There are 5 ways to get from Adelaide to Dunedin by plane or bus
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Fly to Dunedin
best- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Dunedin (DUD)plane ADL - DUD
11h 26m$525–1,933Fly to Invercargill, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Invercargill (IVC)plane ADL - IVC
- Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedinbus
16h 26m$386–1,320Fly to Queenstown Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane ADL - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago Universitybus
13h 15m$532–811Fly to Christchurch International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ADL - CHC
- Take the bus from Church Corner to Dunedinbus
14h 4m$450–788Fly to Timaru, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Timaru (TIU)plane ADL - TIU
- Take the bus from Timaru to Dunedinbus
16h 39m
Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Dunedin (DUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Adelaide to Dunedin is to fly and bus which costs $450 - $800 and takes 14h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Dunedin is to fly which takes 11h 26m and costs $500 - $2,000.
The distance between Adelaide and Dunedin is 2960 km.
It takes approximately 11h 26m to get from Adelaide to Dunedin, including transfers.
Dunedin is 2h 30m ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 9:42 AM in Adelaide and 12:12 PM in Dunedin.
There are 297+ hotels available in Dunedin.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Dunedin, New Zealand?
Qantas, Air New Zealand, and Virgin Australia fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Dunedin (DUD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Brisbane, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Christchurch International Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Brisbane, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–700
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–700
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago University
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Church Corner to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Timaru to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 274 497 994
- info@rippletravelgroup.com
- Website
- catchabussouth.com
Bus from Invercargill to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- catchabussouth.com
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