There are 3 ways to get from Wellington to Okinawa by plane, 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 Naha Airport (OKA)plane WLG - OKA
19h 27m¥56,409–192,193Bus to Palmerston, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane PMR - OKA
22h 9m¥62,729–216,486Car ferry to Woodbourne Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Naha Airport (OKA)plane BHE - OKA
26h 2m¥82,290–262,820
Wellington (WLG) to Naha Airport (OKA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Okinawa is to fly which costs ¥55000 - ¥200000 and takes 19h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Okinawa is to fly which takes 19h 27m and costs ¥55000 - ¥200000.
The distance between Wellington and Okinawa is 8972 km.
It takes approximately 19h 27m to get from Wellington to Okinawa, including transfers.
Okinawa is 4h behind Wellington. It is currently 11:50 PM in Wellington and 7:50 PM in Okinawa.
There are 1987+ hotels available in Okinawa.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Okinawa, Japan?
Air New Zealand, EVA Air, and five other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Naha Airport (OKA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- flypeach.com
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Palmerston to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from Palmerston to Naha Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Naha Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Brisbane, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- 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, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Naha Airport via Wellington, Brisbane, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–240,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–190,000
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Brisbane, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Naha Airport via Wellington, Sydney, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–260,000
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–190,000
Flights from Palmerston to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Naha Airport via Auckland, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–250,000
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Palmerston to Naha Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–230,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Naha Airport via Auckland, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–270,000
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Wellington to Naha Airport via Nadi, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–550,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Naha Airport via Auckland, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–260,000
- 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
- ¥1,700–5,000
- 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
- ¥11,601
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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