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How to get fromQueenstown to Hot Water Beachby plane, shuttle, car, car ferry, or bus

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There are 4 ways to get from Queenstown to Hot Water Beach by plane, shuttle, car, car ferry, or bus

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  1. Fly Queenstown Airport to Auckland, shuttle

    best
    1. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane ZQN - AKL
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Auckland Airport to Hot Water Beachshuttle bus
    7h 5m
    $215–630

  2. Fly Queenstown Airport to Tauranga Airport, drive

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane plane ZQN - TRG
    2. Drive from Tauranga-Airport-TRG to Hot Water Beachcar car
    6h 47m
    $190–875

  3. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Queenstown to Pictoncar car
    2. Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Wellington to Hot Water Beachcar car
    20h 40m
    $542–736

  4. Bus to Dunedin, fly to Auckland, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Queenstown to Dunedin Airportbus bus
    2. Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane DUD - AKL
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Auckland Airport to Hot Water Beachshuttle bus
    11h 1m
    $228–660

Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Auckland (AKL) flights

Calendar99Weekly Planes
Duration2h 23mAverage Duration
Ticket$95Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Queenstown to Hot Water Beach.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 1,219.9 km
  • Duration: 7h 5m

What companies run services between Queenstown, New Zealand and Hot Water Beach, Waikato, New Zealand?

There is no direct connection from Queenstown to Hot Water Beach. However, you can take the line 1 bus to Airport, walk to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) airport, fly to Auckland (AKL), walk to Auckland Airport, then take the shuttle to Hot Water Beach. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Queenstown to Hot Water Beach via Picton and Wellington in around 20h 40m.

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