Can I find cheaper flights to Wanaka if I am willing to have layovers?

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

What is the best airline to fly to Wanaka?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Air New Zealand is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Wanaka.

How much is a round-trip flight to Wanaka?

A round-trip flight to Wanaka will typically cost around $165, however they can be found for as little as $96.

Where does the fastest flight to Wanaka depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to Wanaka, Los Angeles offers the quickest one-way flight (16 hours 40 minutes).

Does Queenstown Intl have rental cars?

Yes. Those touching down at Queenstown Intl can take advantage of the rental car services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to Queenstown Intl?

Yes. Queenstown Intl has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Brand new with stunning views and lake access. Handy location out of the traffic is the closest property to Queenstown Intl (0.0 mi away from Queenstown Intl).

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Average price	$1,709
Round-trip from	$1,593

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Sat 8/169:55 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops25h 25mAir New Zealand

Fri 8/294:05 pmZQN - JFK

2 stops43h 30mAir New Zealand

Deal found 4/28$1,436

Thu 11/68:30 amEWR - ZQN

2 stops31h 20mAir New Zealand

Fri 11/143:05 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops25h 58mAir New Zealand

Deal found 4/28$1,439

Thu 11/612:15 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops27h 35mAir New Zealand

Fri 11/148:25 pmZQN - LGA

2 stops44h 50mAir New Zealand

Deal found 4/28$1,451

Sat 11/812:00 pmEWR - ZQN

3 stops37h 40mMultiple Airlines

Sat 11/158:40 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops38h 11mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28$1,550

Wed 6/117:20 pmJFK - ZQN

1 stop22h 50mQantas Airways

Wed 6/183:25 pmZQN - JFK

2 stops30h 30mQantas Airways

Deal found 4/28$1,593

Tue 5/2011:30 amJFK - ZQN

2 stops30h 40mMultiple Airlines

Tue 5/274:50 pmZQN - JFK

1 stop39h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28$1,610

Thu 6/129:55 amLGA - ZQN

2 stops31h 55mUnited Airlines

Thu 6/193:05 pmZQN - LGA

2 stops43h 57mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/28$1,824

Wed 5/216:00 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops35h 15mQantas Airways

Mon 5/267:05 amZQN - LGA

2 stops26h 00mQantas Airways

Deal found 4/28$2,020

Wed 5/217:31 amEWR - ZQN

3 stops38h 49mAir Canada

Tue 5/274:30 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops54h 14mAir Canada

Deal found 4/28$2,149

Wed 5/218:30 amLGA - ZQN

3 stops37h 50mMultiple Airlines

Mon 5/267:05 amZQN - LGA

2 stops26h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28$2,175

Sat 8/1610:30 amJFK - ZQN

3 stops35h 50mAir Canada

Fri 8/292:25 pmZQN - JFK

3 stops59h 25mAir Canada

Deal found 4/28$2,224

Fri 8/151:20 amJFK - ZQN

2 stops47h 25mQatar Airways

Fri 8/296:00 pmZQN - JFK

2 stops37h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 4/28$2,301

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Wed 6/117:20 pmJFK - ZQN

1 stop22h 50mQantas Airways

Wed 6/183:25 pmZQN - JFK

2 stops30h 30mQantas Airways

Deal found 4/28$1,593

Tue 5/2011:30 amJFK - ZQN

2 stops30h 40mMultiple Airlines

Tue 5/274:50 pmZQN - JFK

1 stop39h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28$1,610

Wed 6/47:30 amLGA - ZQN

2 stops34h 20mAir New Zealand

Wed 6/2511:25 amZQN - LGA

3 stops27h 50mAir New Zealand

Deal found 4/29$1,665

Thu 6/129:55 amLGA - ZQN

2 stops31h 55mUnited Airlines

Thu 6/193:05 pmZQN - LGA

2 stops43h 57mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/28$1,824

Wed 5/217:31 amEWR - ZQN

3 stops38h 49mAir Canada

Tue 5/274:30 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops54h 14mAir Canada

Deal found 4/28$2,149

Wed 5/218:15 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops45h 55mLATAM Airlines

Sun 5/2510:55 amZQN - JFK

2 stops38h 35mLATAM Airlines

Deal found 4/28$2,305

Wed 5/2111:20 amJFK - ZQN

2 stops35h 10mEmirates

Tue 5/273:25 pmZQN - JFK

2 stops39h 00mEmirates

Deal found 4/28$3,038

Thu 5/228:55 pmJFK - ZQN

3 stops49h 25mSingapore Airlines

Mon 5/262:25 pmZQN - JFK

3 stops60h 45mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 4/28$3,069

Mon 5/191:20 amJFK - ZQN

2 stops68h 10mQatar Airways

Sun 5/252:25 pmZQN - JFK

2 stops40h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 4/28$3,562

Thu 5/159:55 pmJFK - ZQN

1 stop26h 40mAir New Zealand

Sun 5/254:25 pmZQN - JFK

2 stops43h 10mAir New Zealand

Deal found 4/29$1,931

Wed 5/216:00 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops35h 15mQantas Airways

Mon 5/267:05 amZQN - LGA

2 stops26h 00mQantas Airways

Deal found 4/28$2,020

Wed 5/218:30 amLGA - ZQN

3 stops37h 50mMultiple Airlines

Mon 5/267:05 amZQN - LGA

2 stops26h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28$2,175

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Thu 5/159:55 pmJFK - ZQN

1 stop26h 40mAir New Zealand

Sun 5/254:25 pmZQN - JFK

2 stops43h 10mAir New Zealand

Deal found 4/29$1,931

Thu 5/1512:30 pmEWR - ZQN

2 stops29h 20mAir New Zealand

Sun 5/257:00 amZQN - EWR

3 stops33h 57mAir New Zealand

Deal found 4/29$2,093

Thu 5/156:30 pmEWR - ZQN

3 stops51h 50mMultiple Airlines

Sun 5/258:40 pmZQN - EWR

3 stops42h 08mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/29$2,702

Tue 5/2011:30 amJFK - ZQN

2 stops30h 40mMultiple Airlines

Tue 5/274:50 pmZQN - JFK

1 stop39h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28$1,610

Tue 5/205:37 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops24h 13mAir New Zealand

Tue 5/2712:10 pmZQN - LGA

2 stops27h 05mAir New Zealand

Deal found 4/28$2,097

Tue 5/203:29 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops30h 51mQantas Airways

Sun 5/254:25 pmZQN - JFK

2 stops30h 57mQantas Airways

Deal found 4/28$2,451

Wed 5/216:00 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops35h 15mQantas Airways

Mon 5/267:05 amZQN - LGA

2 stops26h 00mQantas Airways

Deal found 4/28$2,020

Wed 5/217:31 amEWR - ZQN

3 stops38h 49mAir Canada

Tue 5/274:30 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops54h 14mAir Canada

Deal found 4/28$2,149

Wed 5/218:30 amLGA - ZQN

3 stops37h 50mMultiple Airlines

Mon 5/267:05 amZQN - LGA

2 stops26h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/28$2,175

Wed 5/218:15 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops45h 55mLATAM Airlines

Sun 5/2510:55 amZQN - JFK

2 stops38h 35mLATAM Airlines

Deal found 4/28$2,305

Wed 5/2112:37 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops29h 13mUnited Airlines

Tue 5/273:05 pmZQN - LGA

2 stops24h 10mUnited Airlines

Deal found 4/28$2,616

Wed 5/2111:20 amJFK - ZQN

2 stops35h 10mEmirates

Tue 5/273:25 pmZQN - JFK

2 stops39h 00mEmirates

Deal found 4/28$3,038

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New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 8/16

9:55 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop23h 35m

Queenstown Intl

Fri 8/29

4:05 pm-7:35 pm

2 stops43h 30m

$1,436

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JFK - ZQN

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New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 6/11

7:20 pm-10:10 am

1 stop22h 50m

Queenstown Intl

Wed 6/18

3:25 pm-5:55 am

2 stops30h 30m

$1,593

New YorkQueenstown

JFK - ZQN

JFKZQN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 5/20

11:30 am-10:10 am

2 stops30h 40m

Queenstown Intl

Tue 5/27

4:50 pm-4:20 pm

1 stop39h 30m

$1,610

New YorkQueenstown

LGA - ZQN

LGAZQN

New York LaGuardia

Wed 6/4

7:30 am-9:50 am

2 stops34h 20m

Queenstown Intl

Wed 6/25

11:25 am-11:15 pm

3 stops27h 50m

$1,665

New YorkQueenstown

LGA - ZQN

LGAZQN

New York LaGuardia

Thu 6/12

9:55 am-9:50 am

2 stops31h 55m

Queenstown Intl

Thu 6/19

3:05 pm-7:02 pm

2 stops43h 57m

$1,824

New YorkQueenstown

LGA - ZQN

LGAZQN

New York LaGuardia

Wed 5/21

6:00 pm-9:15 pm

2 stops35h 15m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 5/26

7:05 am-5:05 pm

2 stops26h 00m

$2,020

NewarkQueenstown

EWR - ZQN

EWRZQN

Newark

Thu 5/15

12:30 pm-9:50 am

2 stops29h 20m

Queenstown Intl

Sun 5/25

7:00 am-12:57 am

3 stops33h 57m

$2,093

NewarkQueenstown

EWR - ZQN

EWRZQN

Newark

Wed 5/21

7:31 am-2:20 pm

3 stops38h 49m

Queenstown Intl

Tue 5/27

4:30 pm-6:44 am

2 stops54h 14m

$2,149

New YorkQueenstown

LGA - ZQN

LGAZQN

New York LaGuardia

Wed 5/21

8:30 am-2:20 pm

3 stops37h 50m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 5/26

7:05 am-5:05 pm

2 stops26h 00m

$2,175

New YorkQueenstown

JFK - ZQN

JFKZQN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 8/16

10:30 am-2:20 pm

3 stops35h 50m

Queenstown Intl

Fri 8/29

2:25 pm-9:50 am

3 stops59h 25m

$2,224

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How long is the flight to Wanaka?

On average, a flight from New York to Wanaka takes 24 hours 28 minutes. Flights to Wanaka from other popular cities in USA will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Wanaka?

The most popular airline flying from New York to Wanaka is Air New Zealand.

Air New Zealand

From $1,495

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Wanaka?

The cheapest airline flying from New York to Wanaka is Air New Zealand.

Rainfall in Wanaka by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Wanaka ranges from 2.0 - 3.1 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 3.1 in. June is typically the driest time to visit Wanaka when rainfall is around 2.0 in.

Temperature in Wanaka by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Wanaka, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 59.0 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of June, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 37.4 F).

Reviews of airlines servicing Wanaka

See what other customers who have flown with Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Air New Zealand to Wanaka have to say. You can also see how each airline compares in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very good

1,292 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

8.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Dec 2024

NRT - LAX

Crew and in flight experience were great! I felt safe in the plane. Only downside was sitting in economy and the seat/person in front of me who had their seat reclined most of the flight (9 hrs) which made it difficult to eat or be fully comfortable.

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very good

1,292 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very good

1,292 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

8.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Dec 2024

NRT - LAX

Emirates

8.0

Very good

3,213 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very good

1,292 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

8.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Dec 2024

NRT - LAX

Air New Zealand

8.0

Very good

471 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very good

1,292 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

8.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Dec 2024

NRT - LAX

Qantas Airways

7.5

Good

829 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very good

1,292 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

8.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Dec 2024

NRT - LAX

LATAM Airlines

7.5

Good

1,767 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very good

1,292 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

8.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Dec 2024

NRT - LAX

FAQs about flying to Wanaka

Can I find cheaper flights to Wanaka if I am willing to have layovers?
Yes, flights with layovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Wanaka on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to Wanaka?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Air New Zealand is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Wanaka.
How much is a round-trip flight to Wanaka?
A round-trip flight to Wanaka will typically cost around $165, however they can be found for as little as $96.
Where does the fastest flight to Wanaka depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to Wanaka, Los Angeles offers the quickest one-way flight (16 hours 40 minutes).
Does Queenstown Intl have rental cars?
Yes. Those touching down at Queenstown Intl can take advantage of the rental car services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to Queenstown Intl?
Yes. Queenstown Intl has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Brand new with stunning views and lake access. Handy location out of the traffic is the closest property to Queenstown Intl (0.0 mi away from Queenstown Intl).

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Temperature in Wanaka by month

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Reviews of airlines servicing Wanaka

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Can I find cheaper flights to Wanaka if I am willing to have layovers?

What is the best airline to fly to Wanaka?

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Where does the fastest flight to Wanaka depart from?

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