There are 4 ways to get from Haast to Abel Tasman National Park by bus, plane, taxi, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly, taxi
best- Take the bus from Haast Township to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane ZQN - NSN
- Take the taxi from Nelson-Airport-NSN to Apple Tree Baytaxi
10h 9m$576–1,352Drive 684.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Haast to Abel Tasman National Parkcar 684.5 km
8h$198–286Bus, Water taxi
- Take the bus from Haast Township to Franz Josefbus
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Greymouthbus
- Take the bus from Greymouth to Richmondbus
- Take the bus from Richmond Holiday Park to Kaiteriteribus
- Take the ferry from Kaiteriteri to Apple Tree Bayferry
17h 49mBus, bus to Hokitika, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Haast Township to Franz Josefbus
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Hokitikabus
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane HKK - NSN
- Take the taxi from Nelson-Airport-NSN to Apple Tree Baytaxi
11h 22m$384–982
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Haast to Abel Tasman National Park is to drive which costs $190 - $290 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Haast to Abel Tasman National Park is to drive which takes 8h and costs $190 - $290.
The distance between Haast and Abel Tasman National Park is 861 km. The road distance is 684.5 km.
The best way to get from Haast to Abel Tasman National Park without a car is to bus and Water taxi which takes 17h 49m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Haast to Abel Tasman National Park, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Haast to Abel Tasman National Park is 685 km. It takes approximately 8h to drive from Haast to Abel Tasman National Park.
There are 164+ hotels available in Abel Tasman National Park.
What companies run services between Haast, New Zealand and Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Haast to Abel Tasman National Park. However, you can take the bus to Frankton Bus Interchange, walk to Frankton Bus Hub, golf course, take the line 1 bus to Airport, walk to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) airport, fly to Nelson Airport (NSN), then take the taxi to Apple Tree Bay. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Haast Township to Apple Tree Bay via Franz Josef, Greymouth, Richmond Holiday Park, Kaiteriteri, Kaiteriteri, and Apple Tree Bay in around 17h 49m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Hokitika to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- [email protected]
- Website
- GreatSights
Bus from Haast Township to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $95–140
- Flexi
- $110–850
Bus from Haast Township to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $60–90
- Flexi
- $65–490
Bus from Franz Josef to Greymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $80–600
Bus from Haast Township to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $60–90
- Flexi
- $65–490
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 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Greymouth to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–90
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 27 577 6975
- [email protected]
- Website
- betterbus.co.nz
Bus from Richmond Holiday Park to Kaiteriteri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- betterbus.co.nz
- Book at
- betterbus.co.nz
- Phone
- +6435278688
- [email protected]
- Website
- abeltasmanseashuttles.co.nz
Ferry from Kaiteriteri to Apple Tree Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- abeltasmanseashuttles.co.nz
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $170–210
Nelson City Taxis
- Phone
- +64 3 548 8225
- Website
- nelsontaxis.co.nz
Sun City Taxis
- Phone
- +64 3 548 2666
- Website
- suncitytaxis.co.nz
Terry's Tours & Transfers
- Phone
- +64 226 311 646
- Website
- terrystoursandtransfers.com
Nelson City Taxis
- Phone
- +64 3 548 8225
- Website
- nelsontaxis.co.nz
Sun City Taxis
- Phone
- +64 3 548 2666
- Website
- suncitytaxis.co.nz
Terry's Tours & Transfers
- Phone
- +64 226 311 646
- Website
- terrystoursandtransfers.com
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