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
10h 41m$425–1,633Fly to Invercargill, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Invercargill (IVC)plane ADL - IVC
- Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedinbus
13h 41m$356–1,220Fly 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$512–811Fly 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 19m$430–888Fly to Timaru, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to Timaru (TIU)plane ADL - TIU
- Take the bus from Timaru to Dunedinbus
15h 44m
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 $500 - $850 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Adelaide to Dunedin is to fly which takes 10h 41m and costs $420 - $1,700.
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 2:01 PM in Adelaide and 4:31 PM in Dunedin.
There are 195+ hotels available in Dunedin.
What companies run services between Adelaide, SA, Australia and Dunedin, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand, Qantas, and Jetstar 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
- $380–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Christchurch International Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Timaru via Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–2,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Melbourne, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Dunedin via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Invercargill via Sydney, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–850
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–650
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–650
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–750
Flights from Adelaide Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- 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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