Cheap flights from Christchurch to Queenstown from R943

The cheapest month to fly to Queenstown from Christchurch is in June. Flight prices, which tend to average around R2 163, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of November is another great option to travel to Queenstown, with average flight prices from Christchurch averaging around R2 294.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Queenstown from Christchurch when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Queenstown for around R3 169 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Queenstown from Christchurch for as low as R1 383 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 9% of flights between Christchurch and Queenstown have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 70 minutes.

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

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Monday 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 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Christchurch and Queenstown is 6 per day as of September 2026. The most frequent departure time is 12:00, with 57% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

47 flights are operational weekly from Christchurch to Queenstown as of September 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 15% of flights per week taking off on this day.