There are 6 ways to get from Edmonton to Christchurch by plane, bus, shuttle, or train
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Fly Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
best- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YEG - CHC
23h 24m$864–2,914Bus to Calgary International Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Calgary Int. Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YYC - CHC
25h 31m$904–2,989Fly Edmonton International Airport to Timaru, bus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Timaru (TIU)plane YEG - TIU
- Take the bus from Timaru to Christchurchbus
29h 25mFly Edmonton International Airport to Hokitika, shuttle
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Hokitika (HKK)plane YEG - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Countdown Memorial Ave
32h 37m$1,050–3,186Fly Edmonton International Airport to Nelson Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YEG - NSN
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
31h 18m$1,212–4,613Fly Edmonton International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, train
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YEG - BHE
- Take the train from Blenheim to Christchurchtrain
31h 22m$1,339–4,359
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edmonton to Christchurch is to fly which costs $850 - $3,000 and takes 23h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Edmonton to Christchurch is to fly which takes 23h 24m and costs $850 - $3,000.
The distance between Edmonton and Christchurch is 12897 km.
It takes approximately 23h 24m to get from Edmonton to Christchurch, including transfers.
Christchurch is 18h ahead of Edmonton. It is currently 10:09 AM in Edmonton and 4:09 AM in Christchurch.
There are 1709+ hotels available in Christchurch.
What companies run services between Edmonton, AB, Canada and Christchurch, New Zealand?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Timaru via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Timaru via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Hokitika via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Hokitika via Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Hokitika via Los Angeles, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Hokitika via Los Angeles, Nadi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,500
- Phone
- +64 4 495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Blenheim to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–519
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Scenic Plus
- $519
- Scenic
- $230–290
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Calgary Int. Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Timaru to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Kumara Junction to Countdown Memorial Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- 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
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