Wed 16 Dec 2026 · There
AKL → ICN
✓ Booked
Auckland to Seoul Incheon · Jetstar via Sydney · departs 06:15, arrives 20:15 the same day
NZ$1,151 per person
Asia Trip
Wednesday 16 December to Wednesday 6 January. Flights there and back are booked; what we do in between is still being decided.
Booked flights
Times are local.
Tue 5 Jan 2027 · Home
HKG → AKL
✓ Booked
Hong Kong to Auckland · Fiji Airways via Nadi · departs 16:10, lands 13:35 Wed 6 Jan
About NZ$1,140 per person
That's 20 nights away: we start in Seoul and finish in Hong Kong.
What we might do in between
A few routes that fit those flights. Nothing in the middle is booked yet. Prices are rough, per person, for the flights and trains between cities, based on cheapest fares seen in late September and early October. Hotels aren't included.
KoreaJapanChinaHong Kong
Seoul, Tokyo, Kyoto, then Shenzhen and Hong Kong
16 Dec25 Dec1 Jan5 Jan
- A full week in Seoul with Casper, then fly to Tokyo on 23 Dec for Christmas.
- Bullet train to Kyoto on 27 Dec, then fly to China on 30 Dec (a night's stop in Qingdao on the way).
- New Year in Shenzhen, then a 15-minute train into Hong Kong for the last two nights.
about NZ$800Seoul–Tokyo flight 160 · bullet train ~150 · Osaka–Shenzhen flight 476 · train to Hong Kong ~16
Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong
16 Dec25 Dec1 Jan5 Jan
- Three nights in Seoul, then five in Tokyo.
- Fly to Beijing on Christmas Eve and spend Christmas there with Casper.
- Train south to Shenzhen, then New Year's Eve fireworks in Hong Kong and five nights there.
about NZ$950Seoul–Tokyo flight 144 · Tokyo–Beijing flight 557 · train to Shenzhen ~230 · train to Hong Kong ~15
Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong
16 Dec25 Dec1 Jan5 Jan
- A week in Seoul, Christmas in Tokyo, then bullet train to Osaka.
- Fly to Shanghai on 30 Dec and see in the New Year with Casper in Suzhou.
- On to Shenzhen on 2 Jan, and a last night in Hong Kong before the flight home.
about NZ$970Seoul–Tokyo flight 160 · bullet train ~150 · Osaka–Shanghai flight 519 · Shanghai–Shenzhen flight 128 · train to Hong Kong ~16
Seoul, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou
16 Dec25 Dec1 Jan5 Jan
- Five nights in Seoul, then five in Tokyo over Christmas.
- Fly to Hong Kong on Boxing Day and stay six nights, over New Year's Eve.
- Short trip into Shenzhen and Guangzhou, then back to Hong Kong to fly home.
about NZ$770Seoul–Tokyo flight 144 · Tokyo–Hong Kong flight 543 · local trains around Shenzhen, Guangzhou and back ~85