How long is the flight from CHC to MEL?

About 3 h 40 min gate to gate, estimated from the distance. Real times depend on winds and the routing.

What is the time difference between Christchurch and Melbourne?

Melbourne is 2 h behind Christchurch.

How much EU261 compensation is a delay on CHC–MEL worth?

Neither EU261 nor UK261 applies: the route neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK.

How much CO2 does a flight from CHC to MEL emit?

About 304 kg CO2e per economy passenger one way, including the extra warming effect of flying high (179 kg without it), using the UK government's 2026 conversion factors.

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Christchurch (CHC) – Melbourne (MEL)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.

Distance: 2,420 km; 1,503 mi · 1,306 nm
Flight time: 3 h 40 min; Estimate from distance
Time difference: 2 h
CO2 per passenger: 304 kg; One way, economy, incl. RF (179 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year: 381,242; Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 · +10.4%
Flights / week: —; Not in this source
Seats filled: —
Airlines nonstop: —; Not named in this source

Traffic: BITRE (Australia), international airline activity by city pair, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026. BITRE reports cities, not airports: the Melbourne figures can include Avalon (AVV). Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

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

The way there

Heading from CHC: 276°
Heading from MEL: 114°
Halfway point: -41.42, 158.07
Great-circle km: 2,414 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks: Melbourne is 2 h behind Christchurch

The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 42,728 passengers

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Month	Passengers
Jul 2025	24,565
Aug 2025	20,730
Sep 2025	26,915
Oct 2025	33,330
Nov 2025	35,867
Dec 2025	41,567
Jan 2026	42,728
Feb 2026	32,177
Mar 2026	37,667
Apr 2026	36,394
May 2026	26,992
Jun 2026	22,310

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 2,414 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.

Every airport pair between Christchurch and Melbourne

	MEL	MEB	MBW	AVV
CHC	2,420	2,412	2,385	2,433

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Melbourne airports

More routes from CHC

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
CHC → SYD	Sydney, Australia	2,129 km	438,314
CHC → BNE	Brisbane, Australia	2,498 km	263,157
CHC → OOL	Gold Coast, Australia	2,407 km	94,641
CHC → CNS	Cairns, Australia	3,883 km	41,152
CHC → SFO	San Francisco, United States	11,125 km	18,539
CHC → ADL	Adelaide, Australia	3,061 km	14,548
CHC → HNL	Honolulu, United States	7,786 km	240

More routes from MEL

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
MEL → SYD	Sydney, Australia	706 km	8,091,178
MEL → BNE	Brisbane, Australia	1,379 km	3,691,322
MEL → ADL	Adelaide, Australia	642 km	2,409,362
MEL → OOL	Gold Coast, Australia	1,328 km	2,216,157
MEL → PER	Perth, Australia	2,706 km	2,113,102
MEL → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	6,024 km	1,739,044
MEL → HBA	Hobart, Australia	617 km	1,457,845
MEL → DPS	Denpasar, Indonesia	4,376 km	1,146,291
MEL → AKL	Auckland, New Zealand	2,643 km	1,091,173
MEL → CBR	Canberra, Australia	470 km	967,607

Questions

Christchurch (CHC) and Melbourne (MEL) are 2,420 km (1,503 miles, 1,306 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.