There are 7 ways to get from Auckland to Kapiti Island by train, plane, unknown, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Auckland, fly to Wellington, train, travel
best- Take the train from Te Waihorotiu 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 59mTrain, 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 42mFly Auckland 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 18mFly Auckland 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 23mBus to Hamilton International Airport, fly to Wellington, train, travel
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Hamilton - Centralbus
- Fly from Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) to Wellington (WLG)plane HLZ - WLG
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Walk from Paraparaumu Station to Kapiti Islandunknown
8h 45mFly Auckland to Woodbourne Airport, car ferry, train, travel
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane AKL - BHE
- Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Walk from Paraparaumu Station to Kapiti Islandunknown
11h 2m
Auckland (AKL) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Auckland and Kapiti Island is 581 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 4h 59m to get from Auckland to Kapiti Island, including transfers.
There are 176+ 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 Wellington (WLG), walk to Wellington International Airport, take the bus to Lambton Quay at Cable Car Lane, take the bus to Wellington Station - Stop E, walk to Wellington Station, take the train to Paraparaumu Station, 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
- $75–500
Flights from Auckland to Palmerston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–480
Flights from Hamilton International Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–900
Flights from Auckland to Woodbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Auckland to Woodbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Auckland to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Auckland to Wanganui Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Phone
- +64 9 366 6400
- Website
- AT Metro
Train from Te Waihorotiu Train Station 1 to Puhinui Train Station 2
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- AT Metro
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metlink
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metlink
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metlink
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metlink
- Phone
- 0800 277 482
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Auckland Strand to Paraparaumu
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–280
- 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
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
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Auckland - Central to Paraparaumu
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–90
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Palmerston North to Paraparaumu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Paraparaumu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–65
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Auckland - Central to Hamilton - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity Link
Bus from Auckland - Central to Hamilton - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- InterCity Link
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Picton to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $131
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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