Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
CAE to TUO: distance & flight time
Columbia (Columbia Metropolitan Airport) → Taupo (Taupo Airport)
8,258 mi
13,290 km · 7,176 nm
16h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
+16h
time difference · heading southwest
See live CAE→TUO fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
8,258 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 40m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 16-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CAE — Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia, United States
- TUO — Taupo Airport · Taupo, New Zealand
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near CAE
- CUB · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport7 mi away
- MMT · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base18 mi away
- SSC · Shaw Air Force Base37 mi away
- OGB · Orangeburg Municipal Airport37 mi away
Near TUO
- ROT · Rotorua Regional Airport45 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport66 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport72 mi away
- HLZ · Hamilton International Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CAE from TUO?
The flight distance from Columbia (CAE) to Taupo (TUO) is 8,258 miles (13,290 km, 7,176 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CAE to TUO?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Columbia and Taupo?
Taupo is 16 hours ahead of Columbia.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CAE to TUO?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on CAE–TUO that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.