There are 4 ways to get from Wellington to American Samoa by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Wellington to Pago Pago International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG)plane WLG - PPG
17h 56m$145–656Bus to Palmerston, fly to Pago Pago International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG)plane PMR - PPG
23h 32m$172–734Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to Pago Pago International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG)plane WAG - PPG
23h 33m$173–698Fly Wellington to Faleolo Airport, fly to Pago Pago Airport
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Faleolo International Airport (APW)plane WLG - APW
- Fly from Faleolo Airport to Pago Pago Airportplane
9h 41m
Wellington (WLG) to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to American Samoa is to fly which costs $140 - $700 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to American Samoa is to fly which takes 17h 56m and costs $140 - $700.
The distance between Wellington and American Samoa is 3318 km.
It takes approximately 17h 56m to get from Wellington to American Samoa, including transfers.
American Samoa is 24h behind Wellington. It is currently 12:14 PM in Wellington and 12:14 PM in American Samoa.
There are five+ hotels available in American Samoa.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and American Samoa?
Fiji Airways, Samoa Airways, and Air New Zealand fly from Wellington (WLG) to Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) 6 times a week.
- Website
- samoaairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Pago Pago International Airport via Nadi, Faleolo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Wellington to Pago Pago International Airport via Auckland, Faleolo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Wellington to Pago Pago International Airport via Nelson, Auckland, Faleolo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Wellington to Pago Pago International Airport via Napier, Auckland, Faleolo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Wellington to Pago Pago International Airport via New Plymouth, Auckland, Faleolo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Wellington to Pago Pago International Airport via Tauranga, Auckland, Faleolo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Palmerston to Pago Pago International Airport via Auckland, Faleolo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Palmerston to Pago Pago International Airport via Christchurch, Auckland, Faleolo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Palmerston to Pago Pago International Airport via Auckland, Nadi, Faleolo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Pago Pago International Airport via Auckland, Faleolo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Pago Pago International Airport via Auckland, Nadi, Faleolo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,300
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Faleolo International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Wellington to Faleolo International Airport via Tauranga, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Wellington to Faleolo International Airport via New Plymouth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Wellington to Faleolo International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Pago Pago International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Faleolo International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- InterCity
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