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AKL Auckland ⇄ CHC Christchurch

Auckland International Airport (New Zealand) and Christchurch International Airport (New Zealand): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance745 km463 mi402 nautical miles
AKL → CHC1 h 55 minestimated block time
CHC → AKL1 h 55 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hChristchurch vs Auckland, today
Great-circle route from Auckland (AKL) to Christchurch (CHC)AKLAucklandCHCChristchurch
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

AKL → CHC

1 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 194° (SSW).

Leave Auckland Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Christchurch Sat 7 Nov, 11:55 local.

CHC → AKL

1 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 16° (NNE).

Leave Christchurch Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Auckland Sat 7 Nov, 11:55 local.

The two directions differ by 3 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance745 km · 463 mi · 402 nmi
Initial heading194° (SSW) from AKL; 16° (NNE) from CHC
Farthest from the equator43.5°S
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip4% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

AKLPacific/Auckland — UTC+13 now; UTC+12 standard time, UTC+13 during daylight saving time
CHCPacific/Auckland — UTC+13 now; UTC+12 standard time, UTC+13 during daylight saving time
DifferenceChristchurch is on the same clock as Auckland today.

Jet lag, flying AKL → CHC. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

AKL Auckland International AirportAuckland, New Zealand · longest runway 11,926 ft3,635 m CHC Christchurch International AirportChristchurch, New Zealand · longest runway 10,787 ft3,288 m

More routes from AKL and CHC

AKLWLG Auckland – Wellington 480 km298 mi · 1 h 35 min SYDAKL Sydney – Auckland 2,159 km1,342 mi · 3 h 15 min AKLPPT Auckland – Papeete (Tahiti) 4,094 km2,544 mi · 5 h 25 min AKLEZE Auckland – Buenos Aires 10,312 km6,408 mi · 12 h DXBAKL Dubai – Auckland 14,199 km8,823 mi · 16 h 30 min DOHAKL Doha – Auckland 14,534 km9,031 mi · 16 h 50 min SYDCHC Sydney – Christchurch 2,126 km1,321 mi · 3 h 15 min

Routes of a similar length

SYDBNE Sydney – Brisbane 753 km468 mi · 1 h 55 min LHRGVA London – Geneva 754 km469 mi · 1 h 50 min PTYBOG Panama City – Bogotá 755 km469 mi · 1 h 55 min SGNBKK Ho Chi Minh City – Bangkok 716 km445 mi · 1 h 55 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).