There are 3 ways to get from Salt Lake City to Christchurch by plane or shuttle
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Fly to Christchurch International Airport
best- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane SLC - CHC
20h 37m$1,009–3,410Fly to Hokitika, shuttle
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Hokitika (HKK)plane SLC - HKK
- Take a shuttle bus from Kumara Junction to Countdown Memorial Ave
31h 34m$1,145–3,682Fly to Nelson Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane SLC - NSN
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
28h 3m$1,407–5,109
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salt Lake City to Christchurch is to fly which costs $1,000 - $3,500 and takes 20h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Salt Lake City to Christchurch is to fly which takes 20h 37m and costs $1,000 - $3,500.
The distance between Salt Lake City and Christchurch is 12052 km.
It takes approximately 20h 37m to get from Salt Lake City to Christchurch, including transfers.
Christchurch is 18h ahead of Salt Lake City. It is currently 2:40 PM in Salt Lake City and 8:40 AM in Christchurch.
There are 1718+ hotels available in Christchurch.
What companies run services between Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Christchurch, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Hokitika via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Hokitika via San Francisco, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Hokitika via Sacramento, San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Hokitika via Los Angeles, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Hokitika via Honolulu, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Nelson Airport via San Francisco, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Nelson Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,000
Flights from Salt Lake City International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,000
- 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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