How to Book a Cheap Flight to Niue 💸✈️

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The Cheapest Time of the Year to Fly to Niue

The best months for cheap Niue airfares: February to April.

With only Air New Zealand offering direct flights to Niue, choosing the best time to book a cheaper flight to Niue is when there is a lower demand for flights. This typically occurs in the Pacific Islands’ low season but not including the Christmas and New Year holiday period. In order to entice more travellers to the South Pacific Islands, therefore filling up more spaces on the plane, Air New Zealand often does “Island Sales” between February and April.

Travel agents are also able to offer cheaper flights during the period between February and April. However, this usually tends to be only a few dollars cheaper than the standard price.

Flight sales are not the only reason you might want to hold off your trip to Niue for the low season. Some accommodations, like the island’s one resort, also offer cheaper deals during this time. Find out more in the 10 Reasons to Travel in the Low Season in Niue.

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The Cheapest Day to Fly to Niue

The best day to fly to Niue for cheap airfares: Wednesday
The best day to fly out of Niue for cheap airfares: Tuesday

Want to save between NZ$20 and $140 on your return flight to Niue? Fly to Niue on a Wednesday flight from Auckland and return from Niue on a Tuesday flight.

Flights to and from Niue only operate on a Tuesday (Niue time)/Wednesday (NZ time) and on a Friday (Niue time)/Saturday (NZ time)*. There is a price difference between the Tuesday/Wednesday flights and the Friday/Saturday flights, typically saving you about NZ$10 on each flight if you choose the Tuesday/Wednesday flights.

*Note that Niue and New Zealand have a full 24-hour time difference.

This coincides with a study by Google Flights using flight metadata for a five-year period that showed flights that depart on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday are on average 12% cheaper to book than over a weekend flight. That’s something to bear in mind for all flights; not just flights to Niue.

Grab a Seat Deals for Niue

Air New Zealand’s deal website, grabaseat.co.nz, often promotes deals for the outgoing Tuesday/Wednesday flight to Niue. Savings here are typically around NZ$140, so it’s well worth looking into.

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The Cheapest Time to Book Flights to Niue

The best time to book short-haul flights to Niue: 2-3 months before departure
The best time to book long-haul flights to Niue: Between 50 and 179 days before departure.

According to our own research, it’s very rare to get a good last-minute deal for flights to Niue. Airfares tend to increase the closer to departure you book your flight, especially when booking within a month of your departure date.

For short-haul flights, i.e. those from New Zealand, airfares tend to stabilise (i.e. not be at their highest) up to around two to three months before departure.

For long-haul flights, for example, coming from the US or Asia with a stopover in New Zealand, Google Flight’s study found that prices tended to be lower anywhere between 50 and 179 days before departure with 129 days out being when you can find the best deals.

Speaking of stopovers, the study also found that flights with stopovers averaged 20% cheaper than direct flights.

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The Cheapest Places to Book Flights to Niue

The best websites for cheap airfares in Niue: airnewzealand.co.nz, grabaseat.co.nz and cheapflights.co.nz.

Now that you know what time of year to search for cheap flights to Niue, what day of the week, and how far in advance to book, you can now start finding the cheapest deals with Air New Zealand or comparing the cheapest flights on flight comparison websites if you are coming from elsewhere than New Zealand.

Finding the Cheapest Direct Flights to Niue

For the direct Auckland – Niue return flights, it’s worth looking for the latest flight deals on Air New Zealand’s various websites, such as grabaseat.co.nz and cheapflights.co.nz. If you have no luck there, then head to airnewzealand.com for their standard airfares and the occasional deal.

Finding the Cheapest Flights with Stopovers to Niue

Flight comparison websites are a good place to start when searching for cheap flights to Niue if you’re coming from somewhere other than New Zealand. They give you an idea of the possible routes to take from your departure airport, as well as prices.

Once you have found the desired route with the cheapest airlines used, we recommend going directly to the airline to see if they can beat the price of the comparison website. You’ll usually find that they are happy to beat or match the price in order to save on the commission they would have to pay to the flight comparison website.

Top Tip: Use Private Browsing

Both airline websites and flight comparison websites use cookies to have your browsing information and, in turn, increase airfares the more you search to encourage a “panic purchase”. To avoid rising airfares when you search, set your browser to private browsing.

If you notice prices increasing while using private browsing, open a new private browsing window and start the booking process again.

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The Cheapest Fare Type for Niue

The final place where you can save money on airfares is by choosing the cheapest fare type possible. Air New Zealand flights to Niue have four fare types: Seat, Seat + Bag, The Works and The Works Deluxe.

What Do the Air New Zealand Fare Types Include?

The fares types below are listed from the cheapest to the most expensive. In short, the Air New Zealand fare types include:

• Seat: Your seat and up to 7 kg (15 lbs) carry-on baggage including a personal item (e.g. handbag, small laptop bag, camera bag, etc.)
• Seat + Bag: Your seat, carry-on baggage (as above) and one piece of checked baggage up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• The Works: Seat, carry-on and one piece of checked baggage (as above), all-access to the inflight entertainment and a meal
• The Works Deluxe: Your choice of a seat with no neighbours, two pieces of checked luggage, all-access to the inflight entertainment and a meal.

Note that all fare types have access to the inflight entertainment systems, just the Seat and Seat + Bag options will have fewer movies to choose from.

How to Save Money Using Your Fare Type

First of all, considering The Works fare types are approximately NZ$100 more for a few more movies to watch and an airline meal, upgrading to these fare types provides little value for money. Remember, the flight is only 3 hrs 30 mins long. We recommend bringing your own entertainment, in case the movie choice isn’t to your liking, as well as either eating before the flight or picking up a few snacks at the airport once you’ve gone through airport security.

Second, if you’re travelling as a group or a couple, share checked-in baggage so you can purchase fewer Seat + Bag fares, while the other people in the group can travel on a Seat fare. Remember, the Seat fare still includes carry-on baggage of up to 7 kg (15 lbs), as well as a handbag/camera/laptop bag.

Learn more about the Air New Zealand fares in Which Airlines Fly to Niue?