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Christchurch - Fox Glacier - Christchurch

Start Christchurch / Finish Christchurch
Recommended Length: 5 Days
Distance: 1250 km (781 miles)

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Route Summary

Travel time is approximate only, based on an average driving speed under normal road conditions.

	Travel Time	Km	(Miles)
Day 1 Christchurch to Greymouth	3 hrs	254	159
Day 2 Greymouth to Fox Glacier	2.5 hrs	196	123
Day 3 Fox Glacier to Wanaka	3.5 hrs	261	163
Day 4 Wanaka to Mt Cook Village	2.5 hrs	205	128
Day 5 Mt Cook Village to Christchurch	4.25 hrs	334	209
Totals for Driving Route	15.75 hrs	1,250	781

Parade of Country Towns

Journey from east to west and back again, taking in many of the South Island's major attractions.

After enjoying the cultural richness of Christchurch, discover the wild world of Arthur's Pass – an excellent place to take a hike.

The west coast towns of Greymouth and Hokitika will introduce you to gold mining and greenstone before you move on to the cool experience of Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers.

Have a fun night out at the lakeside town of Wanaka then ascend to the peaks and lakes of Aoraki Mt Cook.

A parade of country towns takes you across the Canterbury Plains back to Christchurch.

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