Passengers
1,234,369
12 months to May 2026
Australia and Christchurch
6 city pairs with recent passenger traffic · 1 in the lost-route record · 3 with no post-2003 passenger record · data from Jan 1985
Inbound
613,207
arriving in Australia
Outbound
621,162
leaving Australia
Australian ports
10
represented in this record
Traffic: 12 months to May 2026
Passengers over time
To May 2026
Part of New Zealand.
Recent passenger traffic
Positive passenger traffic appears within the latest year of the published BITRE series. This is record recency, not real-time operating status.
| Route | Passengers, 12 months |
|---|---|
| Sydney ↔ Christchurch | 441,244 |
| Melbourne ↔ Christchurch | 380,172 |
| Brisbane ↔ Christchurch | 261,433 |
| Gold Coast ↔ Christchurch | 96,507 |
| Cairns ↔ Christchurch | 40,465 |
| Adelaide ↔ Christchurch | 14,548 |
Routes Australia has lost
No passenger traffic recorded in the comparable published series for over a year. See the lost-route record for the full methodology.
No post-2003 passenger record
These retained city pairs have no positive passenger record in the comparable series from January 2003 onward. Some have freight or mail records, and some appear only in the earlier passenger series.