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
32h 5m$1,126–2,430Fly to Paraparaumu, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane ATH - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
39h 39m$830–2,424Fly to Palmerston, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Palmerston (PMR)plane ATH - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
39h 44m$836–2,382Fly 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
41h 43m$1,083–3,358Fly 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$831–2,368Fly 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 to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
44h 13m$907–2,398Fly 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$1,002–2,806Fly to Auckland, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Auckland (AKL)plane ATH - AKL
- Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain
43h 8m$1,377–3,241
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Wellington is to fly and train which costs $800 - $2,500 and takes 39h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Wellington is to fly which takes 32h 5m and costs $1,100 - $2,500.
The distance between Athens and Wellington is 17545 km.
It takes approximately 32h 5m to get from Athens to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 11h ahead of Athens. It is currently 8:36 PM in Athens and 7:36 AM in Wellington.
There are 480+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Wellington, New Zealand?
Scoot Tigerair, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Wellington (WLG) twice daily.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,200
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Dubai, Adelaide, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paraparaumu via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paraparaumu via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paraparaumu via Dubai, Adelaide, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Dubai, Adelaide, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Palmerston via Dubai, Adelaide, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Beijing Capital, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Dubai, Adelaide, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Dubai, Adelaide, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Auckland via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Paraparaumu via Singapore Changi, Auckland, Woodbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,300
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- $14–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Hastings to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from New Plymouth to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–65
- 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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