There are 6 ways to get from Ottawa to Christchurch by plane, train, shuttle, car, or bus
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Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YOW - CHC
28h 17m$1,110–3,910Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YUL - CHC
26h 16m$1,054–4,042Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nelson Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane YOW - NSN
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
35h 26m$1,608–5,709Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, train
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane YOW - BHE
- Take the train from Blenheim to Christchurchtrain
35h 39m$1,915–6,555Train to Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
- Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane YHU - CHC
35h 24m$1,173–4,123Drive, bus to Saranac Lake, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Drive from Ottawa to Massena, Nycar
- Take the bus from Massena, Ny to Paul Smiths, Nybus
- Fly from Saranac Lake (SLK) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane SLK - CHC
33h 24m$1,219–3,996
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Christchurch is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $4,100 and takes 26h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Christchurch is to train and fly which takes 26h 16m and costs $1,000 - $4,100.
The distance between Ottawa and Christchurch is 14783 km.
It takes approximately 28h 17m to get from Ottawa to Christchurch, including transfers.
Christchurch is 18h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 1:16 PM in Ottawa and 7:16 AM in Christchurch.
There are 1785+ hotels available in Christchurch.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Christchurch, New Zealand?
Air Canada, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Nelson Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Saranac Lake to Christchurch International Airport via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Saranac Lake to Christchurch International Airport via Boston, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Saranac Lake to Christchurch International Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Saranac Lake to Christchurch International Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, Nelson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Vancouver, Nadi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,400–13,000
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,500
Flights from Saranac Lake to Christchurch International Airport via Boston, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Saranac Lake to Christchurch International Airport via New York JFK, Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Saranac Lake to Christchurch International Airport via Boston, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,000
Flights from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,500
Flights from Saranac Lake to Christchurch International Airport via Boston, Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Saranac Lake to Christchurch International Airport via Boston, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 34m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $45–150
- Business
- $100–280
- Business Plus
- $120–300
- Economy
- $50–160
- Economy Plus
- $60–170
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $50–160
- Business
- $110–290
- Business Plus
- $130–310
- Economy
- $55–170
- Economy Plus
- $65–180
- Phone
- +64 4 495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Blenheim to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–529
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Scenic Plus
- $529
- Scenic
- $210–260
Bus operators
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Massena, Ny to Paul Smiths, Ny
- Saver
- $30–75
- Flexible
- $70–80
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