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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stopsRM 2,930
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stopsRM 3,723
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stopsRM 2,930
Queenstown
Queenstown2 stopsRM 3,723

Book Cheap South Island Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to South Island that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to South Island

Mon, 14 Sep - Mon, 28 Sep
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17:50 - 23:55
KUL
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CHC
26h 05m
2 stops
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09:20 - 07:25
CHC
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KUL
27h 05m
2 stops
RM 2,930Multiple Airlines
Fri, 20 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov
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12:50 - 00:35
KUL
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CHC
30h 45m
2 stops
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06:10 - 11:50
CHC
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KUL
34h 40m
2 stops
RM 3,033Multiple Airlines
Sun, 18 Oct - Wed, 21 Oct
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14:35 - 16:45
KUL
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ZQN
21h 10m
2 stops
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15:40 - 08:10
ZQN
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KUL
21h 30m
2 stops
RM 5,342Singapore Airlines
Sun, 18 Oct - Wed, 21 Oct
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14:35 - 16:45
KUL
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ZQN
21h 10m
2 stops
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15:40 - 08:10
ZQN
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KUL
21h 30m
2 stops
RM 5,350Singapore Airlines
Wed, 26 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug
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22:25 - 00:10
KUL
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CHC
21h 45m
1 stop
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15:45 - 06:00
CHC
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KUL
18h 15m
1 stop
RM 5,407Qantas Airways
Wed, 26 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
22:25 - 00:10
KUL
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CHC
21h 45m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
15:45 - 06:00
CHC
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KUL
18h 15m
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RM 5,411Qantas Airways
Sat, 16 Jan - Tue, 26 Jan
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21:50 - 19:25
KUL
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CHC
16h 35m
2 stops
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12:00 - 19:40
CHC
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KUL
12h 40m
1 stop
RM 5,730Air New Zealand
Sat, 16 Jan - Fri, 29 Jan
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21:50 - 19:25
KUL
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CHC
16h 35m
2 stops
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12:00 - 19:40
CHC
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KUL
12h 40m
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RM 5,730Air New Zealand
Tue, 8 Dec - Wed, 16 Dec
China Southern Logo
18:20 - 17:20
KUL
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CHC
18h 00m
1 stop
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22:30 - 22:50
CHC
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KUL
29h 20m
1 stop
RM 7,663China Southern
Tue, 3 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov
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13:35 - 17:20
KUL
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CHC
22h 45m
1 stop
China Southern Logo
22:30 - 01:10
CHC
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KUL
31h 40m
1 stop
RM 15,351China Southern
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to South Island

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to South Island to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Malaysia to South Island?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Malaysia to South Island, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Malaysia to South Island is August, when tickets cost RM 3,061 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is RM 7,279 and RM 4,230 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to South Island, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from Malaysia to South Island, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 54% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

RM 1,455
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (16% more expensive on average)
Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Christchurch

FAQs - booking South Island flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Malaysia to South Island?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Malaysia to South Island.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Malaysia to South Island?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Malaysia to South Island is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Malaysia to South Island?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Malaysia to South Island with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Malaysia to South Island?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Malaysia to South Island up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to South Island

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest South Island flight deals.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying to South Island

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to South Island. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Malaysia to South Island. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Malaysia to South Island? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1584 reviews
8.3Boarding
8.1Entertainment
8.6Crew
7.8Food
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

Fast and efficient flight. Wifi worked well. Food selection could have been better

8.0 ExcellentWee Keng, Apr 2026
SIN - ICN
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Fast and efficient flight. Wifi worked well. Food selection could have been better

Didn't like much at all Nowhere near enough legroom, narrow seats. Aisles not wide enough for safe food trolley access and husband had his knee hit cos not enough leg room. Would take a lot to convince us to fly Singapore Airlines again which is a pity cos it was always our go-to airline

They ran out of food for breakfast They did not offer tea or coffee The staff appeared very inexperienced The cabin was very cold, even with a blanket

Awesome as always. I wish though the cabin for premium was upgraded.... Same old sane old :(

They were able to assist my elderly father and myself after not being able to check in to scoot. The counter service was phenomenal. They did what they could to get us on the next plane so we could catch our Connecting flight. Scoot closed early on us so we ended up missing our flight.

Transfer within the same terminal and lots of facilities at the airport.

Even though it was a very full flight, the service was still excellent, the plane did not feel too cramped and cabin crew made a sincere effort to help passengers find overhead space for stowing luggage.

We started with a 2 hour delay due to some airplane technical issues, and while we got a little snack pack, it was a pretty long delay for SQ. The flight itself was short, there's no entertainment on the B737-800 and there's a small snack. Functional.

It was a super smooth and comfortable flight even though I was in normal economy. The staff was so nice ☺️

I was very impressed with this airline. The flight was comfortable the plane was clean and the attendants were very nice. The zipper on my suitcase broke after I checked it. The airline wrapped it in plastic wrap, so it wouldn’t continue to fall apart. Every item I had in the suitcase was there when I got to Los Angeles. That is above and beyond!

Crew members are so courteous and easy to talk to. My flight ticket was expensive from Chicago to Rotorua at $2800 usd. Everything else is very nice!

We got to experience Premium Economy from Sydney to Auckland and it was a great experience wiht Air New Zealand. The crew was friendly and helpful.

Great first time experience with ANZ. Such a great customer service. The crew was very friendly and welcoming

Great first time experience with Air New Zealand and loved it. The flight crew was extremely friendly and provided great service.

Great airline service by the staff. I highly recommend it

Boarded on time, smooth flight and "gentle" landing in Palmerston North. Ahead of time due to a tailwind

My experience with Underpricer was not great. The representative assigned to me did not tell me beforehand that selecting seats, which i could not do through ANZ, WOULD ADD SIGNIFICANT cost to my ticket (all flight segments were reg economy seats. The seat selections for the ticket, MCI-AKL, AKL-PER, PER-MCI, cost $284 USD. I WAS NOT TOLD AHEAD OF SELECTING SEATS chosen by the rep OF THE COSTS and never received an itemized invoice of the seat selections.). The costs of seat selection, an option solicited as a service, with no mention of costs, should have been disclosed to me prior to seat selection and certaily should have been itemized. For all I know, the $284 was not referred from the airline but made up and taken directly by Underpricer. Next, when i checked in, united couldnt find my ticket. This is probably why i didnt get a seat selection on that flight and couldnt check in online, despite Underpricer prompts to do so a week before departure, or at the kiosk at the airport. I had to wait for special help at the counter, then was told that because the flight segment, MCI-IAH, operated by United Airlines via the ANZ. ticket, had changed schedule slightly since I BOOKED MY FLIGHT, the MCI-IAH segment had been decoupled from the rest of the ticket because the IAH layover was now 12.5 hrs AND DID NOT QUALIFY AS A THROUGH FLIGHT TO AKL.. This meant my checked bag could not be checked through to AKL and id have to pick it up at IAH, THEN WAIT MOST OF the long layover WITH the large checked bag until ANZ counter in IAH OPENED for checkING just prior to the flight. Apparently, although underpricer had notified me of schedule changes, they did not update the ANZ TICKET, leading to this problem. Finallly, although I RECHECKED TH BAG IN At IAH 3.5-4 hours before the scheduled departure and the IAH-AKL segment was a direct flight, ANZ LOST MY bag and it took 4 days to find it and get it to me. Not fun.

Appreciated the ability to get an earlier flight home after flying in from in from Japan. No problem with boarding or crew service. The limited choice of snacks, compared to previous years. Aircraft seats seem to be getting harder and more uncomfortable all the time. Overall, happy to be home

Both my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our return home from Tokyo to Auckland and onwards to Palmerston North. We would recommend using the Premier Business class for long-haul travel, any day. Well worth the extra cost. Cabin staff were exceptional, Thank you

The Air New Zealand product is terrible, it's as expensive as a Jetstar ticket with add ons but with surely staff and old aircraft.

My flight with Qantas was excellent, the crew were exceptional, the food was very good, and the seats were surprisingly spacious and comfortable. I was extremely disappointed when my checked bag did not make it onto my connecting flight, but was pleased with the ease of filing a report of a missing bag with Qantas at the Auckland airport - there, my pleasure ended. I can see, with an apple tag on my bag, that it is still in Sydney and has not moved in more than 30 hours. I shared the tracking information with Qantas and was assured when I filed the missing bag report that my bag would be delivered first thing the next morning on the next flight from Sydney to Auckland. Qantas' missing bag tracking feature still lists its status as "searching for your bag, check back later" more than a full 24 hours after filing the report despite my having shared tracking information, a photo of the bag, and calling the customer care line and being assured that an "urgent action message" had been sent to the team in Sydney. The lack of communication from Qantas' customer service department and the lack of action after an incredibly expensive business class ticket price is outrageous and has, definitively, affected my willingness to consider flying Qantas in the future, much less on long-haul international flights with high cost airfare.

I want a refund. I had to switch flights and buy another airline ticket because this one was delayed.

Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists

I'd like to see AA's flight safety record clearly and prominently posted online.

It was a good flight and no complaints. It just wasn't anything that was better than any other flight.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

We paid for business class seats for the comfort that comes with that but couldn’t use the bathroom as it was full all the time.

did not get a notification about seat selection ahead of time. We didn't end up sitting together.

In my return flight they couldn’t identify my ticket or boarding pass, I had to go to 3 different counters until I was able to get my boarding pass. The food was on, it was the bear minimum. They didn’t even recognise that I was a Muslim and can’t eat meat, chicken or pork. In one of the trays I believe they served me pork. The staff were very pleasant, but they need to be aware of their surroundings more carefully, one of them stuck her lower belly right into my face! I was shocked and very uncomfortable.

Overall I had good experience with China Southern airline. Nothing to claim. I hoped they could improve the meal quality that is.

The crew were kind, patient and responsive. The service was excellent, even though we travelled the cheapest economy class. We arrived at our destination 40 min early, which for a 15+ hour flight is a great bonus. The boarding seemed a bit "loose", but got us boarded on time, and the plane was off exactly @ 0:30 hrs.

Not good - chair back could not move back for premium economy. Not worth the price

It was okay. Boarding the staff made you feel rushed like we were late or something

We were diverted to Chengdu, because of bad weather and finally made it to Chong King about 7 hours later

No red vine, no whiskey, no vodka. No that I wanted all of them at once but still...

During flight, some passengers perform stomping leg exercises which disturb the comfort (I.e. sleep) of other passengers.

Quality flight from start to finish. Customer service is evidently very important to this company. The staff really exceeded expectations.

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