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 47m$481–1,812Fly Wellington to Paine Field County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane WLG - PAE
24h 18m$451–1,721Train 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 40m$514–2,067
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 $450 - $1,800 and takes 24h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Wellington to Seattle is to fly which takes 20h 47m and costs $480 - $1,900.
The distance between Wellington and Seattle is 7303 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 47m to get from Wellington to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 19h behind Wellington. It is currently 2:13 AM in Wellington and 7:13 AM in Seattle.
There are 1546+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,800
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Blenheim, Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–3,000
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Wellington to Paine Field County Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Wellington to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Paraparaumu to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- 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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