Cheap flights from Adelaide to Christchurch from $344

The cheapest month to fly to Christchurch from Adelaide is in May. Flight prices, which tend to average around $637, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Christchurch in May, then you should wait until August to fly from Adelaide, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $674.

The cheapest day to depart from Adelaide to Christchurch is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as $766. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Christchurch on Saturday is $940.

Fly from Adelaide to Christchurch for the best Adelaide - Christchurch flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Christchurch from Adelaide when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Christchurch for around $746 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Christchurch from Adelaide for as low as $601 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Adelaide to Christchurch flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 8% on your flight if you consider stops on a Adelaide to Christchurch flight.

Jetstar and Qantas Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Adelaide to Christchurch

Qantas Airways, Air New Zealand and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Christchurch from Adelaide according to our data. Qantas Airways is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Christchurch. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to Christchurch on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 4% of flights between Adelaide and Christchurch have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 64 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Tuesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Air New Zealand have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 4% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Melbourne (MEL) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Auckland (AKL) offer the lowest average return price of $694.

Flights connecting via Melbourne (MEL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 43m.

Sydney (SYD) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 30m.