$186 Find Cheap Flights from Christchurch to Australia

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Cheap Flights from Christchurch to Australia

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Sydney
Sydneydirect$578
Melbourne
Melbournedirect$507
Brisbane
Brisbanedirect$572
Coolangatta
Coolangattadirect$453
Perth
Perth1 stop$1,042
Cairns
Cairns1 stop$596
Adelaide
Adelaide1 stop$685
Maroochydore
Maroochydore1 stop$803
Hobart
Hobart1 stop$764
Canberra
Canberra1 stop$846
Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island1 stop$941
Sydney
Sydneydirect$578
Melbourne
Melbournedirect$507
Brisbane
Brisbanedirect$572
Coolangatta
Coolangattadirect$453
Perth
Perth1 stop$1,042
Cairns
Cairns1 stop$596
Adelaide
Adelaide1 stop$685
Maroochydore
Maroochydore1 stop$803
Hobart
Hobart1 stop$764
Canberra
Canberra1 stop$846
Hamilton Island
Hamilton Island1 stop$941

Book Cheap Christchurch to Australia Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Christchurch to Australia 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 Christchurch to Australia

Thu, 9 Oct - Thu, 16 Oct
Jetstar Logo
16:05 - 16:45CHC-OOL
3h 40mdirect
Jetstar Logo
17:55 - 00:10OOL-CHC
3h 15mdirect
$453Jetstar
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Mon, 6 Oct - Mon, 13 Oct
Jetstar Logo
16:05 - 16:45CHC-OOL
3h 40mdirect
Jetstar Logo
17:55 - 00:10OOL-CHC
3h 15mdirect
$454Jetstar
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Wed, 22 Oct - Sun, 26 Oct
Emirates Logo
06:20 - 08:10CHC-MEL
3h 50mdirect
Emirates Logo
18:50 - 00:10MEL-CHC
3h 20mdirect
$507Emirates
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Wed, 15 Oct - Wed, 15 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
06:20 - 08:10CHC-MEL
3h 50mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
18:40 - 00:10MEL-CHC
3h 30mdirect
$511Qantas Airways
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Tue, 14 Oct - Wed, 12 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
06:20 - 08:10CHC-MEL
3h 50mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
18:50 - 00:10MEL-CHC
3h 20mdirect
$530Qantas Airways
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Mon, 6 Oct - Mon, 13 Oct
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21:00 - 06:40CHC-OOL
12h 40m1 stop
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17:55 - 00:10OOL-CHC
3h 15mdirect
Wed, 29 Oct - Sun, 2 Nov
Emirates Logo
18:20 - 19:40CHC-SYD
3h 20mdirect
Emirates Logo
08:45 - 14:00SYD-CHC
3h 15mdirect
$578Emirates
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Thu, 23 Oct - Thu, 30 Oct
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06:20 - 08:10CHC-MEL
3h 50mdirect
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12:05 - 17:20MEL-CHC
3h 15mdirect
Mon, 15 Dec - Thu, 15 Jan
Air New Zealand Logo
06:00 - 07:55CHC-MEL
3h 55mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
09:05 - 14:30MEL-CHC
3h 25mdirect
$615Air New Zealand
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Mon, 24 Nov - Tue, 2 Dec
Air New Zealand Logo
06:00 - 07:55CHC-MEL
3h 55mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
09:05 - 14:30MEL-CHC
3h 25mdirect
$630Air New Zealand
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Christchurch to Australia flights

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

What is the cheapest Christchurch to Australia flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Australia from Christchurch found in the last 72 hours was to Coolangatta, at $436 return. The most popular route is from Christchurch (CHC) to Sydney (SYD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $587.

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

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.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops stopover the cheapest option at $1,227 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Christchurch to Australia, 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 Australia is June, when tickets cost $596 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of return tickets is $747 and $701 respectively.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Australia on a Friday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Tuesday is the most expensive day to fly from Christchurch to Australia. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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

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 Australia, 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 a flight from Christchurch to Australia, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$186
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (15% more expensive on average)
Flight from Christchurch to Coolangatta

FAQs - booking Australia flights

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

    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 Australia.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Christchurch to Australia 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 from Christchurch to Australia?

    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 from Christchurch to Australia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Australia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Australia is generally at night, when retur flights cost $550 on average. Morning departures are around 35% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Australia is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,450.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Australia

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Christchurch to the following destinations at these prices or less: Brisbane $338 one-way - $730 round-trip; Melbourne $306 one-way - $690 round-trip; Sydney $470 one-way - $1,008 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Christchurch to Australia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Christchurch to Australia? 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 3320 reviews
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.3Crew
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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.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Aug 2025DXB - JFK
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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.

Emirates need to improve the boarding process. There is no point calling for all First and Business Class passengers plus Platinum, Gold and Silver Skywards members at one time. Further to this, try channeling all these people into one entry point with no defined lines. It was chaos. The is a common issue on the Dubai to Riyadh flight. Poor effort Emirates.

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

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.

Very uncomfortable aircraft. No free entertainment or drinks. Food okay. Won't fly with them again.

Good food, real silverware, polite staff, smooth landing, charging plugs, good entertainment options.

Comfort and customer service from most if the crew was great. The crew reassigning passengers should consider the presence of infants when reassigning seats. Unfortunately a couple of oversized passengers were relocated next to us, making this segment a bit uncomfortable, as there was not only extra leg space required. I ended up swapping seats with my husband so our baby wouldn't be impacted. My husband travelled quite uncomfortable as the reassigned neighbour shoulder and arm ended up on my husband's seat

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

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.

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 10hr flight was a comfortable as it could be in row 57. The food was just very bad….bland and soggy!

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

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.

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.

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

Jetsatar refused to take my foldable stroller in the plane, despite following all the rules on dimensions and packaging. Similar thing happened on our previous fight. However, at that instance, they offered to check in the stroller. At this fight, the staff was rude, trying to rush us to board the flight. They made excuses that the stroller was not allowed and even offer to leave it behind and ship it back at our own cost. Fortunately, we had someone else attending. Since the flight was about to take off, they left it behind and send it back to us on the next available flight.

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