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How to get fromMilford Sound (Water) to Aucklandby plane, car, car ferry, or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Milford Sound (Water) to Auckland by plane, car, car ferry, or bus

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  1. Fly to Queenstown Airport, fly to Auckland

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    1. Fly from Milford Sound Airport to Queenstown Airportplane plane
    2. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane ZQN - AKL
    5h
    $641–1,158

  2. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Milford Sound (Water) to Pictoncar car
    2. Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Wellington to Aucklandcar car
    23h 37m
    $700–960

  3. Fly to Queenstown Airport, fly to Hamilton International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Milford Sound Airport to Queenstown Airportplane plane
    2. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)plane plane ZQN - HLZ
    3. Take the bus from Hamilton - Central to Auckland - Centralbus bus
    8h 24m
    $1,161–1,950

  4. Fly to Queenstown Airport, fly to Whangarei Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Milford Sound Airport to Queenstown Airportplane plane
    2. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)plane plane ZQN - WRE
    3. Take the bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Centralbus bus
    9h 35m
    $717–1,543

  5. Fly, bus to Dunedin, fly to Auckland

    1. Fly from Milford Sound Airport to Queenstown Airportplane plane
    2. Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Dunedin Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane DUD - AKL
    10h 20m
    $729–1,108

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  • Distance: 1,121 km
  • Duration: 5h

What companies run services between Milford Sound (Water), New Zealand and Auckland, New Zealand?

You can take a flight from Milford Sound Airport to Auckland - Central via Queenstown Airport (ZQN), Auckland (AKL), and Auckland International Airport in around 5h.

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