There are 6 ways to get from Auckland to Kapiti Island by train, plane, unknown, or bus
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Train, fly to Paraparaumu, travel
best- Take the train from Waitemata Train Station 1 to Puhinui Train Station 2train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane AKL - PPQ
- Walk from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Kapiti Islandunknown
3h 15mTrain, travel
- Take the train from Auckland Strand to Paraparaumutrain Northern Explorer
- Walk from Paraparaumu to Kapiti Islandunknown
9h 57mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Paraparaumubus Auckland - Central - Wellington - Central
- Walk from Paraparaumu to Kapiti Islandunknown
10h 42mTrain, fly to Wellington, travel
- Take the train from Waitemata Train Station 1 to Puhinui Train Station 2train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Wellington (WLG)plane AKL - WLG
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Walk from Paraparaumu Station to Kapiti Islandunknown
4h 56mFly to Palmerston, bus, travel
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Palmerston (PMR)plane AKL - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Paraparaumubus
- Walk from Paraparaumu to Kapiti Islandunknown
6h 16mFly to Wanganui Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Wanganui Airport (WAG)plane AKL - WAG
- Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Paraparaumubus
- Walk from Paraparaumu to Kapiti Islandunknown
7h 21m
Auckland (AKL) to Paraparaumu (PPQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Auckland and Kapiti Island is 473 km.
The best way to get from Auckland to Kapiti Island without a car is to train and travel which takes 9h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 15m to get from Auckland to Kapiti Island, including transfers.
There are 186+ hotels available in Kapiti Island.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Kapiti Island, Wellington, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Auckland to Kapiti Island. However, you can take the train to Puhinui Train Station 2, walk to Stop A Puhinui, take the bus to Stop A International Airport, walk to Auckland (AKL) airport, fly to Paraparaumu (PPQ), then travel to Kapiti Island. Alternatively, you can take a train from Auckland Strand to Kapiti Island via Paraparaumu in around 9h 57m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Auckland to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Auckland to Wellington via Tauranga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Auckland to Wellington via Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Auckland to Wellington via New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from Auckland to Palmerston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Auckland to Paraparaumu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–480
Flights from Auckland to Wanganui Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Auckland to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Phone
- +64 9 366 6400
- Website
- at.govt.nz
Train from Waitemata Train Station 1 to Puhinui Train Station 2
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/
Train from Waitemata Train Station 1 to Puhinui Train Station 2
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Auckland Strand to Paraparaumu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $240–300
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Auckland - Central to Paraparaumu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–90
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Palmerston North to Paraparaumu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Paraparaumu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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