There are 5 ways to get from Adelaide to Dunedin by plane or bus
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Fly to Dunedin
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Dunedin (DUD)plane ADL - DUD
10h 40m$426–1,806Fly to Invercargill, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Invercargill (IVC)plane ADL - IVC
- Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedinbus
16h 52m$280–1,146Fly to Queenstown Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane ADL - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago Universitybus
13h 26m$582–1,011Fly to Timaru, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Timaru (TIU)plane ADL - TIU
- Take the bus from Timaru to Dunedinbus
16h 30mFly to Christchurch International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ADL - CHC
- Take the bus from Rolleston to Dunedinbus
14h 13m$532–1,089
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Dunedin (DUD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Dunedin is to fly and bus which costs $280 - $1,200 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Dunedin is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $420 - $1,900.
The distance between Adelaide and Dunedin is 2957 km.
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Adelaide to Dunedin, including transfers.
Dunedin is 2h 30m ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 11:46 PM in Adelaide and 2:16 AM in Dunedin.
There are 296+ hotels available in Dunedin.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Dunedin, New Zealand?
Jetstar, Qantas, and Air New Zealand fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Dunedin (DUD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Brisbane, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Christchurch International Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Gold Coast, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago University
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Invercargill to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Timaru to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Rolleston to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- InterCity
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