£539 Find Cheap Flights from London Heathrow Airport to South Island

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Cheap Flights from Heathrow to South Island

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops£859
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops£886
Nelson
Nelson2 stops£1,078
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops£987
Blenheim
Blenheim2 stops£1,637
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops£859
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops£886
Nelson
Nelson2 stops£1,078
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops£987
Blenheim
Blenheim2 stops£1,637

Book Cheap Heathrow 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 Heathrow 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 Heathrow to South Island

Sat, 7 Mar - Sun, 22 Mar
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21:00 - 22:10LHR-CHC
36h 10m2 stops
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08:50 - 17:30CHC-LHR
45h 40m2 stops
£859Multiple Airlines
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Wed, 31 Dec - Mon, 2 Feb
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22:00 - 17:20LHR-CHC
30h 20m1 stop
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22:30 - 18:35CHC-LHR
33h 05m1 stop
£861China Southern
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Tue, 3 Mar - Tue, 24 Mar
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20:10 - 21:05LHR-ZQN
35h 55m2 stops
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07:00 - 06:15ZQN-LHR
36h 15m2 stops
£1,167Qantas Airways
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Tue, 3 Mar - Tue, 24 Mar
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20:10 - 19:55LHR-ZQN
34h 45m2 stops
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07:00 - 06:15ZQN-LHR
36h 15m2 stops
£1,184Qantas Airways
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Fri, 28 Nov - Fri, 5 Dec
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19:00 - 21:05LHR-ZQN
37h 05m2 stops
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12:10 - 18:20ZQN-LHR
43h 10m2 stops
£1,517Emirates
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Sun, 23 Nov - Tue, 6 Jan
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22:00 - 19:55LHR-ZQN
32h 55m2 stops
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16:30 - 07:10ZQN-LHR
51h 40m2 stops
£1,627Emirates
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Wed, 1 Apr - Thu, 30 Apr
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20:35 - 13:35LHR-BHE
29h 00m2 stops
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09:35 - 05:55BHE-LHR
31h 20m2 stops
£1,637Singapore Airlines
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Tue, 13 Jan - Thu, 22 Jan
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13:45 - 10:35LHR-NSN
31h 50m2 stops
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16:15 - 11:50NSN-LHR
32h 35m2 stops
£1,763Air New Zealand
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Mon, 5 Jan - Fri, 30 Jan
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21:45 - 16:20LHR-DUD
29h 35m2 stops
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19:05 - 15:20DUD-LHR
33h 15m2 stops
£1,963Singapore Airlines
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Tue, 30 Dec - Wed, 4 Mar
Air New Zealand Logo
10:40 - 10:45LHR-NSN
35h 05m3 stops
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06:30 - 15:20NSN-LHR
45h 50m2 stops
£2,123Air New Zealand
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Heathrow to South Island flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Heathrow 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 London Heathrow Airport 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 £380, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Heathrow Airport to South Island?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London Heathrow Airport 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 London Heathrow Airport to South Island is February, when tickets cost £1,149 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of return tickets is £1,604 and £1,509 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from London Heathrow Airport to South Island?

The average price of all round-trip flights from London Heathrow Airport to South Island clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from London Heathrow Airport to South Island, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Wednesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to London Heathrow Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Heathrow Airport to South Island?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London Heathrow Airport to South Island, 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 London Heathrow Airport to South Island, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London Heathrow Airport to South Island

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight£539
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (17% more expensive on average)
Flight from London Heathrow Airport to Queenstown

FAQs - booking South Island flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Heathrow Airport 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 London Heathrow Airport to South Island.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from London Heathrow Airport 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 London Heathrow Airport 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 London Heathrow Airport 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 London Heathrow Airport 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 London Heathrow Airport to South Island 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 South Island?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Island is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost £1,245 on average. Morning departures are around 17% 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 £1,461.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Heathrow to South Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3375 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
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the seat is quite narrow compared to others. entertainment and food were very good

8.0 ExcellentPeter, Sept 2025MLA - LCA
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the seat is quite narrow compared to others. entertainment and food were very good

Hospitality is good. Should improve on buggage handling because l lost a suitcase. Layover in Dubai was too long , 6 hours

Can’t complain Only downside was the Kiosk passport check and customs clearance at Melbourne. When will they improve that service🤔

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.

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

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

Service was top notch and the attention to passengers is great. Takeoff and landing was on schedule. Food selection is good

I have difficulties to book wheelchair for my parents returned flight

The food wasn’t good at all. I skipped meals .

The usual excellent experience with Singapore Airlines. The airplane was on time and actually early to Haneda Airport. The onboarding experience was pleasant with no delays, perhaps owing to the fact that the flight was not full. Nevertheless, the air crew were their usual outstanding standards in serving the passengers.

Good service and food. For buying items on flight should be preordered as they don’t keep much stock on board.

We were not given option for meals since they ran out of the other option but good thing the remaining options tasted great.

Both the staff at check-in counter and on board were pleasant and helpful. My chicken and mashed potato was good, sauce was tasty, but the zucchini, carrot n other accompanying vegetables were over-cooked a little. (I understand the meal has to be prepared earlier). Yet I would fly on Singapore Airlines again and recommend it to family and friends.

The seat in economy class and legroom in Singapore airline are narrower than Korean airlines! I don’t have that comforting feeling flying with Singapore air as in the past!

So happy I flew with Singapore Airlines. The customer service is top notch. I am terrified of flying and the staff made me feel so at ease. Will only fly Singapore internationally moving forward.

Delayed 1hour due to storm still didn't get window seat for third flight despite paying £240 extra to book them

Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

Check in crew member was very helpful, nice and excellent service👍

Overall the plane was good and the crew great. The big disappointment was the skycouch. Maybe it would be good if you were a parent with 2 small kids travelling but as a couple it's hopeless. It's impossible for 2 adults to lie down so one ends up sitting. We split our time with one lying and the other sitting. We both got more sleep sitting upright. We will never book one again and don't recommend it to anyone.

Aircon set too high so VERY warm and VERY uncomfortable.

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

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.

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

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 !

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.

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

In my return flight they couldn’t identify my ticket or boarding pass, I had to go to 3 different counters until I was able to get my boarding pass. The food was on, it was the bear minimum. They didn’t even recognise that I was a Muslim and can’t eat meat, chicken or pork. In one of the trays I believe they served me pork. The staff were very pleasant, but they need to be aware of their surroundings more carefully, one of them stuck her lower belly right into my face! I was shocked and very uncomfortable.

Overall I had good experience with China Southern airline. Nothing to claim. I hoped they could improve the meal quality that is.

Wow very impressed by the quality and attentiveness of service of China Southern. Lived the blankets! Will definitely fly with them again. Despite language barriers, a few attendants know enough English to understand our rudimentary Mandarin and respond to basic questions. Although they don’t explain the beverage and meal service on the website or ticketing documents, they offered regular beverage cart and snacks during the beginning hours and end hours of the long, transoceanic flight. A full meal at the beginning and end of the flight as well, and a midflight small sandwich (dinner roll sized) but we weren’t hungry and didn’t try that one. The expectation is that every sleeps during the middle of the flight. We were on a “redeye” departure from LAX with a morning arrival in China, so I don’t know if this service pattern is the same for other flights. The domestic flight we took from Guangzhou to Harbin offered conventional refreshments and meals like a US flight service. Note that they didn’t offer diet sodas. If you like to stay hydrated, I recommend bringing plenty of your own. It is served in small cups like any other drink. You can ask for a bottle but they’re tiny - about 6 ounces.

China Southern was not the problem. I booked my flight through Kayak and also received a booking reference and alert details regarding departure time and gate numbers… however Kayak NEVER actually booked my flight! We were stranded at the airport without a flight for a long awaited holiday!

The connection between LA and Atlanta was too much stress

Terrible boarding experience,,food is very poor that I I . Never going book this airline again.

The crew were kind, patient and responsive. The service was excellent, even though we travelled the cheapest economy class. We arrived at our destination 40 min early, which for a 15+ hour flight is a great bonus. The boarding seemed a bit "loose", but got us boarded on time, and the plane was off exactly @ 0:30 hrs.

The airport didn‘t give me the ticket. I called customer service to ask for a refund but they kept giving me a perfunctory response and refused to refund me.

The flight was delayed hours and most flights from CS are always delayed. Plane was efficient and got us home but not the best food and no entertainment system at all.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

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