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Cheap Flight Deals to Christchurch

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Christchurch that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent return flight deals from New Zealand to Christchurch

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from New Zealand to Christchurch.
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19:45 - 20:35WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
06:45 - 07:35CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
$73Jetstar
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Sat, 1 Feb - Sat, 8 Feb
19:45 - 20:35WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
18:15 - 19:05CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
$79Jetstar
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Thu, 23 Jan - Mon, 27 Jan
19:45 - 20:35WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
18:15 - 19:05CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
$82Jetstar
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Tue, 28 Jan - Wed, 29 Jan
08:15 - 09:05WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
18:15 - 19:05CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
$84Jetstar
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Sun, 26 Jan - Tue, 28 Jan
19:45 - 20:35WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
18:15 - 19:05CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
$86Jetstar
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Thu, 9 Jan - Wed, 22 Jan
19:45 - 20:35WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
18:15 - 19:05CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
$89Jetstar
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Thu, 23 Jan - Mon, 27 Jan
19:45 - 20:35WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
19:40 - 20:30CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
Mon, 27 Jan - Fri, 14 Feb
07:00 - 07:55ZQN-CHC
0h 55mdirect
06:30 - 07:45CHC-ZQN
1h 15mdirect
$152Air New Zealand
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Wed, 15 Jan - Wed, 29 Jan
07:20 - 08:15ZQN-CHC
0h 55mdirect
06:30 - 07:45CHC-ZQN
1h 15mdirect
$161Air New Zealand
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Sat, 18 Jan - Mon, 27 Jan
07:20 - 08:15ZQN-CHC
0h 55mdirect
15:05 - 16:05CHC-ZQN
1h 00mdirect
$164Air New Zealand
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Thu, 16 Jan - Tue, 28 Jan

Flights to Christchurch - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Christchurch to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Christchurch?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Christchurch was found on the route from Wellington, at $128 return. The most popular connection is from Auckland to Christchurch and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $112 in the last 3 days.

How much is a flight to Christchurch?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to Christchurch from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.
A flight to Christchurch costs $299 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $40 and departed from Wellington. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Wellington to Christchurch which costs $292 on average, and Auckland to Christchurch, which costs $314 on average.
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What is the cheapest day to fly to Christchurch?

The average price of all round-trip flights to Christchurch clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Christchurch is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $232. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $323 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Christchurch?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Christchurch, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Christchurch is May, where tickets cost $173 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $311 and $310 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is October with an average price of $203.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Christchurch?

The average price for all round-trip flights to Christchurch depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Christchurch is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $216 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Christchurch is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $290.

What is a good deal for flights to Christchurch?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Christchurch, 25% of our users found tickets to Christchurch for the following prices or less: From Wellington $141 return, from Auckland $214 return, from Palmerston North $327 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Christchurch?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Christchurch, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price, you should book around 8 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

May

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$61
Best time to beat the crowds (17% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
Flight from Wellington to Christchurch

When to book flights to Christchurch

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Christchurch based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Christchurch based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Christchurch flights

  • Are there any onsite hotels at Christchurch Airport?

    There are no hotels located within the grounds of Christchurch Airport, however Sudima Hotel Christchurch Airport is the closest and is only 700m away from the terminal. You can either take a short walk to reach the hotel or arrange to be picked up by a free shuttle. A Superior Room is perfect for a small family, with two double beds and an ensuite bathroom.

  • Can I catch public transport from Christchurch Airport to the city?

    The number 29 public bus operates a service that connects Christchurch Airport to Central Station. The trip only takes approximately 30 min in travel time to reach Christchurch Bus Interchange which is in the heart of the city. You can purchase a ticket once you board the bus from the driver, which will cost NZ$ 8.50 for an adult and NZ$ 2.65 for a child.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Christchurch?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Christchurch was found on the route from Wellington, at $128 return. The most popular connection is from Auckland to Christchurch and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $112 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is Christchurch Airport from central Christchurch?

    Christchurch Airport is 10 km from the centre of Christchurch.

  • What is the name of Christchurch’s airport?

    When flying to Christchurch, you'll arrive at Christchurch Airport (CHC). The airport is also known as Christchurch or Christchurch Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Christchurch?

    On average, a flight to Christchurch costs $299. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $40 and departed from Wellington Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Christchurch?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Christchurch.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Christchurch?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Christchurch is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Christchurch?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Christchurch with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Christchurch?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Christchurch up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Christchurch

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Christchurch? 25% of our users found return tickets to Christchurch for the following prices or less: From Dunedin $284, from Napier $307, from Auckland $905
  • Book at least 2 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be October and November. The cheapest month to fly from New Zealand is May.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Christchurch flight deals.
  • Christchurch Airport (CHC) is the biggest travel hub for the South Island, and is close to Mount Hutt and Mount Taylor, which both have popular ski resorts during the winter.
  • A Children’s Play Area is located on Level 1 of Christchurch Airport (CHC) so that you can let your kids release some energy after the flight.
  • If you are being picked up from Christchurch Airport and require assistance to reach your vehicle, contact the Airport Services department as they can arrange to provide support to help you move throughout the terminal building to reach the car park. Special mobility parks are available on the ground floor of the multi-level car park which is directly opposite the terminal.
  • Should you have forgotten any toiletries or have any post-flight medical needs, a pharmacy is located on Level 1 of Christchurch Airport. TravelPharm has a broad range of healthcare items and medicines, however it does not dispense prescriptions.
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Prefer to fly direct to Christchurch?

Find which airlines fly direct to Christchurch Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New Zealand to Christchurch

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +27 more

ANA, Air Canada, +28 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air Chathams, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air Chathams, +29 more

ANA, Air Canada, +30 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Air Chathams, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

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Direct returns

Christchurch to New Zealand

Monday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +27 more

ANA, Air Canada, +28 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air Chathams, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Canada, Air Chathams, +29 more

ANA, Air Canada, +30 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

Friday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Canada, Air Chathams, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Canada, Air China, +28 more

ANA, Air Canada, +29 more

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Top airlines flying to Christchurch

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Christchurch. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to Christchurch. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Christchurch? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 497 reviews
8.6Crew
7.3Food
7.5Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
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Liked the non-stop option, can always use more leg room!

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2024AKL - IAH
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Liked the non-stop option, can always use more leg room!

Wonderful Airlines…our American Airlines could learn from ANZ. From boarding to landing everyone was professional and gracious. Kiwi’s really are the nicest of all people! Thank you

typical long haul economy flight. Food was mediocre, inflight service was average. Offered in flight snacks but in seat ordering didn't work. Entertainment was good.

Would have been nice to have decaf coffee as an option, and perhaps a scone

Overall, a great experience from food and crew. The only setback was that this was the Second flight from Air New Zealand within a week that was an hour late for boarding.

The flight attendances were very helpful and friendly ! Dinner and breakfast were great . The seat was not too comfortable though .

The air New Zealand employees who assisted us with wheelchair aid on Auckland made our transfer from flight to the next seamless. Also were amazing in helping with our luggage and customs in Brisbane.

New Zealand crew were attentive. We were not informed that we needed transit document to pass through New Zealand. A checkin employee helped with this for which we were thankful.

The boarding process was less than ideal. While I liked being greeted with “Kia Ora”, the rest of the process was very average for business-class travel — queue, crowding, no clear separation between economy and business premier. The aircraft felt old, even though I believe it was only 6 years’ old. Travelling in Business Premier in Air New Zealand is like sitting in a glass bowl. One can see everyone, and everyone can see others. Very bad structuring of seats. If you have a choice, fly another airlines like Singapore Airlines for business — I had the option, but chose this flight due to it’s departure time. Regrettable decision. I had opted for Vegan food choice. Very poor food as well as service. It is as if the chefs preparing the meal have little idea what nutritious, healthy and filling plant-based food is. And the crew were totally uncoordinated. In the main dinner meal, the first thing I was served was a fruit bowl, and then followed by other items. No mention was made that the fruit bowl (served first) was the dessert! And then after my meal tray was cleared another steward (not the one who served the main meal) comes around asks me that now that I had had the would like the dessert. I said yes, please. He went off and comes back to tell me discreetly that I’ve already had my dessert! He also didn’t know what the dessert was — and I guess it was the fruit platter that was the first item I was served. I was traveling with partner, who had similar experience. For her, they just cleared her table without offering dessert. Extremely poor coordination. The area behind the seats was extremely dirty. I just happened to use the overhead light to try and locate something that had fallen, only to be horrified at the dust, crumbs and all kinds of other particles. The only good thing about the flight was that when it ended, our bags came very very quickly. But that I guess is more to do with airport operations for Air New Zealands at Auckland Airport rather than the flight itself. I would think very hard next time I have to fly Business Premier in New Zealand, especially on Boeing 787-9NZM, which this plane was. Basically if you are selecting seats and find that they are at a diagonal angle, do not book this if you are looking for luxurious travel. Better off with premium economy or a good economy seat. The quality of food and service indeed was way below par.

Gate agent was fantastic in Auckland. They wanted to charge me for my two bags even though I was gold member with United in Tonga. So I had to pay for an upgrade. The meals on both flights had no vegetarian option. The only one item the salad was not tasty at all. Good thing I had brought my own snacks. The bread was white roll which is so not healthy. I think New Zealand air can definitely improve their food offering.

Not very good, no food and not drink ( caffe or tea). Never ever fly with jet star.

Fabulous I have no issues with JetStar great service always use them to fly

Flight was as expected - we got what we paid for which was a base fare

Hardly we had overweight and we were asked to pay $75. We were checked by a female and weight was alright

Unaware of charge for carry on until i got to gate

I got what I paid for - flight was clean, staff were friendly

I like that fare is cheap but because there's no amenities whatsoever. You get what you paid for.

There's a reason why fare is cheap, no amenities.

It is what it is - nothing more, nothing less. No entertainment onboard but one kinda knows that when buying a ticket on a no frills airline. I choose Jetstar only because of price.

Entertainment wasn’t working! It didnt work on our flight from Darwin to Bali either. They were newish planes, so it was disappointing.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Christchurch found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
1/2Sat
directJetstar
0h 50mWLG-CHC
8/2Sat
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$73
23/1Thu
directJetstar
0h 50mWLG-CHC
27/1Mon
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$79
28/1Tue
directJetstar
0h 50mWLG-CHC
29/1Wed
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$82
26/1Sun
directJetstar
0h 50mWLG-CHC
28/1Tue
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$84
9/1Thu
directJetstar
0h 50mWLG-CHC
22/1Wed
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$86
23/1Thu
directJetstar
0h 50mWLG-CHC
27/1Mon
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$89
27/1Mon
direct
0h 50mWLG-CHC
14/2Fri
direct
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$119
15/1Wed
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mZQN-CHC
29/1Wed
directAir New Zealand
1h 15mCHC-ZQN
$152
18/1Sat
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mZQN-CHC
27/1Mon
directAir New Zealand
1h 15mCHC-ZQN
$161
16/1Thu
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mZQN-CHC
28/1Tue
directAir New Zealand
1h 00mCHC-ZQN
$164

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Christchurch found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
11/1Sat
directJetstar
0h 50mWLG-CHC
$61
20/3Thu
directJetstar
1h 25mAKL-CHC
$65
5/3Wed
directJetstar
1h 25mAKL-CHC
$66
8/4Tue
directJetstar
1h 25mAKL-CHC
$72
1/3Sat
directAir New Zealand
0h 55mZQN-CHC
$82
22/2Sat
directAir New Zealand
1h 10mZQN-CHC
$87
15/1Wed
1 stop
9h 55mHLZ-CHC
$161
30/1Thu
1 stop
14h 10mDUD-CHC
$161
11/2Tue
3 stopsEmirates
51h 00mAKL-CHC
$1,242
3/1Fri
3 stopsEmirates
17h 50mAKL-CHC
$1,721

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Last minute flights to Christchurch

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Christchurch that are departing in the next 10 days.
20/12Fri
directJetstar
0h 50mWLG-CHC
21/12Sat
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$189
20/12Fri
directJetstar
0h 50mWLG-CHC
21/12Sat
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$198
22/12Sun
directJetstar
0h 50mWLG-CHC
5/1Sun
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$229
20/12Fri
multi-stopJetstar
26h 20mAKL-CHC
22/12Sun
directJetstar
1h 20mCHC-AKL
$308
20/12Fri
directJetstar
1h 25mAKL-CHC
22/12Sun
directJetstar
1h 20mCHC-AKL
$327
20/12Fri
directJetstar
1h 25mAKL-CHC
23/12Mon
directJetstar
1h 20mCHC-AKL
$364
21/12Sat
multi-stop
15h 25mTRG-CHC
22/1Wed
multi-stop
3h 40mCHC-TRG
$449
21/12Sat
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mNPL-CHC
5/1Sun
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mCHC-NPL
$584
23/12Mon
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mNPL-CHC
5/1Sun
directAir New Zealand
1h 30mCHC-NPL
$731
23/12Mon
directAir New Zealand
1h 25mAKL-CHC
31/12Tue
multi-stopAir New Zealand
22h 10mCHC-AKL
$763

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Everything you need to know for your flight to Christchurch

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