Cheapest€45.57
- Air New Zealand AN179914:051h 2m15:07Wellington WLGTimaru TIU
Door to door 4h 12mCO2 113.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Wellington to Timaru costs €45.57 at the cheapest and takes 4h 10m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 463 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 463 km
- Fastest
- 4h 10m
- Average
- 4h 13m
- Services per day
- 2
- Cheapest
- €45.57
- CO2 per passenger
- 113.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 10m | 1h | 3h 10m | €52.65 | 113.9 kg | 2 |
- 4h 10mFastest, by Flight
- €52.65Cheapest, by Flight
- 113.9 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 463 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€59.73
- Air New Zealand AN528206:181h07:18Wellington WLGTimaru TIU
Door to door 4h 10mCO2 113.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Wellington to Timaru | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €99.85 | €84.51 | €65.04 | €70.35 | €86.28 | €79.20 | €67.99 | €61.50 | €52.65 | €58.55 | €73.89 | €65.63 | €64.45 | €61.50 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €45.57
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Timaru is not something we sell.
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When to book Wellington to Timaru
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €56.7890 days
- €37.9060 days
- €43.2145 days
- €37.3130 days
- €65.6321 days
- €61.5014 days
- €67.997 days
- €65.043 days
- €99.851 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €37.31.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 168 percent. The most expensive point is €99.85, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €61.50Sun
- €52.65Mon
- €58.55Tue
- €70.35Wed
- €65.63Thu
- €64.45Fri
- €65.63Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €65.04Sep
- €53.24Oct
- €44.39Nov
- €46.75Dec
- €41.44Jan
- €39.08Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 463 km against 449 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Wellington at 06:18 and the last at 14:05, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Wellington
Rail
- Wellington Railway Station
- Tawa railway station
- Beach railway station
Bus
- Wellington Station Bus Interchange
- Kilbirnie Bus Hub
Air
- WLG
Ferry
- Wellington Harbour Ferry
- Wellington Interislander Terminal
Timaru
Rail
- Timaru railway station
- Pleasant Point Railway Station
Air
- TIU
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Air New Zealand | €45.57 | 4h 10m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €31.00 | 68% |
| Taxes | €5.58 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 15% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €45.57 | 100% |
Timaru is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Timaru railway station
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Questions about Wellington to Timaru
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Wellington to Timaru?
The fastest journey from Wellington to Timaru takes 4h 10m door to door, of which 1h is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 13m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Wellington to Timaru?
The cheapest fare from Wellington to Timaru is €45.57, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €65.63. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Wellington to Timaru?
The cheapest way from Wellington to Timaru is by Flight, at €52.65 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 10m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Wellington to Timaru?
Fares from Wellington to Timaru bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €37.31. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 168 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Wellington to Timaru?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Wellington to Timaru, at €52.65. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Wellington to Timaru?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Wellington to Timaru, at €39.08 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Wellington to Timaru?
1 operators sell services from Wellington to Timaru across 1 modes: Air New Zealand. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Wellington to Timaru?
Every service we sell from Wellington to Timaru is direct, with around 2 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 10m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Wellington to Timaru use?
Services from Wellington to Timaru by Flight leave from Wellington WLG and arrive at Timaru TIU. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Wellington to Timaru?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Wellington to Timaru allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Wellington to Timaru on September 12, 2026: 463 km of route against 449 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €45.57, and 4h 10m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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