The cheapest order to fly Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington from Sydney
There are 6 ways to fly these cities. They do not cost the same. The cheapest works out at about A$685 a person and the most expensive at A$795, a difference of A$110 for visiting exactly the same places.
Fly them in this order
Sydney → Christchurch → Wellington → Auckland → Sydney
About A$685 per person in flights, based on fares recently seen on these routes.
Shown in Australian dollars, converted from US dollars at today’s rate, so every amount is approximate. In dollars the cheapest order is about $467. You pay in the airline’s currency.
Every order, priced
- Sydney → Christchurch → Wellington → Auckland → SydneyA$685cheapest order
- Sydney → Auckland → Wellington → Christchurch → SydneyA$715A$31 more per person
- Sydney → Auckland → Christchurch → Wellington → SydneyA$736A$51 more per person
- Sydney → Wellington → Christchurch → Auckland → SydneyA$740A$56 more per person
- Sydney → Christchurch → Auckland → Wellington → SydneyA$792A$107 more per person
- Sydney → Wellington → Auckland → Christchurch → SydneyA$795A$110 more per person
Why end in Auckland
- Sydney to ChristchurchA$334
- Christchurch to WellingtonA$69
- Wellington to AucklandA$70
- Auckland to SydneyA$211
- Out of Sydney, the cheapest first flight goes to Auckland at about A$296, but the cheapest order starts in Christchurch at A$334 because the rest of the route is cheaper that way.
- Going home, Auckland is the cheapest city to leave from at about A$211, against A$302 from Wellington.
- The dearest order pays A$372 for Sydney to Wellington, a flight the cheapest order never takes.
- Sydney to Christchurch is 49% of what the cheapest order spends on flights, so it is the leg to watch.
Between the cities
- Christchurch to Wellington: about 300 km (190 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: InterCity bus and Interislander or Bluebridge ferry (change in Picton), about 10h, usually A$95 to A$161.
- Wellington to Auckland: about 490 km (300 miles) as the crow flies. Also by ground: Northern Explorer, about 11h, usually A$125 to A$220. Or InterCity, about 11h 30m, usually A$44 to A$88.
Entry rules for New Zealand depend on your passport. Check them with the IATA Travel Centre before you book.
How much the order matters here
Getting the order right is worth A$110 a person on this trip, 16% of what the cheapest way round costs. Of the 107 trips we price in full, that is number 79 for how much the order matters, one of the smaller gaps: on this trip your dates are likely to matter more than the order.
What these numbers are
Cached one-way fares, 12 of 12 legs priced from real observations, put together on November 12, 2026, from fares departing November 16, 2026 onwards. Right for comparing one order with another, not a quote for your dates.
A plan prices your own dates and weighs hours as well as fares, so it can pick a different order from this page.
Put dates on it
Same cities on real dates, plus what one search cannot show: layovers long enough to count as a free city, two tickets that beat one, and cheaper days either side. No account and no card.
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