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$28 Find cheap flights from Auckland to Christchurch

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Auckland to Christchurch departing on 6/12. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from Auckland to Christchurch (AKL-CHC)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Auckland 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.
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6:25 am - 7:50 amAKL-CHC
1h 25mnonstop
8:25 pm - 9:45 pmCHC-AKL
1h 20mnonstop
$54Jetstar
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Thu, Jun 13 - Mon, Jun 17
6:25 am - 7:50 amAKL-CHC
1h 25mnonstop
8:25 pm - 9:45 pmCHC-AKL
1h 20mnonstop
$55Jetstar
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Thu, Jun 13 - Mon, Jun 17
1:15 pm - 2:35 pmAKL-CHC
1h 20mnonstop
8:35 am - 9:55 amCHC-AKL
1h 20mnonstop
$57Jetstar
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Wed, Jun 19 - Wed, Jun 26
4:10 pm - 5:35 pmAKL-CHC
1h 25mnonstop
6:15 am - 7:35 amCHC-AKL
1h 20mnonstop
$72Jetstar
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Sun, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 5
6:25 am - 7:50 amAKL-CHC
1h 25mnonstop
6:15 am - 7:35 amCHC-AKL
1h 20mnonstop
$74Jetstar
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Wed, May 8 - Wed, May 15
6:30 pm - 7:50 pmAKL-CHC
1h 20mnonstop
8:35 am - 9:55 amCHC-AKL
1h 20mnonstop
$76Jetstar
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Thu, May 16 - Tue, May 28
2:10 pm - 9:50 pmAKL-CHC
7h 40m1 stop
8:35 am - 9:55 amCHC-AKL
1h 20mnonstop
Wed, Jun 19 - Wed, Jun 26
6:30 am - 12:50 pmAKL-CHC
6h 20m1 stop
2:00 pm - 9:05 pmCHC-AKL
7h 05m1 stop
$185Air New Zealand
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Mon, Jul 22 - Sun, Aug 25
7:00 pm - 9:50 pmAKL-CHC
2h 50m1 stop
12:00 pm - 1:25 pmCHC-AKL
1h 25mnonstop
$203Air New Zealand
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Tue, Jun 18 - Wed, Jun 19
9:30 am - 1:20 pmAKL-CHC
3h 50m1 stop
8:45 am - 10:10 amCHC-AKL
1h 25mnonstop
$221Air New Zealand
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Tue, Jun 18 - Wed, Jun 19

Flights from Auckland to Christchurch - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Auckland to Christchurch?

The average price of all flights from Auckland to Christchurch clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Auckland to Christchurch, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Auckland, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Auckland to Christchurch?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Auckland 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 from Auckland to Christchurch is June, where tickets cost $132 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets is $234 and $207 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Auckland to Christchurch, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Auckland to Christchurch, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 74 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Auckland to Christchurch?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on Jetstar ($28) and Air New Zealand ($176). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on Jetstar ($54) and Air New Zealand ($185).

Which airlines fly non-stop between Auckland and Christchurch?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Auckland to Christchurch.
There are 2 airlines that fly nonstop from Auckland to Christchurch. They are Air New Zealand and Jetstar. The cheapest airline for this route is Jetstar, with the best one-way deal found costing $59. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Jetstar.

How many flights are there between Auckland and Christchurch per day?

Each day, there are between 19 and 28 nonstop flights that take off from Auckland and land in Christchurch, with an average flight time of 1h 23m. The most common departure time is 6:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 174 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Friday, when 16% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Auckland and Christchurch?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from Auckland to Christchurch take?

A direct flight to Christchurch will take on average 1h 20m to travel the 463 miles flying distance from Auckland.

What’s the earliest departure time from Auckland to Christchurch?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Auckland at 6:00 am and will be landing in Christchurch at 7:25 am.

What’s the latest departure time from Auckland to Christchurch?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Auckland to Christchurch jets off at 9:15 pm and lands at 10:40 pm.

Good to know

Low season

May

High season

April

Cheapest flight

$28
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 22% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Auckland to Christchurch

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

FAQs for booking flights from Auckland to Christchurch

  • Is there duty free shopping at Auckland or Christchurch Airport?

    Unfortunately, you will not be able to do any duty free shopping as you are flying domestic. Only holders of a valid international flight ticket are able to purchase duty free items.

  • Are public showers available at Christchurch Airport?

    You can freshen up after your flight thanks to the public showering facilities located on both the ground and first floor. You can hire a towel and soap for the cost of NZ$ 5 approx.

  • How much will a taxi cost from Christchurch Airport to the city?

    Expect to pay somewhere between NZ$ 45-65 approx. for a taxi from the airport to the central business district. The price will be dependent on the exact location of your destination and the traffic on the roads.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Auckland to Christchurch?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Auckland to Christchurch was $28 for a one-way ticket and $54 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Auckland and Christchurch?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Auckland to Christchurch?

    Auckland and Christchurch are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Auckland from Auckland Intl and will be arriving at Christchurch.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Auckland to Christchurch?

    The Airbus A320 (sharklets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Auckland to Christchurch flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Auckland to Christchurch?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Auckland and Christchurch, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Auckland to Christchurch?

    There are nonstop flights from Auckland to Christchurch on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Auckland to Christchurch, Air New Zealand or Jetstar?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Auckland to Christchurch are Air New Zealand and Jetstar. With an average price for the route of $210 and an overall rating of 8.2, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Jetstar is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $139 and an overall rating of 6.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Auckland 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 from Auckland to Christchurch.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Auckland 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 to Auckland with another airline. Booking your flights between Auckland and CHC can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $51 or less one-way and $100 or less round-trip.
  • Considering the flight time between Auckland (AKL) and Christchurch (CHC) is so short, don’t waste a large part of your day travelling to the airport. Drive your car directly to Auckland Airport and leave your car in one of the parking bays. You can pre-book your parking space online to save further time on the day of your flight.
  • Air New Zealand and Jetstar do not offer complimentary meals on the flight between Auckland and Christchurch. Although the length of the flight is not long, once you add the time it takes to board and go through customs you may realise that you’re hungrier on the plane than you expected. Plan ahead and bring some snacks or fill up with a large meal beforehand.
  • A Metro Bus is the most economical way to get from Christchurch International Airport to the central business district. The number 29 bus departs from the north end of the International Arrivals Hall and will take you to Central Station in approximately 30 minutes. The cost of a one-way adult ticket is NZ$ 8.50 approx.
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Prefer to fly non-stop from Auckland to Christchurch?

Find which airlines fly direct from Auckland Intl to Christchurch, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Auckland Intl to Christchurch

Monday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +13 more

ANA, Air China, +14 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +13 more

ANA, Air China, +14 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +13 more

ANA, Air China, +14 more

Thursday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +13 more

ANA, Air China, +14 more

Friday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +13 more

ANA, Air China, +14 more

Saturday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +13 more

ANA, Air China, +14 more

Sunday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +13 more

ANA, Air China, +14 more

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Nonstop returns

Christchurch to Auckland Intl

Monday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +13 more

ANA, Air China, +14 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +12 more

ANA, Air China, +13 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +12 more

ANA, Air China, +13 more

Thursday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +12 more

ANA, Air China, +13 more

Friday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +13 more

ANA, Air China, +14 more

Saturday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +13 more

ANA, Air China, +14 more

Sunday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +13 more

ANA, Air China, +14 more

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Top airlines flying from Auckland to Christchurch

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Auckland to Christchurch. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Auckland 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.
8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 655 reviews
7.9entertainment
8.1comfort
8.8crew
8.4boarding
7.6food
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

8.0 ExcellentMichelle, Apr 2024NPL - AKL
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

Overall excellent but the Captain kept the seat belt sign on for far too long, especially at the beginning and end of the flight. It was 2 hours after take-off before the crew were able to start the service (on an 11 hour night flight, reducing our sleeping time) and the seat belt sign on went on during breakfast (90 mins before landing) and was not turned off again until we landed. This made for an uncomfortable journey of trying to limit fluid intake because it was unclear when the toilets would be available for use.

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

They announced food service but then never came around. We also couldn’t land so kept trying to get to runway and then had to come up and go around happened like 3 times and cause the child next to me to start throwing up

Good food and entertainment options. Great Staff that were all welcoming and caregiving.

Flight was canceled due to technical issue shortly before the check-in counters opened. Passengers were rebooked on a flight three days later. Request to be accommodated on Air Tahiti Nui could not be processed. Customer service sorted out the refund after calling and being put on hold for almost an hour.

Carring crew, nice ambiance of the cabin, comfortable beds, good food well served. We liked everything.

a constant reminder that you need to work harder so you can avoid this airline

The price difference/saving isn't sufficient to compensate the experience difference, don't recommend unless flight is under 3 hours. Huge queues for check in and the priority lane of other ailines blocked checked in Jetstar passengers from proceeding through to screening. Gate change to a "dungeon gate" that didn't have toilets in the vicinity. 45minute delay in boarding, no updates or explaination, let alone apology for any inconvenience. 1 scanner working for a full fight to board, no coordination. Loaded on to crowded buses to get on the plane in the middle of the tarmac, up stairs with no explaination. 4 bus trips. No system for boarding in sections. Over an hour late departing. Nothing complimentary, not even water or in-flight music. Pay wave not available and no cash sales. Staff onboard were friendly and professional.

Flight was delayed by 1 hour, we board then had to sit on the tarmac for another hour before take off. The flight was fine but again another delay with the baggage which took another hour to appear on the carousel.

Plane was late leaving darwin so we didn’t get home till 1130pm 2nd time in a fortnight that has happened. Hard when you have to work the next day

Captains address to passengers was excellent. Knee room in seating was very uncomfortable.

Flight departing too early at 06.15 Difficult to get to airport

Plane was more than 3 hrs delayed as the only plane on that day. Had to wait 1 hrs in the plane which was very unpleasent.

They had issues with the plane prior to boarding. You could see it in the gate lounge staff. An hour after the plane was supposed to have taken off, we were still in the gate lounge, not a peep from the staff. Couldn’t seem to bring themselves to give a single verbal update. Then, they give some odd partial message verbally - plane has been downgraded. It’s not going anywhere. We need 37 people with carry on only to volunteer to go onto another flight + we’ll give you a $200 voucher - so this caused chaos, as people rushed to the desk. No mention of what those with checked baggage should do. About another 20 mins later, another lady at the desk makes a reference to going to another gate but stops mid sentence. Fed up, I approach the desk and ask if they can give some clear instructions to those that have checked baggage about what we should do. Another lady then gives a message over the PA telling those with checked baggage to go to a different gate. So we go to the new gate, spend an hour there waiting while the confusion between staff and passengers continues. Eventually board only to sit on the plane for about another hour as confused staff clearly have too many people on the plane and not enough seats. They finally figure it out and the flight leaves 3h25mins late. Things like this happen all the time I’d imagine, so you’d think dealing with it should be their bread and butter. Keep customers updated. Give clear instructions. Apologise for the delays. Not hard, but seemingly all lost on the Jetstar team that day. Pathetic.

We were seated right at the back of the plane along with young parents and small children. Very noisy and seats super uncomfortable.

On time and well-priced... For a short flight, what more do you need?

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Auckland to Christchurch found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/12Wed
nonstopJetstar
1h 20mAKL-CHC
$28
5/8Wed
nonstopJetstar
1h 25mAKL-CHC
$35
5/13Mon
nonstopJetstar
1h 20mAKL-CHC
$36
4/30Tue
nonstopJetstar
1h 25mAKL-CHC
$53
4/30Tue
nonstopJetstar
1h 20mAKL-CHC
$58
5/3Fri
nonstopJetstar
1h 25mAKL-CHC
$59
5/25Sat
nonstopJetstar
1h 20mAKL-CHC
$60
5/22Wed
1 stopJetstar
13h 35mAKL-CHC
$74
6/12Wed
2 stopsAir New Zealand
7h 30mAKL-CHC
$176
5/25Sat
2 stopsAir New Zealand
9h 20mAKL-CHC
$214

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Last minute flights from Auckland 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 from Auckland to Christchurch that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/25Thu
nonstopJetstar
1h 20mAKL-CHC
5/2Thu
multi-stopJetstar
4h 10mCHC-AKL
$244
4/27Sat
nonstopJetstar
1h 25mAKL-CHC
4/28Sun
nonstopJetstar
1h 20mCHC-AKL
$299

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