Long weekends from Queenstown

The next 12 months

Each long weekend is the public holiday and the weekend beside it, with places a short flight from Queenstown and the cheapest weekend fare we’ve found there. See all weekend getaways.

1. Christmas

   3 days, in 53 days

   25–27 Dec 2026

   Wellingtonfrom $279 Christchurchfrom $470 Aucklandfrom $501 Melbournefrom $1,067

2. New Year’s Day

   3 days

   1–3 Jan 2027

   Aucklandfrom $501 Melbournefrom $1,067 Brisbanefrom $1,122 Sydneyfrom $1,194

3. Easter

   4 days

   26–29 Mar 2027

   Noumeafrom $1,500 Brisbanefrom $1,122 Gold Coastfrom $1,608 Melbournefrom $1,067

4. King’s Birthday

   3 days

   5–7 Jun 2027

   Noumeafrom $1,500 Gold Coastfrom $1,608 Hobartfrom $1,649 Canberrafrom $2,809

5. Matariki

   3 days

   25–27 Jun 2027

   Hobartfrom $1,649 Canberrafrom $2,809 Wellingtonfrom $279 Christchurchfrom $470

6. Labour Day

   3 days

   23–25 Oct 2027

   Wellingtonfrom $279 Christchurchfrom $470 Aucklandfrom $501 Melbournefrom $1,067

Dates follow New Zealand’s public holiday rules. Holidays that move to a Monday when they fall on a weekend, and regional ones, aren’t shown, so check the official list before you book leave.

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