Brisbane (BNE) – Christchurch (CHC)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
2,498 km
1,552 mi · 1,349 nm
Flight time
3 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h / 2 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
314 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (186 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
263,157
Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 · +27.6%
Flights / week
—
Not in this source
Seats filled
—
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: BITRE (Australia), international airline activity by city pair, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from BNE to CHCBNECHC
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from BNE
141°
Heading from CHC
309°
Halfway point
-35.83, 161.84
Great-circle km
2,498 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
3 h in January, 2 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)Busiest: April 2026: 26,413 passengers
010K20K30KJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarApr26.4KMayJun
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Month Passengers
Jul 202519,057
Aug 202518,642
Sep 202518,668
Oct 202520,577
Nov 202524,029
Dec 202526,223
Jan 202625,090
Feb 202623,062
Mar 202624,828
Apr 202626,413
May 202618,075
Jun 202618,493

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,498 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

More routes from BNE

Route Distance Passengers / year
BNE → SYD751 km 4,431,416
BNE → MEL1,379 km 3,691,322
BNE → CNS1,389 km 1,305,346
BNE → PER3,614 km 1,144,127
BNE → TSV1,110 km 1,015,509
BNE → SIN6,141 km 1,006,075
BNE → AKL2,298 km 925,736
BNE → ADL1,621 km 901,930
BNE → MKY796 km 834,210
BNE → CBR954 km 667,023

More routes from CHC

Route Distance Passengers / year
CHC → SYD2,129 km 438,314
CHC → MEL2,420 km 381,242
CHC → OOL2,407 km 94,641
CHC → CNS3,883 km 41,152
CHC → SFO11,125 km 18,539
CHC → ADL3,061 km 14,548
CHC → HNL7,786 km 240

Questions

Brisbane (BNE) and Christchurch (CHC) are 2,498 km (1,552 miles, 1,349 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.