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Cheap Flights from Sydney to Christchurch

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JQ,NZ Return flights from $360
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$360
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$383
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Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$415
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$416
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$418
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$422
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$460
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$476
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$480
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$582
JQ Return flights from $370
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$370
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$412
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Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$412
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$412
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$412
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$413
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$413
Dep. Tue 25 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$413
Dep. Tue 25 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$413
Dep. Tue 18 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$413
Dep. Tue 18 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$413
Dep. Tue 18 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$413
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$413
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$413
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$413
Dep. Sat 15 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$413
Dep. Sat 15 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$413
Dep. Sat 15 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$413
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$413
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$413
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$413
Dep. Fri 28 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$413
Dep. Sun 30 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$413
Dep. Sun 26 JulRet. Thu 20 Aug$413
Dep. Sun 26 JulRet. Thu 27 Aug$413
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Thu 20 Aug$413
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Thu 27 Aug$413
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$413
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Thu 27 Aug$413
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Thu 03 Sep$413
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$416
Dep. Sat 22 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$416
Dep. Sun 23 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$417
Dep. Tue 18 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$417
Dep. Wed 19 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$417
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$417
Dep. Sat 15 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$417
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug$417
Dep. Tue 04 AugRet. Thu 06 Aug$417
JQ,QF Return flights from $403
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$403
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$424
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Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$454
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$473
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$479
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$485
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$496
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$515
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$584
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$600
JQ,VA Return flights from $406
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$406
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$430
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Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$486
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$509
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$521
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$538
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$595
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$603
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$619
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$653
EK,JQ Return flights from $406
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$406
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$433
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Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$454
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$463
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$466
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$472
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$474
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$512
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$574
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$608
NZ Return flights from $423
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$423
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$423
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$434
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$442
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$443
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$443
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$444
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$447
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$526
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$602
EK,NZ Return flights from $429
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$429
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$467
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Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$468
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$469
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$470
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$474
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$482
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$490
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$580
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$657
NZ,QF Return flights from $434
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$434
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$465
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Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$468
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$469
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$478
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$486
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$488
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$503
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$532
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$634
EK,VA Return flights from $443
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$443
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$488
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$494
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$494
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$508
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$508
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$590
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$598
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$672
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$687
QF,VA Return flights from $446
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$446
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$492
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Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$492
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$498
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$498
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$517
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$588
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$604
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$658
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$673
NZ,VA Return flights from $460
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$460
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$475
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$481
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$491
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$491
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$492
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$566
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$573
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$583
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$661
JQ,QF,VA Return flights from $470
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$470
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$563
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Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$577
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$579
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$579
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$581
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$611
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$669
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$704
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$756
QF Return flights from $471
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$471
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$479
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Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$481
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$483
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$486
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$513
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$514
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$537
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$598
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$651
JQ,NZ,QF Return flights from $476
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$476
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$502
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Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$505
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$517
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$531
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov$531
Dep. Tue 17 NovRet. Fri 27 Nov$531
Dep. Wed 24 FebRet. Mon 01 Mar$579
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$655
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$719
EK,JQ,VA Return flights from $477
Dep. Mon 17 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug$477
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Wed 12 Aug$567
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Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug$570
Dep. Fri 24 JulRet. Tue 04 Aug$605
Dep. Thu 10 SepRet. Sun 20 Sep$614
Dep. Mon 21 DecRet. Thu 31 Dec$768
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Wed 06 Jan$794

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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Sydney to Christchurch

Return fares from Sydney to Christchurch by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Jul 2026
$354
Aug 2026
$365
Sep 2026
$374
Oct 2026
$424
Nov 2026
$425
Dec 2026
$396
Jan 2027
$412
Feb 2027
$389
Mar 2027
$419
Apr 2027
$441

The cheapest month to fly to Christchurch is July 2026, with return fares from $354 — 20% cheaper than the most expensive month (April 2027, from $441).

When Should You Fly to Christchurch?

Based on the fares we've tracked, July is typically the cheapest month to fly to Christchurch, with return fares from $354. April is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $441.

Across the year, return fares to Christchurch average around $400. If you can travel in the off-peak months of July, August and September, you'll generally pay up to 12% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Sydney to Christchurch Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Sydney to Christchurch return airfares.

July 2026
$354
August 2026
$365
September 2026
$374
October 2026
$424
November 2026
$425
December 2026
$396
January 2027
$412
February 2027
$389
March 2027
$419
April 2027
$441

Average Sydney to Christchurch Return Prices

These are the average prices for Sydney to Christchurch return airfares.

July 2026
$527
August 2026
$498
September 2026
$518
October 2026
$529
November 2026
$530
December 2026
$624
January 2027
$534
February 2027
$498
March 2027
$505
April 2027
$522

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