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Calculate the Costs of Your Journey

What is more cost thrifty and time thrifty? Driving or Cycling? Cycling or walking?

This estimator illustrates the real cost of various travel methods. Try calculating one of your daily journeys. Enter the kilometres you travel in the Kilometres box under each option and compare the difference in cost!

>2000cc Car <2000cc Car Bus Bike Walk
Vehicle Operating Cost 78 cents per km 55 cents per km $1.90 per trip* $0.05 $0.00
Average Travel Speed (Central Christchurch) 30km/hr 30km/hr 25km/hr 20km/hr 5km/hr
Travel Time per km 2 mins 2 mins 2.4 mins 3 mins 12 mins
Walk back time from car park/stop (approx) 5 mins 5 mins 5 mins 0 min 0 min
How far to your destination?(kilometres)
What do you pay to park? ($0.00)
Time to destination (in minutes)
Total Time, including parking (in minutes)
Vehicle Operating costs
-  one way
Total costs
-  one way
-  including parking
Total costs
-  return
-   including parking

*Assumes use of a metrocard travelling within metropolitan Christchurch, cash fare would be $2.50.

Please note:

  • The figures within used within this calculator are based on average journeys around central Christchurch city.
  • Vehicle operating costs from the New Zealand Automobile Association. 
  • Estimated costs are for petrol driven vehicles traveling  14,000km per year, over first five years of ownership.