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How to get fromFairlie to Aoraki / Mount Cook National Parkby train, plane, bus, or shuttle

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There are 6 ways to get from Fairlie to Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park by train, plane, bus, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Fairlie to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane plane GLA - ZQN
    3. Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Haka House Mt Cookbus bus
    41h 42m
    $1,749–4,720

  2. Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, Tour, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Fairlie to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain train
    3. Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain train
    4. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane MAN - CHC
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Lake Tekaposhuttle bus
    6. Take the bus from Tekapo to Haka House Mt Cookbus bus
    40h 10m
    $1,624–8,685

  3. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Fairlie to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus bus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane plane EDI - ZQN
    4. Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Haka House Mt Cookbus bus
    43h 23m
    $1,665–3,567

  4. Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, Tour, bus

    1. Take the train from Fairlie to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain train
    2. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane GLA - CHC
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Lake Tekaposhuttle bus
    4. Take the bus from Tekapo to Haka House Mt Cookbus bus
    41h 6m
    $1,849–2,945

  5. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, Tour, bus

    1. Take the train from Fairlie to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus bus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane EDI - CHC
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Lake Tekaposhuttle bus
    5. Take the bus from Tekapo to Haka House Mt Cookbus bus
    38h 32m
    $1,865–2,692

  6. Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Dunedin, bus

    1. Take the train from Fairlie to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    2. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus bus
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Dunedin (DUD)plane plane EDI - DUD
    4. Take the bus from Dunedin Airport to Cromwellbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Cromwell to Haka House Mt Cookbus bus
    43h 25m
    $2,559–6,787

Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights

Calendar31Weekly Planes
Duration35h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket$1,617Cheapest Price
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Map of how to get from Fairlie to Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 19,031.5 km
  • Duration: 41h 42m

What companies run services between Fairlie, Scotland and Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand?

There is no direct connection from Fairlie to Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park. However, you can take the train to Paisley Gilmour Street, walk to New Sneddon Street, take the line 757 bus to Terminal Building, walk to Glasgow Airport (GLA) airport, fly to Queenstown Airport (ZQN), walk to Airport, take the line 1 bus to Frankton Bus Hub, take the bus to Haka House Mt Cook, then walk to Haka House Mt Cook. Alternatively, you can take the train to Glasgow Central, walk to Waterloo Lane, take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, take the bus to Terminal, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Queenstown Airport (ZQN), walk to Airport, take the line 1 bus to Frankton Bus Hub, take the bus to Haka House Mt Cook, then walk to Haka House Mt Cook.

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