Trains to Palmerston North
20 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
20 places connect to Palmerston North by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €14.09. Origins run from 67 km away to 397 km, with a median of 207 km.
Arriving in Palmerston North
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whanganui to Palmerston North train | €14.09 | 1h 25m | 67 km |
| Wellington to Palmerston North train | €18.49 | 1h 42m | 125 km |
| Upper Hutt to Palmerston North train | €20.14 | 1h 38m | 99 km |
| Porirua to Palmerston North train | €21.79 | 1h 45m | 108 km |
| Lower Hutt to Palmerston North train | €22.34 | 1h 42m | 112 km |
| Hamilton to Palmerston North train | €40.49 | 2h 54m | 288 km |
| Auckland to Palmerston North train | €49.84 | 3h 40m | 397 km |
| Manurewa to Palmerston North train | €64.14 | 4h 4m | 377 km |
| Manukau to Palmerston North train | €64.69 | 4h 11m | 379 km |
| Papatoetoe to Palmerston North train | €65.24 | 3h 45m | 383 km |
- 20Places you can arrive from
- 20Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The train gets you into Palmerston North. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

Where to stay in Palmerston North
Sort by distance from Palmerston North railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 10 | 50% | Whanganui, 67 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 10 | 50% | Hamilton, 288 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Palmerston North that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 20 | 100% |
Rail operators
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KiwiRail | None | None | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power outlets, Wi-Fi |
Stations, airports and ports in Palmerston North
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Palmerston North
- Palmerston North railway station
- Palmerston North Central railway station
- Maewa railway station
Leaving Palmerston North
Common questions about Trains to Palmerston North
Where can I travel to Palmerston North by Trains from?
20 places connect to Palmerston North by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 67 km away in a straight line and the furthest 397 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Palmerston North cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Palmerston North is €14.09 for one passenger, across 20 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 207 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Palmerston North take?
The fastest Trains journey into Palmerston North is 1h 25m door to door. The median origin sits 207 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to Palmerston North?
1 operators run Trains services into Palmerston North on our network: KiwiRail. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to Palmerston North use?
Trains services into Palmerston North use 3 named terminals, among them Palmerston North railway station, Palmerston North Central railway station, Maewa railway station. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach Palmerston North
We cannot promise Palmerston North railway station still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Palmerston North?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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