Reasonable airfare to Christchurch?

Question

For better than a year, I've been trying to get a deal on some airfare from the Washington, DC area to Christchurch. I want to go in Feb/Mar and the rate seems to fluctuate between $1,600 and $1,700. And, I can never find any frequent flier opportunities. Anyone had any better luck than this?

Answer 1

Try:

www.zuji.co.nz       or

www.statravel.co.nz

I don't know about flights from overseas to NZ  but worth a try, they have some quite cheap flights sometimes.

Answer 2

If your frequent flier miles are on Continental, one partner airline is Qantas. I flew from Dc to Cairns(Great Barrrier Reef)  last Nov-Dec for $85 RT, which was airport taxes.I'm sure I could have flown to Sydney instead. From there you can get a cheap flight to Christchurch.

http://www.utopia-asia.com/chinbeij.htm

Word of caution, this kind of flight isn't direct. I flew from Baltimore to Houston, to Hawaii, to Guam and finally to Cairns...it was a LOOOONG flight. Actually I stopped in Guam for 1 1/2 days to decompress...hotels there are cheap and on the water.

You'll love Christchurch...it's beautiful and the people are so friendly. I stayed at a wonderful hostel

http://www.hostelworld.com/hosteldetails... but there are others which are fine too.

Good luck

Answer 3

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