Plan Your Visit

Getting to Wellington

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Car

There are plenty of car park buildings in close vicinity to most venues. Parking costs between $2-$4 per hour depending on the time of day.

Train

The main train station is approx. 2 km away from the CBD and walking distance to the Events Centre and Museum of Wellington City and Sea. There is a taxi stand and a major bus terminal in front of the station.

Plane

Wellington International Airport is around 8 kilometres by road south east of the city wellington-airport.co.nz. The quickest and simplest route is to follow the State Highway 1 signs which take you through the Mount Victoria Tunnel. The trip takes between 15-30 minutes depending on the time of day.

Taxis from the airport to the city cost around $20-25, shuttles $12-15. The Stagecoach Flyer bus stop is located on the ground level, at the southern end of the terminal. It shuttles every 30min Mon-Fri and at least hourly on weekends. Adult fare $4.50

Where to stay

The Festival very much happens in Central Wellington. There are plenty of hotels and serviced apartments in the area. For details and further tourist information refer to www.wellingtonnz.com.

How to find the Festival venues

Most of the Festival venues are located in central Wellington. For a venue location map please click here. Every event page on this website also has a venue section with directions to and address of the venue.

Food and more

The choice of culinary delights is vast in the city centre. But why not pop into The National Bank Festival Club for drinks, lunch, dinner or post show snacks. The club is located in Waitangi Park, next to Te Papa Museum and is open daily from 11am - 1am.

Booking tickets to events

• Internet: on this website or www.ticketek.co.nz from 17 November
• Phone: from 17 November call Ticketek on 04 384 3840 or your local outlet
• Mail: you can mail a booking form to New Zealand International Arts Festival Bookings, Ticketek, PO Box 6334, Wellington
• Fax: your booking form to Ticketek on 04 384 9574
• Counter sales: from 17 November at Ticketek outlets nationwide
• Door sales: Subject to availability on the day at the venue from one hour before the performance.

Maps