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Distance from Wellington to Palmerston North

Distance between Wellington and Palmerston North is 125 kilometers (78 miles).
Driving distance from Wellington to Palmerston North is 140 kilometers (87 miles).

air 125 km
air 78 miles
car 140 km
car 87 miles

Distance Map Between Wellington and Palmerston North

Wellington, New ZealandPalmerston North, New Zealand = 78 miles = 125 km.

How far is it between Wellington and Palmerston North

Wellington is located in New Zealand with (-41.2866,174.7756) coordinates and Palmerston North is located in New Zealand with (-40.3564,175.6111) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from Wellington to Palmerston North is equal to 78 miles which is equal to 125 km.

If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Wellington and Palmerston North is 140.42 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 01 hours 15 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 15 km.

City/PlaceLatitude and LongitudeGPS Coordinates
Wellington -41.2866, 174.7756 41° 17´ 11.9040'' S
174° 46´ 32.0520'' E
Palmerston North -40.3564, 175.6111 40° 21´ 22.8960'' S
175° 36´ 40.0680'' E

Estimated Travel Time Between Wellington and Palmerston North

Average SpeedTravel Time
30 mph (48 km/h) 02 hours 55 minutes
40 mph (64 km/h) 02 hours 11 minutes
50 mph (80 km/h) 01 hours 45 minutes
60 mph (97 km/h) 01 hours 26 minutes
70 mph (112 km/h) 01 hours 15 minutes
75 mph (120 km/h) 01 hours 10 minutes
Recent Comments
Fred Pisswinkle 2017-06-28 03:39:03

Good luck with that, unfortunately the speed limit in NZ is 100km/h. To average 112, you're likely to have some difficulty with the road nazis. It is a busy stretch of road, you may find that to average 112, you may need to achieve a peak of 160ish

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