There are 5 ways to get from Raleigh to Wellington by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Wellington
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Wellington (WLG)plane RDU - WLG
24h 24m$1,112–3,716Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Palmerston, bus
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Palmerston (PMR)plane RDU - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
28h 9m$1,121–3,868Train to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Wellington (WLG)plane CLT - WLG
28h 55m$1,299–4,201Bus to Richmond International Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmondbus
- Fly from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Wellington (WLG)plane RIC - WLG
30h 27m$1,245–4,284Fly Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paraparaumu, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane RDU - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
27h 33m$1,116–3,910
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Wellington is to fly which costs $1,100 - $3,800 and takes 24h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Wellington is to fly which takes 24h 24m and costs $1,100 - $3,800.
The distance between Raleigh and Wellington is 13814 km.
It takes approximately 24h 24m to get from Raleigh to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 16h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 9:07 PM in Raleigh and 1:07 PM in Wellington.
There are 491+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Wellington, New Zealand?
Delta, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Wellington (WLG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Palmerston via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Palmerston via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Palmerston via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Palmerston via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–9,500
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Palmerston via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Palmerston via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Palmerston via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paraparaumu via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paraparaumu via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paraparaumu via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paraparaumu via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Paraparaumu via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Richmond International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metlink
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metlink
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Raleigh Bus Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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