Christchurch Tram Ride: Historic City Tour with Live Commentary

Experience the charm of Christchurch on a historic tram ride. Enjoy live commentary as you explore the city’s highlights and hop on and off at your leisure.

Duration: 1 day
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Tram City Tour (Route)

Operating Schedule: 9am - 5pm - Summer
9.50am-4pm - Winter

1. Cathedral Junction Body Corporate

Points of Interest

  • Christchurch Botanic Gardens

  • Canterbury Museum at CoCA

  • Avon River

  • Christchurch Tramway

  • Cashel Street

  • Hagley Park

  • Victoria Square

  • New Regent Street

What's Included
  • Live commentary on board
  • Local taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Personal expenses
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information

Welcome aboard the Christchurch Tram! Travel on our newly extended track & enjoy this unique and historic way to view the inner city. Drivers provide a live and entertaining commentary. A full circuit takes 50 minutes, includes 18 stops and there are up to four Trams operating. Trams run approximately every 15 minutes (season dependent) and your ticket…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Global03017689020
Jun 17, 2025
Great trip - Trip was great - my wife and I are Chch residents but took my father who was visiting us. Loved the ride. The driver was fantastic - learnt heaps and had laughed lots. Good fun.
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Packanddasht
Jun 11, 2025
Consider the Christchurch TRAM annual pass if staying multiple days in town - Absolutely one of the best ways to Hop around Christchurch. Offering both a nostalgic atmosphere and guided tour you are sure to enjoy your tram trip. Stopping at ALL attractions around town allowing a complete overview of Christchurch in a day or over multiday should you choose the annual pass. Loved everything about the Trams the conductors take pride in offering you as much Insite as possible and are super friendly - I love the fact you can choose different trams, with each driver offers a display of their own personality. Thanks for making my trip relaxed and educated!!
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Ralphc421
Jun 8, 2025
Great for Viewing City - The tram is an excellent service to visit venues within Christchurch. Arrive every 15 minutes or earlier so able to plan day for visits. Conductors friendly, courteous and informative with history of city and stops. Enclosed and open areas for weather. Can buy tickets at "Cathedral Junction" office located in small enclosed mall across from Regent St and next to Quest Hotel; also from conductors on the tram. Highly recommend.
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Richardmeg
May 25, 2025
Very convenient way to discover Christchurch - We love to do guided tours of new cities when we arrive so we know which areas of the town to go back and explore. The Christchurch hop on/off tram is a really good way to see the city and to learn a lot about the place itself from knowledgeable drivers. From the shopping precinct to the Botanic Gardens and the Cathedral, you can easily visit them all, knowing another tram will be along shortly to allow you to continue your exploring.
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Leahwy1314ga
May 24, 2025
A great way to get around the city. - The Tram was great. The driver knowledgeable, kind and courteous would recommend as this is a great way to get around the city.
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864kjc
May 21, 2025
Fantastic experience - We had a couple of rides on this great little tourist tram staff were very informative & very happy to offer as much info as they could I would come back to Christchurch what a challenge they have had & they are doing a fantastic job this tram takes you through the centre with lots interesting stuff the tram drivers fantastic
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Aussietravellers19
May 18, 2025
The perfect way to get to know Christchurch - Great way to spend an overcast day in Christchurch - so many stops allowing you to hop on and off as you wish. Not just one tram but several which have been restored so beautifully. Commentary provided was excellent During the journey there are some fabulous spots for coffee or lunch such as Riverside Markets, Arts Centre, The Terrace, New Regent St (just near tram terminus and office). Highly recommend the cafe at Botanic Gardens. You will also see some of the local architecture and well-kept gardens throughout the city.
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Carol
May 12, 2025
This is a great way to see Christchurch. - Good commentary and great if you don't have a lot a time, alternatively if you have time and want to explore more, the hop-on hop-off option is excellent.
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Rhysw138
May 9, 2025
Great ride and views - Elliott was our tram operator and was fantastic at providing really good historical information about Christchurch as we went along. Worth a visit
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B3533eywilliamb
May 9, 2025
Good day in Christchurch - Once again the cruise line prices for excursions were way over the top. We decided to use the hop on hop off heritage tram as an alternative. We purchased tickets on line, but found we had no need to. It was pointless. we still had to join the queue and receive the tickets from the conductors. It wasn't any cheaper, so I would advise against that. The journey takes in every interesting site in Christchurch and an interesting on board commentary gives lots of very useful facts and info . After doing one complete circuit to get our bearings, we utilised the hop off function to visit sites such as the cardboard cathedral the river Avon and the Botanical Gardens. We missed out the Gondola and punting on the river, but it didnt detract from a lovely day.
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From $24
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).