There are 5 ways to get from Rotorua to Australia by plane or bus
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Fly Rotorua to Sydney International Airport
best- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane ROT - SYD
8h 29m$147–714Bus to Auckland, fly to Gold Coast Airport
- Take the bus from Rotorua to Manukau Citybus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Gold Coast Airport (OOL)plane AKL - OOL
10h 6m$248–818Bus to Auckland, fly to Brisbane Airport
- Take the bus from Rotorua to Manukau Citybus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Brisbane Airport (BNE)plane AKL - BNE
9h 52m$265–642Bus to Auckland, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the bus from Rotorua to Manukau Citybus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)plane AKL - SYD
9h 48m$290–776Bus to Auckland, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Rotorua to Manukau Citybus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane AKL - MEL
10h 14m$314–794
Rotorua (ROT) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotorua to Australia is to bus and fly which costs $240 - $850 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Rotorua to Australia is to fly which takes 8h 29m and costs $140 - $750.
The distance between Rotorua and Australia is 2326 km.
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Rotorua to Australia, including transfers.
There are 5439+ hotels available in Australia.
What companies run services between Rotorua, New Zealand and Australia?
Air New Zealand, Qantas, and Emirates fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Rotorua to Sydney International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport via Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Auckland to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Auckland to Brisbane Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Auckland to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Auckland to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–650
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Rotorua to Sydney International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–550
Flights from Auckland to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Auckland to Brisbane Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Auckland to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Auckland to Sydney International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–650
Flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–650
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Rotorua to Sydney International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Rotorua to Sydney International Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Auckland to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Auckland to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Rotorua to Sydney International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Auckland to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Auckland to Brisbane Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Auckland to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–700
Flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–650
Flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–650
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport via Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Auckland to Gold Coast Airport via Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Auckland to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Auckland to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
Flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Auckland to Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Auckland to Melbourne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,000
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Rotorua to Manukau City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Rotorua to Manukau City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Rotorua to Manukau City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Rotorua to Manukau City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–55
- Website
- InterCity
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