Flight Melbourne Airport departs from Melbourne Melbourne Airport at 18:50 and arrives at Christchurch Christchurch International Airport at 00:05.
The flighttime is about 3h 15m. The distance travelled ("as the bird flies"): 3137 Km. So the average speed is roughly 965 Km.
There is an 2 hour time difference between Melbourne and Christchurch
The best day to arrive at Melbourne is Friday and it would be best to avoid Sunday, as prices are on average 307.41% higher than on Friday. (Average prices, based on 443405 datapoints.)
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