How to get fromMadrid to Wellingtonby plane, bus, car ferry, or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Madrid to Wellington by plane, bus, car ferry, or train

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Fly to Wellington
best
1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Wellington (WLG)plane MAD - WLG
33h 13m
$1,810–2,417
Fly to Paraparaumu, train
cheapest
1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane MAD - PPQ
2. Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
36h 57m
$964–2,811
Fly to Palmerston, bus
1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Palmerston (PMR)plane MAD - PMR
2. Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
39h 23m
$969–2,769
Fly to Woodbourne Airport, car ferry
1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane MAD - BHE
2. Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
42h 1m
$1,330–3,633
Fly to New Plymouth Airport, bus
1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to New Plymouth Airport (NPL)plane MAD - NPL
2. Take the bus from New Plymouth to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
3. Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
45h 16m
$991–2,885
Fly to Wanganui Airport, bus
1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Wanganui Airport (WAG)plane MAD - WAG
2. Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
40h 2m
$1,136–3,293
Fly to Auckland, train
1. Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Auckland (AKL)plane MAD - AKL
2. Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain
44h 10m
$1,361–2,228

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Wellington (WLG) flights

8Weekly Planes

34h 31mAverage Duration

$939Cheapest Price

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Distance: 19,857.2 km
Duration: 33h 13m

What companies run services between Madrid, Spain and Wellington, New Zealand?

Air China, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Wellington (WLG) once daily.

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Wellington(opens in a new window), New Zealand(opens in a new window)

Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed.

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Silver Stream Railway(Opens in a new window)

Silver Stream Railway is a heritage railway at Silverstream in the Hutt Valley near Wellington, New Zealand. It regularly operates preserved New Zealand Railways Department locomotives along a restored section of the Hutt Valley Line (part of the Wairarapa Line) before a deviation was built in 1954.

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