There are 5 ways to get from Wellington to Tuvalu 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 from Wellington
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane WLG - FUN
21h 46m$505–2,706Train to Paraparaumu, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane PPQ - FUN
28h 12m$438–1,761Bus to Palmerston, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane PMR - FUN
27h 22m$442–1,735Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane WAG - FUN
27h 23m$443–1,748Train to Auckland, fly
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN)plane AKL - FUN
30h 24m$471–1,480
Wellington (WLG) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Tuvalu is to train and fly which costs $470 - $1,500 and takes 30h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Tuvalu is to fly which takes 21h 46m and costs $500 - $2,800.
The distance between Wellington and Tuvalu is 3680 km.
It takes approximately 21h 46m to get from Wellington to Tuvalu, including transfers.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Tuvalu?
Fiji Airways flies from Wellington (WLG) to Funafuti International Airport (FUN) twice a week.
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Funafuti International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from Wellington to Funafuti International Airport via Nadi, Suva
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Funafuti International Airport via Auckland, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–3,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Funafuti International Airport via Auckland, Nadi, Suva
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Palmerston to Funafuti International Airport via Auckland, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Palmerston to Funafuti International Airport via Christchurch, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,600
Flights from Palmerston to Funafuti International Airport via Auckland, Nadi, Suva
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Palmerston to Funafuti International Airport via Christchurch, Auckland, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Auckland, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–2,900
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Funafuti International Airport via Auckland, Nadi, Suva
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Auckland to Funafuti International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,200
Flights from Auckland to Funafuti International Airport via Nadi, Suva
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,300
Flights from Auckland to Funafuti International Airport via Wellington, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,800
Flights from Auckland to Funafuti International Airport via Apia, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- 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
- $6–10
- Website
- Metlink
- 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
- $57
- 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
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- 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
- $11–35
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–40
- Website
- InterCity
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