There are 8 ways to get from Greymouth to Lake Te Anau by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or busferry
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Fly Hokitika to Queenstown Airport, bus
best- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane HKK - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
9h 26m$201–752Drive 681.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Greymouth to Te Anaucar 681.3 km
7h 50m$200–288Train, bus
- Take the train from Greymouth to Rollestontrain
- Take the bus from Rolleston to Queenstownbus
- Take the bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anaubus
16h 25m$332–471Bus, Tour, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Greymouth to Franz Josefbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Franz Josef / Waiau to Queenstown
- Take the busferry from 43 Camp Street, Queenstown CBD to Glade Wharfbusferry
23h 4m$555–682Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport, 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 Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
8h 35m$362–857Fly Hokitika to Invercargill, shuttle
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Invercargill (IVC)plane HKK - IVC
- Take a shuttle bus from Invercargill to Te Anau
10h 18m$212–718Shuttle to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Invercargill, shuttle
- 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
8h 51m$248–713Bus
- Take the bus from Greymouth to Franz Josefbus
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Queenstownbus
- Take the bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anaubus
16h 34m$281–368
Greymouth to Lake Te Anau by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greymouth to Lake Te Anau is to drive which costs $190 - $290 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Greymouth to Lake Te Anau is to drive which takes 7h 50m and costs $190 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Greymouth to Lake Te Anau. However, there are services departing from Greymouth and arriving at Te Anau via Franz Josef and Info & Track Queenstown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 34m.
The distance between Greymouth and Lake Te Anau is 522 km. The road distance is 681.3 km.
The best way to get from Greymouth to Lake Te Anau without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 25m and costs $330 - $480.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Greymouth to Lake Te Anau, including transfers.
Greymouth to Lake Te Anau bus services, operated by GreatSights, depart from Greymouth station.
Greymouth to Lake Te Anau bus services, operated by GreatSights, arrive at Franz Josef station.
Yes, the driving distance between Greymouth to Lake Te Anau is 681 km. It takes approximately 7h 50m to drive from Greymouth to Lake Te Anau.
Book your Greymouth to Lake Te Anau bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Greymouth, New Zealand and Lake Te Anau, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Greymouth to Te Anau via Franz Josef, Queenstown, and Info & Track Queenstown in around 16h 34m.
- 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 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 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 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 Franz Josef to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $140–200
- Flexi
- $180–1,400
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Rolleston to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- 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
- 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 3 249 6000
- [email protected]
- Website
- realnz.com
Busferry from 43 Camp Street, Queenstown CBD to Glade Wharf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $292
- Schedules at
- realnz.com
- 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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