There are 5 ways to get from Glasgow to Wellington by plane, bus, 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 Glasgow Airport to Wellington
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Wellington (WLG)plane GLA - WLG
34h 20m$2,016–3,523Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Wellington
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wellington (WLG)plane EDI - WLG
32h 29m$1,525–4,636Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Wellington (WLG)plane NCL - WLG
40h 45m$1,701–5,184Fly Glasgow Airport to Palmerston, bus, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Palmerston (PMR)plane GLA - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Waikanaebus
- Take the train from Waikanae Station to Wellington Stationtrain
37h 37mFly Glasgow Airport to Wanganui Airport, bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Wanganui Airport (WAG)plane GLA - WAG
- Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
40h 19m$2,352–8,111
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Wellington is to fly which costs $2,000 - $3,600 and takes 34h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Wellington is to bus and fly which takes 32h 29m and costs $1,500 - $4,700.
The distance between Glasgow and Wellington is 18419 km.
It takes approximately 34h 20m to get from Glasgow to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 13h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 10:11 PM in Glasgow and 11:11 AM in Wellington.
There are 492+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Wellington, New Zealand?
Emirates, Qantas, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Wellington (WLG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,700
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,900
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,900
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,600
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,900
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–4,900
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palmerston via Dubai, Melbourne, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palmerston via Dubai, Adelaide, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wellington via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,900
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palmerston via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palmerston via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palmerston via Dubai, Melbourne, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Palmerston via Dubai, Adelaide, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,400
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wanganui Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–9,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wanganui Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–9,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wanganui Airport via Dubai, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–9,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wanganui Airport via Dubai, Adelaide, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,200–9,500
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Wanganui Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–8,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metlink
Train from Waikanae Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Metlink
- Phone
- 0800 277 482
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Waikanae Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- $18–35
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Palmerston North to Waikanae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–65
- Website
- InterCity
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