Cairns to San Francisco
,One way,20 Mar 2027
18 h total travel time
A$3,767per person
Seen 1 h ago, not a live quote
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Separate bookings, so check every price before you pay for the first.
Ticket 1 · Economy · Cairns → Nadi
- Fiji Airways FJ970Economy12:35CNS · CairnsSat 20 Mar18:55NAN · NadiSat 20 Mar
Nonstop · 4 h 20 min
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Time in Nadi. 3 h 5 min. Arrive 18:55, next flight 22:00. The next ticket is booked separately: collect your bags and check in again.
Ticket 2 · Business · Nadi → San Francisco
- Fiji Airways FJ870Business22:00NAN · NadiSat 20 Mar13:35SFO · San FranciscoSat 20 Mar
Nonstop · 10 h 35 min
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The trip
- Business: NAN → SFO
- Economy: CNS → NAN
- 1 stop · 3 h 5 min in Nadi (separate tickets)
- 18 h total travel time.
Before you book
- 2 separate tickets. Each stands on its own: if one is delayed, changed or cancelled, the airline on the other ticket doesn’t have to rebook or help you. Bags and check-in are handled ticket by ticket.
- Separate tickets, self-transfer: if the economy flight is delayed or cancelled, the business ticket is not protected or rebooked for you.
- Only about 3h05 in Nadi between tickets: clear Fiji immigration, collect bags and check in again. Tight if the first flight runs late.
- Bags are not carried through: collect and re-check them in Nadi; allowances differ per ticket. The economy ticket includes no checked bag.
- Fiji: you pass Fiji immigration in Nadi to re-check. Check entry rules for your passport.
- USA: ESTA or visa needed.
- 2027 times are from standing schedules and may change: confirm times at booking and recheck connections.
- Check entry and transit rules for every stop for your passport.
Hack Shield
Needs careShort connection (3 h 5 min) · Re-check bags · Entry rules: Fiji
These are separate tickets. If your first flight is late, the airline on the next ticket generally doesn't have to rebook you.
3 more checks are summarised above but not explained here. The full Hack Shield checklist, with bags, entry rules, waits and what to do if your first flight is late, is part of Pro.
Hack Shield is general information based on the flight times we hold. It is not a guarantee, travel advice or insurance, and Kaviqa does not check visa or entry rules for you.
Why it’s cheap
Found 28 Oct: A$3,767 for one adult, one way, 20 Mar 2027. Economy Cairns to Nadi (A$320) plus Fiji Airways business Nadi to San Francisco nonstop (A$3,447), on two separate Kiwi.com tickets. Self-transfer in Nadi.
Ticket 1 (economy, A$320): Fiji Airways FJ970 CNS to NAN, 12:35 on 20 Mar 2027.
Ticket 2 (business, A$3,447): Fiji Airways FJ870 NAN to SFO, 22:00 on 20 Mar 2027.
Connection in Nadi between the two tickets: about 3h (3h05). FJ870 crosses the date line, so it lands in San Francisco on the same calendar day.
Bags per Kiwi (ticket 1: 0 personal item, 1 cabin bag, 0 checked bag; ticket 2: 0 personal item, 1 cabin bag, 1 checked bag). Weights not verified.
This is the Oceania to North America positioning hack: a cheap economy flight to Nadi (Fiji), then a separate business ticket from Nadi to the US. No hidden-city or throwaway ticketing.
2027 dates: timetables are not yet published, so operators and times rest on standing schedules. Confirm times at booking.
Price seen on Kiwi.com on 28 Oct 2026 for 1 adult. Fares can change.
Price and seller
(Wed 28 Oct 2026, 5:40 pm AEDT), not a live quote: confirm the price on the booking site.
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A$3,767
18 h trip · Seen 1 h ago