$62 Find Cheap Flights from Christchurch to New Zealand

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Christchurch to New Zealand departing on 4/9. 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.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy

KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to New Zealand

Travellers love KAYAK
41,299,237 searches in the past 7 days on KAYAK

Save 19% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Free to useThere are no hidden charges or fees.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Flight Deals
Booking Insights
Flight Deals

Cheap Flights from Christchurch to New Zealand

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Aucklanddirect$131
Wellington
Wellingtondirect$116
Queenstown
Queenstowndirect$158
Nelson
Nelsondirect$156
Dunedin
Dunedindirect$155
Napier
Napierdirect$252
Hamilton
Hamiltondirect$177
Tauranga
Taurangadirect$358
Invercargill
Invercargilldirect$130
Rotorua
Rotoruadirect$267
Auckland
Aucklanddirect$131
Wellington
Wellingtondirect$116
Queenstown
Queenstowndirect$158
Nelson
Nelsondirect$156
Dunedin
Dunedindirect$155
Napier
Napierdirect$252
Hamilton
Hamiltondirect$177
Tauranga
Taurangadirect$358
Invercargill
Invercargilldirect$130
Rotorua
Rotoruadirect$267

Book Cheap Christchurch to New Zealand Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Christchurch to New Zealand 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Christchurch to New Zealand

ter, 2 set - qua, 3 set
Jetstar Logo
06:45 - 07:35CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
Jetstar Logo
08:15 - 09:05WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
$116Jetstar
Find Deal
qui, 11 set - sáb, 13 set
Jetstar Logo
06:45 - 07:35CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
Jetstar Logo
19:40 - 20:30WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
$118Jetstar
Find Deal
qui, 9 out - seg, 13 out
Jetstar Logo
06:45 - 07:35CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
Jetstar Logo
08:15 - 09:05WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
$124Jetstar
Find Deal
sáb, 13 set - ter, 16 set
Jetstar Logo
18:10 - 19:00CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
Jetstar Logo
19:40 - 20:30WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
$128Jetstar
Find Deal
qui, 20 nov - qui, 27 nov
Air New Zealand Logo
16:35 - 18:05CHC-IVC
1h 30mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
08:35 - 09:55IVC-CHC
1h 20mdirect
$130Air New Zealand
Find Deal
seg, 1 set - qua, 3 set
Jetstar Logo
20:30 - 21:50CHC-AKL
1h 20mdirect
Jetstar Logo
14:30 - 15:55AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
$131Jetstar
Find Deal
qui, 28 ago - ter, 2 set
Jetstar Logo
06:15 - 07:35CHC-AKL
1h 20mdirect
Jetstar Logo
16:10 - 17:35AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
$135Jetstar
Find Deal
dom, 28 set - dom, 5 out
Air New Zealand Logo
08:40 - 09:35CHC-NSN
0h 55mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
20:00 - 20:55NSN-CHC
0h 55mdirect
$156Air New Zealand
Find Deal
sex, 10 out - dom, 12 out
Air New Zealand Logo
20:10 - 21:35CHC-AKL
1h 25mdirect
Air New Zealand Logo
06:40 - 08:05AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
$158Air New Zealand
Find Deal
qui, 23 out - sáb, 25 out
 Logo
20:30 - 21:50CHC-AKL
1h 20mdirect
 Logo
17:40 - 19:05AKL-CHC
1h 25mdirect
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Christchurch to New Zealand flights

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

What is the cheapest Christchurch to New Zealand flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to New Zealand from Christchurch found in the last 72 hours was to Auckland, at $115 return. The most popular route is from Christchurch (CHC) to Auckland (AKL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $115.

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

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 $339, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Christchurch to New Zealand?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Christchurch to New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is July, when tickets cost $148 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and January, when the average cost of return tickets is $325 and $274 respectively.

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

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

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

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

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 New Zealand, 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 New Zealand, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 50% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$62
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (4% more expensive on average)
Flight from Christchurch to Auckland

Flights from Christchurch to New Zealand: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Christchurch to New Zealand 
Verified travelerFlew with Air New ZealandCHC-AKLApr 2025
The connection from domestic to international terminal involves outside walk, marked by Green Line on floor, not enough signage, exposure to elements
Verified travelerFlew with Air New ZealandCHC-AKLJan 2025
Dress comfortably. Make sure also have a change of clothes.

FAQs - booking New Zealand flights

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

    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 New Zealand.

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

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

    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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand?

    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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost $198 on average. Morning departures are around 74% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New Zealand is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $752.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New Zealand

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Christchurch to the following destinations at these prices or less: Auckland $79 one-way - $165 round-trip; Wellington $64 one-way - $133 round-trip; Queenstown $79 one-way - $159 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Christchurch to New Zealand

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Christchurch to New Zealand? 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 3315 reviews
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

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

10.0 ExcellentSue, Jul 2025MAN - DXB
Read more Emirates reviews

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

Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

The queue for checking for economy passengers was enormous! Only one desk open for economy faith s queue a mile long, whilst business and first class desks empty and unemployed. Will seriously consider changing to another next trip. Disappointed customer.

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?

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

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.

Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

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.

Ticket price is competitive, flight time is punctual, aircraft cabin is clean, food is average. Can improve on serving system of meals on a A380 airbus. I had only 15 min to eat my meal. There are lots of people to serve & took a while for food to make it down to my row.

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.

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.

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.

Overall, it was good. The only concern was that I couldn't charge my phone because the USB port didn't work after we took off. One of the crew members tried to restart it but never came back to me with an update.

Everything you need to know for your flight from Christchurch to New Zealand

Information on your arrival and departure airports

Not what you’re looking for? Find thousands of other hotels, flights, car hires and package deals with KAYAK.