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Cheap Flights from London to South Island

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops£799
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops£886
Nelson
Nelson2 stops£1,107
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops£1,486
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops£799
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops£886
Nelson
Nelson2 stops£1,107
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stops£1,486

Book Cheap London 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 London 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 London to South Island

Sun, 26 Oct - Sun, 9 Nov
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10:30 - 07:45LGW-CHC
56h 15m2 stops
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09:40 - 14:00CHC-LGW
41h 20m2 stops
Mon, 1 Sep - Wed, 10 Sep
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11:35 - 21:15LGW-CHC
46h 40m2 stops
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09:40 - 15:00CHC-LGW
40h 20m2 stops
Sat, 3 Jan - Thu, 5 Feb
China Southern Logo
21:30 - 17:20LHR-CHC
54h 50m2 stops
China Southern Logo
22:30 - 18:15CHC-LHR
32h 45m1 stop
£1,023China Southern
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Sat, 3 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
China Southern Logo
21:30 - 17:20LHR-CHC
30h 50m2 stops
China Southern Logo
22:30 - 17:55CHC-LHR
56h 25m2 stops
£1,028China Southern
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Sat, 1 Nov - Thu, 20 Nov
Emirates Logo
20:25 - 00:10LGW-CHC
38h 45m2 stops
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18:20 - 18:25CHC-LGW
37h 05m2 stops
£1,147Emirates
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Sat, 1 Nov - Thu, 20 Nov
Emirates Logo
20:25 - 00:10LGW-CHC
38h 45m2 stops
Emirates Logo
18:20 - 18:25CHC-LGW
37h 05m2 stops
£1,173Emirates
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Tue, 4 Nov - Fri, 14 Nov
Singapore Airlines Logo
21:45 - 18:35LHR-NSN
31h 50m2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
07:45 - 15:20NSN-LHR
44h 35m2 stops
£1,531Singapore Airlines
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Sun, 26 Oct - Sun, 9 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
21:45 - 19:35LHR-NSN
32h 50m3 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
07:45 - 07:40NSN-LHR
36h 55m2 stops
£1,543Air New Zealand
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Mon, 3 Nov - Sun, 16 Nov
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:55 - 14:30LHR-NSN
38h 35m2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
07:45 - 07:40NSN-LHR
60h 55m2 stops
£1,572Singapore Airlines
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Thu, 4 Dec - Sat, 10 Jan
Air New Zealand Logo
09:20 - 16:15LGW-ZQN
41h 55m3 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
19:35 - 06:25ZQN-LGW
47h 50m2 stops
£2,165Air New Zealand
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Booking Insights

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

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from London 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 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 £805, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London 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 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 to South Island is February, when tickets cost £1,157 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of return tickets is £1,549 and £1,504 respectively.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to South Island on a Monday and more expensive on a Wednesday. On your return trip to London, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London 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 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 to South Island, you should book around 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.


Good to know - Cheap tickets from London to South Island

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight£475
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (17% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking South Island flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from London 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 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 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 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 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 £1,672 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 £1,962.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from London 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from London 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 3300 reviews
8.3Crew
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
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We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

10.0 ExcellentSue, Jul 2025MAN - DXB
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We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

One of the female staff from the cabin crew, forgot to ask us about what we want to drink and focused more on other specific people rather than treating everyone politely. I asked her about the drinks to which she said oh I forgot.

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.

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

We arrived in line for check in at 6:15 p.m. but did not check in until 8:00 p.m. The line for economy check in was very long, and all of the desks 03-13 were not open, although most of them opened sporadically. The crew on board were very nice and helpful, friendly and kind. It has been many years since we flew Emirates (at least 17 years), and we notice that foot rests are no longer available in economy, but we were lucky enough to fly in the upper deck and appreciate your opening some of your flights to economy passengers in the upper deck. We will definitely fly on emirates more often! Thank you.

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

Crew and service excellent. 2 hour delay for takeoff. SQ app showed flight on time.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

Food from Surabaya was below average but from Singapore is much better

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.

Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

Crew and service was excellent, but passengers should be offered a welcome drink before take off which did not happen. Food was very good. Unfortunately the lie-flat bed in business class was one of the most uncomfortable I have experienced. The configuration forces you to sleep with your legs at an angle instead of in a straight line, plus there is very little padding on the bed so it wasn't possible to sleep for more than 2-3 hours on an 18 hour flight. For what the airlines charges for a business class ticket their hard product leaves a lot to be desired.

Food could have been better. Too many passengers getting up and down all the time.

It was very good experience on board to Sydney with SQ.

Flight from SFO did not include entertainment as it was not working the entire duration of the flight. Was informed that there would be a $350 voucher for the inconvenience. Uncertain how the voucher will be provided.

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.

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.

Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

The 10hr flight was a comfortable as it could be in row 57. The food was just very bad….bland and soggy!

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

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.

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

The back of the chair - premium economy could not move back - not worth the price

It was okay. Boarding the staff made you feel rushed like we were late or something

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

Touch screens were very difficult to use, generally being laggy and unresponsive- it was quite an art to get it to play the thing you wanted rather than some thing at random. Selection of films and Tv was good when touchscreen decided to finally respond.

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

Airport and crew experience was excellent. We had to queue for the runway - no one’s fault, but it did mean we were 30 minutes late leaving

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