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Christchurch to Sydney (Mascot)

1 operator run this water, from 3 h 09.

Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

Air New Zealand, American Airlines CHC → SYD 2126 km non-stop 320 737 73H in the air 4 h 39 est. rate not held 673 km/h average

Other ways to reach Sydney (Mascot)

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach Sydney (Mascot) without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Williamtown – Sydney (Mascot) 41 min Regional Express
Orange – Sydney (Mascot) 45 min Regional Express
Canberra – Sydney (Mascot) 48 min American Airlines
Moruya – Sydney (Mascot) 48 min Regional Express
Parkes – Sydney (Mascot) 52 min Regional Express
Dubbo – Sydney (Mascot) 53 min Qantas
Port Macquarie – Sydney (Mascot) 54 min Air New Zealand
Tamworth – Sydney (Mascot) 54 min Qantas
Merimbula – Sydney (Mascot) 56 min Regional Express
Forest Hill – Sydney (Mascot) 57 min Qantas

And other ways to reach Christchurch

Hokitika – Christchurch 41 min Air New Zealand
Nelson – Christchurch 49 min Air New Zealand
Wellington – Christchurch 53 min Air New Zealand
Dunedin – Christchurch 55 min Air New Zealand
Queenstown – Christchurch 56 min Air New Zealand
Palmerston North – Christchurch 1 h 03 Air New Zealand
Invercargill – Christchurch 1 h 05 Air New Zealand
New Plymouth – Christchurch 1 h 09 Air New Zealand
Napier – Christchurch 1 h 13 Air New Zealand
Hamilton – Christchurch 1 h 20 Air New Zealand

Where else these quays go

Also from Christchurch

Auckland · Brisbane · Dunedin · Gold Coast · Hamilton · Hokitika · Invercargill · Melbourne · Nadi · Napier · Nelson · New Plymouth · Palmerston North · Queenstown

Also from Sydney (Mascot)

Abu Dhabi · Adelaide · Alice Springs · Armidale · Auckland · Avarua · Ballina · Bangkok · Beijing · Brisbane · Broken Hill · Broome · Burnt Pine · Cairns

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Christchurch–Sydney (Mascot) crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. Not for this crossing, not for any crossing, not for any mode.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.