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)ADL - DUD
10h 41m$374–1,532Fly to Queenstown Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)ADL - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago University
13h 15m$280–1,285Fly to Invercargill, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Invercargill (IVC)ADL - IVC
- Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedin
13h 41m$335–1,219Fly to Timaru, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Timaru (TIU)ADL - TIU
- Take the bus from Timaru to Dunedin
23h 34m$300–1,215Fly to Christchurch International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)ADL - CHC
- Take the bus from Rolleston to Dunedin
14h 28m$406–1,038
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 $400 - $1,100 and takes 14h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Dunedin is to fly which takes 10h 41m and costs $370 - $1,600.
The distance between Adelaide and Dunedin is 2960 km.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Adelaide to Dunedin, including transfers.
Dunedin is 2h 30m ahead of Adelaide. It is currently 5:34 AM in Adelaide and 8:04 AM in Dunedin.
There are 286+ hotels available in Dunedin.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Dunedin, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand, Jetstar, and Qantas 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
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Brisbane, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Christchurch International Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Canberra, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Gold Coast
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,000
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- 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
- $5–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Timaru to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Rolleston to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–75
- 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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