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$63 Find Cheap Flights from Auckland to Christchurch

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Cheap Flights from Auckland to Christchurch (AKL-CHC)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return 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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Recent return flight deals from Auckland to Christchurch

Thu, 9 Oct - Thu, 16 Oct
Jetstar Logo
14:30 - 15:55AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
Jetstar Logo
20:30 - 21:50CHC-AKL
1h 20mdirect
$128Jetstar
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Thu, 2 Oct - Thu, 9 Oct
Jetstar Logo
06:25 - 07:50AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
Jetstar Logo
06:15 - 07:35CHC-AKL
1h 20mdirect
$131Jetstar
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Mon, 13 Oct - Mon, 20 Oct
Jetstar Logo
06:25 - 07:50AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
Jetstar Logo
16:30 - 17:50CHC-AKL
1h 20mdirect
$133Jetstar
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Wed, 19 Nov - Thu, 20 Nov
Jetstar Logo
06:20 - 07:45AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
Jetstar Logo
18:50 - 20:15CHC-AKL
1h 25mdirect
$135Jetstar
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Thu, 16 Oct - Wed, 5 Nov
Jetstar Logo
13:15 - 14:35AKL-CHC
1h 20mdirect
Jetstar Logo
09:40 - 11:00CHC-AKL
1h 20mdirect
$136Jetstar
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Thu, 9 Oct - Sun, 12 Oct
Jetstar Logo
20:50 - 22:15AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
Jetstar Logo
06:15 - 07:35CHC-AKL
1h 20mdirect
$138Jetstar
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Tue, 20 Jan - Tue, 3 Feb
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16:10 - 17:35AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
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20:10 - 21:35CHC-AKL
1h 25mdirect
$180Air New Zealand
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Sat, 3 Jan - Wed, 4 Feb
Air New Zealand Logo
06:00 - 07:25AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
20:10 - 21:35CHC-AKL
1h 25mdirect
$189Air New Zealand
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Wed, 21 Jan - Tue, 10 Feb
Air New Zealand Logo
16:10 - 17:35AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
21:00 - 22:25CHC-AKL
1h 25mdirect
$192Air New Zealand
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Thu, 18 Sep - Wed, 1 Oct
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06:25 - 07:50AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
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09:25 - 10:50CHC-AKL
1h 25mdirect
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Auckland to Christchurch flights

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.

How much is a return flight from Auckland to Christchurch?

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Auckland to Christchurch clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Auckland to Christchurch, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Christchurch, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

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 round-trip 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 May, where tickets cost $143 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $296 and $286 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Auckland to Christchurch?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $836, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip 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 week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Auckland to Christchurch, you should book around 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 47% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$63
Best time to beat the crowds (1% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (42% more expensive on average)
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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 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. 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 $37 for a one-way ticket and $75 for a return.

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

    Auckland airport is called Auckland Intl and the only airport in Christchurch is Christchurch.

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

    The Airbus A320-100/200 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 direct flights from Auckland to Christchurch on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Auckland to Christchurch are Emirates and Air New Zealand. With an average price for the route of $254 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Air New Zealand is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $287 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • 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 return ticket. You could then fly to Christchurch with an airline and back to Auckland with another airline.

  • 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.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Auckland to Christchurch

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $73 or less one-way and $138 or less round-trip.
  • Considering the flight time between Auckland (AKL) and Christchurch (CHC) is so short, don’t waste a large part of your day travelling to the airport. Drive your car directly to Auckland Airport and leave your car in one of the parking bays. You can pre-book your parking space online to save further time on the day of your flight.
  • Air New Zealand and Jetstar do not offer complimentary meals on the flight between Auckland and Christchurch. Although the length of the flight is not long, once you add the time it takes to board and go through customs you may realise that you’re hungrier on the plane than you expected. Plan ahead and bring some snacks or fill up with a large meal beforehand.
  • A Metro Bus is the most economical way to get from Christchurch International Airport to the central business district. The number 29 bus departs from the north end of the International Arrivals Hall and will take you to Central Station in approximately 30 minutes. The cost of a one-way adult ticket is NZ$ 8.50 approx.

Prefer to fly direct from Auckland Intl to Christchurch?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Auckland Intl to Christchurch.
Find which airlines fly direct from Auckland Intl Airport to Christchurch Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct 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, +14 more

ANA, Air China, +15 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, +14 more

ANA, Air New Zealand, +15 more

Thursday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +14 more

ANA, Air China, +15 more

Friday

ANA, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, +14 more

ANA, Air New Zealand, +15 more

Saturday

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

ANA, Air China, +14 more

Sunday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +14 more

ANA, Air China, +15 more

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Direct returns

Christchurch to Auckland Intl

Monday

ANA, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, +14 more

ANA, Air New Zealand, +15 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +14 more

ANA, Air China, +15 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, +14 more

ANA, Air New Zealand, +15 more

Thursday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +14 more

ANA, Air China, +15 more

Friday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +14 more

ANA, Air China, +15 more

Saturday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +14 more

ANA, Air China, +15 more

Sunday

ANA, Air China, Air New Zealand, +14 more

ANA, Air China, +15 more

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Reviews of the top 5 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.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3322 reviews
8.3Crew
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
8.1Boarding
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Food was excellent. Leg room in economy, not so good; I’m 6’-1”.

8.0 ExcellentCarlton, Aug 2025MLE - DXB
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Food was excellent. Leg room in economy, not so good; I’m 6’-1”.

Similar to Hyd->Dubai this too was worst airlines. Bad seats, bad seating arrangement which created lot of confusion since family member were not given seat together. However most of them changed the seat and got with the family. Cheap tactics by Emirates.

The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

Very pleasant.The crews are very nice.Food were excellent.

They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

Premium Economy is not worth the extra money you pay. You are neither economy nor business. The seat doesn’t recline enough to relax your legs. Maneuvering while seated is cumbersome. Don’t recommend Premium Economy at all.

Premium Economy was not up to my expectation relaxation wise. The chair doesn’t extend enough. It is not economy but not spacious enough to relax and sleep. Food and services were excellent but I am not very keen about food in general.

We arrived in line for check in at 6:15 p.m. but did not check in until 8:00 p.m. The line for economy check in was very long, and all of the desks 03-13 were not open, although most of them opened sporadically. The crew on board were very nice and helpful, friendly and kind. It has been many years since we flew Emirates (at least 17 years), and we notice that foot rests are no longer available in economy, but we were lucky enough to fly in the upper deck and appreciate your opening some of your flights to economy passengers in the upper deck. We will definitely fly on emirates more often! Thank you.

The boarding process was smooth and the stewardesses were nice. Some delays with drinks at the end of the flight, but no issues.

Comfort poor, little leg room, cabin temperature too hot. No free entertainment. No complementary drinks. Overal experience poor and would not travel with them again.

Again, Fijian hospitality was genuine, very comfortable, only improvement would be the entertainment. Why Do they only have 5 episodes of TV shows and from like season three...

Fiji Airways was amazing, will definately be lfying them again. The "Fijian hospitality" is not a catch phrase, it is genuine. the only things that could be improved is the entertainment. Not a great choice of movies, and the TV shows only have about 5 or so episodes, and often of a random season.

They will look to squeeze every penny they can out of you!! Pick your seat$$...bring luggage$$$$... if they could charge you for the air on the plane they would!!

.very good and as I needed wheelchair assistance all staff excellent.. only suggestion is get rid of those plastic chairs hard to ride in and staff have trouble compared to others. Everything else very good experience. Will use Fiji Air again.

In-flight entertainment options could use a refresh, Consider a tie-up with Spotify for more current music and with IMDB or other service for newer selections/movie ratings.

See previous comments. Didn’t take this flight because my other flight was so delayed. Ending up on two other flights as a result and was more than a day late.

6 hour delay and they didnt try to make up any time during an over 10 hour flight

Very good; seat made ready for bed after meal, a plus since one airline covered the seat at the start.

Entertainment was not good. Seems like liquor should’ve been advertised only beer and wine was even though I saw others getting liquor didn’t realize I could. And the food to me could’ve been a little bit.

Food choices perhaps not the best. Only offered beer and wine, when it appeared other liquor was available. Entertainment wasn’t so good.

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

Our original flight was cancelled from SFO to AKL on 6/16/25. So we had to stay overnight at a hotel after a 12-hour layover plus 3-hour delay before the cancellation. Then had to fly to LA and then to AKL the following day losing an entire day of our vacation in NZ, that we can never get back.

Two hours was not enough time to transition from the international to domestic terminal. You have to go through customs, a biological hazard check, gather your luggage, take a bus to the domestic terminal and recheck your luggage. The bus was slow and crowded and the lines to recheck your bags were very long. We missed our connecting flight. Initially, the Air New Zealand officials were not helpful at all in helping to get us on another flight. Told us we would have to buy another ticket for a flight 11 hours later. Found another agent that was more helpful. He helped arrange to get us on standby for another flight three hours later. Had to ride in jump seats next to the flight attendants, but at least we eventually got to out destination.

Full flight. Flight attendants were harried. Otherwise, fine for the typical cramped seating conditions in coach.

Great! Flight was delayed by 30 mins but all was great. Thanks.

I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

One of the best Qantas business flights I've had. Quality product

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Loved the staff. The economy seats could have been bigger.

Overall good experience with flight and airport wheelchair staff. Also got Indian food in the flights

Flight was delayed more than 1.5 hours. Gate changed multiple times

The good thing is that the flight got us from Darwin to Brisbane. However, it would have to be the most uncomfortable flight I have ever taken and if I can possibly avoid flying Jetstar again, I will.

I was treated poorly in Dunedin by check in crew, then my bag was lost in Auckland. Never again.

no announcement about why we where delayed which is very poor

It was better than I expected. Thought $5 for a small cup of tea was a bit much!

Overall good trip I find seats a bit hard. We were waiting on board for about an hour for 2 passengers with some document issue. This main our arrival late for our pickup person.

15kg allowance is outrageous. Change of time a few days before departure and more than 2 hours of delay in the end. The worse we’ve taken so far in Oceania.

They added the weight of my back to the carryon luggage and charged me NZ$75 for being over 7 kg.

stuck in the aircraft for over three hours due to engineering work, significantly delayed and made a lot of passengers missed the connecting transport, no mention any compensation

Very quiet plane!! One of the quietest planes we have been on.

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