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Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stopsC$ 2,966
Dunedin
Dunedin2 stopsC$ 2,966

Book Cheap South Island Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights 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 round-trip flight deals to South Island

Thu, 28 Jan - Thu, 4 Feb
Fiji Airways Logo
10:25 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.YVR  Vancouver Intl-CHC Christchurch
17h 45m1 stop Nadi
Fiji Airways Logo
2:10 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.CHC  Christchurch-YVR Vancouver Intl
20h 45m1 stop Nadi
C$ 1,143Fiji Airways
Sat, 30 Jan - Sat, 27 Feb
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:25 p.m. - 7:10 a.m.YVR  Vancouver Intl-CHC Christchurch
36h 45m2 stops Nadi Auckland Intl
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:10 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.CHC  Christchurch-YVR Vancouver Intl
20h 45m1 stop Nadi
C$ 1,143Multiple Airlines
Tue, 26 Jan - Thu, 4 Feb
Fiji Airways Logo
10:25 p.m. - 12:10 p.m.YVR  Vancouver Intl-CHC Christchurch
17h 45m1 stop Nadi
Fiji Airways Logo
2:10 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.CHC  Christchurch-YVR Vancouver Intl
20h 45m1 stop Nadi
C$ 1,145Fiji Airways
Sat, 30 Jan - Sat, 27 Feb
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:25 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.YVR  Vancouver Intl-CHC Christchurch
47h 00m2 stops Nadi Auckland Intl
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:55 a.m. - 2:55 p.m.CHC  Christchurch-YVR Vancouver Intl
24h 00m2 stops Auckland Intl Nadi
C$ 1,178Multiple Airlines
Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
7:35 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.YVR  Vancouver Intl-ZQN Queenstown Intl
24h 00m1 stop Auckland Intl
Air New Zealand Logo
3:05 p.m. - 11:13 p.m.ZQN  Queenstown Intl-YVR Vancouver Intl
28h 08m2 stops Auckland Intl Los Angeles
C$ 1,843Air New Zealand
Mon, 9 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
7:35 p.m. - 8:50 a.m.YVR  Vancouver Intl-ZQN Queenstown Intl
17h 15m1 stop Auckland Intl
Air New Zealand Logo
5:20 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.ZQN  Queenstown Intl-YVR Vancouver Intl
17h 10m1 stop Auckland Intl
C$ 1,851Air New Zealand
Sun, 1 Nov - Sun, 31 Jan
Air Canada Logo
9:20 p.m. - 11:55 p.m.YUL  Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl-CHC Christchurch
56h 35m3 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Vancouver Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith
Air Canada Logo
10:55 a.m. - 5:04 p.m.CHC  Christchurch-YUL Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl
24h 09m2 stops Auckland Intl Vancouver Intl
C$ 2,934Air Canada
Wed, 3 Feb - Thu, 25 Feb
United Airlines Logo
5:10 p.m. - 10:35 a.m.YYZ  Toronto Pearson Intl-CHC Christchurch
23h 25m1 stop San Francisco
United Airlines Logo
6:00 a.m. - 7:55 p.m.CHC  Christchurch-YYZ Toronto Pearson Intl
31h 55m2 stops Melbourne San Francisco
C$ 2,961United Airlines
Thu, 10 Dec - Tue, 29 Dec
United Airlines Logo
9:00 p.m. - 10:35 a.m.YYZ  Toronto Pearson Intl-CHC Christchurch
43h 35m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl San Francisco
United Airlines Logo
2:15 p.m. - 4:08 p.m.CHC  Christchurch-YYZ Toronto Pearson Intl
19h 53m1 stop San Francisco
C$ 3,024United Airlines
Mon, 30 Nov - Mon, 21 Dec
Air Canada Logo
6:15 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.YUL  Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl-CHC Christchurch
61h 15m2 stops Vancouver Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith
Air Canada Logo
10:55 a.m. - 7:10 a.m.CHC  Christchurch-YUL Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl
38h 15m2 stops Auckland Intl Vancouver Intl
C$ 3,036Air Canada
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to South Island

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to South Island to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Canada 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 Canada to South Island is October, when tickets cost C$ 740 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 3,133 and C$ 1,662 respectively.

Good to know

Low season

May

Cheapest flight

C$ 981
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from Vancouver to Christchurch

FAQs - booking South Island flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Canada 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 Canada to South Island?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Canada 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 Canada 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 Canada to South Island up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to South Island

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest South Island flight deals.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying to South Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to South Island. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Canada to South Island. 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 Canada 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.
8.0
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 251 reviews
7.4Food
8.0Boarding
7.4Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

Everything was great . Arrived on time was smooth plane was clean. Crew/Staff was friendly and helpful.

10.0 ExcellentNick, Mar 2026
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Everything was great . Arrived on time was smooth plane was clean. Crew/Staff was friendly and helpful.

.very good and as I needed wheelchair assistance all staff excellent.. only suggestion is get rid of those plastic chairs hard to ride in and staff have trouble compared to others. Everything else very good experience. Will use Fiji Air again.

See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

They charged me over a $1000 dollars to bring two surfboard bags as check baggage. Inappropriate and I would avoid flying sgain

Really liked the plane and business class seat. Food was ok but could be better. Service was very good.

Fiji left without me because American Airlines was too stupid to get to LAX on time. Fiji should have offered a standby on another flight but they told me tough luck. I will never fly with this company again.

1.5Hrs to get from plane into terminal. Long wait. Flight to NZ 1 he late

Flight full. 'Volunteers' to check hand luggage. Checked hand luggage is lost

It was not at all clear when purchasing the tickets that checked baggage was not included and cost $540 per bag. That’s unacceptable. I see it was clear if booking direct through the airline and a different economy ticket could have been purchased that included baggage. Kayak linked to flight centre where it was not clear though and there was no option to purchase the baggage inclusive economy version.

Excellent service all staff where very friendly patient and efficient solved a boarding problem for me due to me not being able to access the visa portal for the USA.

Crew members are so courteous and easy to talk to. My flight ticket was expensive from Chicago to Rotorua at $2800 usd. Everything else is very nice!

We got to experience Premium Economy from Sydney to Auckland and it was a great experience wiht Air New Zealand. The crew was friendly and helpful.

Great first time experience with ANZ. Such a great customer service. The crew was very friendly and welcoming

Great first time experience with Air New Zealand and loved it. The flight crew was extremely friendly and provided great service.

Great airline service by the staff. I highly recommend it

Boarded on time, smooth flight and "gentle" landing in Palmerston North. Ahead of time due to a tailwind

Great service. Food could be improved but overall a very good airline

All good, except entertainment system could have been better. More choices.

Good and appreciate the effort Air Zealand puts into using more environmentally friendly food containers and utensils. yay! One of the better airlines for this for sure. Still some bad stuff, but at least Air NZ is trying. :) Also really enjoyed the bluetooth option for personal headsets. :)

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

We boarded the plane and were about to take off when we were notified that the tires had to be checked. Upon inspection, they were found to need replacement, so the entire plane had to be deboarded. After we exited the plane, United staff forced us to stay in the gate area by posting "Do Not Exit" signs on the doors connecting the gate area to the terminal. Many of us had already rebooked our flights and had no checked bags, but they told us we could not leave. This seemed inappropriate to hold people under false pretenses. When the agent told us we could leave, I asked them to please take down the "Do Not Exit" signs, as they were misleading. The agent refused, and I told them that it didn't feel right to hold people like that.

Friendly crew, but we were delayed for more than an hour and had to change planes due to maintenance issues.

Prefer not to have an almost 3 hour delay with useless communication that wasn't accurate.

Boarding was smooth and efficient. The only food was some pretzels, but it was a short flight. Not much to order if you were hungry.

Crew were welcoming, accommodating and they worked hard to find places for all carry on.

Seats very comfortable; service efficient and pleasant; flight was on-time; boarding organized.

Starlink is great Crew was polite Business class didn’t get a welcome drink just water and snacks were ok

very average service no complimentary alcoholics drinks unlike other airlines such as Porter airlines No decent seats available during check-in time the day before

Good but airlines getting smaller. I didn't like the meal but the service was fine. Flight was fine and luggage arrived. So good.

Not a fan of the diagonal partially enclosed business class seats or how they have to be converted to beds manually by crew. I prefer more isolation and user control for switching to lie flat.

The baggage drop-off for Air Canada in Toronto for passengers flying international was terrible. One of the worst experiences I have ever had. The line was ridiculous; there was no one to help facilitate people avoid confusion, and the baggage system for the line I finally ended up in had to be re-booted right as I got to it.

Flight got canceled. Instead of the booking me for the next flight at night I was booked for the following day at a later time. I was able to fly out that night because I had to call and deal with a human!!!

Terrible 12 hours delay Terrible We lost our suitcases No medication with us nothing

Enjoyed the A330 comfort, and the inseat entertainment. Horrible disembarking experience. No gate when we landed to sat on tarmac for 40 minutes, and missed my train.

The old business class seat was fine but screens were disconnected with stickers on them telling pax to use their own devices. Disappointing.

My flight was delayed My connection was almost missed. My bag was lost My valuable items get damaged

It was great! Very comfortable plane, crew was great, would definitely take this flight again.

Flying with Air Canada is not pleasant at all. The plane is very old, meaning that there is no on board entertainment, the leg room is less, and it is dirty and in poor repair. To make matters worse, the crew was pleasant enough on my initial fight, but very rude on the return flight. Furthermore, the website advertises many amenities for international flights that are not honored when you were flying from the US to Canada even if your flight is five hours long. Even if you are willing to purchase food, they will likely not have over half of the advertised options available. In addition, you will pay twice the amount of a child’s order for an adult order of same item even though it is the same size as the children’s. It was just really bad on many levels I will try to avoid flying with Air Canada again at all costs

This was an Air New Zealand flight. All went very smoothly even during the busy Christmas travel period. Thank you!

The flight attendants were friendly. The food was ok, but the wine was cheap. I was disappointed!

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