Stopover flights from Queenstown: 8 cities to visit
Trips from Queenstown with a stop long enough to leave the airport, through 8 cities. Each price is for the whole trip, the stop included.
A stop here is at least 8 hours in the daytime, or at least 18 hours when it runs overnight, and at most 24 hours. It is in the same airport, on the way to where you are going, and never on a trip we think is on separate tickets. Leaving the airport means entering that country, so check its entry rules for your passport.
Stop in Wellington
4 trips go through Wellington. The best are here.
Rotorua · one-way
$146
18 h 50 min in Wellington (WLG) on the way there · overnight connection
1 Jun 2027 · ZQN → ROT · Air New Zealand
1 stop · Air New Zealand both into and out of the stop
$35 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Auckland · one-way
$214
8 h 50 min in Wellington (WLG) on the way there
6 Jan 2027 · ZQN → AKL · Jetstar
1 stop · Jetstar both into and out of the stop
$8 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 5 days ago
Honolulu · one-way
$986
8 h 50 min in Wellington (WLG) on the way there
1 Jan 2027 · ZQN → HNL · Alaska Airlines
3 stops · Jetstar both into and out of the stop
$27 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Auckland · return
$260
9 h in Wellington (WLG) on the way there
13 Dec – 16 Dec · ZQN → AKL · Jetstar
out 1 stop, back nonstop · Jetstar both into and out of the stop
$29 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 4 days ago
Stop in Christchurch
4 trips go through Christchurch. The best are here.
Dunedin · one-way
$153
21 h 30 min in Christchurch (CHC) on the way there · overnight connection
19 Nov · ZQN → DUD · Air New Zealand
1 stop · Air New Zealand both into and out of the stop
$25 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 4 days ago
Wellington · one-way
$164
18 h 50 min in Christchurch (CHC) on the way there · overnight connection
29 Dec · ZQN → WLG · Air New Zealand
1 stop · Air New Zealand both into and out of the stop
$3 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 3 days ago
Auckland · one-way
$237
8 h in Christchurch (CHC) on the way there
6 Jan 2027 · ZQN → AKL · Air New Zealand
1 stop · Air New Zealand both into and out of the stop
$31 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 5 days ago
Honolulu · one-way
$1,063
23 h in Christchurch (CHC) on the way there · overnight connection
1 Jan 2027 · ZQN → HNL · Fiji Airways
2 stops · in with Air New Zealand, out with Fiji Airways
$50 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Stop in Auckland
4 trips go through Auckland. The best are here.
Melbourne · one-way
$309
8 h 10 min in Auckland (AKL) on the way there
20 Dec · ZQN → MEL · Jetstar
1 stop · Jetstar both into and out of the stop
$43 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Moscow · one-way
$659
13 h 10 min in Auckland (AKL) on the way there
31 Dec · ZQN → SVO · Air New Zealand
2 stops · in with Air New Zealand, out with Sichuan Airlines
$264 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 2 days ago
Shanghai · return
$1,591
19 h 25 min in Auckland (AKL) on the way there · overnight connection
17 Dec – 23 Dec · ZQN → PVG · Air New Zealand
out 1 stop, back 2 stops · in with Air New Zealand, out with China Eastern
$161 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Stop in Sydney
2 trips go through Sydney. The best are here.
Melbourne · one-way
$261
13 h 25 min in Sydney (SYD) on the way there
19 Jan 2027 · ZQN → AVV · Qantas
1 stop · in with Qantas, out with Jetstar
$7 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 4 days ago
Stop in Brisbane
1 trip goes through Brisbane.
Adelaide · one-way
$371
21 h 35 min in Brisbane (BNE) on the way there · overnight connection
21 Nov · ZQN → ADL · Qantas
1 stop · Qantas both into and out of the stop
$35 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 7 days ago
Stop in Chengdu
1 trip goes through Chengdu.
Moscow · one-way
$667
11 h 5 min in Chengdu (TFU) on the way there
31 Dec · ZQN → SVO · Sichuan Airlines
2 stops · Sichuan Airlines both into and out of the stop
$256 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 2 days ago
Stop in Rarotonga
1 trip goes through Rarotonga.
Honolulu · one-way
$1,111
22 h 25 min in Rarotonga (RAR) on the way there · overnight connection
1 Jan 2027 · ZQN → HNL · Alaska Airlines
2 stops · in with Air New Zealand, out with Alaska Airlines
$97 more than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
Stop in Xiamen
1 trip goes through Xiamen.
Shanghai · return
$1,600
22 h 15 min in Xiamen (XMN) on the way back · overnight connection
17 Dec – 25 Dec · ZQN → PVG · China Eastern
out 1 stop, back 2 stops · Xiamen Airlines both into and out of the stop
$32 less than the cheapest fare without a long stop on the same dates
found 6 days ago
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