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$59 Find cheap flights from Christchurch to Wellington

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Cheap flight deals from Christchurch to Wellington (CHC-WLG)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Christchurch to Wellington 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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06:45 - 07:35CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
19:40 - 20:30WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
$97Jetstar
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Thu, 15 Aug - Mon, 19 Aug
06:45 - 07:35CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
19:40 - 20:30WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
$107Jetstar
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Thu, 15 Aug - Mon, 19 Aug
06:45 - 07:35CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
08:15 - 09:05WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
$129Jetstar
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Wed, 21 Aug - Wed, 28 Aug
10:15 - 11:15CHC-WLG
1h 00mdirect
08:15 - 09:05WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
Thu, 29 Aug - Sat, 31 Aug
06:15 - 17:10CHC-WLG
10h 55m1 stop
08:15 - 09:05WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
$180Jetstar
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Wed, 21 Aug - Wed, 28 Aug
06:15 - 11:35CHC-WLG
5h 20m1 stop
19:40 - 20:30WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
$202Jetstar
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Thu, 15 Aug - Mon, 19 Aug
06:45 - 07:35CHC-WLG
0h 50mdirect
19:40 - 20:30WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
$210Jetstar
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Thu, 15 Aug - Mon, 19 Aug
06:15 - 11:35CHC-WLG
5h 20m1 stop
19:40 - 20:30WLG-CHC
0h 50mdirect
$212Jetstar
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Thu, 15 Aug - Mon, 19 Aug
10:15 - 11:15CHC-WLG
1h 00mdirect
12:00 - 18:30WLG-CHC
6h 30m1 stop
$303Air New Zealand
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Thu, 29 Aug - Sat, 31 Aug
05:45 - 11:20CHC-WLG
5h 35m2 stops
09:10 - 13:30WLG-CHC
4h 20m1 stop
$1,018Air New Zealand
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Fri, 27 Sep - Sun, 29 Sep

Flights from Christchurch to Wellington - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Christchurch to Wellington, 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 Wellington is May, where tickets cost $120 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of tickets is $229 and $191 respectively.

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

The average 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 $186, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Christchurch to Wellington, 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 Christchurch to Wellington, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 111 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Christchurch to Wellington?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Christchurch to Wellington were found on Jetstar ($97) and Air New Zealand ($303). Jetstar proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $59.

Which airlines fly direct between Christchurch and Wellington?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Christchurch to Wellington.
There are 2 airlines that fly direct from Christchurch to Wellington. They are Air New Zealand and Jetstar. The cheapest airline for this route is Jetstar, with the best one-way deal found costing $87. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Jetstar.

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

Each day, there are between 11 and 20 nonstop flights that take off from Christchurch and land in Wellington, with an average flight time of 0h 56m. The most common departure time is 06:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 106 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Friday, when 19% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.

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

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 2 cabin class options for the route. These are 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 Christchurch to Wellington take?

Direct flights cover the 490 km separating Christchurch and Wellington in about 0h 50m.

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

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Christchurch at 06:30 and will be landing in Wellington at 07:30.

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

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Christchurch to Wellington jets off at 20:30 and lands at 21:30.

Good to know

Low season

June

High season

October

Cheapest flight

$59
Best time to beat the crowds (11% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 20% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Christchurch to Wellington

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Christchurch to Wellington?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Christchurch to Wellington was $35 for a one-way ticket and $57 for a return.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Christchurch to Wellington?

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

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

    There are direct flights from Christchurch to Wellington on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Christchurch to Wellington are Air New Zealand and Jetstar. With an average price for the route of $186 and an overall rating of 8.1, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Jetstar is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $157 and an overall rating of 6.6.

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

    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 Wellington.

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

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

    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 Wellington 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 Wellington?

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

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $102 or less one-way and $143 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Christchurch to Wellington?

Find which airlines fly direct from Christchurch Airport to Wellington Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Christchurch to Wellington

Monday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Tuesday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Wednesday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Thursday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Friday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Saturday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Sunday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

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Direct returns

Wellington to Christchurch

Monday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Tuesday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Wednesday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Thursday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Friday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Saturday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

Sunday

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, Fiji Airways, +3 more

Air New Zealand, Etihad Airways, +4 more

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Top airlines flying from Christchurch to Wellington

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Christchurch to Wellington. 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 Wellington? 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
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 564 reviews
8.7Crew
8.4Boarding
8.1Comfort
7.8Entertainment
7.6Food
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Gate agent was fantastic in Auckland. They wanted to charge me for my two bags even though I was gold member with United in Tonga. So I had to pay for an upgrade. The meals on both flights had no vegetarian option. The only one item the salad was not tasty at all. Good thing I had brought my own snacks. The bread was white roll which is so not healthy. I think New Zealand air can definitely improve their food offering.

6.0 GoodSteve, Jul 2024TBU - AKL
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Gate agent was fantastic in Auckland. They wanted to charge me for my two bags even though I was gold member with United in Tonga. So I had to pay for an upgrade. The meals on both flights had no vegetarian option. The only one item the salad was not tasty at all. Good thing I had brought my own snacks. The bread was white roll which is so not healthy. I think New Zealand air can definitely improve their food offering.

The entire process was excellent! The economy sits are a bit snug so I'll have to be sure to purchase premier or business class next time but, other than that, food, service, attendants were exceptional. Gate agents and ticket agents too!

Can you please process refund. Mum died and dad went to Pakistan to bury her after cancelling flight.

Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

All was good, the only thing was it didn't run on time.

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!

Food was not good. We asked for Muslim food and it was weird tasteless type of boiled veges.

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.

This was the most horrific experience we have ever had. I would advise people to steer clear of this airline at all costs.

The flight take-off was delayed which was fine but the staff seemed pretty over their jobs. The seats are very uncomfortable and the food was pretty average. Overall is was okay.

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

For some reason the cabin was kept very cold. Unlike my flight over which i would say was excellent this was a long, cold flight home.

My Dad needed assistance to board the plane. The Jetstar staff were excellent with him and made the experience a lot easier😁

No food taken so can't rate also no entertainment so can't rate.

Boarding was easy and unstressful, though the early "final call" was a bit off-putting. The crew were pleasant, and the seats were comfortable. The prices for food and drink were reasonable, apart from tea and coffee, where simple percolated coffee was charged at espresso prices. Deboarding was OK, though some Jetstar passengers appear to have a bad habit of pushing forward from their assigned rows, making it more difficult to get out for passengers that have paid a premium to sit up-front. Jetstar might want to look to address this to stop it from spreading.

I was allocated an exit row seat and was told to move so it could be given away to someone who had purchased two extra legroom seats and one regular seat but wanted the three to sit together. I was also charged for entertainment after booking but before checking in, and the ground crew couldn't do anything about refunding it. When the whole plane was given access to the entertainment as an apology for the flight being four hours late, I was told they couldn't do anything about that either, so I was charged for something I didn't want even though it would have been free anyway

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.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Christchurch to Wellington found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
17/10Thu
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$59
26/9Thu
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$73
18/8Sun
directJetstar
0h 50mCHC-WLG
$102
14/8Wed
1 stopJetstar
10h 55mCHC-WLG
$113
17/10Thu
1 stopAir New Zealand
5h 00mCHC-WLG
$144
2/10Wed
1 stopJetstar
14h 20mCHC-WLG
$158
26/9Thu
1 stopJetstar
5h 45mCHC-WLG
$171
19/8Mon
directAir New Zealand
1h 00mCHC-WLG
$244
17/10Thu
2 stopsAir New Zealand
8h 05mCHC-WLG
$281
14/8Wed
2 stops
20h 05mCHC-WLG
$393

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Christchurch - Wellington Flights

Departure:

Christchurch (CHC)New Zealand

Destination:

Wellington (WLG)New Zealand

Return flight deals:

Wellington - Christchurch

Cabin classes:

$1,680
$1,489
$91