There are 4 ways to get from Wellington to Tokyo by plane, train, 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 Wellington to Narita International Airport, train
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane WLG - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
16h 45m¥51,820–182,574Fly Wellington to Tokyo International Airport
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane WLG - HND
18h¥71,270–201,844Bus to Palmerston, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane PMR - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
19h 41m¥58,141–206,871Car ferry to Woodbourne Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane BHE - NRT
- Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain
23h 24m¥72,594–243,094
Wellington (WLG) to Narita International Airport (NRT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Tokyo is to fly and train which costs ¥50000 - ¥190000 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Tokyo is to fly and train which takes 16h 45m and costs ¥50000 - ¥190000.
The distance between Wellington and Tokyo is 9345 km.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Wellington to Tokyo, including transfers.
Tokyo is 4h behind Wellington. It is currently 10:14 AM in Wellington and 6:14 AM in Tokyo.
There are 12914+ hotels available in Tokyo.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Tokyo, Japan?
Qantas, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Narita International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Wellington to Narita International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–190,000
Flights from Wellington to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–480,000
Flights from Palmerston to Narita International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–200,000
Flights from Palmerston to Narita International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–210,000
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Narita International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–230,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Wellington to Narita International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–180,000
Flights from Wellington to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–480,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Wellington to Narita International Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–280,000
Flights from Wellington to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–300,000
Flights from Wellington to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–200,000
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Wellington to Tokyo International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥90,000–220,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Wellington to Tokyo International Airport via Auckland, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–220,000
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
Train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,600
- Website
- JR EAST
- 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
- ¥11,495
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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