There are 8 ways to get from Anchorage to Christchurch by plane, bus, shuttle, car, or train
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Fly Anchorage International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
best- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ANC - CHC
27h 1m$1,608–11,008Drive to Kenai, fly to Christchurch International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Anchorage to Kenai (ENA)car
- Fly from Kenai (ENA) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ENA - CHC
29h 25m$1,254–8,576Fly Anchorage International Airport to Timaru, bus
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Timaru (TIU)plane ANC - TIU
- Take the bus from Timaru to Christchurchbus
30h 24mFly Anchorage International Airport to Hokitika, shuttle
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Hokitika (HKK)plane ANC - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Countdown Memorial Ave
36h 3m$1,644–5,180Fly Anchorage International Airport to Nelson Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane ANC - NSN
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
32h 17m$2,006–7,007Fly Anchorage International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, train
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane ANC - BHE
- Take the train from Blenheim to Christchurchtrain
32h 21m$2,233–7,053Fly Anchorage International Airport to Dunedin, bus
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Dunedin (DUD)plane ANC - DUD
- Take the bus from Dunedin to Christchurchbus
33h 49m$2,822–9,573Fly Anchorage International Airport to Queenstown Airport, bus
- Fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane ANC - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Rollestonbus
33h 58m$1,536–5,616
Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Anchorage to Christchurch is to fly and bus which costs $1,500 - $6,000 and takes 33h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Anchorage to Christchurch is to fly which takes 27h 1m and costs $1,600 - $11,000.
The distance between Anchorage and Christchurch is 12141 km.
It takes approximately 27h 1m to get from Anchorage to Christchurch, including transfers.
Christchurch is 20h ahead of Anchorage. It is currently 12:33 PM in Anchorage and 8:33 AM in Christchurch.
There are 1713+ hotels available in Christchurch.
What companies run services between Anchorage, AK, USA and Christchurch, New Zealand?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Fiji Airways fly from Anchorage International Airport (ANC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) once a week.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Timaru via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Timaru via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Timaru via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Hokitika via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Hokitika via San Francisco, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Hokitika via Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Dunedin via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–9,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Dunedin via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–9,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–11,000
Flights from Kenai to Christchurch International Airport via Anchorage International Airport, Honolulu, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Anchorage International Airport to Dunedin via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,800–9,500
- Phone
- +64 4 495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Blenheim to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–519
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Scenic Plus
- $519
- Scenic
- $230–290
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Timaru to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Dunedin to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Rolleston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Kumara Junction to Countdown Memorial Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Schedules at
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
- Phone
- +64 (3) 540 2042
- [email protected]
- Website
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $1,000
- Per person
- $200
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