There are 7 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Christchurch by plane, train, bus, shuttle, or subway
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Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane PIT - CHC
24h 56m$1,395–4,759Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane IAD - CHC
33h 14m$1,383–4,229Train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtraktrain
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane CLE - CHC
27h 50m$1,445–5,018Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane CMH - CHC
28h 10m$1,576–5,608Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Nelson Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane PIT - NSN
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
32h 35m$1,839–6,607Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane PIT - BHE
- Take the train from Blenheim to Christchurchtrain
32h 58m$2,221–7,440Train, bus to Detroit, fly to Christchurch International Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane DTW - CHC
32h 5m
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Christchurch is to train and subway and fly which costs $1,300 - $4,300 and takes 33h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Christchurch is to fly which takes 24h 56m and costs $1,300 - $4,800.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Christchurch is 14242 km.
It takes approximately 24h 56m to get from Pittsburgh to Christchurch, including transfers.
Christchurch is 18h ahead of Pittsburgh. It is currently 9:07 PM in Pittsburgh and 3:07 PM in Christchurch.
There are 1779+ hotels available in Christchurch.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Christchurch, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nelson Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,500
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via San Francisco, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,500
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Houston, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–7,000
Flights from Detroit to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Christchurch International Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Detroit to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Detroit to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 4m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 11m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–420
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $4–5
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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