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
21h 51m$471–1,712Fly Wellington to Paine Field County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane WLG - PAE
24h 23m$431–1,521Train 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
24h 14m$514–1,967
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 $430 - $1,600 and takes 24h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Seattle is to fly which takes 21h 51m and costs $470 - $1,800.
The distance between Wellington and Seattle is 7303 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 51m to get from Wellington to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 20h behind Wellington. It is currently 8:35 AM in Wellington and 12:35 PM in Seattle.
There are 1588+ 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 42m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 1m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Blenheim, Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Blenheim, Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,100
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- 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
- $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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