Airlines with flights from Wellington to Christchurch
There are two airlines with scheduled flights between WLG and CHC. Both Air New Zealand and Jetstar operates non-stop flights from Wellington International to Christchurch International and the flight time is 1 hour and 5 minutes. You can also connect with Air New Zealand via Nelson with a flight time of 2 hours and 10 minutes.
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Schedules
Non-stop with Air New Zealand
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Total flight time: 1 hour and 5 minutes
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Wellington and Christchurch are both Air New Zealand hubs.
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88 flights per week
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De Havilland (Bombardier) DHC-8-300 Dash 8 / 8QAirbus A320 (sharklets)ATR 72
WLG
Direct
CHC
W25, Jun 15 - Jun 21
Flight
Mon
Jun 15
Tue
Jun 16
Wed
Jun 17
Thu
Jun 18
Fri
Jun 19
Sat
Jun 20
Sun
Jun 21
NZ5331
06:30
06:30
06:30
06:30
06:30
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NZ327
07:00
07:00
07:00
07:00
07:00
07:00
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NZ5389
08:15
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08:15
08:15
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08:15
NZ5341
09:00
09:00
09:00
09:00
09:00
09:00
09:00
NZ5343
09:45
09:45
09:45
09:45
09:45
09:45
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NZ5349
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
11:00
NZ5371
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12:25
12:25
NZ5357
13:05
13:05
13:05
13:05
13:05
13:05
13:05
NZ5591
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13:55
13:55
13:55
NZ5379
14:55
14:55
14:55
14:55
14:55
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14:55
NZ5369
16:05
16:05
16:05
16:05
16:05
16:05
16:05
NZ5361
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17:15
NZ5375
17:45
17:45
17:45
17:45
17:45
17:45
17:45
NZ377
18:15
18:15
18:15
18:15
18:15
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18:15
NZ5381
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19:10
19:10
19:10
19:10
NZ5363
20:15
20:15
20:15
20:15
20:15
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20:15
NZ5329
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20:55
20:55
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The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-22
Non-stop with Jetstar
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Total flight time: 50 minutes
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Low-cost airline
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14 flights per week
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Airbus A320
WLG
Direct
CHC
W25, Jun 15 - Jun 21
Flight
Mon
Jun 15
Tue
Jun 16
Wed
Jun 17
Thu
Jun 18
Fri
Jun 19
Sat
Jun 20
Sun
Jun 21
JQ287
08:15
08:15
08:15
08:15
08:15
08:15
08:15
JQ291
19:40
19:40
19:40
19:40
19:40
19:40
19:40
The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-22
Via Nelson with Air New Zealand
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Total flight time: 2h 10m - 4h 40m.
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Wellington and Christchurch are both Air New Zealand hubs.
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106 flights per week
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De Havilland (Bombardier) DHC-8-300 Dash 8 / 8QAirbus A320 (sharklets)ATR 72
WLG
Via NSN
CHC
W25, Jun 15 - Jun 21
Flight
Mon
Jun 15
Tue
Jun 16
Wed
Jun 17
Thu
Jun 18
Fri
Jun 19
Sat
Jun 20
Sun
Jun 21
NZ5315
NZ5845
NZ5845
08:25
08:25
08:25
08:25
08:25
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NZ5305
NZ5859
NZ5859
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09:25
NZ5305
NZ5845
NZ5845
09:25
09:25
09:25
09:25
09:25
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09:25
NZ5517
NZ5845
NZ5845
10:55
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NZ5323
NZ5843
NZ5843
11:55
11:55
11:55
11:55
11:55
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11:55
NZ5311
NZ5853
NZ5853
14:50
14:50
14:50
14:50
14:50
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14:50
NZ5317
NZ5857
NZ5857
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16:40
16:40
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The timetable & schedule information was updated at 2026-04-22

There are two airlines with scheduled flights between WLG and CHC. Both Air New Zealand and Jetstar operates non-stop flights from Wellington International to Christchurch International and the flight time is 1 hour and 5 minutes. You can also connect with Air New Zealand via Nelson with a flight time of 2 hours and 10 minutes.