There are 3 ways to get from Okinawa to Wellington by plane, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Wellington
best- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Wellington (WLG)plane OKA - WLG
19h 55m$815–2,927Fly to Palmerston, bus
cheapest- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Palmerston (PMR)plane OKA - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
23h 4m$774–2,879Fly to Woodbourne Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane OKA - BHE
- Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
25h 53m$1,238–4,346
Naha Airport (OKA) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Okinawa to Wellington is to fly and bus which costs $750 - $2,900 and takes 23h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Okinawa to Wellington is to fly which takes 19h 55m and costs $800 - $3,000.
The distance between Okinawa and Wellington is 8973 km.
It takes approximately 19h 55m to get from Okinawa to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 4h ahead of Okinawa. It is currently 10:33 PM in Okinawa and 2:33 AM in Wellington.
There are 482+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Okinawa, Japan and Wellington, New Zealand?
China Airlines, Qantas, and seven other airlines fly from Naha Airport (OKA) to Wellington (WLG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Naha Airport to Wellington via Taiwan Taoyuan, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Naha Airport to Wellington via Tokyo Narita, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Naha Airport to Wellington via Taiwan Taoyuan, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,900
Flights from Naha Airport to Palmerston via Taiwan Taoyuan, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Naha Airport to Palmerston via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Naha Airport to Palmerston via Tokyo Narita, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Naha Airport to Palmerston via Incheon, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Naha Airport to Palmerston via Tokyo Narita, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Naha Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Naha Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Naha Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Tokyo Narita, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
Flights from Naha Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Incheon, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Naha Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- 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
- 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
- $131
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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