenstown? 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 KAYAK reviews.
8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 685 reviews
81comfort
83overall
88crew
79entertainment
76food
84boarding
Airline reviews

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

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Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

There was a snafu with confirming seats at check which left us in limbo for the second leg of our trip. I believe the ANZ app is not well integrated with the systems at the terminal resulting in this disconcerting error.

Flight attendants are always pleasant and helpful. Pilot kept us updated.

Just a hiccup being added to the NZ Traveller Declaration a bit late.

Boarding instructions on one leg of my journey were not well communicated at the gate (Melbourne to Auckland)

The only thing that was less than excellent was the food server at dinner. (I had the chicken.) It wasn't that it was poorly heated or in difficult-to-open containers; it was just that it had a very peculiar taste. And I use that to describe not just the main course but the dessert as well. Very odd flavours for what seemed to be a mainstream item. I did like that the airline offered us a free glass of wine. The breakfast omelette wasn't bad, although it was quite bland.

No refunds for flights that I could not take due to Covid restrictions

Wonderful service, planes and interior in great condition, very pleasant experience

The premium economy seats were not that great. It could have been more premium than economy seats.

People were so nice! Economy seats were small and cramped feeling for me. I’m slender and 6 feet tall

Perfect experience from boarding through to leaving the flight, comfortable and personalised service from all staff, highly recommended

They are great with every aspect of customer service. Helped my elderly father and aided him with using the restroom.

The overall operation needs to be improved. The in-flight services took forever and sometimes ran out of options.

Would have been nice to have more variety and less dairy in the Indian Vegetarian special meal. Why do they include Parathas as part of the entree and also on the side (substitute for bread/roll)? Also, no need for so much dairy...don't need milk packet, yogurt and Chobani Greek yogurt in the same meal.

The male traveller seated in the row in front diagonally opposite my husbands seat across the aisle as soon as the seatbelt sign went off moved across the aisle into the seat in front of my husband for the entire journey from London to Singapore he had his seat reclined and pushed back and the seat touching my husbands knees for the entire journey from London to Singapore. very uncomfortable for my husband.

Airport lounge for business class is too crowded and not comfortable. Poor foods and facilities. Boarding was delayed. A lot of coughing people in the flight even in the business class, which indicated poor screening and health risks.

The meals were ok,but we weren't given any beverages with the food, only after everyone was served food, maybe short staffed but that's not proper

The flight was great. We had to purchase extra long seats for the long flight. But overall it was great.

Absolutely terrible delays for 3 hours changed seats after we paid an upgrade on both legs. It appears it’s up to us to request a refund after they down graded our seat. Never again !!

They had superb boarding (started an hour before flight time). Timely pushback from them gate and an early arrival. Flight and service was very comfortable. I wanted to move my flight to an earlier one, only thing was there was no one at emirates in Heathrow to help. Had to call the call the center and pay to change. There were ample seats on the flight though

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

Lovely experience. I feel like travelling in Emirates.. The flights are always superb.Vegan food served was really good..

I bought Business class ticket but they treated me like economic class. No lounge allowed at check inn I have to take stuff out while other passengers have more than 25 lb in bag. Because I bought tickets from other than airlines . It’s discriminations from airlines to passengers.

service was slow, to get water had to press 4-5 times , crew come near but never notice, serving those they like to serve, hope this crew can improve their attentive ness and serve everyone respectfully.

Premium economy on Emirate A380 is simply the best non-business class product. In fact its probably better than many business class if the seat isnt lying flat. The food and service is close to perfect!

Everything was perfect... especially air hostess were excellent in attending people.

Provide latest releases in Movies as they used to do.

Qantas cancelled my flight for no good reason and rebooked me into a middle seat.

Everything as good as can be if one flies economy bit not enough toilets!! People were queuing during the whole flight - there are really not enough toilets!!!

Better food, hotter coffee, otherwise it was a very smooth and reasonably comfortable flight.

I thought the overall standard in Premium Economy was very good indeed.

We were delayed for 7 hours. The staff and management could have organized the getting of seats on later flight earlier than 20 minutes before late takeoff. Everyone was worried and lost. Was chaos and it didn’t need to be.

After Qantas staff asked us we have the option to book our hotel and then email per written letter. I was denied my right for a $300 voucher after the flight was delayed 24h. Wael Idriss On Nov 22

We were seated in the furthest back row of the plane. Our seats seemed to be the only ones that didn't recline, and our seat row was also closer to the seats in front of us than any other route. I'm a tall man, and this made the long overnight flight extremely uncomfortable and near impossible to sleep on. There was nothing indicated in booking that this row was tighter than the others.

couldn't work out how to work entertainment. seats a bit cramped.

Flight LA to Sydney was first moved earlier by 2 hrs from 10:25 pm to 8:25pm roughly a week before departure. Then on actual departure date, it was delayed 2x, and needed up leaving close to 10 pm. Then entertainment for the whole flight wasn’t working for most of the seats including ours. The baby crib at the middle isle was being taped to the wall to keep it tacked in using a packing tape while passengers were walking by looking for their seats. Not projecting good confidence. After a few minutes after take off the whole crib fell off. Good the people seating next to it wast hit or got scared. At arrival at Sydney, crew handed the customs forms as we were getting out of the plane. So passengers had to scramble to find a place to fill up the forms along the corridor going to immigration. So no one is available to help from Qantas to fill up the entry forms. Not a very good experience for a flagship carrier.

flight delays seems to be the norm these days. pies with soggy pastry.

The staff was kind and polite, but it was very very hot and no ways to have some fresh air.it would be also be nice to have more time to sleep, since it was a night flight

Eine Toilette der Business Class war gesperrt und somit nicht benutzbar.

Etihad broke my suitcase Also over charged me for luggage

Ripped off and broken seats in Business class. Seats stink and need to request the staff for additional bedsheets. Crew if very friendly though

Boarding was quick and efficient. Ground staff were pleasant and courteous. Food was tasty, portions were good for me. Food containers kept slipping on the tray. Tray would look better with an anti-skid tray mat. I had the bulkhead seat which was very uncomfortable for couple of reasons. Aircraft is designed with no throughput to move across aisle to aisle. Passengers kept jumping over my legs to get from one side to the other to use the toilet. Secondly I had a mother and 9 month baby next to me. Mom had to hold baby for 12 hours in her lap as he did not fit into the bassinet. Half the baby was on my lap during the flight. Aircraft temperature was very cold - light attendant said it was the central cooling and nothing could be done about it. Movie selection was very poor old and outdated.

Crew member took too long time to take back leftover food plates from passenger seats. Food was nice.Easy excellent checking.Guy at checking counter was really kind and helpful.Made our checking very quickly. Leftover food should be taken back ASAP. Because in economy class passanger have narrow space . In the long journey like this, passanger have difficulties to sit with the plates.overall experience was good.

Crew was good, boarding mediocre, food choices were limited, seating was not comfortable

Crew did not cooperate… I just asked water twice for one crew member and she didn’t get anything.. and when I asked other crew member he gave me water and he was not respectful.. I kept Hindu non veg meal chicken .. when I get my turn chicken was not provided and then they gave me veg paneer and green peas curry which I don’t like..

Sits are very uncomfortable and food quality should be improved. Alcohol you have to ask and wait for more then 1/2 hrs. Don’t feel like to travel in Etihad. It was 1st time we traveled in Etihad now we decided we don’t want to travel in Etihad.

Very very bad service very tight seats never ever flying with Etihad again

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Queenstown found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/9Sat
2 stopsEmirates
30h 15mMAN-ZQN
10/10Thu
2 stopsEmirates
42h 45mZQN-MAN
£1,257
24/4Wed
2 stops
38h 50mMAN-ZQN
1/5Wed
2 stops
50h 30mZQN-MAN
£1,262
24/4Wed
2 stops
38h 50mMAN-ZQN
1/5Wed
2 stops
50h 30mZQN-MAN
£1,282
15/5Wed
2 stopsEmirates
39h 50mLHR-ZQN
19/5Sun
2 stopsEmirates
36h 00mZQN-LHR
£1,286
19/6Wed
2 stopsEmirates
37h 25mMAN-ZQN
22/7Mon
2 stopsEmirates
33h 35mZQN-MAN
£1,286
19/6Wed
2 stopsEmirates
35h 10mMAN-ZQN
22/7Mon
3 stopsEmirates
33h 35mZQN-MAN
£1,291
7/9Sat
2 stopsEmirates
30h 15mMAN-ZQN
25/9Wed
2 stopsEmirates
51h 20mZQN-MAN
£1,296
16/5Thu
2 stopsEmirates
35h 15mSTN-ZQN
20/5Mon
2 stopsEmirates
38h 20mZQN-STN
£1,304
7/9Sat
2 stopsEmirates
42h 20mMAN-ZQN
25/9Wed
2 stopsEmirates
36h 15mZQN-MAN
£1,304
9/9Mon
2 stopsAir New Zealand
39h 00mLGW-ZQN
22/9Sun
2 stopsAir New Zealand
34h 25mZQN-LGW
£6,346

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Queenstown found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/6Wed
2 stops
59h 35mLGW-ZQN
£563
5/6Wed
2 stops
50h 20mLHR-ZQN
£608
24/4Wed
3 stops
41h 30mMAN-ZQN
£640
22/6Sat
3 stops
57h 50mMAN-ZQN
£688
1/9Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
30h 20mLHR-ZQN
£1,088
5/6Wed
2 stopsEmirates
35h 30mSTN-ZQN
£1,123
1/9Sun
2 stopsEmirates
28h 40mSTN-ZQN
£1,129
1/9Sun
2 stopsEmirates
28h 05mLGW-ZQN
£1,133
5/6Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
30h 20mLHR-ZQN
£1,163
5/6Wed
3 stopsEmirates
53h 00mSTN-ZQN
£1,190

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Recent domestic flight deals

22/5Wed
directJetstar
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
29/5Wed
directJetstar
1h 15mZQN-WLG
£48
23/6Sun
directJetstar
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
26/6Wed
directJetstar
1h 15mZQN-WLG
£54
26/4Fri
directJetstar
1h 25mWLG-ZQN
3/5Fri
directJetstar
1h 15mZQN-WLG
£55
10/6Mon
directJetstar
1h 50mAKL-ZQN
14/6Fri
directJetstar
1h 50mZQN-AKL
£56
17/6Mon
directJetstar
1h 50mAKL-ZQN
20/6Thu
directJetstar
1h 50mZQN-AKL
£63
22/8Thu
directAir New Zealand
1h 00mCHC-ZQN
12/9Thu
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mZQN-CHC
£115
23/8Fri
directAir New Zealand
1h 00mCHC-ZQN
13/9Fri
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mZQN-CHC
£116
22/8Thu
directAir New Zealand
1h 00mCHC-ZQN
11/9Wed
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mZQN-CHC
£124
23/8Fri
directAir New Zealand
1h 00mCHC-ZQN
11/9Wed
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mZQN-CHC
£131
22/8Thu
direct
1h 00mCHC-ZQN
11/9Wed
multi-stop
4h 35mZQN-CHC
£139

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