There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Wellington by plane, bus, car ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Wellington
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Wellington (WLG)plane ATH - WLG
29h 59m$1,323–2,442Fly to Palmerston, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Palmerston (PMR)plane ATH - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
38h 44m$826–2,176Fly to Woodbourne Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane ATH - BHE
- Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
40h 3m$1,088–3,203Fly to Paraparaumu, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane ATH - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
43h 13m$830–2,222Fly to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE)plane ATH - NPE
- Take the bus from Hastings to Wellington - Centralbus
43h 42m$828–2,233Fly to New Plymouth Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to New Plymouth Airport (NPL)plane ATH - NPL
- Take the bus from New Plymouth Boys High STUDENTS ONLY to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
44h 6m$883–2,313Fly to Wanganui Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Wanganui Airport (WAG)plane ATH - WAG
- Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
40h 59m$1,041–2,806Fly to Auckland, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Auckland (AKL)plane ATH - AKL
- Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain
41h 7m$1,277–2,941
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Wellington is to fly and bus which costs $800 - $2,200 and takes 38h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Wellington is to fly which takes 29h 59m and costs $1,300 - $2,500.
The distance between Athens and Wellington is 17545 km.
It takes approximately 29h 59m to get from Athens to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 11h ahead of Athens. It is currently 2:28 PM in Athens and 1:28 AM in Wellington.
There are 487+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Wellington, New Zealand?
Scoot Tigerair, Singapore Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Wellington (WLG) 5 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paraparaumu via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paraparaumu via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paraparaumu via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paraparaumu via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paraparaumu via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Woodbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- capital.connection@kiwirail.co.nz
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Papakura to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–310
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Hastings to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from New Plymouth Boys High STUDENTS ONLY to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- bookings@bluebridge.co.nz
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Picton to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Walk On Passenger
- $65–120
- Passenger with Car
- $210–440
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