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Cheap Flights from Manchester to South Island

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops£1,198
Queenstown
Queenstown3 stops£1,587
Nelson
Nelson2 stops£1,545
Dunedin
Dunedin3 stops£1,709
Blenheim
Blenheim2 stops£1,503
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops£1,198
Queenstown
Queenstown3 stops£1,587
Nelson
Nelson2 stops£1,545
Dunedin
Dunedin3 stops£1,709
Blenheim
Blenheim2 stops£1,503

Book Cheap Manchester 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 Manchester 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Manchester to South Island

Fri, 6 Nov - Sat, 21 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
08:25 - 23:05
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CHC
49h 40m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
06:00 - 12:15
CHC
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MAN
43h 15m
2 stops
£1,198Etihad Airways
Tue, 27 Oct - Thu, 19 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
13:40 - 00:35
MAN
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CHC
45h 55m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
06:10 - 17:55
CHC
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MAN
48h 45m
2 stops
£1,200Etihad Airways
Mon, 19 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct
Etihad Airways Logo
20:45 - 23:05
MAN
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CHC
38h 20m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
06:10 - 06:10
CHC
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MAN
61h 00m
2 stops
£1,211Etihad Airways
Mon, 19 Oct - Fri, 30 Oct
Etihad Airways Logo
20:45 - 23:05
MAN
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CHC
38h 20m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
06:10 - 06:10
CHC
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MAN
61h 00m
2 stops
£1,242Etihad Airways
Tue, 1 Dec - Tue, 12 Jan
Qantas Airways Logo
13:15 - 17:20
MAN
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CHC
39h 05m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
18:20 - 18:35
CHC
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MAN
37h 15m
2 stops
£1,249Qantas Airways
Thu, 12 Nov - Thu, 3 Dec
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:25 - 23:45
MAN
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CHC
26h 20m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 17:55
CHC
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MAN
48h 55m
2 stops
£1,254Multiple Airlines
Thu, 24 Sep - Sat, 10 Oct
Emirates Logo
09:50 - 12:55
MAN
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CHC
40h 05m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
18:20 - 19:15
CHC
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MAN
36h 55m
2 stops
£1,291Emirates
Wed, 11 Nov - Fri, 11 Dec
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:25 - 16:55
MAN
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BHE
41h 30m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
17:25 - 07:55
BHE
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MAN
51h 30m
2 stops
£1,503Multiple Airlines
Thu, 13 Aug - Thu, 20 Aug
Emirates Logo
21:20 - 21:15
MAN
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ZQN
36h 55m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
15:15 - 07:45
ZQN
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MAN
51h 30m
2 stops
£1,659Emirates
Sun, 22 Nov - Thu, 26 Nov
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:05 - 13:35
MAN
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BHE
62h 30m
2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
09:50 - 08:35
BHE
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MAN
35h 45m
2 stops
£2,197Singapore Airlines
Booking Insights

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

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Manchester 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 Manchester 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 £264, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Manchester 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 Manchester to South Island is January, when tickets cost £658 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of return tickets is £1,337 and £1,298 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester to South Island, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 24% 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 Manchester to South Island

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight£669
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 14% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
Flight from Manchester to Nelson

FAQs - booking South Island flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Manchester to South Island?

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester 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 Manchester 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 5 airlines flying from Manchester to South Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Manchester 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 Manchester 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.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1562 reviews
7.8Food
8.0Comfort
8.3Boarding
8.0Entertainment
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

Crew were so busy Anna so awesome. I was in a seat that got my food nearly last but the crew were Just awesome.

8.0 ExcellentMatt, Jun 2026
BNE - SIN
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Crew were so busy Anna so awesome. I was in a seat that got my food nearly last but the crew were Just awesome.

Really great service throughout and the food was really nice. I can highly recommend thank you very much.

Service was very good, food and entertainment systems were good

I have difficulties to book wheelchair for my parents returned flight

Service excellent would chose Singapore airlines as my first choice

They ran out of food for breakfast They did not offer tea or coffee The staff appeared very inexperienced The cabin was very cold, even with a blanket

A pc of cake or biscuit at least. The airport was like a maze need to take another bus to the main terminal to immigration.

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

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.

More Baggage limit Alternative of virtual check in at airport , prefer personal touch with “real person”check in counter for baggage drop

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.

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

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

Fresh energetic and friendly crew, great food, brand new plane and non stop entertainment

The food was pretty good and the crew were excellent. It would have been excellent all round but for screaming children. Six hours at least of a 10 hr flight. Mostly 1 child clearly on the spectrum and probably ADHD but I really felt for the parents and grandparents who were obviously struggling and doing the best they could under the circumstances. No reflection on the airline of course and we all need to be more tolerant with these challenges . Slept for 15 hrs when I got home.

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 !!

I want a refund. I had to switch flights and buy another airline ticket because this one was delayed.

Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists

I'd like to see AA's flight safety record clearly and prominently posted online.

It was a good flight and no complaints. It just wasn't anything that was better than any other flight.

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

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

there were not many new movies. The media choices is nothing compared to Emirates. Staff were excellent

The staff seemed a bit disinterested and some requests didn’t get answered. I finally got up and brought water for a passenger who had asked nicely 3 times for water. My headphones didn’t work and it took multiple requests to get them replaced.

This flight was delayed by 12 hours. This meant that instead of leaving at night, having a nice dinner, then sleeping and arriving in Singapore rested, we left in the morning, were offered breakfast even though we had all had breakfast, and then no-one could sleep (day flight) but instead snacked to Singapore. Qantas ran out of quiet snacks and everyone in Business that was awake was eating pretzels in NOISY packets. I was trying to sleep. When we arrived in Singapore of courser the Qantas First Lounge was closed, great management thanks..

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

I was unable to pre purchase sear upgrades or internet. Their online site is not user friendly and poor. I felt singled out in customs. Seats are very small even for a small person.

The only thing that could have been better, is that the food trays get left way to long after a meal. We had a snack 8 hrs into the trip, and they left us with the boxes and cups for way too long. It is not fun being trapped in your seat unnecessarily

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

Lovely aircraft and I flight entertainment. Good leg room. Full flight crew struggled a bit

Food not good as good as last time flew with them

Seats very uncomfortable, impossible to sleep. Food average, bakery items not fresh. Pockets in seats not large enough to hold a book and a few other items. Cabin temperature too cold, even with blanket. Good selection of movies. Other than that 12 hours of torture!

I booked tickets for a family of five and specifically paid extra to select our seats together. We spent nearly $1,000 extra (around $100 per seat) for extra legroom so we could sit near each other. However, despite paying for this, we ended up being separated on the flight. This caused a major issue for our family because my parents do not speak English and rely on me to translate and assist them during the journey. I do not understand why Etihad changed our reserved seats without explanation. I am extremely dissatisfied with this experience. I expect the airline to do better, and I am requesting a full refund for the seat selection fees we paid.

1 hour delay meant missed my connecting flight and 1st day of holiday

Business class ticket should include lounge access and seat selection. The food quality and varieties should be more. It was surpirise that no dessert was offered.

Early arrival. Good boarding. Deplaning this flight is very slow both coming and going. Baggage arrived quickly for Pearson

Etihad Check In counter/Station manager in Heathrow was bothering and not helpful at all. They are rude and not customer oriented

I am a larger than average person and in my opinion i don't think it's fair to allocate a window seat to anyone who is my size or larger, i was seated between 2 large passengers on a full aircraft. The guy in the window seat also occupied a portion of the middle seat (my seat) which made my experience of flying with etihad very cramped and uncomfortable, i was flying from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok. Had this been a airbus 380 it would have been better as the seats are larger but unfortunately it wasn't so i had to endure the 6+hrs unable to get any rest

Took a long time for boarding. The flight was comfortable.

The business class experience is fantastic. The crew were polite but often unavailable even when I tried to call them! I even found myself bringing my used dishes and cutlery up to the crew because no one had come to collect it after over an hour.

Overall mediocre experience. Check in was good. They're were discriminatory. They were not attentive, food choices were not vegetarian friendly. The food served was frozen.

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

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