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There are 8 ways to get from America to Lake Tekapo by train, plane, bus, shuttle, or car

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane plane DUS - ZQN
    3. Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Tekapobus bus
    37h 35m
    $1,759–5,252

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, Tour

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane DUS - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Lake Tekaposhuttle bus
    34h 54m
    $1,214–3,327

  3. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Christchurch International Airport, Tour

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane AMS - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Lake Tekaposhuttle bus
    34h 14m
    $1,330–2,827

  4. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane plane AMS - ZQN
    3. Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Tekapobus bus
    36h 10m
    $1,675–5,752

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Christchurch International Airport, Tour

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane FRA - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Lake Tekaposhuttle bus
    34h 32m
    $1,654–3,850

  6. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, Tour

    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain train
    2. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane BRU - CHC
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Lake Tekaposhuttle bus
    34h 3m
    $1,835–3,256

  7. Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, Tour

    1. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain train
    2. Take the train from Breda to Anvers-Centraltrain train
    3. Take the train from Anvers-Central to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain train
    4. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane CDG - CHC
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Lake Tekaposhuttle bus
    36h 11m
    $1,697–3,666

  8. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Hokitika, bus, drive, Tour

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hokitika (HKK)plane plane AMS - HKK
    3. Take the bus from Hokitika to Franz Josefbus bus
    4. Drive from Franz Josef to Mount Cook Villagecar car
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Mount Cook Village to Lake Tekaposhuttle bus
    46h 44m
    $2,120–5,077

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights

Calendar37Weekly Planes
Duration31h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,691Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 18,849.8 km
  • Duration: 37h 35m

What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Lake Tekapo, New Zealand?

There is no direct connection from America to Lake Tekapo. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Düsseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Queenstown Airport (ZQN), walk to Airport, take the line 1 bus to Frankton Bus Hub, then take the bus to Tekapo. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport (CHC), walk to Christchurch International Airport, take the line 8 bus to Hereford St near Colombo St, walk to Christchurch, then take the shuttle to Lake Tekapo.

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