There are 7 ways to get from Cardiff to Wellington by train or plane
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Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Wellington
best- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Wellington (WLG)plane BHX - WLG
32h 22m$1,441–3,606Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Wellington
cheapest- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Wellington (WLG)plane BRS - WLG
36h 46m$1,068–4,406Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Wellington (WLG)plane LHR - WLG
37h 47m$1,380–3,364Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Wellington (WLG)plane LGW - WLG
33h 10m$1,370–4,621Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wellington (WLG)plane MAN - WLG
40h 20m$1,346–4,453Fly Cardiff Airport to Wellington
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Wellington (WLG)plane CWL - WLG
34h 28m$1,822–6,531Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Auckland, train
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Auckland (AKL)plane LHR - AKL
- Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain
45h 53m$1,531–4,275
Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Wellington is to train and fly which costs $1,300 - $3,400 and takes 37h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Wellington is to train and fly which takes 32h 22m and costs $1,400 - $3,700.
The distance between Cardiff and Wellington is 18944 km.
It takes approximately 32h 22m to get from Cardiff to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 11h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 11:04 AM in Cardiff and 10:04 PM in Wellington.
There are 315+ hotels available in Wellington.
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) once daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wellington via Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wellington via Haikou, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wellington via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wellington via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,200
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Wellington via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Wellington via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wellington via Copenhagen, Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Auckland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wellington via Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wellington via Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wellington via Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wellington via Tan Son Nhat, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Auckland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Auckland via Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Auckland via Perth, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wellington via Perth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,600
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–8,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Wellington via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Auckland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Wellington via Tan Son Nhat, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–5,500
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,500
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wellington via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Auckland via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,200
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,500
Flights from Bristol Airport to Wellington via Copenhagen, Shanghai Pudong, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,300
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Auckland via Haikou
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- 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
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