There are 4 ways to get from Wellington to Oakland by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Wellington to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane WLG - SFO
17h 4m$326–1,120Bus to Palmerston, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PMR - SFO
20h 55m$474–1,549Fly Wellington to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane WLG - OAK
20h 10m$509–1,813Train to Paraparaumu, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PPQ - SFO
20h 5m$369–1,275
Wellington (WLG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Oakland is to fly which costs $320 - $1,200 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Oakland is to fly which takes 17h 4m and costs $320 - $1,200.
The distance between Wellington and Oakland is 6807 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 4m to get from Wellington to Oakland, including transfers.
Oakland is 19h behind Wellington. It is currently 5:56 AM in Wellington and 10:56 AM in Oakland.
There are 789+ hotels available in Oakland.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Oakland, CA, USA?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Wellington to San Francisco International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Wellington to San Francisco International Airport via New Plymouth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Wellington to San Francisco International Airport via Tauranga, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Wellington to San Francisco International Airport via Rotorua, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Palmerston to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Palmerston to San Francisco International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Palmerston to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Palmerston to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Palmerston to San Francisco International Airport via Christchurch, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Paraparaumu to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Paraparaumu to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Paraparaumu to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Wellington to Oakland International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Oakland International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wellington to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Paraparaumu to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Paraparaumu to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Paraparaumu to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Paraparaumu to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Wellington to Oakland International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Paraparaumu to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 21m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- 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
- 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/
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