There are 6 ways to get from Wellington to Vanuatu by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Wellington to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane WLG - VLI
8h 16m$450–1,656Fly Wellington to Whitegrass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Whitegrass Airport (TAH)plane WLG - TAH
32h 20m$253–828Fly Wellington to Santo-Pekoa International Airport
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON)plane WLG - SON
11h 49m$506–1,709Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane PPQ - VLI
23h 47m$503–1,876Bus to Palmerston, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane PMR - VLI
11h 2m$257–1,084Train to Auckland, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane AKL - VLI
16h 35m$312–864
Wellington (WLG) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Vanuatu is to train and fly which costs $310 - $900 and takes 16h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Vanuatu is to fly which takes 8h 16m and costs $450 - $1,700.
The distance between Wellington and Vanuatu is 2711 km.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Wellington to Vanuatu, including transfers.
Vanuatu is 1h behind Wellington. It is currently 2:45 PM in Wellington and 1:45 PM in Vanuatu.
There are 80+ hotels available in Vanuatu.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Vanuatu?
Air New Zealand and Solomon fly from Wellington (WLG) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) once daily.
- Website
- flysolomons.com
Flights from Wellington to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Paraparaumu to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Palmerston to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Palmerston to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Auckland to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- 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
- $6–9
- Website
- Metlink
- 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
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