There are 6 ways to get from Wellington to Galápagos Islands by plane, train, 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 San Cristóbal Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane WLG - SCY
37h 16m$1,005–2,907Fly Wellington to Isabela Island
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Isabela Island (IBB)plane WLG - IBB
40h 59m$659–1,812Train to Paraparaumu, fly to San Cristóbal Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane PPQ - SCY
39h 27m$1,108–3,263Bus to Palmerston, fly to San Cristóbal Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane PMR - SCY
40h 2m$1,513–4,136Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to San Cristóbal Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane WAG - SCY
41h 38m$1,124–3,150Train to Auckland, fly to San Cristóbal Airport
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY)plane AKL - SCY
45h 29m$1,456–2,386
Wellington (WLG) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Galápagos Islands is to fly which costs $650 - $1,900 and takes 40h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Galápagos Islands is to fly which takes 37h 16m and costs $1,000 - $3,000.
The distance between Wellington and Galápagos Islands is 10412 km.
It takes approximately 37h 16m to get from Wellington to Galápagos Islands, including transfers.
Galápagos Islands is 18h behind Wellington. It is currently 4:53 PM in Wellington and 10:53 PM in Galápagos Islands.
There are 172+ hotels available in Galápagos Islands.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Galápagos Islands, Ecuador?
Jetstar, LATAM Chile, and Air New Zealand fly from Wellington (WLG) to San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) 6 times a week.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Wellington to San Cristóbal Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 17m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Wellington to San Cristóbal Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Lima, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 17m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Wellington to San Cristóbal Airport via Tauranga, Auckland, Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Wellington to San Cristóbal Airport via Blenheim, Auckland, Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Paraparaumu to San Cristóbal Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,200
Flights from Palmerston to San Cristóbal Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,100
Flights from Palmerston to San Cristóbal Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Lima, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,100
Flights from Palmerston to San Cristóbal Airport via Christchurch, Auckland, Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,200
Flights from Wanganui Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Wanganui Airport to San Cristóbal Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Lima, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Auckland to San Cristóbal Airport via Santiago, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,800
Flights from Auckland to San Cristóbal Airport via Santiago, Lima, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Wellington to Isabela Island via Auckland, Santiago, Guayaquil, Baltra Island
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 57m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Auckland to San Cristóbal Airport via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metlink
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Metlink
- 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
- $59
- 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
- $19–24
- 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
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
- $13–40
- Website
- InterCity
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