Travel to Wellington
Every way to reach Wellington: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Wellington is reachable from 22 places across 3 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 6 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €18.49 and the fastest takes 1h 40m door to door. The nearest origin is 125 km away.
How people reach Wellington
Every mode that actually calls at Wellington, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 14 | €18.49 | 1h 40m | 493 km | 1 |
| Flight | 35 | €31.41 | 3h 45m | 2,623 km | 5 |
- 22Places you can arrive from
- 22Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 6Operators
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
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 8 | 16% | Palmerston North, 125 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 30 | 61% | New Plymouth, 254 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 4 | 8% | Dunedin, 615 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 7 | 14% | Sydney, 2226 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Wellington that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 42 | 86% |
| Australia | 6 | 12% |
| Fiji | 1 | 2% |
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
- Wellington Station Bus Interchange
- Kilbirnie Bus Hub
- WLG
- Wellington Harbour Ferry
- Wellington Interislander Terminal
The cheapest journeys into 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 | €18.49 | 1h 40m | 125 km |
| Whanganui to Wellington train | €30.04 | 2h 9m | 152 km |
| Nelson to Wellington flight | €31.41 | 3h 45m | 125 km |
| Palmerston North to Wellington flight | €31.41 | 3h 45m | 125 km |
| Taupo to Wellington flight | €37.90 | 3h 59m | 310 km |
| Christchurch to Wellington flight | €39.08 | 3h 59m | 305 km |
| New Plymouth to Wellington flight | €40.85 | 3h 55m | 254 km |
| Napier City to Wellington flight | €42.62 | 3h 58m | 269 km |
| Hamilton to Wellington flight | €47.93 | 4h 7m | 392 km |
| Hamilton to Wellington train | €48.74 | 3h 34m | 392 km |
| Tauranga to Wellington flight | €49.11 | 4h 9m | 418 km |
| Auckland to Wellington flight | €55.01 | 4h 13m | 493 km |
| Rotorua to Wellington flight | €55.60 | 4h 5m | 372 km |
| Gisborne to Wellington flight | €59.14 | 4h 7m | 402 km |
| Auckland to Wellington train | €61.39 | 4h 9m | 493 km |
| Timaru to Wellington flight | €65.63 | 4h 13m | 449 km |
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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Popular trips to Wellington
Common questions about Travel to Wellington
How can I get to Wellington?
Wellington is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 22 places, across 3 countries, on services run by 6 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Wellington?
The cheapest way into Wellington is by train, from €18.49 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 22 origins we sell into Wellington over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Wellington?
The fastest journey into Wellington is by train, at 1h 40m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 125 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Wellington have?
Wellington has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Wellington Railway Station, Tawa railway station, Beach railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Wellington from within 200 km?
8 of the routes we sell into Wellington start within 200 km. The nearest is Palmerston North, 125 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Wellington in New Zealand?
Wellington connects to 22 places on our network across 3 countries, the furthest of them 2,623 km away in a straight line. New Zealand routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
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, Distances
Elsewhere in New Zealand
The wider region
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Wellington afterward does not belong to us.
Day trips out of Wellington and across New Zealand
Day trips that leave Wellington in the morning and cover a good part of New Zealand by evening.
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