Flight Melbourne Airport departs from Melbourne Melbourne Airport at 18:30 and arrives at Christchurch Christchurch International Airport at 23:50.
The flighttime is about 3h 20m. The distance travelled ("as the bird flies"): 3137 Km. So the average speed is roughly 941 Km.
There is an 2 hour time difference between Melbourne and Christchurch
The best day to arrive at Melbourne is Saturday and it would be best to avoid Monday, as prices are on average 163.33% higher than on Saturday. (Average prices, based on 468470 datapoints.)
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