There are 7 ways to get from Wellington to Kiritimati by plane, unknown, bus, train, or 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, travel
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Cassidy International Airport (CXI)plane WLG - CXI
- Walk from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) to Kiritimatiunknown
19h 8mBus to Palmerston, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Cassidy International Airport (CXI)plane PMR - CXI
- Walk from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) to Kiritimatiunknown
22h 9mBus, bus to New Plymouth Airport, fly, travel
- 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 Cassidy International Airport (CXI)plane NPL - CXI
- Walk from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) to Kiritimatiunknown
30h 59mTrain to Paraparaumu, fly, travel
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Cassidy International Airport (CXI)plane PPQ - CXI
- Walk from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) to Kiritimatiunknown
26h 30mBus to Wanganui Airport, fly, travel
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Cassidy International Airport (CXI)plane WAG - CXI
- Walk from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) to Kiritimatiunknown
25h 10mTrain to Auckland, fly, travel
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Cassidy International Airport (CXI)plane AKL - CXI
- Walk from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) to Kiritimatiunknown
27h 38mFerry, train to Christchurch International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the ferry from Wellington - Central to Pictonferry
- Take the train from Picton to Rangioratrain
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Cassidy International Airport (CXI)plane CHC - CXI
- Walk from Cassidy International Airport (CXI) to Kiritimatiunknown
32h 43m
Wellington (WLG) to Cassidy International Airport (CXI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Wellington and Kiritimati is 5598 km.
It takes approximately 19h 8m to get from Wellington to Kiritimati, including transfers.
Kiritimati is 1h ahead of Wellington. It is currently 9:28 AM in Wellington and 10:28 AM in Kiritimati.
There are three+ hotels available in Kiritimati.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Kiritimati, Kiribati?
There is no direct connection from Wellington to Kiritimati. However, you can take the bus to Wellington International Airport, walk to Wellington (WLG) airport, fly to Cassidy International Airport (CXI), then travel to Kiritimati. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Palmerston North, walk to MSBH - Platform 2, take the line 101 bus to Airport - Outer Stop 3, walk to Palmerston (PMR) airport, fly to Cassidy International Airport (CXI), then travel to Kiritimati.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Cassidy International Airport via Auckland, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $900–5,500
Flights from Palmerston to Cassidy International Airport via Auckland, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Cassidy International Airport via Auckland, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–5,500
Flights from Paraparaumu to Cassidy International Airport via Auckland, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Cassidy International Airport via Auckland, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Cassidy International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Auckland to Cassidy International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,500
Flights from Auckland to Cassidy International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Cassidy International Airport via Auckland, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–6,000
- 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
- $6–9
- 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 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
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- 0800 802 802
- Website
- Interislander
Ferry from Wellington - Central to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- Interislander
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