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How to get fromCardiff to Wellingtonby train or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Wellington by train or plane

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  1. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Wellington

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane BHX - WLG
    32h
    $1,343–4,309

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Wellington

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane BRS - WLG
    36h 49m
    $951–3,590

  3. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Wellington

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane LHR - WLG
    37h 2m
    $1,475–3,457

  4. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Wellington

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane LGW - WLG
    32h 40m
    $1,267–4,616

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Wellington

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane MAN - WLG
    40h 20m
    $1,249–4,454

  6. Fly Cardiff Airport to Wellington

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane CWL - WLG
    34h 54m
    $1,622–6,031

  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Auckland, train

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane LHR - AKL
    3. Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain train
    45h 38m
    $1,376–4,268

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Auckland

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane LGW - AKL
    4. Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain train
    42h 7m
    $1,518–3,827

Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Wellington (WLG) flights

Calendar19Weekly Planes
Duration32h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,260Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Wellington, New Zealand?

KLM, Air New Zealand, and Singapore Airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Wellington (WLG) twice daily.

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