There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to Wellington by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Wellington
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Wellington (WLG)plane PHL - WLG
25h 48m$988–3,447Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Palmerston, bus
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Palmerston (PMR)plane JFK - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
28h 4m$853–4,080Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Wellington (WLG)plane JFK - WLG
24h 20m$1,349–4,445Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Paraparaumu, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane PHL - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
30h 8m$1,009–3,580Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Paraparaumu, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane JFK - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
28h 59m$856–4,125
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Wellington is to train and fly which costs $1,300 - $4,500 and takes 24h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Wellington is to train and fly which takes 24h 20m and costs $1,300 - $4,500.
The distance between Philadelphia and Wellington is 14289 km.
It takes approximately 25h 48m to get from Philadelphia to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 18h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 9:27 AM in Philadelphia and 3:27 AM in Wellington.
There are 481+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Wellington, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Wellington (WLG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Wellington via Auckland, Blenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Wellington via Auckland, Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Wellington via Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palmerston via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palmerston via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paraparaumu via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paraparaumu via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paraparaumu via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paraparaumu via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 1m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Paraparaumu via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Wellington via Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Palmerston via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Paraparaumu via Auckland, Blenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Paraparaumu via Auckland, Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wellington via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wellington via Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $20–380
- Business Class
- $100–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–1,000
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–750
- First Class
- $220–1,000
- 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
- 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/
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