There are 5 ways to get from Knoxville to Wellington by plane, car, 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.
Fly Mcghee Tyson Airport to Wellington
best- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Wellington (WLG)plane TYS - WLG
23h 11m$1,060–3,332Drive to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, fly to Wellington
cheapest- Drive from Knoxville to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA)car
- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Wellington (WLG)plane CHA - WLG
24h 14m$989–3,257Fly Mcghee Tyson Airport to Palmerston, bus
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Palmerston (PMR)plane TYS - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
26h 10m$1,019–3,384Drive to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, fly to Wellington
- Drive from Knoxville to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)car
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Wellington (WLG)plane GSP - WLG
24h 44m$1,011–3,388Bus to Nashville, fly to Wellington
- Take the bus from Knoxville to Nashvillebus
- Fly from Nashville (BNA) to Wellington (WLG)plane BNA - WLG
27h 49m$1,345–4,008
Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Knoxville to Wellington is to drive and fly which costs $950 - $3,300 and takes 24h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Knoxville to Wellington is to fly which takes 23h 11m and costs $1,000 - $3,400.
The distance between Knoxville and Wellington is 13405 km.
It takes approximately 23h 11m to get from Knoxville to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 18h ahead of Knoxville. It is currently 10:35 AM in Knoxville and 4:35 AM in Wellington.
There are 490+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Knoxville, TN, USA and Wellington, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Wellington (WLG) once daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland, Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Wellington via Atlanta, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Palmerston via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Palmerston via Houston, Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Nashville to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Nashville to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Nashville to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Nashville to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Nashville to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Nashville to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Nashville to Wellington via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 19m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–8,500
- 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
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wanda Coach
Bus from Knoxville to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- Wanda Coach
- Book at
- GotoBus.com
- Adult One Way
- $70–100
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