Christchurch (CHC) – Sydney (SYD)
- Distance
- 2,129 km
- 1,323 mi · 1,150 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 20 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 2 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 267 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (158 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 438,314
- Jul 2025 – Jun 2026 · +5.0%
- 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. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from CHC
- 293°
- Heading from SYD
- 126°
- Halfway point
- -39.21, 161.13
- Great-circle km
- 2,126 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- Sydney is 2 h behind Christchurch
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Jul 2025 | 32,207 |
| Aug 2025 | 26,981 |
| Sep 2025 | 31,978 |
| Oct 2025 | 40,599 |
| Nov 2025 | 39,649 |
| Dec 2025 | 44,450 |
| Jan 2026 | 46,657 |
| Feb 2026 | 38,461 |
| Mar 2026 | 40,540 |
| Apr 2026 | 44,221 |
| May 2026 | 28,585 |
| Jun 2026 | 23,986 |
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,126 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.