£506 Find Cheap Flights from Manchester to South Island

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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£930
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops£1,434
Nelson
Nelson3 stops£1,375
Blenheim
Blenheim2 stops£2,151
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops£930
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stops£1,434
Nelson
Nelson3 stops£1,375
Blenheim
Blenheim2 stops£2,151

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.
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Recent return flight deals from Manchester to South Island

Tue, 2 Dec - Thu, 12 Feb
Etihad Airways Logo
13:40 - 01:25MAN-CHC
46h 45m2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
15:15 - 17:55CHC-MAN
39h 40m2 stops
£930Etihad Airways
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Tue, 2 Dec - Thu, 12 Feb
Etihad Airways Logo
13:40 - 01:25MAN-CHC
46h 45m2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
06:10 - 17:55CHC-MAN
48h 45m2 stops
£934Etihad Airways
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Tue, 18 Nov - Wed, 18 Feb
Emirates Logo
08:50 - 14:00MAN-CHC
40h 10m2 stops
Emirates Logo
16:35 - 18:35CHC-MAN
39h 00m2 stops
£1,097Emirates
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Fri, 20 Feb - Tue, 24 Mar
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:05 - 10:40MAN-CHC
59h 35m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
12:00 - 08:35CHC-MAN
33h 35m1 stop
£1,292Singapore Airlines
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Wed, 12 Nov - Wed, 10 Dec
Qantas Airways Logo
08:50 - 00:25MAN-CHC
50h 35m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
06:05 - 18:35CHC-MAN
49h 30m2 stops
£1,362Qantas Airways
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Fri, 28 Nov - Sat, 27 Dec
Emirates Logo
20:40 - 21:05MAN-ZQN
35h 25m2 stops
Emirates Logo
20:30 - 06:45ZQN-MAN
47h 15m2 stops
£1,434Emirates
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Tue, 3 Feb - Tue, 10 Mar
Air New Zealand Logo
10:05 - 13:55MAN-NSN
38h 50m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
06:30 - 08:35NSN-MAN
39h 05m2 stops
£1,473Air New Zealand
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Tue, 3 Feb - Mon, 9 Mar
Air New Zealand Logo
10:05 - 08:55MAN-NSN
33h 50m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
15:50 - 08:35NSN-MAN
53h 45m2 stops
£1,537Air New Zealand
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Tue, 3 Feb - Tue, 10 Mar
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:05 - 08:55MAN-NSN
33h 50m2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
09:25 - 08:35NSN-MAN
36h 10m2 stops
£1,583Singapore Airlines
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Tue, 3 Feb - Sun, 15 Mar
Qantas Airways Logo
08:50 - 13:05MAN-ZQN
39h 15m2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
13:45 - 18:35ZQN-MAN
41h 50m2 stops
£6,387Qantas Airways
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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 £228, 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 May, when tickets cost £1,172 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is £1,736 and £1,727 respectively.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to South Island on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Manchester to South Island. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

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 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Manchester to South Island

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight£506
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking South Island flights

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

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

    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.

  • 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 morning, when retur flights cost £1,415 on average. On average, there is no price difference when choosing to fly in the morning or the evening on this flight route. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Island is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £1,520.

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

 
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8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3375 reviews
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.3Crew
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No kids provided. Instead we were told to have contacted the airline that we have kids and require kids meals. We were not the only ones who inquired about kids meals. It’s odd. Emirates and other airlines give kids meals as standard and before the adult food comes out. The rice in our meals was gluggy and under cooked. The chicken was also raw. Sadly not the best experience with Finn Air. The hostesses tried to compensate with the snacks and drinks but missed the mark by a long way. Especially when paying Emirates/Qantas prices

2.0 MediocreDavid, Sept 2025SYD - BKK
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No kids provided. Instead we were told to have contacted the airline that we have kids and require kids meals. We were not the only ones who inquired about kids meals. It’s odd. Emirates and other airlines give kids meals as standard and before the adult food comes out. The rice in our meals was gluggy and under cooked. The chicken was also raw. Sadly not the best experience with Finn Air. The hostesses tried to compensate with the snacks and drinks but missed the mark by a long way. Especially when paying Emirates/Qantas prices

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

Similar to Hyd->Dubai this too was worst airlines. Bad seats, bad seating arrangement which created lot of confusion since family member were not given seat together. However most of them changed the seat and got with the family. Cheap tactics by Emirates.

We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

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.

Emirates is superb service. The A380 was very comfortable. The cabin crew is really helpful

Everything I was good except food quality is very poor

Except for the uncleaned tray, and the delay in serving food for our section (which may have been due to the location of our row) everything else was good. The crew were very professional and responded to our requests promptly throughout the flight. We as a family were not disappointed by Emirates.

Best airline I think. No problems with anything. Crew were great, no problems with the airline food and entertainment and a smooth flight.

I have difficulties to book wheelchair for my parents returned flight

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

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

Horrendous. We upgraded and they took the money but cancelled one of our tickets. The recline action didn’t work on the seats for the flight from Singapore to London, pre booked meals but they seemed to have disappeared as well.. Phone customer service was horrendous. Took 5 phone calls and no fix. Craig at the airport was the only one who seemed to be able to get the ticket back.

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

Check in was easy through self-check-in kiosks just like domestic flights. Staff onboard were fantastic. Some "book the cook" good options weren't great, others really good. Entertainment options a bit limited to what I've experienced on Qantas. Overall a good flight though, especially for the price.

Great airline. Excellent service, good food & lots of TV movies/shows to choose from.

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

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.

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.

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

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

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

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

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

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

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

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?

The WiFi was not compatible on both my phones (Vivo Y30 5g and Samsung Galaxy A32) with up-to-date android software.

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

It was worst flight ever of 26h. Poor service and seating. Flight from Abu Dhabi to Islamabad service and seating was worst ever. No tv extra.

i was not allowed to use lounge, although i had business class ticket, and nobody told me my ticket was not eligible to use lounge

The check-in has been the very best so far I didn't get to use my priority access which made me feel like a paid a higher price with no benefit for that I loved the food Very tasty and hot The staff friendliness, empathy could be better as it was not linear amongst the whole crew Otherwise, no complaints. I'd still fly again via Etihad Great prices despite the long 6h of waiting time

I had a terrible experience checking in at the airport for my flight. I booked my ticket initially through Kayak while it was promoted as a ticket that offers a carry on and 2 suit cases. (I have a screen shot as a proof of it) I selected it to buy three tickets and paid online. Couple of minutes later airfare assist which is the OTA offering the ticket called me saying My card declined. So I used a different card that went through. I was surprised that they increased the price ticket by a $167. They said the ticket no longer exists and because my card declined I had to buy a new one. So I did. The day my family and I were traveling I could not check in and when I went to the airport I was shocked to be told my ticket had no bags allowed and must pay $200 per bag for three people 6 bags mean I have to pay $1200. I called the travel agency as I feel I was scammed the confirmation didn’t say anything about the bags and they never told me the new ticket doesn’t not include any bag so they changed it after I selected it on your app without informing me. Very sneaky. The travel agency said they will reimburse me only for one bag person. Which means I still paid $600 I still feel very disappointed to pay such an expense. I have always used Kayak to buy my flight tickets and telling everyone how good your rates and app are however after this I feel I was mislead and paid more for something I should not have to. You allowing such an agency on your platform will surely hurt your reputation and level of integrity. I have all the proofs from the screen shot to the confirmation email from them, the or email offering to reimburse o e bag per person and the $1200 bag fees receipts that I paid on the desk. I must be refund the full amount and I look forward to your response.

A380 First Class Apartments were phenomenal. Comfortable bed and matress cover, superior vegetarian five course meal, shower, small business lounge and plenty of exercise walking around the aircraft.

The food could be better. Toilets were smelly all along

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

Flight was delayed due to slow boarding process by etihad. Update food options and movies as well.

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