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Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to South Island

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops£1,072
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops£1,230
Nelson
Nelson3 stops£2,432
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops£1,072
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops£1,230
Nelson
Nelson3 stops£2,432

Book Cheap Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh to South Island

Wed, 11 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
20:55 - 14:00
EDI
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CHC
28h 05m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
18:20 - 19:05
CHC
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EDI
37h 45m
2 stops
£1,072Qantas Airways
Wed, 11 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
20:55 - 14:00
EDI
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CHC
28h 05m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
18:20 - 19:05
CHC
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EDI
37h 45m
2 stops
£1,073Qantas Airways
Wed, 11 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
20:55 - 14:00
EDI
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CHC
28h 05m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
18:20 - 19:05
CHC
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EDI
37h 45m
2 stops
£1,079Qantas Airways
Wed, 11 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
20:55 - 14:00
EDI
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CHC
28h 05m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
18:20 - 19:05
CHC
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EDI
37h 45m
2 stops
£1,144Qantas Airways
Wed, 11 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov
Emirates Logo
20:55 - 14:00
EDI
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CHC
28h 05m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
18:20 - 19:05
CHC
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EDI
37h 45m
1 stop
£1,154Emirates
Wed, 11 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov
Emirates Logo
20:55 - 00:10
EDI
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CHC
38h 15m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
18:20 - 19:05
CHC
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EDI
37h 45m
2 stops
£1,201Emirates
Tue, 18 Aug - Tue, 25 Aug
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:15 - 00:10
EDI
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CHC
30h 55m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
16:35 - 15:55
CHC
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EDI
34h 20m
3 stops
£1,241Multiple Airlines
Sun, 16 Aug - Sun, 23 Aug
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:55 - 14:25
EDI
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ZQN
43h 30m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
07:00 - 20:05
ZQN
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EDI
48h 05m
2 stops
£1,658Multiple Airlines
Sun, 6 Sep - Thu, 10 Sep
British Airways Logo
17:10 - 14:30
EDI
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ZQN
34h 20m
3 stops
British Airways Logo
15:25 - 08:30
ZQN
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EDI
52h 05m
3 stops
£4,608British Airways
Sun, 6 Sep - Thu, 10 Sep
British Airways Logo
17:10 - 14:30
EDI
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ZQN
34h 20m
3 stops
British Airways Logo
15:25 - 08:30
ZQN
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EDI
52h 05m
3 stops
£4,608British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Edinburgh to South Island flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 £244, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh to South Island is January, when tickets cost £802 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and October, when the average cost of return tickets is £1,715 and £1,391 respectively.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Edinburgh to South Island

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight£466
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (54% more expensive on average)
Flight from Edinburgh to Queenstown

FAQs - booking South Island flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 airline flying from Edinburgh to South Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3607 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
8.4Crew
8.2Entertainment
Airline reviews

The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

8.0 ExcellentYaqoob, Jun 2026
LHR - DXB
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

The journey was nice, all the crews were very good and services are excellent

Great flight - Clubhouse met our needs, and the staff provided good service. Boarding felt a little chaotic, but given the size of the aircraft, it's always going to be challenging. Whilst the crew were friendly, the number of passengers meant that we received our breakfast items, but had finished breakfast before we were served a drink. Lunch was much better organised, and throughout the flight, the crew were attentive. Found the seats and ICE to be excellent. Disembarkation was fine, and everything possible to expedite the process was being done.

It was delayed for 2 hrs. Flight attendants were not attentive.

We boarded but due to a technical issue we spent 4.5hrs on the ground waiting for the issue to be resolved

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

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?

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

Comfort good. Service as usual poor. Cabin temperature as usual too cold, about 15 degrees

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