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

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There are 8 ways to get from Bristol to Christchurch by train, plane, shuttle, or bus

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane LHR - CHC
    36h 54m
    $1,350–2,707

  2. Fly Bristol Airport to Christchurch International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane BRS - CHC
    2d 2h
    $1,111–8,512

  3. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane LGW - CHC
    31h 43m
    $1,640–3,064

  4. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadillytrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane MAN - CHC
    31h 56m
    $1,429–9,322

  5. Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane SOU - CHC
    33h 33m
    $1,689–5,663

  6. Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    2. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane CWL - CHC
    33h 51m
    $1,654–5,598

  7. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Hokitika, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Hokitika (HKK)plane plane LGW - HKK
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Countdown Memorial Aveshuttle bus
    40h 55m
    $1,276–6,436

  8. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane plane LHR - ZQN
    3. Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Rollestonbus bus
    41h 11m
    $1,478–3,915

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights

Calendar26Weekly Planes
Duration36h 9mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,225Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 19,208.6 km
  • Duration: 36h 54m

What companies run services between Bristol, England and Christchurch, New Zealand?

Ryanair, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) twice daily.

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