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Cheap Flights from Christchurch to Adelaide (CHC-ADL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Christchurch to Adelaide 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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KAYAK's insights & trends for Christchurch to Adelaide flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Christchurch to Adelaide 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 Christchurch to Adelaide?

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Christchurch to Adelaide, 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 Christchurch to Adelaide is November, where tickets cost $739 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,054 and $918 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Christchurch to Adelaide, 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 Christchurch to Adelaide, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 19% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.

When to book flights from Christchurch to Adelaide

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Christchurch to Adelaide 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 Christchurch to Adelaide

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

    The Airbus A320neo is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Christchurch to Adelaide flight route.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Christchurch to Adelaide are Emirates and Air New Zealand. With an average price for the route of $896 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 $781 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 Christchurch to Adelaide.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Adelaide from Christchurch 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 Christchurch to Adelaide?

    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 Adelaide with an airline and back to Christchurch with another airline.

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

    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 Adelaide from Christchurch 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 Christchurch to Adelaide

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $271 or less one-way.

Prefer to fly direct from Christchurch to Adelaide?

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

Direct departures

Christchurch to Adelaide

Monday

Air New Zealand, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Virgin Australia

Friday

Air New Zealand, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Virgin Australia

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Direct returns

Adelaide to Christchurch

Tuesday

Air New Zealand, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Virgin Australia

Saturday

Air New Zealand, Virgin Australia

Air New Zealand, Virgin Australia

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Christchurch to Adelaide

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Christchurch to Adelaide. 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 Christchurch to Adelaide? 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3318 reviews
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
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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”.

Wifi was not operational for the whole trip. Other than this, flight was well received .

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

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

Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

everything was great. I don't use on-board entertainment at all (I just read or sleep), but I appreciate that I couldn't hear anyone else's!

On this flight, about the last 2 hours the captain kept the cabin too hot. It appeared like the ac was off.

The entire crew was amazing. They went out of their way to make us enjoy a great travel experience.

The flight was nice and on time. The comfort can be slightly better in business class

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.

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

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

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

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

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

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

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

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.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

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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