Choose the Right Flights to New Zealand

... and begin your vacation in style

Flights New Zealand are long haul. There's just no way around it...

If you come from further afield than Australia, you'll be sitting in a plane for at least 11 hours. And if you're coming from Europe, count on two times that. With stopovers...

in Asia, or the US.

So if you're going to spend that long in an aircraft, please, choose your airline carefully.

And don't forget to share your tips and tricks with your fellow long distance travellers. You can do so here...

Private Aircraft at Sunset

To help you plan your flights New Zealand to be as comfortable as possible, we've compiled the Skytrax 5- and 4-star rated airlines that fly into Auckland, our main arrival point.

To obtain ranking information on each airline, click the name link below. You'll find the airline's rankings in different categories plus a link to passenger comments (it's always helpful to read what other's have to say about an airline...)

You can find out about the airports you'll transit here.

5-Star flights to New Zealand

The ultimate ranking, awarded to airlines with the highest quality performance.

A Skytrax 5-Star ranking recognises the highest standard of across the different quality assessment categories, and consistently high standards of onboard and airport Staff Service delivery.

A 5 Star ranking recognizes airlines at the forefront of product innovation, that generally set trends to be followed by other carriers.

The five-star carriers flying to New Zealand are:

4-Star flights to New Zealand

A 4 Star ranking signifies airlines providing a good standard of Product across all travel categories - and a good standard of Staff Service delivery in Onboard and Airport environment.

These four-star carriers, including our national airline, Air New Zealand operate flights into and out of Auckland...

Other airlines flying to New Zealand through Auckland International Airport are:

Aerolineas Argentinas
Air Pacific - Fiji's National Carrier
Air Vanuatu
Aircalin - New Caledonia's carrier (it's a clever name, Air Caledonie International,but "calin" in French is "to hug" or "cuddle" - that's got to be worth a star...!)
Freedom Air - Air New Zealand's budget airline that flies between NZ, Australia and Fiji
Garuda Indonesia
Lan Chile
Polynesian Airlines

But flying here in luxury doesn't mean you have to spend a lot.

Sure, there are private jets and First Class on commercial carriers. And they'll get you here very, very comfortably indeed. Your luxury vacation will indeed be door-to-door...

But Business Class now has lie flat seats - Air New Zealand have some of the best in the industry - and even Economy Class is improving its game.

And don't forget to choose a good Alliance. Flying to New Zealand can earn you enough points for one or two regional fares...

We recommend Miles and More, and not only because Air New Zealand is a participating airline...

Start planning your vacation to New Zealand by choosing the best airline for your flights New Zealand.