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
7h 48m$469–1,612Fly 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$506–1,809Train 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 19m$512–1,868Bus 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 34m$337–1,341Train 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 12m$327–839
Wellington (WLG) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Vanuatu is to fly which costs $250 - $850 and takes 32h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Vanuatu is to fly which takes 7h 48m and costs $460 - $1,700.
The distance between Wellington and Vanuatu is 2711 km.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Wellington to Vanuatu, including transfers.
Vanuatu is 1h behind Wellington. It is currently 2:14 AM in Wellington and 1:14 AM in Vanuatu.
There are 82+ 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
- $460–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Palmerston to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Palmerston to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Auckland to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–490
- 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
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
Flights from Wellington to Whitegrass Airport via Brisbane, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Wellington to Whitegrass Airport via Christchurch, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Wellington to Whitegrass Airport via Auckland, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Wellington to Santo-Pekoa International Airport via Auckland, Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Palmerston to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Auckland, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- aircalin.com
Flights from Paraparaumu to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Auckland, Noumea
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- 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
- $58
- 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
- $19–23
- 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.co.nz
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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