$117+ Cheap flights from San Diego

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SAN — AKL
5 Sep — 12 Sep1
1 adult

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$349 or less
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Thu 23/1019:28SAN - AKL
1 stop16h 42mUnited Airlines
Wed 5/1115:50AKL - SAN
1 stop20h 05mUnited Airlines
Deal found 29/8$1,366
Thu 29/118:00SAN - AKL
1 stop18h 10mUnited Airlines
Thu 19/215:50AKL - SAN
1 stop25h 26mUnited Airlines
Deal found 29/8$1,444
Wed 11/218:10SAN - AKL
1 stop19h 50mAir Canada
Tue 24/214:00AKL - SAN
1 stop19h 03mAir Canada
Deal found 30/8$1,452
Tue 3/219:30SAN - AKL
1 stop16h 05mDelta
Tue 17/214:35AKL - SAN
1 stop15h 44mDelta
Deal found 29/8$1,459
Tue 21/1019:28SAN - AKL
1 stop16h 42mUnited Airlines
Fri 31/1014:50AKL - SAN
1 stop23h 44mUnited Airlines
Deal found 30/8$1,461
Sat 25/1006:15SAN - AKL
2 stops29h 20mDelta
Sat 1/1113:35AKL - SAN
2 stops22h 44mDelta
Deal found 30/8$1,468
Sat 1/1119:50SAN - AKL
1 stop16h 20mUnited Airlines
Sat 15/1115:50AKL - SAN
1 stop37h 16mUnited Airlines
Deal found 29/8$1,471
Fri 24/1019:10SAN - AKL
2 stops40h 25mDelta
Sat 1/1113:35AKL - SAN
1 stop15h 45mDelta
Deal found 30/8$1,493
Mon 12/116:00SAN - AKL
1 stop16h 45mAir New Zealand
Fri 23/115:50AKL - SAN
1 stop15h 56mAir New Zealand
Deal found 28/8$1,581
Fri 24/1016:40SAN - AKL
2 stops35h 45mMultiple Airlines
Fri 31/1006:15AKL - SAN
2 stops25h 48mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 30/8$1,612
Mon 17/1111:02SAN - WLG
2 stops24h 08mAir New Zealand
Fri 12/1220:55WLG - SAN
2 stops58h 26mAir New Zealand
Deal found 28/8$1,907
Fri 6/216:00SAN - ZQN
2 stops24h 30mAir New Zealand
Mon 16/220:25ZQN - SAN
2 stops42h 28mAir New Zealand
Deal found 29/8$1,947

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Departure

Return

Price

San DiegoAuckland

SAN - AKL

SANAKL

San Diego

Thu 23/10

19:28-08:10

1 stop16h 42m

Auckland Intl

Wed 5/11

15:50-14:55

1 stop20h 05m

$1,366

San DiegoAuckland

SAN - AKL

SANAKL

San Diego

Thu 29/1

18:00-09:10

1 stop18h 10m

Auckland Intl

Thu 19/2

15:50-20:16

1 stop25h 26m

$1,444

San DiegoAuckland

SAN - AKL

SANAKL

San Diego

Tue 3/2

07:45-09:10

1 stop28h 25m

Auckland Intl

Tue 17/2

15:50-10:04

1 stop15h 14m

$1,444

San DiegoAuckland

SAN - AKL

SANAKL

San Diego

Wed 18/2

12:45-11:00

1 stop25h 15m

Auckland Intl

Sun 8/3

07:00-11:03

2 stops25h 03m

$1,452

San DiegoAuckland

SAN - AKL

SANAKL

San Diego

Wed 11/2

18:10-11:00

1 stop19h 50m

Auckland Intl

Tue 24/2

06:15-12:03

2 stops26h 48m

$1,452

San DiegoAuckland

SAN - AKL

SANAKL

San Diego

Sat 29/11

06:15-09:10

2 stops29h 55m

Auckland Intl

Sat 13/12

15:50-18:28

1 stop23h 38m

$1,459

San DiegoWellington

SAN - WLG

SANWLG

San Diego

Mon 17/11

11:02-08:10

2 stops24h 08m

Wellington

Fri 12/12

20:55-10:21

2 stops58h 26m

$1,907

San DiegoWellington

SAN - WLG

SANWLG

San Diego

Mon 24/11

11:02-08:40

2 stops24h 38m

Wellington

Fri 12/12

20:55-10:21

2 stops58h 26m

$1,907

San DiegoQueenstown

SAN - ZQN

SANZQN

San Diego

Fri 6/2

16:00-13:30

2 stops24h 30m

Queenstown Intl

Mon 16/2

20:25-17:53

2 stops42h 28m

$1,947

San DiegoWellington

SAN - WLG

SANWLG

San Diego

Mon 13/10

11:08-13:10

2 stops30h 02m

Wellington

Mon 20/10

11:55-19:52

2 stops27h 57m

$1,995

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