There are 5 ways to get from Japan to Wellington by train, plane, or bus
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 Narita International Airport, fly to Wellington
best- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Wellington (WLG)plane NRT - WLG
15h 59m$571–2,129Fly Tokyo International Airport to Wellington
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Wellington (WLG)plane HND - WLG
18h 2m$1,114–2,721Fly Osaka International Airport to Wellington
- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to Wellington (WLG)plane ITM - WLG
19h 30m$662–2,518Fly Fukuoka Airport to Wellington
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Wellington (WLG)plane FUK - WLG
18h 21m$761–2,815Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Palmerston, bus
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Palmerston (PMR)plane NRT - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
19h 39m$580–2,081
Narita International Airport (NRT) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Japan to Wellington is to train and fly and bus which costs $550 - $2,100 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to Wellington is to train and fly which takes 15h 59m and costs $550 - $2,200.
The distance between Japan and Wellington is 9346 km.
It takes approximately 15h 59m to get from Japan to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 4h ahead of Japan. It is currently 11:09 AM in Japan and 3:09 PM in Wellington.
There are 484+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Japan and Wellington, New Zealand?
All Nippon Airways, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Wellington (WLG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Wellington via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Wellington via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Wellington via Sydney, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Wellington via Narita International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Wellington via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Wellington via Narita International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Wellington via Taiwan Taoyuan, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Wellington via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Palmerston via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Narita International Airport to Palmerston via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Narita International Airport to Palmerston via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Wellington via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Wellington via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Wellington via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Wellington via New Chitose, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Wellington via Narita International Airport, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Wellington via Taiwan Taoyuan, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Narita International Airport to Palmerston via Brisbane, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to Palmerston via Brisbane, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Osaka International Airport to Wellington via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Wellington via Tokyo International Airport, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–7,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to Wellington via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Wellington via Taiwan Taoyuan, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Wellington via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Website
- JR EAST
- 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
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