Cheap flights from Queenstown to Christchurch from R1 346

The cheapest month to fly to Christchurch from Queenstown is in June. Flight prices, which tend to average around R2 077, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Christchurch in June, then you should wait until May to fly from Queenstown, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R2 276.

As of November 2026, prices for Queenstown to Christchurch flights are approximately 4% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Queenstown and Christchurch have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 77 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening 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. 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 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

8 flights are operational daily from Queenstown to Christchurch as of November 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 9:00, with 54% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

As of November 2026, there are 60 flights per week flying from Queenstown to Christchurch. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 22% of flights taking off on this day.