There are 6 ways to get from Portland to Wellington by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Portland International Airport to Wellington
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Wellington (WLG)PDX - WLG
21h 33m$910–3,229Bus to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, fly to Wellington
cheapest- Take the bus from Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Gresham to Redmond Hub
- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Wellington (WLG)RDM - WLG
26h 46m$807–2,739Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Portland to Eugene
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Wellington (WLG)EUG - WLG
25h 3m$1,093–3,860Fly Portland International Airport to Palmerston, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Palmerston (PMR)PDX - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Central
25h 23m$963–3,463Fly Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)PDX - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
24h 41m$967–3,509Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouver
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Wellington (WLG)YVR - WLG
27h 16m$1,051–3,196
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Wellington is to train and fly which costs $1,000 - $3,200 and takes 27h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Wellington is to fly which takes 21h 33m and costs $900 - $3,300.
The distance between Portland and Wellington is 11510 km.
It takes approximately 21h 33m to get from Portland to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 21h ahead of Portland. It is currently 9:24 PM in Portland and 6:24 PM in Wellington.
There are 480+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Wellington, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and five other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Wellington (WLG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Auckland, Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–7,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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/
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- info@cobreeze.com
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Gresham to Redmond Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $96–102
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
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