Cheap flights from London to New Zealand from £498

The key London airports frequently serving London to New Zealand flights are Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, with Heathrow and Gatwick being the busiest airports in the UK. From these London airports, you can travel to several of the main airports in New Zealand, including Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Auckland, the largest airport in the country, is situated in the north of North Island, with Wellington at the south end. Christchurch is located on South Island.

While there are no direct flights to New Zealand from London at this time, you can complete the journey with one to three stops depending on factors like the specific route taken, as well as your budget. Flying from Heathrow, you could stop once in Dubai, Singapore Changi or Hong Kong before reaching Auckland. You could also reach Christchurch from Heathrow by stopping over in Singapore Changi. It is also possible to fly from Stansted to Auckland, with one stopover in Dubai. Once you reach Auckland, you can change again to reach other destinations within New Zealand, like Wellington. There are a host of airlines offering these routes, including Emirates, Singapore Airlines and Qatar Airways.

There are many stopover options between London to New Zealand, ranging from just one stop to three. In some cases stopping twice will only add a couple more hours onto your journey, if at all, although this is dependent on stopover durations. With one stopover, you can secure a journey time of under 30h, by, for example, flying from Heathrow to Singapore or Dubai and then onwards to Auckland.  Stopping twice you could begin at Heathrow, stop in Dubai, again in Kuala Lumpur and then on to Auckland. Another option is to fly from Heathrow to Doha Hamad International, on to Brisbane and then reaching Auckland. You may find that opting for two or three stops instead of only one could save you money.

While you will need a valid UK passport to fly from London to New Zealand, you won't require a visa when visiting for less than six months. Before you travel, you will have to obtain a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority, know as NZeTA. Using their mobile app to apply, this will cost you around NZ$ 9 (£4.50), or around NZ$ 12 (£6) if applying online, in addition to a tourism levy of approximately NZ$ 35 (£18). The NZeTA is valid for two years and can take up to 72h to be processed.

One-way options have recently been found by users for as low as £498 on Hainan Airlines. Other airlines that offer cheap prices include China Eastern from £510 and China Southern from £571 one-way.

The most popular route from London to New Zealand is London Heathrow - Auckland Intl. You may also consider London Gatwick - Auckland Intl or London Stansted - Auckland Intl.

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Currently, June is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from London to New Zealand (average of £1,018). Flying from London to New Zealand in July is currently the most expensive (average of £1,569). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.