There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Wellington 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 Zurich Airport to Wellington
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Wellington (WLG)plane ZRH - WLG
28h 34m$1,716–4,623Fly Zurich Airport to Wanganui Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Wanganui Airport (WAG)plane ZRH - WAG
- Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
34h 38m$992–2,599Train to Basel, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Wellington (WLG)plane BSL - WLG
40h 54m$1,726–5,579Fly Zurich Airport to Palmerston, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Palmerston (PMR)plane ZRH - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
33h 49m$1,125–3,675Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Wellington (WLG)plane MXP - WLG
37h 26m$1,231–6,684Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Flughafen Münchentrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Wellington (WLG)plane MUC - WLG
35h 33m$1,658–3,140
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Wellington is to fly and bus which costs $950 - $2,600 and takes 34h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Wellington is to fly which takes 28h 34m and costs $1,700 - $4,700.
The distance between Zurich and Wellington is 18750 km.
It takes approximately 28h 34m to get from Zurich to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 11h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 3:25 AM in Zurich and 2:25 PM in Wellington.
There are 491+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Wellington, New Zealand?
Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Swiss fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Wellington (WLG) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Basel to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Basel to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palmerston via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palmerston via Incheon, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palmerston via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Wellington via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Wellington via Hong Kong, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,000
Flights from Basel to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palmerston via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palmerston via Incheon, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wanganui Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wanganui Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wanganui Airport via Incheon, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Wanganui Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Basel to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Basel to Wellington via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Basel to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Basel to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Wellington via Hong Kong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–65
- Website
- InterCity
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