There are 4 ways to get from Chennai to Wellington by plane, bus, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chennai International Airport to Wellington
best- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Wellington (WLG)plane MAA - WLG
20h 11m$909–2,213Fly Chennai International Airport to Palmerston, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Palmerston (PMR)plane MAA - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
24h$818–2,865Fly Chennai International Airport to Woodbourne Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane MAA - BHE
- Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
27h 34m$1,330–4,330Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Wellington (WLG)plane BLR - WLG
27h 19m$1,013–3,551
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chennai to Wellington is to fly which costs $900 - $2,300 and takes 20h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chennai to Wellington is to fly which takes 20h 11m and costs $900 - $2,300.
The distance between Chennai and Wellington is 11361 km.
It takes approximately 20h 11m to get from Chennai to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 7h 30m ahead of Chennai. It is currently 7:05 PM in Chennai and 2:35 AM in Wellington.
There are 482+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Chennai, India and Wellington, New Zealand?
Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Wellington (WLG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Palmerston via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Wellington via Sydney, Hamilton
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–4,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Wellington via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- goindigo.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Wellington via Ngurah Rai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Chennai Central to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–35
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- $4–6
- Third AC (3A)
- $11–15
- Second AC (2A)
- $16–20
- First Class (1A)
- $26–35
- 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
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1–2
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $4–6
- 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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