There are 6 ways to get from Franz Josef / Waiau 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 19m$212–293Drive 508.6 km
cheapest- Drive from Franz Josef / Waiau to Te Anaucar 508.6 km
5h 47m$147–212Bus, fly to Queenstown Airport
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Hokitikabus
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane HKK - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
11h 16m$231–793Tour, 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 30m$258–358Bus via Queenstown
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Queenstownbus Queenstown - Franz Josef
- Take the bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anaubus Queenstown-Te Anau
12h$212–264Bus, fly to Invercargill, shuttle
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Hokitikabus
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Invercargill (IVC)plane HKK - IVC
- Take a shuttle bus from Invercargill to Te Anau
12h 8m$242–759
Franz Josef / Waiau to Te Anau by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Franz Josef / Waiau to Te Anau is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 5h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Franz Josef / Waiau to Te Anau is to drive which takes 5h 47m and costs $140 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Franz Josef / Waiau 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 19m.
The distance between Franz Josef / Waiau and Te Anau is 557 km. The road distance is 508.6 km.
The best way to get from Franz Josef / Waiau to Te Anau without a car is to bus which takes 11h 19m and costs $210 - $300.
It takes approximately 11h 19m to get from Franz Josef / Waiau to Te Anau, including transfers.
Franz Josef / Waiau to Te Anau bus services, operated by GreatSights, depart from Franz Josef station.
Franz Josef / Waiau to Te Anau bus services, operated by GreatSights, arrive at Frankton Bus Interchange station.
Yes, the driving distance between Franz Josef / Waiau to Te Anau is 509 km. It takes approximately 5h 47m to drive from Franz Josef / Waiau to Te Anau.
Book your Franz Josef / Waiau to Te Anau bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Franz Josef / Waiau, New Zealand and Te Anau, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Franz Josef to Te Anau via Frankton Bus Interchange in around 11h 19m.
- 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
- $90–550
- 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 Franz Josef to Hokitika
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $60–85
- Flexi
- $60–460
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 to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $140–200
- Flexi
- $180–1,400
Bus from Franz Josef to Hokitika
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $60–85
- Flexi
- $60–460
- 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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