There are 4 ways to get from Sacramento to Wellington by plane, train, subway, or bus
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Fly Sacramento International Airport to Wellington
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Wellington (WLG)plane SMF - WLG
20h 43m$862–3,018Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Wellington
cheapest- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Wellington (WLG)plane SFO - WLG
20h 17m$772–2,524Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Palmerston, bus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palmerston (PMR)plane SFO - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
24h 8m$781–2,576Fly Sacramento International Airport to Paraparaumu, train
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane SMF - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
29h 13m$916–3,112
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento to Wellington is to train and BART and fly which costs $750 - $2,600 and takes 20h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento to Wellington is to train and BART and fly which takes 20h 17m and costs $750 - $2,600.
The distance between Sacramento and Wellington is 11007 km.
It takes approximately 20h 43m to get from Sacramento to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 19h ahead of Sacramento. It is currently 11:48 AM in Sacramento and 6:48 AM in Wellington.
There are 485+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Sacramento, CA, USA and Wellington, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Wellington (WLG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco International Airport, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Wellington via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Wellington via Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palmerston via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palmerston via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palmerston via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Paraparaumu via San Francisco International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Paraparaumu via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Paraparaumu via Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Paraparaumu via Lihue, Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $21–26
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–26
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $21–26
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- 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.co.nz
Bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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