Trains to Wellington
14 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.
14 places connect to Wellington by Trains, across 1 country, run by 1 operator. The cheapest arrival costs €19.04. Origins run from 125 km away to 493 km, with a median of 475 km.
Arriving in Wellington
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmerston North to Wellington train | €19.04 | 1h 40m | 125 km |
| Whanganui to Wellington train | €29.49 | 2h | 152 km |
| Hamilton to Wellington train | €51.49 | 3h 31m | 392 km |
| Auckland to Wellington train | €64.14 | 4h 6m | 493 km |
| Manurewa to Wellington train | €70.74 | 4h 35m | 475 km |
| Manukau to Wellington train | €71.29 | 4h 52m | 478 km |
| Papatoetoe to Wellington train | €71.84 | 4h 57m | 480 km |
- 14Places you can arrive from
- 14Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
The trip ends at Wellington Railway Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A room in Wellington for the night the train gets in
Sort by distance from Wellington 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 | 4 | 29% | Palmerston North, 125 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 10 | 71% | Hamilton, 392 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Wellington that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 14 | 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 Wellington
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Wellington
- Wellington Railway Station
- Tawa railway station
- Beach railway station
Leaving Wellington
Common questions about Trains to Wellington
Where can I travel to Wellington by Trains from?
14 places connect to Wellington by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 125 km away in a straight line and the furthest 493 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to Wellington cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into Wellington is €19.04 for one passenger, across 14 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 475 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to Wellington take?
The fastest Trains journey into Wellington is 1h 40m door to door. The median origin sits 475 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 Wellington?
1 operators run Trains services into Wellington 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 Wellington use?
Trains services into Wellington use 3 named terminals, among them Wellington Railway Station, Tawa railway station, Beach 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 Wellington
Check-in is at three and you will be in Wellington well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Where to leave your bags in Wellington
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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