How to get from Christchurch to Gisborne by car, truck, walk

Distance between Christchurch and Gisborne is 704 kilometers (436 miles).
Driving distance from Christchurch to Gisborne is 968 kilometers (600 miles)

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3 Ways from Christchurch (New Zealand) to Gisborne (New Zealand)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto Cathedral Square 85 m
2. Turn left onto Cathedral Square 131 m
3. Turn slight right onto Colombo Street 1.06 km
4. Turn right onto Bealey Avenue 120 m
5. Turn left onto Sherborne Street 3.25 km
6. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Christchurch Northern Corridor 21.76 km
7. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Main North Road, SH 1 142.53 km
8. Turn slight left onto State Highway 1, SH 1 139.00 km
9. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Sinclair Street, SH 1 332 m
10. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Sinclair Street, SH 1 309 m
11. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Grove Road, SH 1 5.43 km
12. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto State Highway 1, SH 1 21.01 km
13. Keep left onto Kent Street 746 m
14. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Lagoon Road 391 m
15. Turn right onto Passenger vehicle check-in 13 m
16. Turn slight left onto Bluebridge Linkspan 93.84 km
17. Keep right onto Wellington - Picton (Interislander) 4.89 km
18. Keep right onto Wellington - Picton (Interislander) 500 m
19. Turn left 134 m
20. Keep left 328 m
21. Make a U-turn onto Aotea Quay 119 m
22. Keep left 124 m
23. Keep left 2.80 km
24. Keep right onto Wellington Urban Motorway, SH 2 78.53 km
25. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto High Street North, SH 2 9.92 km
26. Turn left onto Ngaumutawa Road 1.70 km
27. Turn left onto West Bush Road 401 m
28. Turn right onto Chamberlain Road 1.21 km
29. Turn left onto Upper Plain Road 636 m
30. Turn right onto Kibblewhite Road 1.55 km
31. Turn left onto Paierau Road 7.74 km
32. Turn left onto State Highway 2, SH 2 65.28 km
33. Turn right onto Priest Road 1.20 km
34. Turn left onto Range Road 2.35 km
35. Turn right onto Napier Road, SH 2 57.55 km
36. Turn left onto State Highway 50, SH 50 61.77 km
37. Turn left onto State Highway 50, SH 50 9.34 km
38. Keep left 124 m
39. Continue onto State Highway 50, SH 50 8.55 km
40. Turn right onto Links Road, SH 50 1.79 km
41. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Hawke's Bay Expressway, SH 2, SH 50 6.52 km
42. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hawke's Bay Expressway, SH 2, SH 50 1.66 km
43. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Hawke's Bay Expressway, SH 2 2.46 km
44. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Main North Road, SH 2 112.34 km
45. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Paul Street, SH 2 673 m
46. Turn right onto Mahia Avenue, SH 2 30.74 km
47. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Ngatirangi Street, SH 2 55.70 km
48. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Wharerata Road, SH 2 7.73 km
49. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gladstone Road 1.13 km
50. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Gladstone Road 560 m
51. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Roebuck Road 117 m
52. Keep right onto Roebuck Road 61 m
53. Turn right onto Palmerston Road 540 m
54. Arrive at destination 0 m
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Information about Stations

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Christchurch International Airport Christchurch
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