Travel planning
Before You Travel
Let's make sure you're able to enter the country, and explain how to navigate to Wellington!
Entering New Zealand
Let’s make sure you can legally enter
Visitor’s Visa
Along with a valid passport, you’re also going to need a visa to enter New Zealand
- Visit immigration.gov.nz
- More than likely you’ll be eligible for an NZeTA - it allows a 3 month stay, processes within a few days, and is reasonably priced
Flights and layovers
You’ll likely be flying into Auckland and then swapping to a domestic flight down to Wellington
- The flight from Auckland to Wellington is about an hour
- Make sure you have enough time to connect - the internation terminal is a separate building from the domestic terminal
- Here’s a handy youtube video showing how to get navigate the airport