Cheap flights to South Island

— CHC
17 Oct — 24 Oct1
1 adult
1 adult, Economy

Flights to South Island in 2025

Find the latest flights to South Island in 2025, with up-to-date prices and availability. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 220,657 searches and data was last updated on 17 September 2025.

Popular in

June

Cheapest in

November

Average price

AED 7,932
Highest demand for flights based on searches. 10% potential increase in price (AED 3,347 potential increase over avg. return price).
Cheapest flight prices on average. 1% potential price decrease (AED 458 potential savings vs. average return price).
Average for return flights in September 2025

Cheapflights Insights

Everything you need to know about your flight to South Island

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to South Island?

The cheapest airlines flying from Dubai to South Island are China Southern and Emirates.

Weekly flight availability to South Island

The most flights from Dubai to South Island are scheduled on a Monday (1 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Monday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (1 on average).

Reviews of airlines servicing South Island

Get insights into the airlines that provide service to South Island. Read reviews, discover amenities, and learn about the overall travel experience offered by airlines. Use this information to make informed decisions when choosing an airline for your flight to South Island. Reviews last updated 17 September 2025.
Read through reviews of airlines serving New Zealand, such as Emirates and China Southern. Users can see the overall rating for each airline as well as how each is rated in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Boarding

8.1

Comfort

8.0

Food

7.9

Entertainment

8.2

Crew

8.3

Overall

8.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Boarding

8.1

Comfort

8.0

Food

7.9

Entertainment

8.2

Crew

8.3

Overall

8.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Boarding

8.1

Comfort

8.0

Food

7.9

Entertainment

8.2

Crew

8.3

Overall

8.1

Reviews

1 / 20
10.0
Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

FAQs about flying to South Island

  • Can I find cheaper flights to South Island if I am willing to have stopovers?

    Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to South Island on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

  • What is the best airline to fly to South Island?

    Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, China Southern is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to South Island.

  • Where does the fastest flight to South Island depart from?

    For those looking to save time traveling to South Island, Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (28 hours 15 minutes).

  • Does Christchurch have rental cars?

    Yes. Those touching down at Christchurch can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

  • Are there hotels close to Christchurch?

    Yes. Christchurch has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Novotel Christchurch Airport is the closest property to Christchurch (0.0 km away from Christchurch).

See more FAQs

Browse thousands of different options on Cheapflights for your next trip

Toggle through the tabs below to find thousands of options on Cheapflights for your next trip.

Search flights to South Island by cabin class

Find flights to South Island, based on your preferred cabin class, be it economy, premium economy, business, or first class.

Fly with Cheapflights

Find the best flight deals on Cheapflights, where travellers can enjoy low prices and a wide availability of flights to their desired destinations.

How does Cheapflights help users find flights to South Island?

Cheapflights goes through 900+ travel sites to look for the best flight deals for flights to South Island. Too many options? Cheapflights also provides filters for things like airlines, price ranges, and number of stops to help you make a decision easily.

Why should you use Cheapflights to find cheap flight tickets to South Island?

Cheapflights taps into our reliable network of hundreds of airlines and travel agencies to find the best deals for flights to South Island for you. Better yet — we are completely free to use.

Can Cheapflights find flights to South Island with no change fees?

Cheapflights does show flights with no change fees to all users. To see these options for flights to South Island, users can toggle the no change fees filter when performing a flight search.

Can Cheapflights notify me if prices for flights to South Island become cheaper?

Of course! You can track prices for flights to South Island and get an alert from Cheapflights when they change. Have a valid email address ready and click the bell icon next to the flight deals to set up your price alerts.

100% Free

Cheapflights is completely free to use, so you can start saving the moment you arrive.

Book with Flexibility

Our users can plan ahead with confidence and find flights with no change fees

Travel Smart

Millions of people come to us for their flight needs every year. We help make travel planning easy by providing useful insights and data-driven graphs that can inform your decisions.