Best time to purchase fares to CHC

[Flashware]

Howdy guys.. PER-SYD-CHC

13 Oct (hopefully that 05:45am flight PER-SYD)
then.. 19 Oct SYD-CHC
22 Oct CHC-SYD-PER

Tried using the multi city booking tool - no luck.

Doing seperate tickets... PER-SYD $540
SYD-CHC $709 return

Am I imagining things.. or does that seem a bit high?

Edit: Air NZ seems to have ~$450 return - only prob is *A so no lounge access!

Ponder!

[Kiwi Flyer]

Howdy guys.. PER-SYD-CHC

13 Oct (hopefully that 05:45am flight PER-SYD)
then.. 19 Oct SYD-CHC
22 Oct CHC-SYD-PER

Tried using the multi city booking tool - no luck.

Doing seperate tickets... PER-SYD $540
SYD-CHC $709 return

Am I imagining things.. or does that seem a bit high?

Edit: Air NZ seems to have ~$450 return - only prob is *A so no lounge access!

Ponder!

Yup those fares look ridiculous for economy. Can do business class for not much more.

NZ has a sale in both economy and business class to PER ex-NZ (obviously through AKL). QF doesn't seem to have matched.

As for lounge access, some people travel those routes and may be able to assist. October is a bit too far ahead for me to know just yet.

[Kiwi Flyer]

Oh and a reminder to book as two one-ways.

Eg currently SYD-CHC A$239, CHC-SYD NZ$219.

[Flashware]

Oh and a reminder to book as two one-ways.

Eg currently SYD-CHC A$239, CHC-SYD NZ$219.

I knew Kiwi would pull through are those fares on Air NZ?

It's for a holiday with the g/f, so lounge access isn't a huge priority but obviously if could get it somehow, one would not complain

[oz_mark]

Sticking with QF, it would probably be cheaper to do it with three bookings

PER-SYD
SYD-CHC
CHC-SYD-PER

although this would stll be 1160 in total at the moment!

[Kiwi Flyer]

I knew Kiwi would pull through are those fares on Air NZ?

It's for a holiday with the g/f, so lounge access isn't a huge priority but obviously if could get it somehow, one would not complain

Yes NZ currently has a sale.

Don't forget you can also do jetstar and emirates for SYD-CHC-SYD. In all cases likely to be cheaper splitting as 2 one ways.

[Kiwi Flyer]

Oh and a reminder to book as two one-ways.

Eg currently SYD-CHC A$239, CHC-SYD NZ$219.

CHC-AKL-PER (with 2 hour connection in AKL and longhaul service AKL-PER) is NZ$458, probably best value for the return if you don't want to stopover in SYD/MEL/BNE on the way back since full protection being on a single ticket.

Or if you want the points/SCs QF is NZ$573 CHC-SYD-PER with 3 1/2 hour connection in SYD.

[Kiwi Flyer]

Getting to CHC on QF

PER-SYD-CHC A$737
or PER-SYD-AKL-CHC A$767 (so extra 10 SCs and 1000 points for A$30 and about 2 1/2 hours extra).
(both booked as multi-city)

or booked separately
PER-SYD A$270 (but not available on the flight you want whereas multi-city above is)
SYD-CHC A$405
SYD-AKL-CHC A$435

The difference is PER-SYD separately is red-edeal but no red-edeal availability SYD-CHC on 19th

[Kiwi Flyer]

For emirates

SYD-CHC A$313 (or A$684 in business or A$915 in first)
CHC-SYD NZ$184

[Flashware]

ATM it's looking like Air NZ is the best option, with approx fares of $450 return SYD-CHC..

Edit: even seems to be a bit cheaper to do CHC-PER with Air NZ (so... PER-SYD on QF, SYD-CHC on Air NZ/EK, CHC-PER Air NZ)