There are 7 ways to get from Manchester to Wellington by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Manchester Airport to Wellington
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wellington (WLG)plane MAN - WLG
36h 40m$1,216–4,528Fly Manchester Airport to Paraparaumu, train
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane MAN - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
43h 1m$1,020–2,622Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Wellington (WLG)plane BHX - WLG
31h 50m$1,382–3,459Train to Newcastle, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Wellington (WLG)plane NCL - WLG
40h 35m$1,632–3,925Fly Manchester Airport to Palmerston, bus, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Palmerston (PMR)plane MAN - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Waikanaebus
- Take the train from Waikanae Station to Wellington Stationtrain
39h 52mFly Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wanganui Airport (WAG)plane MAN - WAG
- Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
42h 44m$1,242–2,904Fly Manchester Airport to Auckland, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Auckland (AKL)plane MAN - AKL
- Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain
39h 2m$1,767–5,839
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Wellington is to fly and train which costs $1,000 - $2,700 and takes 43h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Wellington is to train and fly which takes 31h 50m and costs $1,300 - $3,500.
The distance between Manchester and Wellington is 18682 km.
It takes approximately 36h 40m to get from Manchester to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 11h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 3:53 PM in Manchester and 2:53 AM in Wellington.
There are 477+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Wellington, New Zealand?
Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Juneyao Airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wellington (WLG) 5 times a week.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wellington via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,500
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
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,500
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paraparaumu via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paraparaumu via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paraparaumu via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–5,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paraparaumu via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paraparaumu via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–12,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport via Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
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
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,800
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
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
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Hong Kong, Brisbane, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,300
Flights from Newcastle to Wellington via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–11,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Auckland via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Waikanae Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 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
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 Waikanae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- 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/
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