There are 6 ways to get from Queenstown to Los Angeles by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Queenstown Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ZQN - LAX
18h 2m$473–1,619Bus to Invercargill, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Queenstown to Invercargillbus
- Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane IVC - LAX
22h 33m$420–1,358Bus to Dunedin, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the bus from Queenstown to Dunedin Airportbus
- Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DUD - LAX
23h 23m$508–1,743Fly Queenstown Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane ZQN - BUR
22h 20m$762–2,616Fly Queenstown Airport to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ZQN - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
24h 14m$693–2,396Fly Queenstown Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane ZQN - SNA
26h 49m$767–2,726
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Queenstown to Los Angeles is to bus and fly which costs $420 - $1,400 and takes 22h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Queenstown to Los Angeles is to fly which takes 18h 2m and costs $470 - $1,700.
The distance between Queenstown and Los Angeles is 7166 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Queenstown to Los Angeles, including transfers.
Los Angeles is 19h behind Queenstown. It is currently 6:24 AM in Queenstown and 11:24 AM in Los Angeles.
There are 2687+ hotels available in Los Angeles.
What companies run services between Queenstown, New Zealand and Los Angeles, CA, USA?
Air New Zealand, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Dunedin to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Dunedin to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Dunedin to Los Angeles International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Dunedin to Los Angeles International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Invercargill to Los Angeles International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Invercargill to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Queenstown Airport to San Diego International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Queenstown Airport to San Diego International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Queenstown Airport to San Diego International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Dunedin to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Dunedin to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to San Diego International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Dunedin to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Invercargill to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Dunedin to Los Angeles International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Queenstown Airport to San Diego International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to San Diego International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Queenstown to Dunedin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 274 497 994
- [email protected]
- Website
- catchabussouth.com
Bus from Queenstown to Invercargill
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- catchabussouth.com
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