There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Christchurch by plane, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ATH - CHC
30h 1m$1,623–2,623Fly Athens International Airport to Hokitika, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Hokitika (HKK)plane ATH - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Christchurch International Airport
40h 56m$908–2,298Car ferry to Mykonos, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the carferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonoscarferry
- Fly from Mykonos (JMK) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane JMK - CHC
32h 17m$1,845–4,907Fly Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane ATH - NSN
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
40h 22m$1,171–3,722
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Christchurch is to fly and shuttle which costs $900 - $2,300 and takes 40h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Christchurch is to fly which takes 30h 1m and costs $1,600 - $2,700.
The distance between Athens and Christchurch is 17359 km.
It takes approximately 30h 1m to get from Athens to Christchurch, including transfers.
Christchurch is 11h ahead of Athens. It is currently 12:09 PM in Athens and 11:09 PM in Christchurch.
There are 1769+ hotels available in Christchurch.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Christchurch, New Zealand?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) once daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 49m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Phone
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Kumara Junction to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- 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
- Phone
- +30 210 710 7 710
- [email protected]
- Website
- Seajets
Car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Mykonos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–300
- Website
- Seajets
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