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

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There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff 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 Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane LHR - CHC
    36h 53m
    $1,377–3,344

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane BRS - CHC
    33h 55m
    $1,141–8,580

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

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central 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
    32h 57m
    $1,665–3,395

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

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane MAN - CHC
    32h 57m
    $1,435–4,611

  5. Fly Cardiff Airport to Christchurch International Airport

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane CWL - CHC
    32h 44m
    $1,719–6,022

  6. Train, train to Exeter, fly to Christchurch International Airport

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain train
    3. Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane EXT - CHC
    34h 53m
    $2,116–7,220

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

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central 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 Christchurch International Airportshuttle bus
    41h 11m
    $1,400–4,770

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

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central 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
    40h 57m
    $1,707–4,652

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

Calendar25Weekly Planes
Duration36h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,279Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 19,251.6 km
  • Duration: 36h 53m

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Christchurch, New Zealand?

KLM, Singapore Airlines, and Air New Zealand fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) once daily.

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