There are 6 ways to get from Waitaki River to Wellington by unknown, bus, plane, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, bus to Timaru, fly
best- Walk from Waitaki River to Glenavyunknown
- Take the bus from Glenavy to Timarubus
- Fly from Timaru (TIU) to Wellington (WLG)plane TIU - WLG
3h 56mTravel, bus, car ferry
- Walk from Waitaki River to Glenavyunknown
- Take the bus from Glenavy to Christchurchbus
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Pictonbus
- Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
15h 26mTravel, bus, train, car ferry
- Walk from Waitaki River to Glenavyunknown
- Take the bus from Glenavy to Christchurchbus
- Take the train from Rangiora to Pictontrain
- Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
16h 39mTravel, bus to Dunedin, fly
- Walk from Waitaki River to Glenavyunknown
- Take the bus from Glenavy to Dunedinbus
- Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Wellington (WLG)plane DUD - WLG
6h 28mTravel, bus to Christchurch International Airport, fly
- Walk from Waitaki River to Glenavyunknown
- Take the bus from Glenavy to Rollestonbus
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Wellington (WLG)plane CHC - WLG
7h 16mTravel, bus, bus to Queenstown Airport, fly
- Walk from Waitaki River to Glenavyunknown
- Take the bus from Glenavy to Dunedinbus
- Take the bus from Dunedin to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Wellington (WLG)plane ZQN - WLG
10h 39m
Timaru (TIU) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Waitaki River and Wellington is 527 km.
The best way to get from Waitaki River to Wellington without a car is to travel and bus and car ferry which takes 15h 26m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Waitaki River to Wellington, including transfers.
There are 495+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Waitaki River, New Zealand and Wellington, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Waitaki River to Wellington. However, you can travel to Glenavy, take the bus to Timaru, take the taxi to Timaru (TIU) airport, fly to Wellington (WLG), walk to Wellington International Airport, then take the bus to Manners Street at Cuba Street - Stop A. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Waitaki River to Wellington via Glenavy, Christchurch, Picton, and Picton in around 15h 26m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Timaru to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
Flights from Dunedin to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–950
Flights from Dunedin to Wellington via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–950
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–550
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Wellington via Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Wellington via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
- Phone
- +64 4 495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Rangiora to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–529
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Scenic Plus
- $529
- Scenic
- $210–260
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Glenavy to Timaru
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Glenavy to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Christchurch to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–75
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Glenavy to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Glenavy to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Glenavy to Rolleston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Glenavy to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Dunedin to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- 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
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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