There are 4 ways to get from Greymouth to Lake Hawea by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Greymouth to Franz Josefbus Fox Glacier - Greymouth
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Lake Hawea Dambus Queenstown - Franz Josef
10h 41m$192–269Drive 438.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Greymouth to Lake Haweacar 438.1 km
5h 1m$132–191Fly from Hokitika, bus
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane HKK - ZQN
- Take the bus from Queenstown Airport to Medical Centre Wanakabus
8h 23m$272–868Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly, bus
- 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 Queenstown Airport to Medical Centre Wanakabus
7h 31m$443–1,003
Hokitika (HKK) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greymouth to Lake Hawea is to drive which costs $130 - $190 and takes 5h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Greymouth to Lake Hawea is to drive which takes 5h 1m and costs $130 - $190.
No, there is no direct bus from Greymouth to Lake Hawea. However, there are services departing from Greymouth and arriving at Lake Hawea Dam via Franz Josef. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 41m.
The distance between Greymouth and Lake Hawea is 448 km. The road distance is 438.1 km.
The best way to get from Greymouth to Lake Hawea without a car is to bus which takes 10h 41m and costs $190 - $270.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Greymouth to Lake Hawea, including transfers.
Greymouth to Lake Hawea bus services, operated by GreatSights, depart from Greymouth station.
Greymouth to Lake Hawea bus services, operated by GreatSights, arrive at Franz Josef station.
Yes, the driving distance between Greymouth to Lake Hawea is 438 km. It takes approximately 5h 1m to drive from Greymouth to Lake Hawea.
There are 764+ hotels available in Lake Hawea.
What companies run services between Greymouth, New Zealand and Lake Hawea, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Greymouth to Lake Hawea via Franz Josef and Lake Hawea Dam in around 10h 41m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Hokitika to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Hokitika to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- [email protected]
- Website
- GreatSights
Bus from Greymouth to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $75–110
- Gold
- $65–150
Bus from Franz Josef to Lake Hawea Dam
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $95–140
- Gold
- $100–180
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