There are 5 ways to get from Wellington to Houston by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Wellington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane WLG - IAH
18h 57m$425–1,616Fly Wellington to William P. Hobby Airport
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane WLG - HOU
22h 13m$855–3,114Bus to Palmerston, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Fly from Palmerston (PMR) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane PMR - IAH
21h 5m$457–1,738Train to Paraparaumu, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane PPQ - IAH
21h 44m$610–2,265Bus, bus to New Plymouth Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Palmerston Northbus
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to New Plymouthbus
- Fly from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane NPL - IAH
28h 13m$488–1,821
Wellington (WLG) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Houston is to fly which costs $420 - $1,700 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Houston is to fly which takes 18h 57m and costs $420 - $1,700.
The distance between Wellington and Houston is 7614 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 57m to get from Wellington to Houston, including transfers.
Houston is 19h behind Wellington. It is currently 3:47 PM in Wellington and 8:47 PM in Houston.
There are 1848+ hotels available in Houston.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Houston, TX, USA?
Air New Zealand, Jetstar, and two other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Wellington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Wellington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Wellington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Palmerston to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Palmerston to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Palmerston to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Palmerston to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Christchurch, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Paraparaumu to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Nelson, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Paraparaumu to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Blenheim, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Paraparaumu to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Christchurch, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Wellington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Wellington to William P. Hobby Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,100
Flights from Wellington to William P. Hobby Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wellington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Wellington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Paraparaumu to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Paraparaumu to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Wellington to William P. Hobby Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,200
Flights from Wellington to William P. Hobby Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–7,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Paraparaumu to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- 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
- $6–10
- 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
- $19–23
- 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 Palmerston North to New Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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