There are 6 ways to get from Portland 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 Portland International Airport to Wellington
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Wellington (WLG)plane PDX - WLG
21h 20m$910–3,329Bus to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, fly to Wellington
cheapest- Take the bus from Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Gresham to Redmond Hubbus
- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Wellington (WLG)plane RDM - WLG
26h 45m$805–2,636Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Portland to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Wellington (WLG)plane EUG - WLG
26h 22m$806–2,692Fly Portland International Airport to Palmerston, bus, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Palmerston (PMR)plane PDX - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Waikanaebus
- Take the train from Waikanae Station to Wellington Stationtrain
25h 26m$976–3,559Fly Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu, train
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Paraparaumu (PPQ)plane PDX - PPQ
- Take the train from Paraparaumu Station to Wellington Stationtrain
26h 35m$967–3,509Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Wellington
- Take the train from Portland to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Wellington (WLG)plane YVR - WLG
27h 28m$1,086–3,714
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Wellington is to bus and fly which costs $800 - $2,700 and takes 26h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Wellington is to fly which takes 21h 20m and costs $900 - $3,400.
The distance between Portland and Wellington is 11510 km.
It takes approximately 21h 20m to get from Portland to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 21h ahead of Portland. It is currently 10:21 AM in Portland and 7:21 AM in Wellington.
There are 483+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- 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
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Auckland, Blenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 37m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,400
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
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
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Waikanae Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.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 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
- 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
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- 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
- $94–99
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
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