How to get fromBluff to Timaruby bus, car, plane, or shuttle

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There are 7 ways to get from Bluff to Timaru by bus, car, plane, or shuttle

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedinbus Invercargill
2. Take the bus from Dunedin to Timarubus Christchurch - Dunedin
7h 59m
Drive 426 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Bluff to Timarucar 426 km
5h 13m
$125–180
Fly Invercargill to Christchurch International Airport, bus
1. Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane IVC - CHC
2. Take the bus from Rolleston to Timarubus
6h 11m
Tour, bus
1. Take a shuttle bus from Invercargill to Dunedinshuttle Invercargill to Dunedin via the Catlins
2. Take the bus from Dunedin to Timarubus Christchurch - Dunedin
13h 47m
Bus via Timaru
1. Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedinbus Invercargill
2. Take the bus from Dunedin to Timarubus Christchurch - Dunedin
8h 29m
Bus via Timaru #2
1. Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedinbus Dunedin - Invercargill
2. Take the bus from Dunedin to Timarubus Christchurch - Dunedin
8h 41m
Bus to Dunedin, fly to Timaru
1. Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedin Airportbus
2. Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Timaru (TIU)plane DUD - TIU
9h 15m
$378–1,129

Invercargill (IVC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights

39Weekly Planes

1h 20mAverage Duration

$77Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Bluff to Timaru.

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Distance: 454.8 km
Duration: 7h 59m

What companies run services between Bluff, New Zealand and Timaru, New Zealand?

You can take a vehicle from Bluff to Timaru via Invercargill, Dunedin, and Dunedin in around 7h 59m.

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Timaru, New Zealand(opens in a new window)

Timaru is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to people, and is the largest urban area in South Canterbury, and the third-largest in the Canterbury Region overall, after Christchurch and Rolleston. The town is the seat of the Timaru District, which includes the surrounding rural area and the towns of Geraldine, Pleasant Point and Temuka, which combined have a total population of.

Things to do in Timaru

Pleasant Point Museum and Railway(Opens in a new window)

The Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society is a heritage railway located in the small country town of Pleasant Point in southern Canterbury, New Zealand, inland from Timaru.

Places to stay in Timaru

Baywatch Motor Lodge(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Panorama Motor Lodge(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Cedar Lodge Motel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Coastal Ridge Apartments(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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