How to get fromQueenstown to Taurangaby plane, bus, car ferry, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Queenstown to Tauranga by plane, bus, car ferry, or car

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Fly to Tauranga Airport
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1. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane ZQN - TRG
4h 49m
$150–810
Bus, car ferry
1. Take the bus from Queenstown to Christchurchbus
2. Take the bus from Christchurch to Pictonbus
3. Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
4. Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Taurangabus
31h 11m
$334–517
Drive, car ferry
1. Drive from Queenstown to Pictoncar
2. Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
3. Drive from Wellington to Taurangacar
19h 22m
$502–686
Fly to Rotorua, bus
1. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Rotorua (ROT)plane ZQN - ROT
2. Take the bus from Rotorua Airport to Taurangabus
7h 39m

Queenstown to Tauranga by bus, foot, and car ferry

7Weekly Services

31h 11mAverage Duration

$334Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Queenstown to Tauranga.

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Distance: 1,034 km
Duration: 4h 49m

What companies run services between Queenstown, New Zealand and Tauranga, New Zealand?

Air New Zealand flies from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Tauranga Airport (TRG) every 4 hours.

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Tauranga(opens in a new window), New Zealand(opens in a new window)

Tauranga is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the fifth-most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of, or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by Europeans in the early 19th century, and was constituted as a city in 1963. - Wikipedia (opens in a new window)

Places to stay in Tauranga

Clarence Boutique Hotel(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

Quest Tauranga Central(Opens in a new window)

9.0Fabulous

Trinity Wharf Tauranga(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

The Tauranga on the Waterfront(Opens in a new window)

8.9Fabulous

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