Sydney (SYD) → Christchurch (CHC)
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport to Christchurch International Airport · 1,148 nm (2,126 km) · about 3 h nonstop
Cheapest economy fares, checked daily · 45 days of history · live business class search links
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Economy
last checked 4h agoAir New Zealand · nonstop · 3h 05m · travel Feb 20 · sold via Trip.com
When it's cheapest to travel
Travel dates of the cheapest fare found at each of our 57 daily checks — where the low fares were, not every date.
| Sep 2026 | $355 | 2× |
| Oct 2026 | $224 | 6× |
| Dec 2026 | $332 | 1× |
| Jan 2027 | $223 | 24× |
| Feb 2027 | $213 | 15× |
| Mar 2027 | $213 | 3× |
| May 2027 | $268 | 6× |
| Wedcheapest | $213 | 9× |
| Fri | $223 | 16× |
| Thu | $224 | 2× |
| Sat | $227 | 9× |
| Sun | $246 | 17× |
| Mon | $313 | 4× |
| Checked | Fare | Airline | Stops | Travel | Sold via | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | $227 | Air New Zealand | nonstop | Feb 20 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-24 | $227 | Air New Zealand | nonstop | Feb 20 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-23 | $227 | Air New Zealand | nonstop | Feb 20 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-22 | $227 | Air New Zealand | nonstop | Feb 20 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-22 | $227 | Air New Zealand | nonstop | Feb 20 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-21 | $227 | Air New Zealand | nonstop | Feb 20 | Trip.com | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-20 | $223 | Jetstar Airways | 1 stop | Jan 29 | Aviakassa | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-19 | $223 | Jetstar Airways | 1 stop | Jan 29 | Aviakassa | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-19 | $223 | Jetstar Airways | 1 stop | Jan 29 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-18 | $223 | Jetstar Airways | 1 stop | Jan 29 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-17 | $223 | Jetstar Airways | 1 stop | Jan 29 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | $223 | Jetstar Airways | 1 stop | Jan 29 | — | Book ↗ |
Business class
We don't quote business class fares on this route: our fare source prices economy only, and we would rather show no number than a wrong one. These open a live business class search for SYD → CHC:
Airlines selling the cheapest fares
Which carrier had the lowest fare on each of our checks over the last 90 days.
- Jetstar Airways ×27
- Air New Zealand ×24
- Eastern Australia Airlines ×4
- Emirates ×2
Notable flights on this route
- EK413 Emirates — Emirates' fifth-freedom widebody across the Tasman between Sydney and Christchurch.
About this route
Sydney (SYD) to Christchurch (CHC) is a fifth-freedom leg: a foreign carrier sells this segment of a longer multi-stop service on its own, which often prices oddly low for the cabin on offer. Emirates A380 trans-Tasman. It links Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport in Australia with Christchurch International Airport in New Zealand. The great-circle distance is about 1,148 nautical miles (1,321 statute miles), so expect roughly 3 hours in the air nonstop.
Every night we ask our fare provider for the cheapest one-way economy fare other travellers recently found on this route and record it, with the airline and the seller it was found with. A fare is flagged as a deal when it falls at least 30% below the route's 90-day typical price. Prices are a research starting point, not live availability — the booking links open the itinerary so you can confirm what's on sale right now. business class fares aren't priced by our provider, so that section links to live searches instead.
Fares are approximate, from public sources, and can be stale — always verify before booking.