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'''Christchurch''' is the biggest city on [[New Zealand]]'s South Island with 350 000 inhabitants. It is not huge though and some part can easily be walked. You can even try hitchhiking while staying on a main axe with enough space for the cars to stop if you wish to get out of the city. In this case you should consider having a board!
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'''Christchurch''' is the biggest city on [[New Zealand]]'s South Island.
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== Airport bus==
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A bus shuttle to the city center is leaving from the front of the airport, but is really expensive. If you walk direction of the International Antarctic Center, you will find a bus stop that costs just a normal bus ticket price.
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There is one big and straight road (Memorial Avenue/Fendalton Rd) that leads to the big park on the West of the city center. Is is pretty hitchable in both direction with a 'City Center' or 'Airport' board.
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Walking can be a bit long 5km
  
 
== Hitchhiking out ==
 
== Hitchhiking out ==
  
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=== Hitchiking North towards Kaikoura, Picton, The West Coast or Nelson  ===  
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Bus to Woodend and look for BP fuel station
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Good spot is directly opposite Woodend Methodist Church. In case of hot or wet weather hitch from the St Barnabas Anglican Church there is a small roof structure that can provide sun or rain shelter.
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If you are headed Highway 1 to Picton via Kaikoura and your ride is going Highway 7 toward Hanmer Springs you are best to get out at Amberley best spot is near the Charles Upham statue as the intersection of Highway 1 /  Highway 7 is not a good spot to hitchike
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=== Hitchiking South ===
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If you're hitchhiking '''North''' you'd do best near the Motorway Entrance, but not too close to it, because the traffic entering the motorways moves quickly. There are traffic lights near the entrance, which aid in slowing down cars, and should allow drivers to get a better view of hitchhikers. Get yourself (by city bus or other means) to Belfast which is the suburb on the Main North Road immediately before the start of the motorway. Alternatively take a bus right out to Woodend on SH1 and hitch from the north end of town within the 50km/hour zone.
 
  
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To get to Belfast take either bus 16 or the 'Northern Star' from the Bus Exchange.
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Take a bus to Hornby "Hub" hitch from opposite Denton Park.  Or bus to Templeton and hitch from the Trents Road intersection.
  
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===Hitchiking West towards Arthur's Pass and Hokitika,  The West Coast ===  
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If you're heading '''South''' its best to do it from the southern end of Hornby just before the 50km/hr zone ends (just past the shopping malls).
 
  
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From the center of town, grab the Free Shuttle (Red) until the last stop. From there grab bus 88 to Hornby. You'll get off next to a Robert Norris cafe. Walk to the main street, cross to the other side, and hitch south (HWY 1)!
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Bus to near the Caltex Russely at the Yaldhurst Road/Russley Road intersection - this is at the start of State Highway 73 but there is a really good area for cars to pull over not far up the 73 where it's goes from two lanes to one and before they get up to highway speed.
  
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Heading '''West''' you could try hitching from the beginning of Yaldhurst Road at Upper Riccarton or alternatively take the bus (or get dropped off) at the Yaldhurst Road/Russley Road intersection - this is at the start of State Highway 73 but there is a really good area for cars to pull over just past the intersection and before they get up to highway speed.
 
  
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If you are arriving later in the day without planned accommodation it may be better to ask to be dropped on the outskirts before you actually enter Christchurch. Both highways entering from the north and the south are surrounded by a lot of partial rural and suburban (ie Belfast suburb) where you can either sleep in a paddock (take normal trespassing precautions) or small park. In the morning you can hitch further into the city or take a bus.
 
  
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If you find yourself in the city centre there aren't really any great areas for camping. The massive Hagley park area is possible but I would suggest just a sleeping bag in some bushes rather than a tent (even though the huge field are tempting) due to the potential of unwanted attention from late night drinkers etc, and the fact that each field is owned by a private entity who won't take kindly to finding you sleeping there.
 
  
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Revision as of 12:14, 16 September 2020

Christchurch is the biggest city on New Zealand's South Island with 350 000 inhabitants. It is not huge though and some part can easily be walked. You can even try hitchhiking while staying on a main axe with enough space for the cars to stop if you wish to get out of the city. In this case you should consider having a board!

Airport bus

A bus shuttle to the city center is leaving from the front of the airport, but is really expensive. If you walk direction of the International Antarctic Center, you will find a bus stop that costs just a normal bus ticket price.

There is one big and straight road (Memorial Avenue/Fendalton Rd) that leads to the big park on the West of the city center. Is is pretty hitchable in both direction with a 'City Center' or 'Airport' board.

Walking can be a bit long 5km

Hitchhiking out

Hitchiking North towards Kaikoura, Picton, The West Coast or Nelson

Bus to Woodend and look for BP fuel station


Good spot is directly opposite Woodend Methodist Church. In case of hot or wet weather hitch from the St Barnabas Anglican Church there is a small roof structure that can provide sun or rain shelter.


If you are headed Highway 1 to Picton via Kaikoura and your ride is going Highway 7 toward Hanmer Springs you are best to get out at Amberley best spot is near the Charles Upham statue as the intersection of Highway 1 / Highway 7 is not a good spot to hitchike

Hitchiking South

Take a bus to Hornby "Hub" hitch from opposite Denton Park. Or bus to Templeton and hitch from the Trents Road intersection.

Hitchiking West towards Arthur's Pass and Hokitika, The West Coast

Bus to near the Caltex Russely at the Yaldhurst Road/Russley Road intersection - this is at the start of State Highway 73 but there is a really good area for cars to pull over not far up the 73 where it's goes from two lanes to one and before they get up to highway speed.

Trashwiki & Nomadwiki

trash:Christchurch nomad:Christchurch

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