There are 4 ways to get from Istanbul to Christchurch by plane or shuttle
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Fly Istanbul to Christchurch International Airport
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane IST - CHC
25h 57m$1,609–2,909Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane SAW - CHC
34h 2m$759–2,109Fly Istanbul to Hokitika, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Hokitika (HKK)plane IST - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Countdown Memorial Ave
37h 8m$1,247–3,882Fly Istanbul to Nelson Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane IST - NSN
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
34h 34m$1,507–5,608
Istanbul (IST) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Christchurch is to fly which costs $750 - $2,200 and takes 34h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Christchurch is to fly which takes 25h 57m and costs $1,600 - $3,000.
The distance between Istanbul and Christchurch is 17109 km.
It takes approximately 25h 57m to get from Istanbul to Christchurch, including transfers.
Christchurch is 10h ahead of Istanbul. It is currently 8:23 PM in Istanbul and 6:23 AM in Christchurch.
There are 1748+ hotels available in Christchurch.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Christchurch, New Zealand?
Turkish Airlines, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Istanbul to Hokitika via Hong Kong, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Istanbul to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Istanbul to Nelson Airport via Hong Kong, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Istanbul to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
Flights from Istanbul to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Istanbul to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Istanbul to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Istanbul to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Istanbul to Nelson Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–8,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Istanbul to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Istanbul to Christchurch International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Istanbul to Christchurch International Airport via Ngurah Rai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,300
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- 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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