There are 3 ways to get from Palmerston North to Whanganui by bus, car, or taxi
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Palmerston North to Whanganui by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palmerston North to Whanganui is to bus which costs $6 - $9 and takes 1h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Palmerston North to Whanganui is to drive which takes 55 min and costs $21 - $35.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from MSBH - Platform 1 and arriving at Trafalgar Square - Bay 3. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 1h 5m.
The distance between Palmerston North and Whanganui is 73 km. The road distance is 73.7 km.
The best way to get from Palmerston North to Whanganui without a car is to bus which takes 1h 5m and costs $6 - $9.
The bus from MSBH - Platform 1 to Trafalgar Square - Bay 3 takes 1h 5m including transfers and departs five times a week.
Palmerston North to Whanganui bus services, operated by Horizons, depart from MSBH - Platform 1 station.
Palmerston North to Whanganui bus services, operated by Horizons, arrive at Trafalgar Square - Bay 3 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palmerston North to Whanganui is 74 km. It takes approximately 55 min to drive from Palmerston North to Whanganui.
There are 75+ hotels available in Whanganui.
What companies run services between Palmerston North, New Zealand and Whanganui, New Zealand?
Horizons operates a bus from MSBH - Platform 1 to Trafalgar Square - Bay 3 5 times a week. Tickets cost $6–9 and the journey takes 1h 5m.
- Phone
- (+64) 0508 800 800
- Website
- horizons.govt.nz
Bus from MSBH - Platform 1 to Trafalgar Square - Bay 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.horizons.govt.nz/
- Schedules at
- https://www.horizons.govt.nz/buses-transport/bus-routes-transport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $200–250
Taxis Gold & Black Palmerston North
- Phone
- +64 6 351 2345
- Website
- taxisgb.co.nz
Taxis Palmerston North
- Phone
- +64 6 355 5333
- Website
- pntaxis.co.nz
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