There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Christchurch by plane, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ATH - CHC
32h 17m$1,723–2,523Fly 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 32m$1,058–2,198Fly 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
37h 51m$1,321–3,422Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane KLX - CHC
38h 25m$1,560–3,380
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Christchurch is to fly and shuttle which costs $1,000 - $2,200 and takes 40h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Christchurch is to fly which takes 32h 17m and costs $1,700 - $2,600.
The distance between Athens and Christchurch is 17359 km.
It takes approximately 32h 17m to get from Athens to Christchurch, including transfers.
Christchurch is 9h ahead of Athens. It is currently 10:03 PM in Athens and 7:03 AM in Christchurch.
There are 1662+ 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) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Dubai, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,200
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,300
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,300
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,300
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–3,400
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Dubai, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hokitika via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,300
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Athens International Airport, Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Nelson Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,200
- 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 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
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