There are 6 ways to get from Atlanta to Wellington by car, plane, bus, 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.
Drive to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, fly to Wellington
best- Drive from Atlanta to Birmingham-Airport-BHMcar
- Fly from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to Wellington (WLG)plane BHM - WLG
23h 8m$1,650–6,090Fly Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wellington
cheapest- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Wellington (WLG)plane ATL - WLG
24h 4m$709–2,728Bus to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanoogabus
- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Wellington (WLG)plane CHA - WLG
29h 38m$913–3,146Fly Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Palmerston, bus, train
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Palmerston (PMR)plane ATL - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Waikanaebus
- Take the train from Waikanae Station to Wellington Stationtrain
28h$774–2,957Fly Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Paraparaumu, train
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane ATL - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
28h 34m$766–2,908Fly Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wanganui Airport, bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Wanganui Airport (WAG)plane ATL - WAG
- Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
29h 38m$927–3,492
Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Wellington is to fly which costs $700 - $2,800 and takes 24h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Wellington is to drive and fly which takes 23h 8m and costs $1,600 - $6,500.
The distance between Atlanta and Wellington is 13269 km.
It takes approximately 23h 8m to get from Atlanta to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 18h ahead of Atlanta. It is currently 7:36 AM in Atlanta and 1:36 AM in Wellington.
There are 487+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Wellington, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and four other airlines fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Wellington (WLG) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Wellington via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Palmerston via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Palmerston via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Palmerston via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Paraparaumu via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 38m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Paraparaumu via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Paraparaumu via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 49m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Paraparaumu via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wanganui Airport via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wanganui Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Wellington via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Waikanae Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.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 Waikanae Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $98
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (423) 954-1400
- chattoffice@groometrans.com
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Atlanta Airport to Groome Transportation Chattanooga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–95
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Palmerston North to Waikanae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- 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/
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