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Flying to Mount Cook

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Fly intoTimaru Airport
Distance to Mount Cook109.8 km
Cheapest flight found$503
Cheapest month to flyDecember

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There are 2 airports near Mount Cook: Timaru Airport and Wanaka Airport.
Currently, there are no airlines that fly direct to Mount Cook. But we found flights with one or more stops from $568.
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No airlines currently offer direct flights between Australia and Mount Cook. Most routes have one or more stops.
The best price we found for a return flight to Mount Cook is $568. This is an estimate based on information collected from different airlines and travel providers flying to Timaru Airport over the last 4 days and is subject to change and availability.
The cheapest airport near Mount Cook is Timaru – which is 109.8 km away from the centre of Mount Cook. We've found flights into this airport from $568.
After crunching the numbers on our flight calendar, we found that the cheapest date to fly to Timaru Airport, the closest airport to Mount Cook is Wednesday, 6 August 2025.
We crunched all the numbers in our flight calendar and it looks like the cheapest time to book a flight to Mount Cook is around 40 days in advance, so don’t leave your flight to the last minute.
Timaru Airport is 109.8km from Mount Cook and Wanaka Airport is 129.8km from Mount Cook.
The average temperature in Mount Cook in July is around 1°C. The warmest month in Mount Cook is typically February, which averages 15°C. The coolest month is July, with temperatures averaging -1°C. The rainiest month is December, and it usually rains the least in February.
Currently, the cheapest airline that flies to Timaru Airport - the closest airport to Mount Cook - Air New Zealand.