Cheap flights from Brisbane to Queenstown from $285

The month of October is another great option to travel to Queenstown, with average flight prices from Brisbane averaging around $651.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Queenstown is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as $669. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Brisbane to Queenstown for around $749.

Fly from Brisbane to Queenstown Intl for the best Brisbane - Queenstown Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Queenstown from Brisbane when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Queenstown for around $696 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Queenstown from Brisbane for as low as $595 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Brisbane to Queenstown flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 1% on your flight if you consider stops on a Brisbane to Queenstown flight.

Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia are the most popular carriers operating from Brisbane to Queenstown Intl

Virgin Australia, Jetstar and Air New Zealand are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Queenstown from Brisbane according to our data. Virgin Australia is the first choice among our users, with 53% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Queenstown. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Queenstown on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between Brisbane and Queenstown have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 93 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Virgin Australia have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Sydney (SYD) was the most common stop: 30% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Christchurch (CHC) offer the lowest average return price of $735.

Flights connecting via Melbourne (MEL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 50m.

Melbourne (MEL) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 23m.

As of September 2026, 7 flights take off from Brisbane and land in Queenstown each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 10:00, with 90% of daily flights taking off at midday.

The number of flights available between Brisbane and Queenstown is 50 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Sat, with 26% of weekly flights leaving on this day.