Melbourne to Los Angeles
,One way,12 Jul 2027
33 h total travel timeLong stopover10 h 10 min in Auckland
A$4,492per person
Seen 56 min ago, not a live quote
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Separate bookings, so check every price before you pay for the first.
Ticket 1 · Economy · Melbourne → Auckland
- Air New Zealand NZ128Economy15:00MEL · MelbourneMon 12 Jul20:35AKL · AucklandMon 12 Jul
Nonstop · 3 h 35 min
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Time in Auckland. 10 h 10 min. Arrive 20:35, next flight 06:45. The next ticket is booked separately: collect your bags and check in again.
Ticket 2 · Business · Auckland → Los Angeles
- Qantas QF4Business06:45AKL · AucklandTue 13 Jul08:20SYD · SydneyTue 13 Jul
- 2 h in Sydney
- Qantas QF11Business10:20SYD · SydneyTue 13 Jul07:00LAX · Los AngelesTue 13 Jul
1 stop · 19 h 15 min
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Price first seen Sat 31 Oct 2026, 11:17 am AEDT, re-checked . Not a live quote: confirm the price on the booking site.
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The trip
- Business: AKL → SYD → LAX
- Economy: MEL → AKL
- 2 stops · 10 h 10 min in Auckland (separate tickets), 2 h in Sydney
- 33 h total travel time.Long stopover10 h 10 min in Auckland
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.
- This trip goes via Sydney: after the hop to Auckland, the Qantas ticket flies you to Sydney before the long flight. That is intended.
- Fly every flight in order. If you skip the Auckland to Sydney flight (for example by trying to board in Sydney), Qantas cancels the rest of the ticket.
- Separate tickets, self-transfer: if the Air New Zealand flight is delayed or cancelled and you miss the Qantas flight, it is not protected or rebooked for you.
- Overnight in Auckland (about 10h10) at your own cost: no hotel is included. Book a hotel near the airport for the 06:45 departure.
- Bags are not carried through: collect them in Auckland and check in again for the Qantas flight. The Air New Zealand economy fare includes no checked bag per Kiwi.
- New Zealand: you enter NZ in Auckland. Australian citizens need only a passport; most other passports need an NZeTA (or a visa). Check before you book.
- USA: ESTA or visa needed. Check entry and transit rules for your passport.
- 2027 times may change: confirm at booking and recheck the Auckland connection.
Hack Shield
Needs careOvernight wait (10 h 10 min) · Re-check bags · Entry rules: New Zealand
These are separate tickets. If your first flight is late, the airline on the next ticket generally doesn't have to rebook you.
4 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 31 Oct: A$4,492 for one adult, one way, 12 Jul 2027. Air New Zealand economy Melbourne to Auckland (A$449) plus Qantas business Auckland to Los Angeles via Sydney (A$4,043), on two separate Kiwi.com tickets. Overnight self-transfer in Auckland.
Ticket 1 (economy, Air New Zealand, A$449): Air New Zealand NZ128 MEL to AKL, 15:00 on 12 Jul 2027, arriving 20:35.
Ticket 2 (business, Qantas, A$4,043): Qantas QF4 AKL to SYD, 06:45 on 13 Jul 2027, arriving 08:20; Qantas QF11 SYD to LAX, 10:20 on 13 Jul 2027, arriving 07:00. Sydney connection inside the ticket: 2h.
Self-transfer in Auckland between the two tickets: about 10h10 overnight, no hotel included. Door to door about 33h.
Bags per Kiwi (ticket 1: 0 personal item, 1 cabin bag, 0 checked bag; ticket 2: 1 personal item, 1 cabin bag, 1 checked bag). Weights not verified.
Oceania to North America positioning: a cheap economy hop to Auckland, then a separate Qantas business ticket that starts in Auckland and flies via Sydney to Los Angeles. No hidden-city or throwaway ticketing: you fly every flight on both tickets.
2027 dates: timetables are not yet final, so confirm times at booking.
Price seen on Kiwi.com on 31 Oct 2026 for 1 adult. Fares can change.
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A$4,492
33 h trip · Seen 56 min ago
Long stopover · 10 h 10 min in Auckland