$425 Find Cheap Flights from Adelaide to Christchurch – Compare and Save

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Christchurch on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Adelaide, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Adelaide to Christchurch is November, where tickets cost $680 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $972 and $847 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at $646 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Adelaide to Christchurch, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 19% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Adelaide to Christchurch were found on Qantas Airways ($720) and Air New Zealand ($728).

There is just one airline that flies from Adelaide to Christchurch direct and that is Air New Zealand. The best return deal found from Air New Zealand for the route is $568.

Weekly flights between Adelaide and Christchurch historically see delays in approximately 6% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 72 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the morning have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Tuesday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Air New Zealand have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 6% of their flights encountering any delays.

Melbourne (MEL) is the top choice – 68% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Adelaide to Christchurch picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Auckland (AKL) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of $575 for a return.

Consider flying via Sydney (SYD) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 6h 55m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Sydney (SYD) often has the shortest stopovers from Adelaide to Christchurch, with an average time of 2h 08m.