$330 Find Cheap Flights from Wellington to California

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Best California Flight Deals from Wellington

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$668
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$684

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$330
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price.
Flight from Wellington to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Wellington to California?

    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 Wellington to California.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Wellington to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Wellington to California 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 Wellington to California?

    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 Wellington to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be March, April and May. The cheapest month to fly from Wellington is March.
  • Morning departure is around 19% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top airlines flying from Wellington to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Wellington to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. 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 Wellington to California? 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.
7.9
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 461 reviews
7.4Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
Airline reviews

Everything was fine. Wish the wifi was free and included in the ticket price.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2025ORD - SFO
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Everything was fine. Wish the wifi was free and included in the ticket price.

Nothing special short flight - all good - difference between 1 fudge and 2 fudge is obligation and thankfulness

The flight we had booked was cancelled due to bad weather conditions, but we were lucky to arrive at the airport quite early and got a seat on an earlier flight. The flight was mostly nice, but there were some hefty turbulences towards Queenstown. One of the passengers behaved hysterically. It would have been great if the crew had done something to calm her.

Sitting in an aisle seat equals getting hit by food cart and spilled on multiple times Food: gross and minimalistic Crew: frumpy and kurt Sound on multiple entertainment platforms poor Not an earplug problem, system soundboard poor

Major hassle with the weight of carryon luggage Having to repack bags at airport Not an issue in most of world Ridiculous issue considering the 400 pound gentleman sitting behind us

Overall experience was poor. In general crew was polite in speaking but that was all about it. I am vegetarian so I always carry a cup noodle box with me just in case. So I pressed "CALL" button for hot water for my cup noodle on my seat and waited for 10-15 minutes but nobody came. I personally took the box and went all the way to back of the plane. When I requested stewardess to put hot water in my cup noodle she refused as it was a "safety" hazard. I told her that you always serve coffee and tea these are also hot. But she still refused. I went back to my seat and from the seat I ordered hot water and it was brought to me without any problem. I poured THAT hot water in my cup noodle and ate. I was sitting in seat 36A, which was 2nd row in economy class. After eating my noodle I took the box and went 2 rows in the front where there was a kitchen to throw it. Again the stewardess there told me she didn't have a waste bin there and asked me to go back of the plane and throw it there. Tell me if above experiences are 'ok' for your airline??

Everything very good except the sofa couch not as comfortable as expected.

Liked the non-stop option, can always use more leg room!

Wonderful Airlines…our American Airlines could learn from ANZ. From boarding to landing everyone was professional and gracious. Kiwi’s really are the nicest of all people! Thank you

typical long haul economy flight. Food was mediocre, inflight service was average. Offered in flight snacks but in seat ordering didn't work. Entertainment was good.

Complaint is with American Airlines which delayed our flight from salt lake to Dallas reaulting in us missing our connection to Brisbane. Had to spend 24 hours in Dallas to wait for the next flight. Awful experience and ruined my wife’s birthday.

Planes was old - business class seats looked like they were installed in the 80s

I have taken this flight many times. It is ALWAYS late. Every time there is significant delay (1-3 hours) before boarding. It’s very consistent. Even after boarding the expected landing time was delayed twice. The seats are very narrow and cramped. Food is barely editable. Considering an economy ticket often costs about $2,000 it’s one of the worst services ever.

Headphone jacks worked poorly, seat recline was broken. Planes were rundown.

American Airlines was their usual junk service — but at least it got us down to LA. I was more irritated that while they codeshare with Alaska Airlines in Seattle, they could not out our flight on one of these, opting for one of the small SkyWest operated American Eagle flights — and causing a 14 hour layover. Which I accepted due to a $2000 difference in airfare — that said it was irritating for a flight that usually would have cost around $100 extra, if that.

nothing to complain about w/the food, and professionalism of the crew. i just cant stand being on a flight for that long of a time.

Everything was great from the staff to the seats and food. The plane was timely taking off and landing.. I couldn't have asked for a better experience (especially on such a long flight)

Good communication regarding any updates time of flight and flight delayed. The fight was delayed by two and half hours at eleventh hour. That was unexpected, especially when you international passenger.

The service was excellent. The quarters were a little cramped in Economy, and we had to exist there for 18 hours.

We lucked out. The passenger who was supposed to be in our row changed her seat, so my husband and I had 3 seats for the 2 of us. We were able to stretch out a little which made the trip much more tolerable.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights from Wellington to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/24Mon
1 stopQantas Airways
21h 55mWLG-LAX
4/9Wed
1 stopQantas Airways
30h 25mLAX-WLG
$668
6/10Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
20h 55mWLG-SFO
6/24Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
24h 48mSFO-WLG
$684
3/3Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
26h 05mWLG-SFO
3/8Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
26h 05mSFO-WLG
$690
3/4Tue
1 stop
21h 45mWLG-SFO
3/8Sat
1 stop
35h 50mSFO-WLG
$694
3/4Tue
1 stopUnited Airlines
15h 05mWLG-SFO
3/8Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
27h 45mSFO-WLG
$696
3/24Mon
2 stops
36h 40mWLG-LAX
4/9Wed
1 stop
21h 15mLAX-WLG
$788
3/3Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
31h 17mWLG-SFO
3/6Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
23h 50mSFO-WLG
$960
3/3Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
23h 20mWLG-SFO
3/8Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
18h 30mSFO-WLG
$969
3/4Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
18h 20mWLG-SFO
3/7Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
17h 35mSFO-WLG
$1,096
4/5Sat
2 stopsAir New Zealand
28h 04mWLG-SFO
4/12Sat
1 stopAir New Zealand
37h 55mSFO-WLG
$1,405

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Wellington to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/11Tue
2 stops
25h 05mWLG-LAX
$330
3/11Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
27h 10mWLG-LAX
$341
6/3Tue
1 stopQantas Airways
20h 55mWLG-SFO
$342
6/5Thu
1 stopQantas Airways
30h 45mWLG-SFO
$344
6/3Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
33h 58mWLG-SFO
$348
5/31Sat
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
29h 59mWLG-SFO
$354
6/2Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
21h 10mWLG-SFO
$402
6/4Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
32h 15mWLG-SFO
$403
6/6Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
21h 10mWLG-SFO
$420
3/31Mon
3 stopsSingapore Airlines
37h 30mWLG-LAX
$1,669

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