There are 7 ways to get from Reefton to Wellington by car, car ferry, taxi, shuttle, ferry, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Reefton to Pictoncar
- Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry Picton
6h 47m$143–232Taxi, shuttle, ferry
- Take the taxi from Reefton to Westporttaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Westport to Picton
- Take the ferry from Picton to Wellington - Centralferry
9h 35m$415–1,010Bus to Nelson Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Inangahua Junction to Tahunanuibus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Wellington (WLG)plane NSN - WLG
5h 40m$183–490Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Inangahua Junction to Nelsonbus
- Take the bus from Nelson to Pictonbus
- Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
10h 40m$173–351Bus, bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Inangahua Junction to Nelsonbus
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Wellington (WLG)plane BHE - WLG
7h 21m$188–475Drive, shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly
- Drive from Reefton to Fox Rivercar
- Take a shuttle bus from Fox River to Christchurch International Airport
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Wellington (WLG)plane CHC - WLG
8h 7m$197–440Bus, bus to Picton, fly
- Take the bus from Inangahua Junction to Nelsonbus
- Take the bus from Nelson to Koromikobus
- Fly from Picton (PCN) to Wellington (WLG)plane PCN - WLG
7h 56m$188–515
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reefton to Wellington is to drive and car ferry which costs $140 - $240 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Reefton to Wellington is to bus and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs $180 - $490.
The distance between Reefton and Wellington is 372 km.
The best way to get from Reefton to Wellington without a car is to taxi and shuttle and ferry which takes 9h 35m and costs $410 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Reefton to Wellington, including transfers.
There are 481+ hotels available in Wellington.
What companies run services between Reefton, New Zealand and Wellington, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Reefton to Wellington. However, you can drive to Picton then take the car ferry to Wellington. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Westport, take the shuttle to Picton, walk to Picton, then take the ferry to Wellington - Central.
- Website
- soundsair.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–220
Flights from Picton to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–600
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–550
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–480
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Wellington via Nelson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–500
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Shuttle from Westport to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $650
- Per person
- $130
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Inangahua Junction to Tahunanui
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Inangahua Junction to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Nelson to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Nelson to Woodbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Nelson to Koromiko
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Fox River to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Schedules at
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- bookings@bluebridge.co.nz
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Picton to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Phone
- 0800 802 802
- Website
- interislander.co.nz
Ferry from Picton to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.interislander.co.nz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $220–260
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