$365 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Christchurch – Compare and Save

The cheapest return flight from Melbourne to Christchurch costs $356 on the route between Melbourne Airport (MEL) and Christchurch (CHC). It is also the most popular route.

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

The cheapest month for flights from Melbourne to Christchurch is May, where tickets cost $526 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $799 and $689 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne to Christchurch, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Melbourne to Christchurch were found on Jetstar ($594) and Air New Zealand ($611).

Melbourne and Christchurch are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Qantas Airways (9 flights per week), Jetstar (7 flights per week), and Air New Zealand (6 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Melbourne and Christchurch historically see delays in approximately 25% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 105 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Friday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Jetstar have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 21% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 2 and 4 direct flights that take off from Melbourne and land in Christchurch, with an average flight time of 3h 26m. The most common departure time is 18:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 22 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 18% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.