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Cheap flight deals from New Plymouth to Christchurch (NPL-CHC)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from New Plymouth to Christchurch 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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NPL-CHC
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Qantas Airways
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1h 30mdirect
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1h 30mdirect
Air New Zealand
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Flights from New Plymouth to Christchurch - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from New Plymouth to Christchurch clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For New Plymouth to Christchurch, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Christchurch back to New Plymouth, the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New Plymouth to Christchurch, 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 New Plymouth to Christchurch is June, where tickets cost $269 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and July, where the average cost of tickets is $417 and $396 respectively.

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

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 $258, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from New Plymouth to Christchurch, 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 New Plymouth to Christchurch, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 72 days before departure.

Which airlines fly direct between New Plymouth and Christchurch?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from New Plymouth to Christchurch.
There is just one airline that flies from New Plymouth to Christchurch direct and that is Air New Zealand. The best one-way deal found from Air New Zealand for the route is $183.

How many flights are there between New Plymouth and Christchurch per day?

Each day, there are between 1 and 3 nonstop flights that take off from New Plymouth and land in Christchurch, with an average flight time of 1h 30m. The most common departure time is 17:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 17 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 18% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.

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

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from New Plymouth to Christchurch?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from New Plymouth at 06:30 and will be landing in Christchurch at 08:00.

What’s the latest departure time from New Plymouth to Christchurch?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from New Plymouth to Christchurch jets off at 17:15 and lands at 18:45.

Good to know

Low season

June

High season

December
Best time to beat the crowds (24% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from New Plymouth to Christchurch

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

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New Plymouth to Christchurch?

    The De Havilland (Bombardier) DHC-8-300 Dash 8 / 8Q is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the New Plymouth to Christchurch flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New Plymouth to Christchurch?

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

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

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

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

    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 New Plymouth to Christchurch.

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

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

    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 Christchurch with an airline and back to New Plymouth with another airline.

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

    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 Christchurch from New Plymouth 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 New Plymouth to Christchurch

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $158 or less one-way and $322 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from New Plymouth to Christchurch?

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

Direct departures

New Plymouth to Christchurch

Monday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Tuesday

Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines

Wednesday

Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines

Thursday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Friday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Saturday

Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines

Sunday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways

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Direct returns

Christchurch to New Plymouth

Monday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Tuesday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Wednesday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Thursday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Friday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

Saturday

Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines

Sunday

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines

Air New Zealand, Qantas Airways, +1 more

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Top airline flying from New Plymouth to Christchurch

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New Plymouth to Christchurch. 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 New Plymouth to Christchurch? 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
7.8Entertainment
8.1Comfort
7.6Food
8.4Boarding
8.7Crew
Airline reviews

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.

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New Plymouth - Christchurch Flights

Departure:

New Plymouth (NPL)New Zealand

Destination:

Christchurch (CHC)New Zealand

Cabin classes:

$3,450
$173