There are 8 ways to get from Wellington to Iceland by plane, train, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Wellington
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane WLG - KEF
28h 9m$808–2,711Train to Paraparaumu, fly
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane PPQ - KEF
33h 46m$911–3,066Bus to Palmerston, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane PMR - KEF
31h 30m$916–3,040Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane WAG - KEF
33h 6m$926–3,053Car ferry to Woodbourne Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane BHE - KEF
35h 59m$1,278–4,186Train to Auckland, fly
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane AKL - KEF
36h 37m$1,155–1,986Bus to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Napierbus
- Fly from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane NPE - KEF
36h 54m$912–3,036Bus, bus to New Plymouth Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to New Plymouthbus
- Fly from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF)plane NPL - KEF
37h 5m$957–3,107
Wellington (WLG) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Iceland is to train and fly which costs $1,100 - $2,000 and takes 36h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Iceland is to fly which takes 28h 9m and costs $800 - $2,800.
The distance between Wellington and Iceland is 17267 km.
It takes approximately 28h 9m to get from Wellington to Iceland, including transfers.
Iceland is 12h behind Wellington. It is currently 8:43 AM in Wellington and 8:43 PM in Iceland.
There are 564+ hotels available in Iceland.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Iceland?
Air New Zealand, Icelandair, and two other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) once daily.
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Wellington to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Wellington to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Wellington to Keflavík International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Palmerston to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Palmerston to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,200
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Wellington, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Wellington, Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
Flights from Auckland to Keflavík International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Auckland to Keflavík International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Auckland to Keflavík International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Keflavík International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,000
- 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
- $6–10
- Website
- Metlink
- 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
- $12–40
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Napier
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–30
- 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 Palmerston North to New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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