How to get fromWaitomo District to Wellingtonby bus, plane, train, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Waitomo District to Wellington by bus, plane, train, or car

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Bus to New Plymouth Airport, fly
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1. Take the bus from Piopio to Bell Blockbus
2. Fly from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Wellington (WLG)plane NPL - WLG
4h 6m
$117–542
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Piopio to Otorohangabus Hamilton - Central - New Plymouth
2. Take the train from Otorohanga to Wellingtontrain Northern Explorer
9h 29m
Bus
1. Take the bus from Piopio to Hamilton - Centralbus Hamilton - Central - New Plymouth
2. Take the bus from Hamilton - Central to Wellington - Centralbus Auckland - Central - Wellington - Central
11h 30m
Drive 422.7 km
1. Drive from Waitomo District to Wellingtoncar 422.7 km
5h 32m
$124–179
Bus to Hamilton International Airport, fly
1. Take the bus from Piopio to Kihikihibus
2. Fly from Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) to Wellington (WLG)plane HLZ - WLG
5h 18m

New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Wellington (WLG) flights

17Weekly Planes

55 minAverage Duration

$64Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Waitomo District to Wellington.

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Distance: 409.7 km
Duration: 4h 6m

What companies run services between Waitomo District, New Zealand and Wellington, New Zealand?

You can take a bus from Piopio to Wellington - Central via Hamilton - Central in around 11h 30m.

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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.

Things to do in Wellington

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.

Places to stay in Wellington

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