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How to get fromOtago to Hamiltonby plane, bus, car ferry, car, shuttle, or train

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There are 8 ways to get from Otago to Hamilton by plane, bus, car ferry, car, shuttle, or train

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  1. Fly Queenstown Airport to Hamilton International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)plane plane ZQN - HLZ
    5h 59m
    $486–1,317

  2. Fly Queenstown Airport to Auckland, bus

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane ZQN - AKL
    2. Take the bus from Auckland International Airport to Hamilton - Centralbus bus
    5h 59m
    $118–473

  3. Bus, car ferry

    1. Take the bus from Dunedin to Christchurchbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Christchurch to Pictonbus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry car ferry
    4. Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Hamilton - Centralbus bus
    27h 56m
    $185–362

  4. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Dunedin to Pictoncar car
    2. Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Wellington to Hamiltoncar car
    18h 2m
    $481–640

  5. Fly Dunedin to Hamilton International Airport

    1. Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)plane plane DUD - HLZ
    6h 6m
    $241–1,228

  6. Fly Queenstown Airport to Tauranga Airport, drive

    1. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane plane ZQN - TRG
    2. Drive from Tauranga-Airport-TRG to Hamiltoncar car
    6h 8m
    $180–860

  7. Fly Dunedin to Auckland, bus

    1. Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane DUD - AKL
    2. Take the bus from Auckland International Airport to Hamilton - Centralbus bus
    5h 51m
    $138–484

  8. Bus, shuttle, drive, car ferry, train

    1. Take the bus from Dunedin to Christchurchbus bus
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelsonshuttle bus
    3. Drive from Nelson to Pictoncar car
    4. Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry car ferry
    5. Take the train from Wellington to Hamiltontrain train
    28h 14m
    $588–1,507

Otago to Hamilton by bus, foot, and car ferry

Calendar13Weekly Services
Duration27h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$185Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 986.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 59m

What companies run services between Otago, New Zealand and Hamilton, New Zealand?

Air New Zealand flies from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) 5 times a day.

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