There are 8 ways to get from Athens to New Zealand by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Christchurch International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ATH - CHC
30h 2m$1,623–2,623Fly to Palmerston
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Palmerston (PMR)plane ATH - PMR
34h 59m$771–2,222Fly to Auckland
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Auckland (AKL)plane ATH - AKL
29h 37m$1,423–3,135Fly to Tauranga Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane ATH - TRG
34h 46m$803–2,263Fly to Wellington
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Wellington (WLG)plane ATH - WLG
30h 3m$2,026–7,030Fly to Hamilton International Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)plane ATH - HLZ
43h 24m$1,048–2,818Fly to Rotorua, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Rotorua (ROT)plane ATH - ROT
- Take the bus from Rotorua Airport to Taurangabus
38h 10mFly to Queenstown Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane ATH - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago Universitybus
41h 44m$994–2,373
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to New Zealand is to fly which costs $750 - $2,300 and takes 34h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to New Zealand is to fly which takes 29h 37m and costs $1,400 - $3,200.
The distance between Athens and New Zealand is 17359 km.
It takes approximately 30h 2m to get from Athens to New Zealand, including transfers.
New Zealand is 11h ahead of Athens. It is currently 12:04 PM in Athens and 11:04 PM in New Zealand.
There are 2330+ hotels available in New Zealand.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and 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
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rotorua via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rotorua via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- 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 Auckland via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Adelaide, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rotorua via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- 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
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Mumbai, Ngurah Rai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Beijing Capital, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Mumbai, Ngurah Rai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rotorua via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rotorua via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rotorua via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Rotorua Airport to Tauranga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago University
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- InterCity
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