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 $201, however they can be found for as little as $97.

Where does the fastest flight to Wanaka depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to Wanaka, San Francisco offers the quickest one-way flight (17 hours 0 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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Flights to Wanaka in 2025

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Average price	$1,418
Round-trip from	$1,227
One-way from	$944

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Sat 11/229:29 pmEWR - ZQN

3 stops52h 26mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/28:25 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops38h 28mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/14$1,161

Wed 10/226:20 pmEWR - ZQN

2 stops28h 20mAir Canada

Mon 11/35:30 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops41h 23mAir Canada

Deal found 8/12$1,227

Wed 10/223:50 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops25h 00mAir New Zealand

Mon 11/33:05 pmZQN - LGA

2 stops24h 40mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/12$1,299

Fri 11/216:55 pmEWR - ZQN

3 stops55h 00mMultiple Airlines

Wed 11/265:30 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops41h 23mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/14$1,299

Tue 11/48:20 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops43h 30mAir New Zealand

Thu 11/1310:35 amZQN - LGA

2 stops28h 19mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/13$1,315

Thu 11/69:45 amJFK - ZQN

3 stops40h 10mMultiple Airlines

Sun 11/98:50 pmZQN - JFK

3 stops43h 49mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/14$1,330

Tue 11/46:25 pmEWR - ZQN

2 stops31h 30mMultiple Airlines

Thu 11/137:30 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops39h 23mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$1,338

Wed 9/37:20 pmJFK - ZQN

1 stop22h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 9/1010:55 amZQN - JFK

1 stop21h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$1,341

Sat 11/225:15 pmJFK - ZQN

1 stop22h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/25:30 pmZQN - JFK

1 stop38h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/14$1,342

Fri 11/215:15 pmJFK - ZQN

1 stop29h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 11/2610:45 amZQN - JFK

1 stop21h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/14$1,353

Tue 11/1112:00 pmEWR - ZQN

2 stops26h 35mAir New Zealand

Tue 11/184:05 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops23h 15mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/13$1,356

Mon 9/87:20 pmJFK - ZQN

1 stop25h 00mMultiple Airlines

Mon 9/1510:50 amZQN - JFK

1 stop21h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$1,374

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Mon 2/97:20 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops24h 40mAir New Zealand

Mon 2/2311:25 amZQN - JFK

2 stops23h 35mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/12$1,184

Wed 10/226:20 pmEWR - ZQN

2 stops28h 20mAir Canada

Mon 11/35:30 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops41h 23mAir Canada

Deal found 8/12$1,227

Tue 11/46:25 pmEWR - ZQN

2 stops31h 30mMultiple Airlines

Thu 11/137:30 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops39h 23mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$1,338

Fri 8/224:38 pmEWR - ZQN

2 stops29h 52mAmerican Airlines

Sat 8/307:05 amZQN - EWR

2 stops31h 04mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/12$1,495

Mon 2/97:20 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops26h 00mAir New Zealand

Wed 2/258:25 pmZQN - JFK

1 stop38h 35mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/12$1,190

Mon 2/97:20 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops26h 00mAir New Zealand

Thu 2/2610:25 amZQN - JFK

2 stops24h 35mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/12$1,258

Tue 11/43:30 pmLGA - ZQN

3 stops34h 25mMultiple Airlines

Thu 11/138:50 pmZQN - LGA

3 stops43h 43mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$1,413

Thu 2/57:20 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops26h 55mAir New Zealand

Thu 2/269:20 amZQN - JFK

1 stop25h 40mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/12$1,258

Wed 9/178:15 amEWR - ZQN

2 stops38h 05mAir Canada

Tue 9/236:05 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops38h 54mAir Canada

Deal found 8/14$1,580

Tue 11/112:20 pmEWR - ZQN

3 stops35h 35mMultiple Airlines

Tue 11/188:50 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops38h 03mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$1,488

Thu 2/57:20 pmJFK - ZQN

1 stop24h 10mAir New Zealand

Mon 2/237:00 amZQN - JFK

1 stop28h 00mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/12$1,258

Mon 2/97:20 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops26h 00mAir New Zealand

Sun 2/228:25 pmZQN - JFK

1 stop38h 35mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/12$1,258

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Wed 8/202:58 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops38h 17mQantas Airways

Wed 8/277:05 amZQN - LGA

2 stops27h 54mQantas Airways

Deal found 8/13$1,995

Wed 8/204:15 pmEWR - ZQN

2 stops25h 35mAir New Zealand

Wed 8/272:15 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops26h 40mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/13$2,048

Wed 8/207:20 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops33h 55mQantas Airways

Wed 8/277:05 amZQN - JFK

2 stops29h 55mQantas Airways

Deal found 8/13$2,086

Wed 8/207:20 pmJFK - ZQN

1 stop28h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 8/277:05 amZQN - JFK

2 stops29h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$2,126

Wed 8/205:57 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops23h 53mAir New Zealand

Wed 8/278:55 amZQN - LGA

3 stops30h 19mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/13$2,263

Wed 8/201:45 pmEWR - ZQN

3 stops32h 35mAir Canada

Wed 8/273:25 pmZQN - EWR

2 stops47h 51mAir Canada

Deal found 8/13$3,226

Wed 8/2010:20 pmJFK - ZQN

3 stops70h 20mEmirates

Wed 8/277:05 amZQN - JFK

2 stops65h 45mEmirates

Deal found 8/13$3,755

Fri 8/224:38 pmEWR - ZQN

2 stops29h 52mAmerican Airlines

Sat 8/307:05 amZQN - EWR

2 stops31h 04mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/12$1,495

Fri 8/227:20 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops27h 10mQantas Airways

Sat 8/303:25 pmZQN - JFK

2 stops40h 55mQantas Airways

Deal found 8/12$1,757

Fri 8/227:20 pmJFK - ZQN

1 stop28h 50mMultiple Airlines

Sat 8/309:45 amZQN - JFK

1 stop22h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/12$2,320

Fri 8/227:45 amLGA - ZQN

2 stops37h 45mAir New Zealand

Sat 8/306:20 pmZQN - LGA

2 stops44h 54mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/12$2,340

Fri 8/228:55 pmJFK - ZQN

3 stops44h 55mSingapore Airlines

Sat 8/303:25 pmZQN - JFK

3 stops59h 45mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 8/12$3,346

One-way flights to Wanaka
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Sat 10/186:55 pmJFK - ZQN

3 stops56h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/11$732

Thu 10/212:30 pmJFK - ZQN

3 stops54h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/12$929

Tue 9/302:10 amJFK - ZQN

2 stops49h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$944

Thu 10/24:00 pmEWR - ZQN

3 stops49h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$969

Wed 10/110:00 pmLGA - ZQN

3 stops52h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$1,001

Thu 10/25:45 amLGA - ZQN

3 stops46h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$1,019

Wed 10/17:59 pmEWR - ZQN

2 stops56h 16mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$1,023

Wed 10/19:00 pmJFK - ZQN

2 stops50h 30mQantas Airways

Deal found 8/13$1,377

Wed 10/13:50 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops25h 00mAir New Zealand

Deal found 8/13$1,537

Tue 12/161:59 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops29h 06mQantas Airways

Deal found 8/13$1,623

Thu 10/26:05 pmLGA - ZQN

2 stops28h 25mQantas Airways

Deal found 8/13$1,655

Tue 12/167:30 amEWR - ZQN

2 stops32h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13$1,735

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

New YorkQueenstown

JFK - ZQN

JFKZQN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 2/9

7:20 pm-2:00 pm

2 stops24h 40m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 2/23

11:25 am-5:00 pm

2 stops23h 35m

$1,184

New YorkQueenstown

JFK - ZQN

JFKZQN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 2/9

7:20 pm-3:20 pm

2 stops26h 00m

Queenstown Intl

Wed 2/25

8:25 pm-5:00 pm

1 stop38h 35m

$1,190

NewarkQueenstown

EWR - ZQN

EWRZQN

Newark

Wed 10/22

6:20 pm-3:40 pm

2 stops28h 20m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 11/3

5:30 pm-4:53 pm

2 stops41h 23m

$1,227

New YorkQueenstown

JFK - ZQN

JFKZQN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 2/9

7:20 pm-3:20 pm

2 stops26h 00m

Queenstown Intl

Thu 2/26

10:25 am-5:00 pm

2 stops24h 35m

$1,258

New YorkQueenstown

JFK - ZQN

JFKZQN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 2/5

7:20 pm-4:15 pm

2 stops26h 55m

Queenstown Intl

Thu 2/26

9:20 am-5:00 pm

1 stop25h 40m

$1,258

New YorkQueenstown

JFK - ZQN

JFKZQN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 2/5

7:20 pm-1:30 pm

1 stop24h 10m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 2/23

7:00 am-5:00 pm

1 stop28h 00m

$1,258

New YorkQueenstown

JFK - ZQN

JFKZQN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 2/9

7:20 pm-3:20 pm

2 stops26h 00m

Queenstown Intl

Sun 2/22

8:25 pm-5:00 pm

1 stop38h 35m

$1,258

New YorkQueenstown

JFK - ZQN

JFKZQN

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 2/5

7:20 pm-4:15 pm

2 stops26h 55m

Queenstown Intl

Wed 2/25

8:25 pm-5:00 pm

1 stop38h 35m

$1,258

New YorkQueenstown

LGA - ZQN

LGAZQN

New York LaGuardia

Wed 10/22

3:50 pm-9:50 am

2 stops25h 00m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 11/3

3:05 pm-9:45 pm

2 stops24h 40m

$1,299

New YorkQueenstown

LGA - ZQN

LGAZQN

New York LaGuardia

Tue 11/4

8:20 pm-9:50 am

2 stops43h 30m

Queenstown Intl

Thu 11/13

10:35 am-8:54 pm

2 stops28h 19m

$1,315

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Everything you need to know about your flight to Wanaka

How long is the flight to Wanaka?

On average, a flight from New York to Wanaka takes 24 hours 18 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.

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

Read through reviews of airlines servicing New Zealand, such as Air New Zealand. 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.

Air New Zealand

8.0

Very good

504 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Jul 2025

AKL - SFO

Flight was delayed an hour. We had just flown Air NZ on a 12- hour flight from AKL so the extra delay on this connecting flight wasn’t welcomed.

Air New Zealand

8.0

Very good

504 reviews

Air New Zealand

8.0

Very good

504 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Jul 2025

AKL - SFO

Flight was delayed an hour. We had just flown Air NZ on a 12- hour flight from AKL so the extra delay on this connecting flight wasn’t welcomed.

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 $201, however they can be found for as little as $97.
Where does the fastest flight to Wanaka depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to Wanaka, San Francisco offers the quickest one-way flight (17 hours 0 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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Rainfall in Wanaka by month

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Temperature in Wanaka by month

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Reviews of airlines servicing Wanaka

Read through reviews of airlines servicing New Zealand, such as Air New Zealand. 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.

FAQs about flying to Wanaka

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What is the best airline to fly to Wanaka?

How much is a round-trip flight to Wanaka?

Where does the fastest flight to Wanaka depart from?

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