There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Wellington by plane, train, or bus
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 Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wellington (WLG)plane EDI - WLG
30h 40m$1,126–3,145Fly to Paraparaumu, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane EDI - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
33h 39m$1,433–4,525Fly to Palmerston, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Palmerston (PMR)plane EDI - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
35h 14m$1,430–4,480Fly to Wanganui Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wanganui Airport (WAG)plane EDI - WAG
- Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
35h 14m$1,744–5,609Fly to Auckland, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Auckland (AKL)plane EDI - AKL
- Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain
39h 57m$1,480–3,144
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Wellington is to fly which costs $1,100 - $3,200 and takes 30h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Wellington is to fly which takes 30h 40m and costs $1,100 - $3,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Wellington is 18402 km.
It takes approximately 30h 40m to get from Edinburgh to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 13h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:33 AM in Edinburgh and 1:33 PM in Wellington.
There are 483+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Wellington, New Zealand?
Emirates, Jetstar, and Qantas fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Wellington (WLG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palmerston via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Auckland via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,600
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Paraparaumu via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wanganui Airport via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Wanganui Airport via Dubai, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Palmerston via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,400
- 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
- $5–55
- 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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