There are 5 ways to get from Rotorua Airport (ROT) to Queenstown by plane, taxi, towncar, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Rotorua to Queenstown Airport
best- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane ROT - ZQN
5h 3m$144–732Taxi to Tauranga Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport
- Take the taxi from Rotorua-Airport-ROT to Tauranga-Airport-TRGtaxi
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane TRG - ZQN
4h 41m$432–1,105Towncar, bus, car ferry
- Take a town car from Rotorua Airport to Tūrangitowncar
- Take the bus from Turangi to Wellington - Centralbus
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Take the bus from Picton to Christchurchbus
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Queenstownbus
28h 46m$564–729Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotorua Airport (ROT) to Wellingtoncar
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Queenstowncar
18h 42m$490–658Fly Rotorua to Dunedin, bus
- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Dunedin (DUD)plane ROT - DUD
- Take the bus from Dunedin Airport to Queenstownbus
9h 6m$227–1,172
Rotorua (ROT) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotorua Airport (ROT) to Queenstown is to fly which costs $140 - $750 and takes 5h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Rotorua Airport (ROT) to Queenstown is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 41m and costs $430 - $1,100.
The distance between Rotorua Airport (ROT) and Queenstown is 1001 km.
The best way to get from Rotorua Airport (ROT) to Queenstown without a car is to towncar and bus and car ferry which takes 28h 46m and costs $550 - $750.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from Rotorua Airport (ROT) to Queenstown, including transfers.
There are 1855+ hotels available in Queenstown.
What companies run services between Rotorua Airport (ROT), New Zealand and Queenstown, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand flies from Rotorua (ROT) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Rotorua to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Rotorua to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Rotorua to Queenstown Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Rotorua to Queenstown Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Rotorua to Dunedin via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Rotorua to Dunedin via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,200
Flights from Rotorua to Dunedin via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Turangi to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Picton to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Christchurch to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Dunedin Airport to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- [email protected]
- Website
- GreatSights
Bus from Christchurch to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $170–240
- Flexi
- $220–1,700
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $129
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $129
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
- Phone
- +64 021 146 7654
- [email protected]
- Website
- My Waka Your Waka
Towncar from Rotorua Airport to Tūrangi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240
- Schedules at
- My Waka Your Waka
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $290–350
Rotorua Taxis
- Phone
- +64 800 500 000
- Website
- rotoruataxis.co.nz
Taxi Cabs Rotorua
- Phone
- +64 7 347 9797
- Website
- rotoruataxi.co.nz
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