There are 7 ways to get from Wellington to Alaska by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Wellington to Anchorage International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane WLG - ANC
26h 39m$855–3,214Fly Wellington to Fairbanks
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane WLG - FAI
29h 13m$425–1,614Bus to Palmerston, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane PMR - ANC
30h 3m$957–3,436Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane PPQ - ANC
30h 50m$960–3,563Fly Wellington to Juneau International Airport
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Juneau International Airport (JNU)plane WLG - JNU
25h 43m$455–1,614Bus to Wanganui Airport, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
- Fly from Wanganui Airport (WAG) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane WAG - ANC
31h 31m$916–3,454Train to Auckland, fly to Anchorage International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC)plane AKL - ANC
35h 2m$957–3,187
Wellington (WLG) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Alaska is to fly which costs $420 - $1,700 and takes 29h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Alaska is to fly which takes 25h 43m and costs $450 - $1,700.
The distance between Wellington and Alaska is 7406 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 39m to get from Wellington to Alaska, including transfers.
Alaska is 22h behind Wellington. It is currently 6:40 PM in Wellington and 8:40 PM in Alaska.
There are 245+ hotels available in Alaska.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Alaska, USA?
Air New Zealand, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Anchorage International Airport (ANC) twice daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Wellington to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 48m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Wellington to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Palmerston to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Palmerston to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
Flights from Wellington to Fairbanks via Auckland, Vancouver, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Fairbanks via Auckland, San Francisco, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Fairbanks via Auckland, Honolulu, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Fairbanks via Tauranga, Auckland, Honolulu, Anchorage International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Juneau International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Juneau International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Juneau International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 28m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,800
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,400
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Auckland to Anchorage International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Wellington to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 16m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Wellington to Anchorage International Airport via New Plymouth, Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Palmerston to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Paraparaumu to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 43m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Auckland to Anchorage International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Wellington to Anchorage International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Palmerston to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Palmerston to Anchorage International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Paraparaumu to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Auckland to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Palmerston to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 6m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Paraparaumu to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 56m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Wellington to Juneau International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Juneau International Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 26m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Auckland to Anchorage International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 21m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wellington to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Paraparaumu to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
Flights from Wanganui Airport to Anchorage International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
Flights from Auckland to Anchorage International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- capital.connection@kiwirail.co.nz
- Website
- greatjourneysnz.com
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $59
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Wellington - Central to Whanganui / Wanganui
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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