# Christchurch (CHC) to Queenstown (ZQN) economy award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/chc-zqn
Data updated: 2026-10-19T21:01:39.658Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 17,500 miles plus $10 on Air New Zealand through Thai Royal Orchid Plus, departing 2026-12-03.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Air New Zealand | [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) | 17,500 miles | $10 | Nonstop | 2026-12-03 | 19 Oct 2026, 21:01 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold economy seats from Christchurch to Queenstown on 8 of the 8 departure days we have checked so far (52 days are not checked yet), through 1 program. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) | 8 of 8 checked | 17,500 miles | 17,500 miles | $10 |

Nonstop seats on Air New Zealand.

## How to book it

1. [Thai Royal Orchid Plus](https://miles.zone/programs/royal-orchid-plus) books on thaiairways.com: sign in there, search CHC to ZQN in economy on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $10).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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