How to get fromNew Plymouth to Timaruby plane, bus, car ferry, car, ferry, or train

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There are 4 ways to get from New Plymouth to Timaru by plane, bus, car ferry, car, ferry, or train

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Fly
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1. Fly from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Timaru (TIU)plane NPL - TIU
4h 43m
$199–679
Bus, car ferry
1. Take the bus from New Plymouth Boys High STUDENTS ONLY to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
2. Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
3. Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
4. Take the bus from Picton to Christchurchbus
5. Take the bus from Christchurch to Timarubus
22h 30m
Drive, car ferry
1. Drive from New Plymouth to Wellingtoncar
2. Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
3. Drive from Picton to Timarucar
13h 58m
$370–486
Bus, ferry, train
1. Take the bus from New Plymouth Boys High STUDENTS ONLY to Whanganui / Wanganuibus
2. Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus
3. Take the ferry from Wellington - Central to Pictonferry
4. Take the train from Picton to Rangioratrain
5. Take the bus from Christchurch to Timarubus
23h 37m

New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Timaru (TIU) flights

19Weekly Planes

6h 48mAverage Duration

$98Cheapest Price

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Distance: 662.9 km
Duration: 4h 43m

What companies run services between New Plymouth, New Zealand and Timaru, New Zealand?

Air New Zealand flies from New Plymouth Airport (NPL) to Timaru (TIU) 3 times a day.

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Timaru, New Zealand(opens in a new window)

Timaru is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to people, and is the largest urban area in South Canterbury, and the third-largest in the Canterbury Region overall, after Christchurch and Rolleston. The town is the seat of the Timaru District, which includes the surrounding rural area and the towns of Geraldine, Pleasant Point and Temuka, which combined have a total population of.

Things to do in Timaru

Pleasant Point Museum and Railway(Opens in a new window)

The Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society is a heritage railway located in the small country town of Pleasant Point in southern Canterbury, New Zealand, inland from Timaru.

Places to stay in Timaru

Baywatch Motor Lodge(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Panorama Motor Lodge(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Cedar Lodge Motel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Coastal Ridge Apartments(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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