There are 6 ways to get from Wellington to Charleston by plane, bus, 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.
Fly Wellington to Charleston International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane WLG - CHS
24h 21m$557–1,908Bus to Palmerston, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane PMR - CHS
27h 48m$815–2,737Fly Wellington to Savannah, train
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Savannah (SAV)plane WLG - SAV
- Take the train from Savannah Station to Charleston Amtrak Stationtrain
27h 13m$779–2,530Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane PPQ - CHS
27h 7m$610–2,164Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane WAG - CHS
28h 34m$626–2,151Train to Auckland, fly to Charleston International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Charleston International Airport (CHS)plane AKL - CHS
32h 35m$656–1,885
Wellington (WLG) to Charleston International Airport (CHS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Charleston is to train and fly which costs $650 - $1,900 and takes 32h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Charleston is to fly which takes 24h 21m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between Wellington and Charleston is 8466 miles.
It takes approximately 24h 21m to get from Wellington to Charleston, including transfers.
Charleston is 16h behind Wellington. It is currently 2:16 AM in Wellington and 10:16 AM in Charleston.
There are 1920+ hotels available in Charleston.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Charleston, SC, USA?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Charleston International Airport (CHS) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Palmerston to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Wellington to Savannah via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Paraparaumu to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Charleston International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wellington to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Wellington to Savannah via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Paraparaumu to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Charleston International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Wellington to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Palmerston to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Wellington to Savannah via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Wellington to Savannah via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 57m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Charleston International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wellington to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Charleston International Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Auckland to Charleston International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Savannah Station to Charleston Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $58
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–23
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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