Route · NZ

Christchurch to Wellington

1 operator run this water, from 53 min.

Getting from Christchurch to Wellington

Somewhere to stay in Wellington partner Left luggage in Wellington Everywhere from Christchurch Everywhere from Wellington

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, Jetstar Airways CHC → WLG 304 km non-stop 320 733 DH3 in the air 2 h 23 est. rate not held 345 km/h average

Other ways to reach Wellington

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

Blenheim – Wellington 36 min Air New Zealand

Nelson – Wellington 40 min Air New Zealand

Napier – Wellington 50 min Air New Zealand

New Plymouth – Wellington 50 min Air New Zealand

Hamilton – Wellington 59 min Air New Zealand

Rotorua – Wellington 59 min Air New Zealand

Gisborne – Wellington 1 h 00 Air New Zealand

Tauranga – Wellington 1 h 02 Air New Zealand

Timaru – Wellington 1 h 03 Air New Zealand

Auckland – Wellington 1 h 06 Air New Zealand

And other ways to reach Christchurch

Hokitika – Christchurch 41 min Air New Zealand

Nelson – Christchurch 49 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

Rotorua – Christchurch 1 h 21 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 Wellington

Auckland · Blenheim · Brisbane · Dunedin · Gisborne · Hamilton · Melbourne · Napier · Nelson · New Plymouth · Picton · Queenstown · Rotorua · Sydney (Mascot)

Which months this runs

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

Our records for the Christchurch–Wellington 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.