

Lots of people make the flight from the North America for our small group tours every year and they all tell us is that it's definitely worth it, one sleep on a plane and you're in New Zealand! Which is longer, the flight to New Zealand or the flights to Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai or Bangkok? That's all here too. You may think it's a long way to New Zealand, and we know it's longer than flying inside North America, but when you compare it to other main holiday spots around, flying to New Zealand stacks up pretty well.
WORLDWIDE FLIGHT DURATIONS HOW TO
One of the first things you need to know is how to get here, and you probably think that getting to New Zealand requires a long flight? The good news is that it may not take as long as you think, and airlines (especially our national carrier Air New Zealand) are working really hard to make your flight super comfortable and fun. This makes a lovely start to your vacation, you can wind-down with a relaxing evening, get a good night’s sleep, and wake up refreshed close to New Zealand (and your adventure). Direct flights from Dallas with American Airlines will start In October.įlights are also about to get a lot quicker for travellers from New York and the East Coast when Air New Zealand starts operating a direct flight (17.5 hours) three times a week from 17 September 2022.įor mid west folk, direct, non-stop flights from Chicago to Auckland of just over 16 hours restart on 30 October 2022 with Air New Zealand.Ĭanadians can fly with Air New Zealand on a 14.5 hour direct flight from Vancouver to Auckland.īecause of flight availability many travellers take a connecting flight from their home airport to San Francisco or Los Angeles then travel the last 13 hours to Auckland, New Zealand.Īn added advantage is that flights from the West Coast generally leave in the evening. And it will only get easier as airlines are gearing up to offer direct flights from more US airports.įrom next month (7th July) Air New Zealand is recommencing direct flights from Houston (14.5 hours). Flights are direct and non-stop so there is a minimum of fuss and bother. The flight time from the airports of Los Angeles and San Francisco to Auckland (our main international airport) is just over 13 hours. From the USA, flying to New Zealand is fairly easy.
