Cheap Flights from Dublin to Auckland

The expensive stretch runs from mid-December through February, when New Zealand sits in high summer and Irish travellers head out for Christmas and the school break. The further ahead you lock a fare for those weeks, the less it tends to cost. Prices ease as the southern autumn arrives, and March is the cheapest month on this route. Midweek departures usually sit below weekend ones. Easter shifts around the calendar, so check what it does to your dates. The price calendar here runs from September through June, enough to see the whole pattern.

The difference you actually feel between these fares is the stop, not the seat. Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, China Eastern Airlines and Hainan Airlines fly the long haul through one hub each, usually with meals and a checked bag included in the ticket. United Airlines sends you the other way, across North America. Scandinavian Airlines, Lufthansa City Airlines and Emerald Airlines mostly work as the opening leg to a long-haul partner at their hub, while Vueling Airlines is the low-cost name on the list — its base fare covers little beyond a cabin bag, so price the checked bag before you compare it against the full-service quotes.

Sort your documents before you fly: check what New Zealand asks of Irish passport holders and have your plans for the first day thought through. You land at Auckland Airport, the country's main international gateway, a drive out from central Auckland, with buses and shared shuttles running into town and hire cars at the terminal. The thing that catches people out is the biosecurity check — declare any food, seeds or outdoor gear on your arrival card, because the checks are strict.

Currency

NZD (NZ$)

Power sockets

Type I · 230 V

Language

Māori, New Zealand Sign Language, English

Emergency number

111

Calling code

+64

Internet domain

.nz

Population of Auckland

1.5 M (2020)

Time zone

UTC+13 (Pacific/Auckland)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check what the fare includes: on the low-cost legs a checked bag and seat choice can cost extra.
• Both ends have a single airport, so make sure your ticket really starts at Dublin and lands at Auckland Airport.
• Book well ahead for mid-December to February departures, when the southern summer pushes fares up.
• Travel in March if your dates are flexible; it is the cheapest month on this route.
• If you build the trip from separate tickets, leave a long gap between flights, as the second airline owes you nothing when the first runs late.
• Check what documents New Zealand asks of Irish passport holders, and give yourself time to arrange them.