There are 3 ways to get from Mount Maunganui to Queenstown by plane, bus, car 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.
Fly
best- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane TRG - ZQN
4h$160–784Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Bayfair to Wellington - Centralbus
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Take the bus from Picton to Christchurchbus
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Queenstownbus
32h 21m$331–508Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Mount Maunganui to Wellingtoncar
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Queenstowncar
19h 29m$508–685
Mount Maunganui to Queenstown by bus, car ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mount Maunganui to Queenstown is to fly which costs $160 - $800 and takes 4h.
The fastest way to get from Mount Maunganui to Queenstown is to fly which takes 4h and costs $160 - $800.
The distance between Mount Maunganui and Queenstown is 1039 km.
The best way to get from Mount Maunganui to Queenstown without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 32h 21m and costs $330 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Mount Maunganui to Queenstown, including transfers.
There are 1855+ hotels available in Queenstown.
What companies run services between Mount Maunganui, New Zealand and Queenstown, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand flies from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Bayfair to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Picton to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Christchurch to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- [email protected]
- Website
- GreatSights
Bus from Christchurch to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $170–240
- Flexi
- $220–1,700
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $129
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $129
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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