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

Distance between Hamilton and Christchurch is 676 kilometers (419 miles).
Driving distance from Hamilton to Christchurch is 954 kilometers (591 miles)

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3 Ways from Hamilton (New Zealand/Waikato) to Christchurch (New Zealand)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto Worley Place 20 m
2. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Caro Street 131 m
3. Turn left onto Anglesea Street 693 m
4. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Cobham Drive 108 m
5. Keep left onto Cobham Drive 2.94 km
6. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cobham Drive, SH 1 1.42 km
7. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cambridge Road, SH 1 321 m
8. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Cambridge Road, SH 1 38.51 km
9. Turn right onto Horahora Road 13.18 km
10. Turn left onto Arapuni Road 446 m
11. Turn right onto Old Taupo Road 6.38 km
12. Turn left onto Waotu Road 19 m
13. Turn right onto Old Taupo Road 20.46 km
14. Turn right onto Whakamaru Road, SH 32 25.69 km
15. Turn left onto Tihoi Road, SH 32 66.92 km
16. Turn left onto State Highway 41, SH 41 21.98 km
17. Turn right onto State Highway 1, SH 1 90.21 km
18. Turn right onto Hautapu Street, SH 1 81.10 km
19. Turn left onto Bridge Street, SH 1, SH 3 6.44 km
20. Turn right onto Wellington Road, SH 1 69.60 km
21. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Main Highway, SH 1 10.46 km
22. Keep right onto Kapiti Expressway, SH 1 35.85 km
23. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Saint Andrews Road, SH 59 2.48 km
24. Keep left onto Paremata Road 30 m
25. Turn sharp right onto Paremata Road, SH 58 204 m
26. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto SH 58 32 m
27. Keep left 15.34 km
28. Keep right onto Centennial Highway, SH 1 1.90 km
29. Keep right onto SH 1 3.82 km
30. Keep left 654 m
31. Make a U-turn onto Aotea Quay 477 m
32. Keep left 124 m
33. Keep right 604 m
34. Keep right 55 m
35. Keep right 3 m
36. Keep right onto 3 171 m
37. Keep right 97.01 km
38. Keep right onto Wellington - Picton (Bluebridge) 2.35 km
39. Keep right onto Passenger vehicle check-in 13 m
40. Turn left onto Lagoon Road 373 m
41. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Kent Street 756 m
42. Keep right onto Wairau Road, SH 1 20.98 km
43. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto State Highway 1, SH 1 5.43 km
44. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Grove Road, SH 1 317 m
45. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Sinclair Street, SH 1 293 m
46. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Main Street, SH 1 281.55 km
47. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Main North Road, SH 1 13.86 km
48. Keep left onto Christchurch Northern Corridor, SH 74 11.16 km
49. Turn right onto Bealey Avenue 120 m
50. Turn left onto Colombo Street 1.04 km
51. Turn slight left onto Cathedral Square 131 m
52. Turn right onto Cathedral Square 85 m
53. Arrive at destination 0 m
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Information about Stations

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Christchurch International Airport Christchurch