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There are 8 ways to get from America to Wānaka by train, plane, or bus

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane plane DUS - ZQN
    3. Take the bus from Queenstown Airport to Wanaka lakefrontbus bus
    34h 34m
    $1,694–4,948

  2. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Christchurch International Airport, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane AMS - CHC
    3. Take the bus from Rolleston to Cromwellbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Cromwell to Wanaka lakefrontbus bus
    40h 19m
    $1,235–2,690

  3. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane plane AMS - ZQN
    3. Take the bus from Queenstown Airport to Wanaka lakefrontbus bus
    33h 16m
    $1,610–5,662

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane plane FRA - ZQN
    3. Take the bus from Queenstown Airport to Wanaka lakefrontbus bus
    33h 36m
    $1,334–7,765

  5. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain train
    2. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane plane BRU - ZQN
    4. Take the bus from Queenstown Airport to Wanaka lakefrontbus bus
    40h 19m
    $1,716–3,692

  6. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Dunedin, bus

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Dunedin (DUD)plane plane AMS - DUD
    3. Take the bus from Dunedin Airport to Cromwellbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Cromwell to Wanaka lakefrontbus bus
    39h 16m
    $1,824–5,732

  7. Fly Eindhoven Airport to Queenstown Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane plane EIN - ZQN
    2. Take the bus from Queenstown Airport to Wanaka lakefrontbus bus
    2d 13h
    $1,594–3,124

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Christchurch International Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane FRA - CHC
    3. Take the bus from Rolleston to Cromwellbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Cromwell to Wanaka lakefrontbus bus
    40h 29m
    $1,559–3,693

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights

Calendar37Weekly Planes
Duration31h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,658Cheapest Price
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Map of how to get from America to Wānaka.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 18,660.9 km
  • Duration: 34h 34m

What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Wānaka, New Zealand?

There is no direct connection from America to Wānaka. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Duesseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Queenstown Airport (ZQN), walk to Queenstown Airport, then take the bus to Wanaka lakefront. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Queenstown Airport (ZQN), walk to Queenstown Airport, then take the bus to Wanaka lakefront.

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