There are 7 ways to get from Leeds to Christchurch by train, plane, or shuttle
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
best- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane MAN - CHC
30h 31m$1,343–4,466Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane BHX - CHC
32h 53m$1,631–4,697Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane LHR - CHC
37h 44m$1,378–3,234Fly Leeds Bradford International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane LBA - CHC
2d 8h$1,437–9,961Train to Durham Tees Valley Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Darlingtontrain
- Fly from Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane MME - CHC
33h 5m$2,359–8,119Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hokitika, shuttle
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hokitika (HKK)plane MAN - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Christchurch International Airport
2d 2h$1,478–4,641Train, train to Humberside Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the train from Leeds to Doncastertrain
- Take the train from Doncaster to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane HUY - CHC
34h 30m$2,552–9,091
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Christchurch is to train and fly which costs $1,300 - $3,300 and takes 37h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Christchurch is to train and fly which takes 30h 31m and costs $1,300 - $4,500.
The distance between Leeds and Christchurch is 18951 km.
It takes approximately 30h 31m to get from Leeds to Christchurch, including transfers.
Christchurch is 12h ahead of Leeds. It is currently 6:25 AM in Leeds and 6:25 PM in Christchurch.
There are 1746+ hotels available in Christchurch.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Christchurch, New Zealand?
Jet2.com, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) 3 times a week.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,600
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 14h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 11h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–11,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,000
Flights from Durham Tees Valley Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Hong Kong, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Adelaide, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Humberside Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,500–9,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,600–9,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Doncaster to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Kumara Junction to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Schedules at
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
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