There are 7 ways to get from Greymouth to Doubtful Sound / Patea by train, bus, unknown, 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.
Train, bus, travel
best- Take the train from Greymouth to Rollestontrain
- Take the bus from Rolleston to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Pateaunknown
16h 53mFly Hokitika to Queenstown Airport, bus, travel
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane HKK - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Pateaunknown
10h 36mBus, Tour, travel
- Take the bus from Greymouth to Franz Josefbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Franz Josef / Waiau to Queenstown
- Take the bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anaubus
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Pateaunknown
21h 14mBus, travel
- Take the bus from Greymouth to Franz Josefbus
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Pateaunknown
17h 2mShuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Greymouth to Christchurch International Airport
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane CHC - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Pateaunknown
9h 44mFly Hokitika to Invercargill, shuttle, travel
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Invercargill (IVC)plane HKK - IVC
- Take a shuttle bus from Invercargill to Te Anau
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Pateaunknown
11h 28mShuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Invercargill, shuttle, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Greymouth to Christchurch International Airport
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Invercargill (IVC)plane CHC - IVC
- Take a shuttle bus from Invercargill to Te Anau
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Pateaunknown
10h 2m
Hokitika (HKK) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Greymouth and Doubtful Sound / Patea is 889 km.
The best way to get from Greymouth to Doubtful Sound / Patea without a car is to train and bus and travel which takes 16h 53m and costs .
It takes approximately 16h 53m to get from Greymouth to Doubtful Sound / Patea, including transfers.
What companies run services between Greymouth, New Zealand and Doubtful Sound / Patea, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Greymouth to Doubtful Sound / Patea. However, you can take the train to Rolleston, walk to Rolleston, take the bus to Frankton Bus Interchange, take the bus to Te Anau, then travel to Doubtful Sound / Patea. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Hokitika, walk to Hokitika (HKK) airport, fly to Queenstown Airport (ZQN), walk to Airport, take the line 1 bus to Frankton Bus Hub, take the bus to Te Anau, then travel to Doubtful Sound / Patea.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Hokitika to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Hokitika to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Hokitika to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Invercargill
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–490
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- Website
- kiwirail.co.nz
Train from Greymouth to Rolleston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–310
- Website
- https://www.kiwirail.co.nz/
- Website
- https://www.greatjourneysnz.com/scenic-trains/tranzalpine-train/
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Rolleston to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatsights.co.nz
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Greymouth to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $80–600
Bus from Greymouth to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $80–600
Bus from Franz Josef to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- 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
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
- 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
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
- Phone
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Greymouth to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–100
- Schedules at
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Greymouth to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–100
- Schedules at
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
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