Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Auckland from $490

Return flight: Auckland – San Diego

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 535 connecting flights from San Diego to Auckland. You can compare airfare deals from 23 airlines and multiple travel sites from $490, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SAN-AKL flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from San Diego to Auckland depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Diego and Auckland is 10480 miles. Time difference between the cities is 8h. Airplanes depart 06:15 to 23:00 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 23:00 to 3 Auckland airports. Average flight time is 32h 35m.

  • The fastest flight 15h 33m
  • Average flight time 32h 35m
  • The earliest flight 06:15
  • The latest flight 23:00
  • Distance 6512 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Auckland are august (from 490 $), july (from 520 $), november (from 799 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 1 690 $), january (from 1 619 $), november (from 1 376 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Auckland?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $490. This airfare is for economy class on one-way HA6547 flight by Hawaiian Airlines for August 27, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 08:43 am and arrives at Auckland Auckland Int. at 12:40.

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Flight Schedule San Diego (California) to Auckland

06:15 — 06:00+2days
27h 45m flight time
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from$890
06:15 — 07:27 San Diego — Los Angeles
NZ6938 Air New Zealand Limited
13h 42m stop
22:10 — 06:00 Los Angeles — Auckland
NZ5 Air New Zealand Limited
06:15 — 06:00+2days
28h 45m flight time
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from$908
06:15 — 08:00 San Diego — San Francisco
HA6544 Hawaiian Airlines
14h 1m stop
22:05 — 06:00 San Francisco — Auckland
NZ7 Air New Zealand Limited
06:20 — 07:10+2days
29h 50m flight time
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from$878
06:20 — 07:58 San Diego — San Francisco
UA1986 United Airlines
15h 7m stop
23:05 — 07:10 San Francisco — Auckland
UA917 United Airlines
08:00 — 07:10+2days
28h 10m flight time
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08:00 — 09:38 San Diego — San Francisco
UA2863 United Airlines
13h 27m stop
23:05 — 07:10 San Francisco — Auckland
UA917 United Airlines
08:11 — 06:00+2days
25h 49m flight time
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08:43 — 10:23 San Diego — San Francisco
HA6547 Hawaiian Airlines
11h 8m stop
22:05 — 06:00 San Francisco — Auckland
NZ7 Air New Zealand Limited
09:45 — 07:10+2days
26h 25m flight time
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from$872
09:45 — 11:23 San Diego — San Francisco
UA305 United Airlines
11h 42m stop
23:05 — 07:10 San Francisco — Auckland
UA917 United Airlines
10:43 — 07:10+2days
25h 27m flight time
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10:43 — 12:20 San Diego — San Francisco
UA2855 United Airlines
10h 45m stop
23:05 — 07:10 San Francisco — Auckland
UA917 United Airlines
11:08 — 06:00+2days
22h 52m flight time
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from$879
10:54 — 12:05 San Diego — Los Angeles
NZ6936 Air New Zealand Limited
8h 50m stop
22:10 — 06:00 Los Angeles — Auckland
NZ5 Air New Zealand Limited
11:28 — 06:00+2days
23h 32m flight time
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11:28 — 13:12 San Diego — San Francisco
HA6541 Hawaiian Airlines
8h 53m stop
22:05 — 06:00 San Francisco — Auckland
NZ7 Air New Zealand Limited
13:50 — 07:10+2days
22h 20m flight time
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13:50 — 15:28 San Diego — San Francisco
UA1763 United Airlines
7h 37m stop
23:05 — 07:10 San Francisco — Auckland
UA917 United Airlines
14:38 — 06:00+2days
20h 22m flight time
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14:21 — 15:35 San Diego — Los Angeles
NZ6948 Air New Zealand Limited
6h 21m stop
22:10 — 06:00 Los Angeles — Auckland
NZ5 Air New Zealand Limited
16:00 — 07:10+2days
20h 10m flight time
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16:00 — 17:38 San Diego — San Francisco
UA2117 United Airlines
5h 27m stop
23:05 — 07:10 San Francisco — Auckland
UA917 United Airlines
17:50 — 07:10+2days
18h 20m flight time
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17:50 — 19:28 San Diego — San Francisco
UA1871 United Airlines
3h 37m stop
23:05 — 07:10 San Francisco — Auckland
UA917 United Airlines
19:27 — 07:10+2days
16h 43m flight time
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19:27 — 21:05 San Diego — San Francisco
UA505 United Airlines
2h stop
23:05 — 07:10 San Francisco — Auckland
UA917 United Airlines
20:11 — 08:10+2days
15h 59m flight time
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16:00 — 17:38 San Diego — San Francisco
NZ9583 Air New Zealand Limited
1h 20m stop
23:05 — 07:10 San Francisco — Auckland
NZ9817 Air New Zealand Limited
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Diego to Auckland. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on October 29, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Auckland is served by 23 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 22 departures per week at the price of from $ 1542 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by All Nippon Airways airline - from $ 10427.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 535 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NZ9583 by Air New Zealand Limited takes 15h 33m and the cheapest is HA6547 by Hawaiian Airlines for $490.

  • QR - Qatar Airways
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  • AC - Air Canada
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  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
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  • FJ - Air Pacific
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • CI - China Airlines
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  • MU - China Eastern
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NZ - Air New Zealand Limited
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • QF - Qantas
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Airports

You can fly from San Diego to Auckland from 11 airports (San Diego, San Diego Regional, Gillespie Field, Golden Triangle Reg., El Cajon, Lowndes County, Miramar NAS, Montgomery Field, North Island NAS, Brown Field Municipal, AFB).

San Diego airports

  • San Diego-SAN
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  • San Diego Regional-USA
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  • Gillespie Field-SEE
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  • Golden Triangle Reg.-GTR
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  • El Cajon-CJN
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  • Lowndes County-UBS
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  • Miramar NAS-NKX
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  • Montgomery Field-MYF
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  • North Island NAS-NZY
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  • Brown Field Municipal-SDM
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  • AFB-CBM
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Auckland airports

  • Auckland Ferry Port-XNZ
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  • Auckland Int.-AKL
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  • Mechanics Bay-MHB
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