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$290–856Bus to Palmerston, fly to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
cheapest- 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$237–1,084Fly Wellington to Whitegrass Airport
- 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 4m$506–1,609Train 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
9h 32m$513–1,774Bus 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$517–1,797Train 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$311–862
Wellington (WLG) to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport (VLI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
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 $290 - $900.
The distance between Wellington and Vanuatu is 2711 km.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Wellington to Vanuatu, including transfers.
Vanuatu is 2h behind Wellington. It is currently 6:47 AM in Wellington and 4:47 AM in Vanuatu.
There are 78+ 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
- flysolomons.com
Flights from Wellington to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Palmerston to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Palmerston to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Port Vila - Bauerfield International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–500
- 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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