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AKL Auckland ⇄ WLG Wellington

Auckland International Airport (New Zealand) and Wellington International Airport (New Zealand): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance480 km298 mi259 nautical miles
AKL → WLG1 h 35 minestimated block time
WLG → AKL1 h 35 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hWellington vs Auckland, today
Great-circle route from Auckland (AKL) to Wellington (WLG)AKLAucklandWLGWellington
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

AKL → WLG

1 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 180° (S).

Leave Auckland Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Wellington Sat 7 Nov, 11:35 local.

WLG → AKL

1 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 360° (N).

Leave Wellington Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Auckland Sat 7 Nov, 11:35 local.

The two directions differ by 0 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance480 km · 298 mi · 259 nmi
Initial heading180° (S) from AKL; 360° (N) from WLG
Farthest from the equator41.3°S
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip2% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

AKLPacific/Auckland — UTC+13 now; UTC+12 standard time, UTC+13 during daylight saving time
WLGPacific/Auckland — UTC+13 now; UTC+12 standard time, UTC+13 during daylight saving time
DifferenceWellington is on the same clock as Auckland today.

Jet lag, flying AKL → WLG. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

AKL Auckland International AirportAuckland, New Zealand · longest runway 11,926 ft3,635 m WLG Wellington International AirportWellington, New Zealand · longest runway 6,352 ft1,936 m

More routes from AKL and WLG

AKLCHC Auckland – Christchurch 745 km463 mi · 1 h 55 min SYDAKL Sydney – Auckland 2,159 km1,342 mi · 3 h 15 min AKLPPT Auckland – Papeete (Tahiti) 4,094 km2,544 mi · 5 h 25 min AKLEZE Auckland – Buenos Aires 10,312 km6,408 mi · 12 h DXBAKL Dubai – Auckland 14,199 km8,823 mi · 16 h 30 min DOHAKL Doha – Auckland 14,534 km9,031 mi · 16 h 50 min

Routes of a similar length

JNBDUR Johannesburg – Durban 478 km297 mi · 1 h 35 min MADBCN Madrid – Barcelona 483 km300 mi · 1 h 35 min STNDUB London – Dublin 470 km292 mi · 1 h 40 min FCOLIN Rome – Milan 470 km292 mi · 1 h 35 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).