There are 7 ways to get from Wellington to Vanuatu by plane, bus, or train
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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 6m$450–1,656Fly Wellington to Whitegrass Airport
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Whitegrass Airport (TAH)plane WLG - TAH
32h 5m$253–828Fly Wellington to Santo-Pekoa International Airport
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON)plane WLG - SON
11h 39m$506–1,709Bus 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
10h 52m$257–1,084Train 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
10h 2m$503–1,876Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI)plane WAG - VLI
12h 13m$497–1,898Train 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 6m and costs $450 - $1,700.
The distance between Wellington and Vanuatu is 2711 km.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Wellington to Vanuatu, including transfers.
Vanuatu is 1h behind Wellington. It is currently 2:50 PM in Wellington and 1:50 PM in Vanuatu.
There are 77+ hotels available in Vanuatu.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Vanuatu?
Jetstar, Solomon, and Air New Zealand fly from Wellington (WLG) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) 4 times a week.
- Website
- airvanuatu.com
Flights from Wellington to Whitegrass Airport via Sydney, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Wellington to Whitegrass Airport via Nadi, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Wellington to Whitegrass Airport via Brisbane, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Wellington to Whitegrass Airport via Christchurch, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Wellington to Whitegrass Airport via Auckland, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Wellington to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Auckland, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- 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
- $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
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–35
- Website
- InterCity
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