What are the cheapest airlines to fly from United Kingdom to South Island one-way?

The cheapest airline one-way is Singapore Airlines, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as £748. However, be on the lookout for offers from Emirates and SWISS, as they are both options that can get you from United Kingdom to South Island for a low price.

How far in advance should I book a flight from United Kingdom to South Island?

To save on the cost of your flight from United Kingdom to South Island, book at least 25 days before your planned departure. Booking around this time can save you about 32% on the cost of this flight compared to booking a flight leaving this week. We have found prices from £1,243 if you need a flight within two weeks. For flights within the next 72 hours, you can find tickets from as low as £1,529.

What is the cheapest month to fly from United Kingdom to South Island?

March is one of the best times of the year to fly to South Island from United Kingdom. Prices for March average £1,366 per person but you can even find prices for as low as £794. The most expensive prices can be found in the month of July. Opting for a March flight can save you 18% on your journey compared to booking in July

Can I find deals for flights from United Kingdom to South Island that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on United Kingdom to South Island flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from United Kingdom to South Island?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from United Kingdom to South Island.

Can I find deals for business class flights from United Kingdom to South Island?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from United Kingdom to South Island by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

£1,141+ Flights from the United Kingdom to South Island

Cheap flight deals from United Kingdom to South Island

Round-trip from	£1,071
One-way from	£578
Popular in	July
Cheapest in	March
Average price	£1,214

10/5-29/5
4 total stops
75h 30m total
United Kingdom to South Island

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12/5
2 total stops
40h 10m total
United Kingdom to South Island

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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 9% potential increase in price (£116 potential increase over avg. return price).

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 1% potential price decrease (£19 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Average for round-trip flights in February 2025

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Cheapest flights from United Kingdom to South Island
Explore the most affordable flight options available from United Kingdom to South Island. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 23 February 2025.

Sat 10/522:15LHR - CHC

2 stops38h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 29/516:40CHC - LHR

2 stops36h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,071

Fri 5/1210:30LGW - CHC

2 stops41h 50mMultiple Airlines

Fri 9/116:30CHC - LGW

2 stops51h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,095

Mon 3/320:15STN - CHC

2 stops28h 45mEmirates

Mon 17/318:20CHC - STN

2 stops30h 45mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£1,107

Wed 26/211:00LHR - CHC

1 stop37h 20mCathay Pacific

Thu 13/314:50CHC - LHR

1 stop28h 30mCathay Pacific

Deal found 22/2£1,108

Mon 3/313:35LGW - CHC

2 stops35h 25mEmirates

Mon 17/318:20CHC - LGW

2 stops49h 20mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£1,112

Wed 12/309:10LHR - CHC

2 stops35h 25mUnited Airlines

Tue 25/313:15CHC - LHR

2 stops30h 25mUnited Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,127

Wed 17/915:10BHX - CHC

2 stops44h 55mMultiple Airlines

Fri 28/1106:15CHC - BHX

2 stops36h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,140

Mon 3/322:00LHR - CHC

2 stops27h 00mEmirates

Mon 17/318:20CHC - LHR

2 stops32h 30mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£1,141

Tue 11/310:30LGW - ZQN

2 stops58h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 30/410:55ZQN - LGW

2 stops39h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,152

Tue 11/321:00LHR - ZQN

2 stops48h 05mMultiple Airlines

Wed 30/410:55ZQN - LHR

2 stops42h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,184

Thu 15/509:25LHR - CHC

1 stop37h 05mSingapore Airlines

Thu 5/610:50CHC - LHR

1 stop39h 55mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 23/2£1,189

Tue 10/614:35BHX - CHC

2 stops37h 25mEmirates

Thu 19/606:20CHC - BHX

2 stops41h 05mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£1,192

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Sat 10/522:15LHR - CHC

2 stops38h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 29/516:40CHC - LHR

2 stops36h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,071

Wed 12/309:10LHR - CHC

2 stops35h 25mUnited Airlines

Tue 25/313:15CHC - LHR

2 stops30h 25mUnited Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,127

Thu 15/514:30LGW - CHC

2 stops35h 25mEmirates

Thu 5/617:45CHC - LGW

2 stops37h 00mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£1,143

Thu 15/509:25LHR - CHC

1 stop37h 05mSingapore Airlines

Thu 5/610:50CHC - LHR

1 stop39h 55mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 23/2£1,189

Wed 2/420:50LHR - ZQN

2 stops36h 25mQantas Airways

Wed 9/412:00ZQN - LHR

2 stops35h 25mQantas Airways

Deal found 21/2£1,256

Fri 30/511:40LHR - CHC

2 stops49h 19mAmerican Airlines

Wed 11/606:00CHC - LHR

2 stops37h 00mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 21/2£1,275

Sat 10/521:20LHR - CHC

1 stop39h 39mBritish Airways

Thu 29/506:00CHC - LHR

2 stops35h 30mBritish Airways

Deal found 22/2£1,302

Sun 6/413:05LHR - CHC

2 stops33h 50mAir New Zealand

Sun 27/411:00CHC - LHR

2 stops35h 10mAir New Zealand

Deal found 23/2£1,442

Tue 8/420:25LHR - CHC

2 stops38h 00mAir China

Tue 15/415:25CHC - LHR

2 stops40h 05mAir China

Deal found 22/2£1,451

Sun 11/517:50LCY - CHC

2 stops28h 40mLufthansa

Mon 26/510:50CHC - LCY

2 stops42h 45mLufthansa

Deal found 22/2£1,457

Sat 3/514:25LHR - CHC

3 stops32h 05mSWISS

Thu 22/510:50CHC - LHR

3 stops37h 50mSWISS

Deal found 22/2£1,500

Sat 10/521:35LHR - CHC

3 stops64h 10mEVA Air

Thu 29/506:05CHC - LHR

3 stops48h 15mEVA Air

Deal found 22/2£1,517

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Discover last-minute flight deals from United Kingdom to South Island. Data last updated 23 February 2025 and is based on user searches.

Mon 24/214:25BHX - CHC

2 stops28h 20mMultiple Airlines

Wed 19/308:50CHC - BHX

2 stops34h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,215

Wed 26/222:05LHR - CHC

1 stop26h 15mMultiple Airlines

Thu 13/306:00CHC - LHR

2 stops36h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,077

Wed 26/211:00LHR - CHC

1 stop37h 20mCathay Pacific

Thu 13/314:50CHC - LHR

1 stop28h 30mCathay Pacific

Deal found 22/2£1,108

Wed 26/206:00LGW - CHC

3 stops51h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 13/315:10CHC - LGW

3 stops43h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,210

Sun 2/310:05LHR - CHC

1 stop35h 30mUnited Airlines

Sun 16/313:15CHC - LHR

2 stops30h 05mUnited Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,127

Sun 2/316:55LHR - ZQN

2 stops39h 10mAmerican Airlines

Thu 3/407:00ZQN - LHR

2 stops40h 35mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 21/2£1,279

Sun 2/313:40LHR - ZQN

2 stops42h 25mEmirates

Mon 31/312:00ZQN - LHR

2 stops40h 10mEmirates

Deal found 21/2£1,286

Mon 3/321:00LHR - CHC

2 stops31h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sun 16/306:15CHC - LHR

2 stops44h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,090

Mon 3/320:15STN - CHC

2 stops28h 45mEmirates

Mon 17/318:20CHC - STN

2 stops30h 45mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£1,107

Mon 3/313:35LGW - CHC

2 stops35h 25mEmirates

Mon 17/318:20CHC - LGW

2 stops49h 20mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£1,112

Mon 3/322:00LHR - CHC

2 stops27h 00mEmirates

Mon 17/318:20CHC - LHR

2 stops32h 30mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£1,141

Mon 3/310:25MAN - CHC

2 stops48h 30mMultiple Airlines

Fri 7/306:05CHC - MAN

2 stops38h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£1,197

One-way flights from United Kingdom to South Island
Search for one-way flight options from United Kingdom to South Island. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 23 February 2025.

Mon 12/518:05LGW - CHC

2 stops40h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£578

Sun 15/621:00LHR - CHC

3 stops39h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£604

Mon 24/308:25MAN - CHC

2 stops26h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£746

Mon 12/510:15LGW - CHC

1 stop36h 15mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 22/2£748

Wed 14/511:25LHR - CHC

1 stop35h 05mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 22/2£771

Wed 26/213:15BHX - CHC

3 stops59h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£815

Sun 15/621:10STN - CHC

1 stop28h 45mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£827

Wed 26/213:40BHX - CHC

2 stops45h 15mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£862

Tue 24/621:45LGW - CHC

2 stops39h 55mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£873

Mon 3/315:50LHR - CHC

1 stop33h 10mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£914

Mon 24/320:40MAN - CHC

1 stop28h 20mEmirates

Deal found 22/2£919

Sun 15/617:50LCY - CHC

2 stops28h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 22/2£925

Find flights from United Kingdom to South Island within your budget

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Fly to

Route

Depart

Return

Price

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Sat 10/5

22:15-00:10

2 stops38h 55m

Christchurch

Thu 29/5

16:40-18:15

2 stops36h 35m

£1,071

LondonChristchurch

LGW - CHC

LGWCHC

London Gatwick

Tue 1/4

18:00-22:15

2 stops40h 15m

Christchurch

Tue 8/4

13:50-15:00

2 stops36h 10m

£1,122

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Wed 12/3

09:10-09:35

2 stops35h 25m

Christchurch

Tue 25/3

13:15-06:40

2 stops30h 25m

£1,127

LondonChristchurch

LGW - CHC

LGWCHC

London Gatwick

Thu 15/5

14:30-12:55

2 stops35h 25m

Christchurch

Thu 5/6

17:45-19:45

2 stops37h 00m

£1,143

LondonChristchurch

STN - CHC

STNCHC

London Stansted

Sat 3/5

21:10-12:55

2 stops28h 45m

Christchurch

Thu 22/5

06:20-12:55

2 stops41h 35m

£1,144

LondonQueenstown

LGW - ZQN

LGWZQN

London Gatwick

Tue 11/3

10:30-10:05

2 stops58h 35m

Queenstown Intl

Wed 30/4

10:55-15:00

2 stops39h 05m

£1,152

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Thu 1/5

20:40-14:45

2 stops31h 05m

Christchurch

Thu 15/5

17:45-16:10

2 stops33h 25m

£1,172

LondonQueenstown

LHR - ZQN

LHRZQN

London Heathrow

Tue 11/3

21:00-10:05

2 stops48h 05m

Queenstown Intl

Wed 30/4

10:55-18:40

2 stops42h 45m

£1,184

LondonChristchurch

LHR - CHC

LHRCHC

London Heathrow

Thu 15/5

09:25-09:30

1 stop37h 05m

Christchurch

Thu 5/6

10:50-15:45

1 stop39h 55m

£1,189

LondonChristchurch

LGW - CHC

LGWCHC

London Gatwick

Mon 26/5

10:15-09:30

1 stop36h 15m

Christchurch

Sun 8/6

10:50-06:25

1 stop54h 35m

£1,196

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Deals found on 22/2

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Best time to book a flight from United Kingdom to South Island

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Estimated return price

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Travel insights for flights from United Kingdom to South Island

Get recent, data-driven insights about flights from United Kingdom to South Island including ideal travel times, pricing trends, and more.

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from United Kingdom to South Island?

Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from United Kingdom to South Island (average of £1,553). Flying from United Kingdom to South Island in July is currently the most expensive (average of £2,211). 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.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from GB to EDG?

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from United Kingdom to South Island as you normally would.

Rainfall in South Island by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in South Island ranges from 40.0 - 60.0 inches per month. May is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 60.0 mm. February is typically the driest time to visit South Island when rainfall is around 40.0 mm.

Temperature in South Island by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to South Island, 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 17.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of June, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 6.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing South Island

Get a feel of what it's like to fly with EVA Air, Emirates and Singapore Airlines from United Kingdom to South Island by reading reviews from past customers. In addition to providing an overall rating, users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,201 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Feb 2025

SFO - TPE

Inside plane was clean and chair was comfortable, but flight attendants serving coffee without giving me cream and sugar, even I ask he escape my request.

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,201 reviews

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,201 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Feb 2025

SFO - TPE

Inside plane was clean and chair was comfortable, but flight attendants serving coffee without giving me cream and sugar, even I ask he escape my request.

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,275 reviews

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,201 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Feb 2025

SFO - TPE

Inside plane was clean and chair was comfortable, but flight attendants serving coffee without giving me cream and sugar, even I ask he escape my request.

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,296 reviews

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,201 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Feb 2025

SFO - TPE

Inside plane was clean and chair was comfortable, but flight attendants serving coffee without giving me cream and sugar, even I ask he escape my request.

Air New Zealand

7.9

Good

460 reviews

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,201 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Feb 2025

SFO - TPE

Inside plane was clean and chair was comfortable, but flight attendants serving coffee without giving me cream and sugar, even I ask he escape my request.

SWISS

7.5

Good

1,568 reviews

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,201 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Feb 2025

SFO - TPE

Inside plane was clean and chair was comfortable, but flight attendants serving coffee without giving me cream and sugar, even I ask he escape my request.

Related info for your journey

What are the cheapest airlines to fly from United Kingdom to South Island one-way?
The cheapest airline one-way is Singapore Airlines, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as £748. However, be on the lookout for offers from Emirates and SWISS, as they are both options that can get you from United Kingdom to South Island for a low price.
Can I find deals for flights from United Kingdom to South Island that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on United Kingdom to South Island flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from United Kingdom to South Island?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from United Kingdom to South Island.
Can I find deals for business class flights from United Kingdom to South Island?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from United Kingdom to South Island by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from United Kingdom to South Island?
Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from United Kingdom to South Island (average of £1,553). Flying from United Kingdom to South Island in July is currently the most expensive (average of £2,211). 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.

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Top 10 airlines flying from United Kingdom to South Island

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
China Southern	Cheapest£785	Average£1,258	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%	Search China Southern flights
Etihad Airways	Cheapest£982	Average£1,373	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Etihad Airways flights
Lufthansa	Cheapest£1,020	Average£1,329	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time76%	Search Lufthansa flights
Air New Zealand	Cheapest£1,029	Average£1,509	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time78%	Search Air New Zealand flights
Emirates	Cheapest£1,042	Average£1,536	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Emirates flights
Cathay Pacific	Cheapest£1,064	Average£1,484	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Cathay Pacific flights
United Airlines	Cheapest£1,086	Average£1,285	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%	Search United Airlines flights
British Airways	Cheapest£1,093	Average£1,579	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time70%	Search British Airways flights
Qantas Airways	Cheapest£1,150	Average£1,454	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time74%	Search Qantas Airways flights
Singapore Airlines	Cheapest£1,158	Average£1,502	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time81%	Search Singapore Airlines flights

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