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)plane PDX - WLG
20h 54m$963–3,617Bus 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 39m$912–3,129Train 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
23h 45m$924–3,213Fly Portland International Airport to Palmerston, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Palmerston (PMR)plane PDX - PMR
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington - Centralbus
25h 38m$972–3,668Fly 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
27h 18m$967–3,711Train 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 8m$1,181–3,978
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 $1,100 - $4,000 and takes 27h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Wellington is to fly which takes 20h 54m and costs $950 - $3,700.
The distance between Portland and Wellington is 11510 km.
It takes approximately 20h 54m to get from Portland to Wellington, including transfers.
Wellington is 19h ahead of Portland. It is currently 8:41 AM in Portland and 3:41 AM in Wellington.
There are 475+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Wellington, New Zealand?
United Airlines, Air New Zealand, and six 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
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Palmerston via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Auckland, New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Auckland, Blenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu via San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu via Vancouver International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Paraparaumu via Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Wellington via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Wellington via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
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
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- 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
- 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
- $14–60
- 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
- $98–104
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
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