There are 3 ways to get from Cape Town to Wellington by plane, 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.
Fly to Wellington
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Wellington (WLG)plane CPT - WLG
23h 1m$1,735–3,344Fly to Palmerston, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Palmerston (PMR)plane CPT - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
30h 30m$1,244–3,696Fly to Woodbourne Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane CPT - BHE
- Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
33h 34m$2,056–5,661
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Wellington is to fly which costs $1,700 - $3,400 and takes 23h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Wellington is to fly which takes 23h 1m and costs $1,700 - $3,400.
The distance between Cape Town and Wellington is 11323 km.
It takes approximately 23h 1m to get from Cape Town to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 11h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 8:48 PM in Cape Town and 7:48 AM in Wellington.
There are 488+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Wellington, New Zealand?
Airlink, Qantas, and two other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Wellington (WLG) once daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Wellington via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palmerston via Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palmerston via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Wellington via Johannesburg, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palmerston via Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palmerston via Johannesburg, Perth, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Palmerston via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–5,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Mauritius, Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–5,500
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Johannesburg, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- InterCity
- 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
- $129
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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