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 42m$1,116–4,128Fly 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
38h 46m$1,020–2,522Train 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
30h 59m$1,282–3,865Fly Manchester Airport to Palmerston, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Palmerston (PMR)plane MAN - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
39h 41m$1,225–4,479Fly 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
39h 36m$1,142–2,804Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Paraparaumu, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane BHX - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
34h 12m$1,486–4,059Fly Manchester Airport to Auckland, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Auckland (AKL)plane MAN - AKL
- Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain
38h 59m$1,567–5,839
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 - $2,600 and takes 38h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Wellington is to train and fly which takes 30h 59m and costs $1,200 - $3,900.
The distance between Manchester and Wellington is 18682 km.
It takes approximately 36h 42m to get from Manchester to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 11h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:42 AM in Manchester and 7:42 PM in Wellington.
There are 469+ 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) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paraparaumu via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paraparaumu via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paraparaumu via Doha, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paraparaumu via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paraparaumu via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 47m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–10,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport via Doha, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wanganui Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paraparaumu via Dubai, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paraparaumu via Dubai, Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,800
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wellington via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wellington via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Doha, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Shanghai Pudong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Hong Kong, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Palmerston via Singapore Changi, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–9,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Auckland via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Doha, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wellington via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,200
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Auckland via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- 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
- 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
- $14–60
- 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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