There are 7 ways to get from Ōkārito to Te Anau by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Frankton Bus Interchangebus Queenstown - Franz Josef
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus Queenstown - Milford Sound
11h 40m$289–393Drive 536 km
cheapest- Drive from Ōkārito to Te Anaucar 536 km
6h 9m$155–223Bus, fly to Queenstown Airport
- Take the bus from Okarito Turn Off to Hokitikabus
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane HKK - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
11h 6m$257–823Tour, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Franz Josef / Waiau to QueenstownFranz Josef to Queenstown via Wanaka Small Group Tour
- Take the bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anaubus Queenstown-Te Anau
15h 51m$337–451Bus via Queenstown
- Take the bus from Franz Josef 58 On Cron Motel to Queenstownbus Queenstown - Franz Josef
- Take the bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anaubus Queenstown-Te Anau
12h 46m$287–361Drive, bus
- Drive from Ōkārito to Haka House Mt Cookcar
- Take the bus from Haka House Mt Cook to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
12h 28m$310–450Bus, fly to Invercargill, shuttle
- Take the bus from Okarito Turn Off to Hokitikabus
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Invercargill (IVC)plane HKK - IVC
- Take a shuttle bus from Invercargill to Te Anau
11h 58m$263–789
Hokitika (HKK) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ōkārito to Te Anau is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Ōkārito to Te Anau is to drive which takes 6h 9m and costs $150 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Ōkārito to Te Anau. However, there are services departing from Franz Josef and arriving at Te Anau via Frankton Bus Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 40m.
The distance between Ōkārito and Te Anau is 584 km. The road distance is 536 km.
The best way to get from Ōkārito to Te Anau without a car is to bus which takes 11h 40m and costs $280 - $400.
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Ōkārito to Te Anau, including transfers.
Ōkārito to Te Anau bus services, operated by GreatSights, depart from Franz Josef station.
Ōkārito to Te Anau bus services, operated by GreatSights, arrive at Frankton Bus Interchange station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ōkārito to Te Anau is 536 km. It takes approximately 6h 9m to drive from Ōkārito to Te Anau.
There are 179+ hotels available in Te Anau.
What companies run services between Ōkārito, New Zealand and Te Anau, New Zealand?
You can take a vehicle from Ōkārito to Te Anau via Franz Josef and Frankton Bus Interchange in around 11h 40m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Hokitika to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Hokitika to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Hokitika to Invercargill via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- [email protected]
- Website
- GreatSights
Bus from Franz Josef to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $140–200
- Flexi
- $180–1,400
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Okarito Turn Off to Hokitika
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $55–75
- Flexi
- $50–400
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Franz Josef 58 On Cron Motel to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $140–200
- Flexi
- $180–1,400
Bus from Haka House Mt Cook to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $95–140
- Flexi
- $120–900
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Okarito Turn Off to Hokitika
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $55–75
- Flexi
- $50–400
- Phone
- +64 9 390 7380
- [email protected]
- Website
- cheekykiwitravel.com
Shuttle from Franz Josef / Waiau to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Adult
- $290
- Child
- $190
Shuttle from Invercargill to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–99
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Adult
- $99
- Child
- $70
- Phone
- +64 3 442 9708
- [email protected]
- Website
- infotrack.co.nz
Bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $68
- Schedules at
- infotrack.co.nz
Bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $68
- Schedules at
- infotrack.co.nz
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