There are 5 ways to get from Munich to Christchurch by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Munich International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane MUC - CHC
27h$1,520–3,073Fly Munich International Airport to Hokitika, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hokitika (HKK)plane MUC - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Christchurch International Airport
38h 24m$1,455–4,648Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane SZG - CHC
35h 47m$1,858–6,113Train to Frankfurt, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane FRA - CHC
30h 16m$1,493–3,589Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ZRH - CHC
30h 18m$1,497–2,966
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Christchurch is to train and fly which costs $1,500 - $3,000 and takes 30h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Christchurch is to fly which takes 27h and costs $1,500 - $3,100.
The distance between Munich and Christchurch is 18485 km.
It takes approximately 27h to get from Munich to Christchurch, including transfers.
Christchurch is 12h ahead of Munich. It is currently 4:40 AM in Munich and 4:40 PM in Christchurch.
There are 1784+ hotels available in Christchurch.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Christchurch, New Zealand?
Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Lufthansa fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hokitika via Hong Kong, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hokitika via Singapore Changi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–7,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $52
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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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