There are 4 ways to get from Mount Cook to Milford by car, plane, train, bus, or shuttle
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Drive to Timaru, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
best- Drive from Mount Cook to Timaru (TIU)car
- Fly from Timaru (TIU) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane TIU - JFK
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Milfordtrain
25h 40m$565–1,995Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Haka House Mt Cook to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane ZQN - JFK
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Milfordtrain
27h 51m$746–2,432Bus, bus to Dunedin, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Haka House Mt Cook to Cromwellbus
- Take the bus from Cromwell to Dunedin Airportbus
- Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane DUD - JFK
- Take the train from Grand Central Terminal to Milfordtrain
31h 55m$790–2,642Tour, Tour to Christchurch International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Mount Cook Village to Lake Tekapo
- Take a shuttle bus from Lake Tekapo to Christchurch
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane CHC - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bridgeport Amtrak Stationtrain
31h 59m$675–2,062
Timaru (TIU) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mount Cook to Milford is to drive and fly and train which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 25h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Mount Cook to Milford is to drive and fly and train which takes 25h 40m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between Mount Cook and Milford is 9462 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 40m to get from Mount Cook to Milford, including transfers.
Milford is 16h behind Mount Cook. It is currently 2:10 PM in Mount Cook and 10:10 PM in Milford.
There are 216+ hotels available in Milford.
What companies run services between Mount Cook, Canterbury, New Zealand and Milford, CT, USA?
There is no direct connection from Mount Cook to Milford. However, you can drive to Timaru (TIU) airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), walk to Terminal 4, take the vehicle to Jamaica Station, walk to Jamaica, take the train to Grand Central Terminal, then take the train to Milford. Alternatively, 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), walk to Terminal 4, take the vehicle to Jamaica Station, walk to Jamaica, take the train to Grand Central Terminal, then take the train to Milford.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Timaru to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Dunedin to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Dunedin to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Christchurch International Airport, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Timaru to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Dunedin to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Dunedin to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Dunedin to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Dunedin to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via San Francisco, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via San Francisco, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Milford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $17–20
- Peak
- $24–27
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Milford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $17–20
- Peak
- $24–27
Train from Grand Central Terminal to Milford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $17–20
- Peak
- $24–27
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to Bridgeport Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- [email protected]
- Website
- GreatSights
Bus from Haka House Mt Cook to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $55–85
- Flexi
- $70–550
Bus from Haka House Mt Cook to Cromwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $45–70
- Flexi
- $55–420
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Cromwell to Dunedin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 9 390 7380
- [email protected]
- Website
- cheekykiwitravel.com
Shuttle from Mount Cook Village to Lake Tekapo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–99
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Adult
- $99
- Child
- $75
Shuttle from Lake Tekapo to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–99
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Adult
- $99
- Child
- $75
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