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There are 8 ways to get from Cardiff to Wellington by train or plane

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  1. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Wellington

    best
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane BHX - WLG
    36h 17m
    $1,526–2,792

  2. Train to Bristol Airport, fly to Wellington

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain train
    2. Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane BRS - WLG
    38h 25m
    $1,243–7,586

  3. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Wellington

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane LHR - WLG
    35h 20m
    $1,979–4,044

  4. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Wellington

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane LGW - WLG
    33h 13m
    $1,667–3,200

  5. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Wellington

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Wilmslowtrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane MAN - WLG
    38h 19m
    $2,037–3,517

  6. Fly Cardiff Airport to Wellington

    1. Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Wellington (WLG)plane plane CWL - WLG
    33h 54m
    $1,723–6,030

  7. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Auckland, train

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane LHR - AKL
    3. Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain train
    44h 25m
    $1,410–3,126

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Auckland

    1. Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane LGW - AKL
    4. Take the train from Papakura to Wellingtontrain train
    42h 3m
    $1,398–3,382

Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Wellington (WLG) flights

Calendar20Weekly Planes
Duration35h 46mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,402Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 18,944.2 km
  • Duration: 36h 17m

What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Wellington, New Zealand?

KLM, Singapore Airlines, and Air New Zealand fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Wellington (WLG) twice daily.

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