Wellington railway station has trains to Auckland, Masterton and Palmerston North and it is also the terminus for Wellington’s suburban rail network.
Long-distance trains using this station include the Capital Connection, Northern Explorer and Wairarapa Connection. The Northern Explorer has three services a week to Auckland with stops in Paraparaumu, Palmerston North, Ohakune, National Park, Otorohanga and Hamilton. The Capital Connection is a daily service to Palmerston North and the Wairarapa Connection operates five services a day to Masterton (six on Fridays, but only two services on Saturday and Sundays).
Suburban services are much more frequent with trains on most lines running every half hour. The most popular services for most visitors to Wellington is the Kapiti line for destinations on the Kapiti Coast including Plimmerton, Paekakariki and Paraparaumu.
Station facilities include a relatively expensive New World supermarket. Local buses stop at the bus station on Lambton Quay at the western edge of the station and long-distance InterCity coaches stop outside platform 9. ManaBus coaches to Auckland stop on Bunny Street across the road from the park at the front of the station.
In 2009 Wellington railway station was used as a location for filming an advertisement for The Trainline.
Wellington railway station is located on Bunny Street at the northeastern edge of the city centre. The closest backpackers hostel is Hotel Waterloo & Backpackers.
Our address
- Address:
- Wellington railway station , Bunny Street, Wellington
- Website www.metlink.org.nz
Jeremy,
11 Oct 2023
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Ntombixn,
09 Sep 2020
The dairy by the bus stop sells Metlink train tickets if the lines are too long at the booths inside.
Celeste,
23 Apr 2019
There is a dry cleaning service, post box, supermarket, and cafe in the station
Darren,
05 Jun 2018
Obviously, the place in Wellington where the trains - urban, regional & long-distance go from. Less obviously, platform 9 is the departure point for InterCity buses & the InterIslander ferry bus.
Darren,
05 Jun 2018
Obviously, the place in Wellington where the trains - urban, regional & long-distance go from. Less obviously, platform 9 is the departure point for InterCity buses & the InterIslander ferry bus.
Gabriela,
18 Jun 2017
I wish I have come by train!
Shey,
05 Jun 2017
You can go walking to the city within 20-30 minutes.
Michal,
28 Nov 2014
Nice guys in information centre
Ryan,
23 Apr 2014
Don't hop onto a train unless you are 100% certain they haven't switched your platform
Michael,
05 Feb 2014
Buy your monthly pass online and avoid any queues at the ticket office
Sara,
21 Aug 2013
The Capital Connection train is comfy and has power sockets for lap tops and charging phones!
badtom,
28 Jul 2012
For some reason, no fares information is shown in the concourse, so here's a link: http://www.metlink.org.nz/tickets-and-fares/
Daniel,
22 Feb 2012
You can buy a pro rated monthly ticket, it will be cheaper than the 10 trip ticket
Andrew,
12 Nov 2011
Download the Timetable NZ app to figure out whether you should walk, or run, to your next train or bus!
Michelle,
27 Jan 2011
On a big train the 2nd carriage from the front is usually the most empty. Eager beavers go to the front, late people go to the back, and too lazy to walk far but avoid last go to 3rd leaving 2nd free!
Shane,
15 Nov 2010
Be prepared for inconvenience, especially at 5pm when you're trying to go home.
Tony,
24 Sep 2010
Capital connection to Palmerston North, cheap travel with power sockets for your laptop! :)
Gabor,
03 Feb 2010
You can buy your train tickets from the ticket office using Snapper
