There are 3 ways to get from Wellington to Seattle by plane or train
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Fly Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane WLG - SEA
20h 21m$449–1,617Fly Wellington to Paine Field County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane WLG - PAE
24h 22m$418–1,519Train to Paraparaumu, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Stationtrain
- Fly from Paraparaumu (PPQ) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane PPQ - SEA
25h 25m$504–1,866
Wellington (WLG) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington to Seattle is to fly which costs $410 - $1,600 and takes 24h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Seattle is to fly which takes 20h 21m and costs $440 - $1,700.
The distance between Wellington and Seattle is 7303 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 21m to get from Wellington to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 21h behind Wellington. It is currently 6:19 AM in Wellington and 9:19 AM in Seattle.
There are 1177+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Seattle, WA, USA?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and six other airlines fly from Wellington (WLG) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Blenheim, Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Blenheim, Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 14m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,400
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,500
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 44m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–3,400
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Blenheim, Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Wellington Station to Paraparaumu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- $57
- 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
- $18–23
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
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