Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Auckland from $487

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 $487, 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.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
06:15 — 06:00
+2 days
06:15 — 07:27 NZ6938 Air New Zealand Limited
San Diego — Los Angeles
13h 42m stop
22:10 — 06:00 NZ5 Air New Zealand Limited
Los Angeles — Auckland
27h 45m
including layover
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from$885
06:15 — 06:00
+2 days
06:15 — 08:00 HA6544 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
14h 1m stop
22:05 — 06:00 NZ7 Air New Zealand Limited
San Francisco — Auckland
28h 45m
including layover
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from$902
06:20 — 07:10
+2 days
06:20 — 07:58 UA1986 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
15h 7m stop
23:05 — 07:10 UA917 United Airlines
San Francisco — Auckland
29h 50m
including layover
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from$873
06:20 — 07:10
+2 days
06:20 — 07:58 NZ9643 Air New Zealand Limited
San Diego — San Francisco
15h 7m stop
23:05 — 07:10 NZ9817 Air New Zealand Limited
San Francisco — Auckland
29h 50m
including layover
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from$928
08:00 — 07:10
+2 days
08:00 — 09:38 UA2863 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
13h 27m stop
23:05 — 07:10 UA917 United Airlines
San Francisco — Auckland
28h 10m
including layover
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from$873
09:45 — 07:10
+2 days
09:45 — 11:23 UA305 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
11h 42m stop
23:05 — 07:10 UA917 United Airlines
San Francisco — Auckland
26h 25m
including layover
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from$867
10:43 — 07:10
+2 days
10:43 — 12:20 UA2855 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
10h 45m stop
23:05 — 07:10 UA917 United Airlines
San Francisco — Auckland
25h 27m
including layover
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11:08 — 06:00
+2 days
10:54 — 12:05 NZ6936 Air New Zealand Limited
San Diego — Los Angeles
8h 50m stop
22:10 — 06:00 NZ5 Air New Zealand Limited
Los Angeles — Auckland
22h 52m
including layover
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11:28 — 06:00
+2 days
11:28 — 13:12 HA6541 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
8h 53m stop
22:05 — 06:00 NZ7 Air New Zealand Limited
San Francisco — Auckland
23h 32m
including layover
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from$924
12:26 — 06:00
+2 days
12:26 — 14:10 HA6542 Hawaiian Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
7h 55m stop
22:05 — 06:00 NZ7 Air New Zealand Limited
San Francisco — Auckland
22h 34m
including layover
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13:50 — 07:10
+2 days
13:50 — 15:28 UA1763 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
7h 37m stop
23:05 — 07:10 UA917 United Airlines
San Francisco — Auckland
22h 20m
including layover
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14:38 — 06:00
+2 days
14:21 — 15:35 NZ6948 Air New Zealand Limited
San Diego — Los Angeles
6h 21m stop
22:10 — 06:00 NZ5 Air New Zealand Limited
Los Angeles — Auckland
20h 22m
including layover
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from$882
16:00 — 07:10
+2 days
16:00 — 17:38 UA2117 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
5h 27m stop
23:05 — 07:10 UA917 United Airlines
San Francisco — Auckland
20h 10m
including layover
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17:50 — 07:10
+2 days
17:50 — 19:28 UA1871 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
3h 37m stop
23:05 — 07:10 UA917 United Airlines
San Francisco — Auckland
18h 20m
including layover
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19:27 — 07:10
+2 days
19:27 — 21:05 UA505 United Airlines
San Diego — San Francisco
2h stop
23:05 — 07:10 UA917 United Airlines
San Francisco — Auckland
16h 43m
including layover
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from$867
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 18, 2025

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 487 $), july (from 517 $), february (from 795 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 1 681 $), january (from 1 610 $), november (from 1 368 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Auckland?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $487. 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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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 $ 1554 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by All Nippon Airways airline - from $ 10369.

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 $487.

  • QR - Qatar Airways
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  • AC - Air Canada
    from $720
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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
    from $2783
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NZ - Air New Zealand Limited
    from $874
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $516
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  • QF - Qantas
    from $1620
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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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