There are 4 ways to get from Launceston to Rotorua by plane, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tauranga Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane LST - TRG
- Take the taxi from Tauranga-Airport-TRG to Rotoruataxi
8h 19m$679–1,740Fly to Rotorua
cheapest- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Rotorua (ROT)plane LST - ROT
9h 56m$372–1,475Fly to Hamilton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)plane LST - HLZ
- Take the bus from Hamilton - Central to Rotoruabus
10h 6m$568–1,920Fly to Auckland, bus
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Auckland (AKL)plane LST - AKL
- Take the bus from Manukau City to Rotoruabus
10h 58m$559–1,457
Launceston (LST) to Tauranga Airport (TRG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Launceston to Rotorua is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $1,500 and takes 10h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Launceston to Rotorua is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 19m and costs $650 - $1,800.
The distance between Launceston and Rotorua is 2591 km.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Launceston to Rotorua, including transfers.
Rotorua is 2h ahead of Launceston. It is currently 2:17 PM in Launceston and 4:17 PM in Rotorua.
There are 580+ hotels available in Rotorua.
What companies run services between Launceston, TAS, Australia and Rotorua, New Zealand?
Qantas, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Launceston (LST) to Rotorua (ROT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Launceston to Tauranga Airport via Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–2,600
Flights from Launceston to Tauranga Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Launceston to Rotorua via Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,600
Flights from Launceston to Rotorua via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Launceston to Rotorua via Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Launceston to Hamilton International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,600
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Launceston to Tauranga Airport via Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Launceston to Tauranga Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Launceston to Rotorua via Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Launceston to Rotorua via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Launceston to Hamilton International Airport via Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Launceston to Hamilton International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Hamilton - Central to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Manukau City to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- InterCity
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $310–370
Kubat Taxi
- Phone
- +64 800 698 294
- Website
- kubat.co.nz
New Zealand Cabs Tauranga
- Phone
- +64 800 482 947
- Website
- nzcabs.com
Tauranga Mount Taxis
- Phone
- +64 7 578 6086
- Website
- taurangataxis.co.nz
Taxi Cabs Tauranga
- Phone
- +64 7 578 7878
- Website
- taurangataxi.co.nz
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