There are 8 ways to get from Wellington to Tasman Bay by plane, unknown, ferry, bus, train, 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 Wellington to Nelson Airport, travel
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane WLG - NSN
- Walk from Nelson-Airport-NSN to Tasman Bayunknown
2h 47mFerry, bus, travel
- Take the ferry from Wellington - Central to Pictonferry
- Take the bus from Picton to Hirabus
- Walk from Hira to Tasman Bayunknown
6h 48mFly Wellington Airport to Takaka Airport, travel
- Fly from Wellington Airport to Takaka Airportplane
- Walk from Takaka Airport to Tasman Bayunknown
3h 22mFly Wellington Airport to Takaka Airport, travel #2
- Fly from Wellington Airport to Takaka Airportplane
- Walk from Takaka Airport to Tasman Bayunknown
3h 28mFly Wellington to Woodbourne Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane WLG - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Hirabus
- Walk from Hira to Tasman Bayunknown
4h 34mFly Wellington to Picton, bus, travel
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Picton (PCN)plane WLG - PCN
- Take the bus from Koromiko to Hirabus
- Walk from Hira to Tasman Bayunknown
5h 4mTrain to Paraparaumu, fly to Nelson Airport, travel
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane PPQ - NSN
- Walk from Nelson-Airport-NSN to Tasman Bayunknown
4h 9mCar ferry, bus, travel
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Take the bus from Picton to Hirabus
- Walk from Hira to Tasman Bayunknown
6h 54m
Wellington (WLG) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The distance between Wellington and Tasman Bay is 174 km.
The best way to get from Wellington to Tasman Bay without a car is to ferry and bus and travel which takes 6h 48m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 47m to get from Wellington to Tasman Bay, including transfers.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Tasman Bay, Nelson, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Wellington to Tasman Bay. However, you can take the bus to Wellington International Airport, walk to Wellington (WLG) airport, fly to Nelson Airport (NSN), then travel to Tasman Bay. Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Wellington - Central to Tasman Bay via Picton, Picton, and Hira in around 6h 48m.
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Wellington to Nelson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–270
Flights from Wellington to Woodbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–700
Flights from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Flights from Paraparaumu to Nelson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–470
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Nelson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–600
Flights from Wellington to Woodbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–700
- 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
- $11–16
- Website
- Metlink
- Phone
- 0800 277 482
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–16
- 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
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Picton to Hira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Woodbourne to Hira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Koromiko to Hira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Picton to Hira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- 0800 802 802
- Website
- Interislander
Ferry from Wellington - Central to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- Interislander
- 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
- $132
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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