There are 3 ways to get from New Plymouth to Alexandra by plane, bus, car, or car ferry
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 Queenstown Airport, bus
best- Fly from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane NPL - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Alexandrabus
6h 36mFly to Dunedin, bus
cheapest- Fly from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Dunedin (DUD)plane NPL - DUD
- Take the bus from Dunedin Airport to Alexandrabus
7h 3m$277–1,319Drive, car ferry
- Drive from New Plymouth to Wellingtoncar
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Alexandracar
17h 9m$468–636
New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New Plymouth to Alexandra is to drive and car ferry which costs $460 - $650 and takes 17h 9m.
The fastest way to get from New Plymouth to Alexandra is to fly and bus which takes 7h 3m and costs $270 - $1,400.
The distance between New Plymouth and Alexandra is 907 km.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from New Plymouth to Alexandra, including transfers.
There are 79+ hotels available in Alexandra.
What companies run services between New Plymouth, New Zealand and Alexandra, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from New Plymouth to Alexandra. However, you can take the taxi to New Plymouth Airport (NPL) airport, fly to Queenstown Airport (ZQN), walk to Airport, take the line 1 bus to Frankton Bus Hub, then take the bus to Alexandra. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from New Plymouth to Alexandra via Wellington and Picton in around 17h 9m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Queenstown Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Queenstown Airport via Wellington, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Dunedin via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Dunedin via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from New Plymouth Airport to Dunedin via Wellington, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Alexandra
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Dunedin Airport to Alexandra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- InterCity
- 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
- $131
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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