There are 3 ways to get from Wellington to Okinawa 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 from Wellington
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane WLG - OKA
19h 26m¥71,444–182,240Train to Paraparaumu, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane PPQ - OKA
21h 27m¥66,872–240,950Bus to Palmerston, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane PMR - OKA
22h 17m¥87,834–306,732
Wellington (WLG) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Okinawa is to fly which costs ¥70000 - ¥190000 and takes 19h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Okinawa is to fly which takes 19h 26m and costs ¥70000 - ¥190000.
The distance between Wellington and Okinawa is 8972 km.
It takes approximately 19h 26m to get from Wellington to Okinawa, including transfers.
Okinawa is 3h behind Wellington. It is currently 10:50 PM in Wellington and 7:50 PM in Okinawa.
There are 1981+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Okinawa, Japan?
Air New Zealand, EVA Air, and three other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Naha Airport (OKA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Brisbane, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–180,000
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–210,000
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Brisbane, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–210,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from Palmerston to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from Palmerston to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Palmerston to Naha Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥95,000–320,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Naha Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–250,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Paraparaumu to Naha Airport via Auckland, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Paraparaumu to Naha Airport via Auckland, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–240,000
- 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
- ¥1,000–1,500
- 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
- ¥9,180
- 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
- ¥3,000–3,700
- 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
- ¥1,800–5,500
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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