There are 6 ways to get from Wellington to Panama City by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Wellington to Tocumen International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane WLG - PTY
33h 14m$543–1,844Fly Wellington to Panama Pacific International Airport
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Panama Pacific International Airport (BLB)plane WLG - BLB
34h 34m$772–2,027Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane PPQ - PTY
35h 10m$646–2,100Bus to Palmerston, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane PMR - PTY
36h$801–2,673Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane WAG - PTY
37h 36m$662–2,087Train to Auckland, fly to Tocumen International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane AKL - PTY
37h 32m$602–1,321
Wellington (WLG) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Panama City is to train and fly which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 37h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Panama City is to fly which takes 33h 14m and costs $500 - $1,900.
The distance between Wellington and Panama City is 12020 km.
It takes approximately 33h 14m to get from Wellington to Panama City, including transfers.
Panama City is 17h behind Wellington. It is currently 10:53 AM in Wellington and 5:53 PM in Panama City.
There are 890+ hotels available in Panama City.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Panama City, Panama?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wellington to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 24m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Tocumen International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Palmerston to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Palmerston to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Tocumen International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Auckland to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Wellington to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Tocumen International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,800
Flights from Wellington to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 19m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Palmerston to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
Flights from Palmerston to Tocumen International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Palmerston to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Auckland to Tocumen International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Tocumen International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Tocumen International Airport via Ezeiza
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 2m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Auckland to Tocumen International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Wellington to Panama Pacific International Airport via Auckland, Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 34m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Palmerston to Tocumen International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- 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
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- 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/
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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