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There are 7 ways to get from America to Christchurch by train, plane, shuttle, or bus

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane DUS - CHC
    32h 24m
    $1,663–4,202

  2. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane AMS - CHC
    31h 9m
    $1,380–2,827

  3. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain train
    2. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane BRU - CHC
    38h 9m
    $1,585–3,151

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane FRA - CHC
    31h 34m
    $1,405–3,550

  5. Fly Eindhoven Airport to Christchurch International Airport

    1. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane EIN - CHC
    34h 1m
    $1,664–10,081

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hokitika, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hokitika (HKK)plane plane FRA - HKK
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Christchurch International Airportshuttle bus
    42h 33m
    $1,640–4,625

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane plane DUS - ZQN
    3. Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Rollestonbus bus
    42h 4m
    $1,793–3,410

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration30h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,616Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 18,738.5 km
  • Duration: 32h 24m

What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Christchurch, New Zealand?

Transavia Holland, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) 5 times a week.

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