There are 4 ways to get from Washington to Wellington by plane, subway, or train
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Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wellington
best- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Wellington (WLG)plane DCA - WLG
22h 53m$1,829–6,065Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Wellington
cheapest- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Wellington (WLG)plane IAD - WLG
25h 30m$1,012–3,616Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Wellington (WLG)plane BWI - WLG
25h 17m$1,211–5,137Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Paraparaumu, train
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane DCA - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
29h 4m$1,858–6,244
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Washington to Wellington is to subway and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,700 and takes 25h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Washington to Wellington is to fly which takes 22h 53m and costs $1,800 - $6,500.
The distance between Washington and Wellington is 14086 km.
It takes approximately 22h 53m to get from Washington to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 16h ahead of Washington. It is currently 6:31 AM in Washington and 10:31 PM in Wellington.
There are 486+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Washington, DC, USA and Wellington, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Wellington (WLG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Paraparaumu via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Paraparaumu via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Paraparaumu via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 22m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Paraparaumu via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Paraparaumu via New York JFK, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–7,500
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–9,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–11,000
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $4–5
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–15
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $3–15
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–950
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $11–750
- First Class
- $170–950
- 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
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