Auckland (AKL) → Queenstown (ZQN)

Auckland International Airport to Queenstown Airport · 553 nm (1,024 km) · about 1.5 h nonstop

Cheapest economy fares, checked daily · 45 days of history

Written and maintained by Jake McEwen
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Economy

last checked 6h ago
$44one-way

Jetstar Airways · nonstop · 1h 50m · travel Dec 5 · sold via Farera

Lowest (90d)
$42
Typical (median)
$47
Highest (90d)
$55
Checks
57
Cheapest fare seen at each daily check over the last 90 days. Green dots are checks that qualified as a deal.

When it's cheapest to travel

Travel dates of the cheapest fare found at each of our 57 daily checks — where the low fares were, not every date.

Lowest fare by travel month
Oct 2026$459×
Nov 2026$4239×
Dec 2026$449×
Typical fare by day of travel
Satcheapest$4412×
Thu$452×
Tue$4737×
Wed$506×
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2026-10-24$44Jetstar AirwaysnonstopDec 5FareraBook ↗
2026-10-24$44Jetstar AirwaysnonstopDec 5FareraBook ↗
2026-10-23$44Jetstar AirwaysnonstopDec 5FareraBook ↗
2026-10-22$44Jetstar AirwaysnonstopDec 5FareraBook ↗
2026-10-22$44Jetstar AirwaysnonstopDec 5FareraBook ↗
2026-10-21$44Jetstar AirwaysnonstopDec 5FareraBook ↗
2026-10-20$44Jetstar AirwaysnonstopDec 5FareraBook ↗
2026-10-19$44Jetstar AirwaysnonstopDec 5FareraBook ↗
2026-10-19$44Jetstar AirwaysnonstopDec 5—Book ↗
2026-10-18$42Jetstar AirwaysnonstopNov 28—Book ↗
2026-10-17$42Jetstar AirwaysnonstopNov 28—Book ↗
2026-10-16$47Jetstar AirwaysnonstopNov 28—Book ↗

Airlines selling the cheapest fares

Which carrier had the lowest fare on each of our checks over the last 90 days.

  • Jetstar Airways ×57

About this route

Auckland (AKL) to Queenstown (ZQN) is one of the busiest air routes in its market (Asia-Pacific). It links Auckland International Airport in New Zealand with Queenstown Airport in New Zealand. The great-circle distance is about 553 nautical miles (637 statute miles), so expect roughly 1.5 hours in the air nonstop.

Every night we ask our fare provider for the cheapest one-way economy fare other travellers recently found on this route and record it, with the airline and the seller it was found with. A fare is flagged as a deal when it falls at least 30% below the route's 90-day typical price. Prices are a research starting point, not live availability — the booking links open the itinerary so you can confirm what's on sale right now.

Fares are approximate, from public sources, and can be stale — always verify before booking.