There are 7 ways to get from Wellington to Istanbul by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Wellington to Istanbul
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Istanbul (IST)plane WLG - IST
29h 22m₺18,122–55,515Fly Wellington to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane WLG - SAW
29h 45m₺33,135–55,536Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Istanbul (IST)plane PPQ - IST
34h 43m₺38,332–122,648Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane PPQ - SAW
34h 51m₺43,345–132,669Train to Auckland, fly to Istanbul
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Istanbul (IST)plane AKL - IST
36h 45m₺28,775–55,048Train to Auckland, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington to Papakuratrain
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane AKL - SAW
36h 53m₺39,788–55,069Fly Wellington to Burgas Airport, bus
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane WLG - BOJ
- Take the bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
37h 35m₺29,062–82,405
Wellington (WLG) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Istanbul is to fly which costs 18.000 ₺ - 60.000 ₺ and takes 29h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Istanbul is to fly which takes 29h 22m and costs 18.000 ₺ - 60.000 ₺.
The distance between Wellington and Istanbul is 17247 km.
It takes approximately 29h 22m to get from Wellington to Istanbul, including transfers.
Istanbul is 10h behind Wellington. It is currently 8:04 PM in Wellington and 10:04 AM in Istanbul.
There are 4286+ hotels available in Istanbul.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Istanbul, Turkey?
Qantas, Emirates, and four other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Istanbul (IST) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–75,000
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–80,000
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Melbourne, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺29,000–85,000
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Brisbane, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺29,000–85,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Istanbul via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺38,000–120,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Auckland, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺43,000–130,000
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–75,000
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺28,000–80,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–85,000
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–85,000
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺29,000–95,000
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺29,000–95,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Istanbul via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺39,000–130,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Auckland, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺43,000–140,000
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺25,000–85,000
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺28,000–90,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–55,000
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–130,000
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Wellington to Burgas Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺41,000–130,000
Flights from Wellington to Burgas Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺41,000–130,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺26,000–85,000
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺27,000–85,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Wellington to Istanbul via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺18,000–55,000
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Wellington to Burgas Airport via Melbourne, Abu Dhabi, Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 42m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₺28,000–80,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺21,000–130,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺13,000–55,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul via Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺20,000–35,000
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Auckland to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport via Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺22,000–80,000
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Wellington to Burgas Airport via Melbourne, Doha, Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₺41,000–120,000
- 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
- ₺300–420
- 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
- ₺2,539
- 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
- ₺800–1,000
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington to Papakura
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–8,000
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,200
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Burgas Bus Station South to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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