There are 5 ways to get from Christchurch to Auckland Islands by plane, unknown, shuttle, 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 from Christchurch International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Invercargill (IVC)plane CHC - IVC
- Walk from Invercargill (IVC) to Auckland Islandsunknown
12h 52mShuttle to Hokitika, fly, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Countdown Memorial Ave to Kumara
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Invercargill (IVC)plane HKK - IVC
- Walk from Invercargill (IVC) to Auckland Islandsunknown
20h 27mShuttle to Nelson Airport, fly, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Invercargill (IVC)plane NSN - IVC
- Walk from Invercargill (IVC) to Auckland Islandsunknown
20h 50mBus to Dunedin, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Dunedinbus
- Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Invercargill (IVC)plane DUD - IVC
- Walk from Invercargill (IVC) to Auckland Islandsunknown
22h 6mBus to Queenstown Airport, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Rolleston to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Invercargill (IVC)plane ZQN - IVC
- Walk from Invercargill (IVC) to Auckland Islandsunknown
23h 42m
Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Invercargill (IVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Christchurch and Auckland Islands is 969 km.
It takes approximately 12h 52m to get from Christchurch to Auckland Islands, including transfers.
What companies run services between Christchurch, New Zealand and Auckland Islands, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Christchurch to Auckland Islands. However, you can take the line 8 bus to Christchurch International Airport, walk to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) airport, fly to Invercargill (IVC), then travel to Auckland Islands. Alternatively, you can take the line 29 bus to Memorial Ave near Grangewood Ln, walk to Countdown Memorial Ave, take the shuttle to Kumara, take the taxi to Hokitika (HKK) airport, fly to Invercargill (IVC), then travel to Auckland Islands.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Invercargill
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–490
Flights from Hokitika to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Nelson Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Nelson Airport to Invercargill via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Invercargill via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dunedin to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Dunedin to Invercargill via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Invercargill via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Phone
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Countdown Memorial Ave to Kumara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- 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 Christchurch to Nelson
- 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
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Christchurch to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Rolleston to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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