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How to get fromAmerica to Christchurchby train, plane, shuttle, or bus

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There are 8 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 Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane DUS - CHC
    31h 26m
    $1,566–4,102

  2. Train, train to Luxembourg, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Maastrichttrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Luxembourgtrain train
    3. Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane LUX - CHC
    35h 46m
    $1,230–3,146

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

    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 11m
    $1,479–3,327

  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 16m
    $1,404–3,440

  5. 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
    31h 24m
    $1,984–3,661

  6. Fly Eindhoven Airport to Christchurch International Airport

    1. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane EIN - CHC
    33h 48m
    $1,663–13,081

  7. 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 Countdown Memorial Aveshuttle bus
    42h 37m
    $1,840–5,212

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

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf 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
    43h 4m
    $1,894–4,010

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

Calendar29Weekly Planes
Duration29h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,500Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 18,738.5 km
  • Duration: 31h 26m

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) 3 times a day.

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