There are 5 ways to get from Rotorua to Blue Lake by taxi, plane, bus, or towncar
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Tauranga Airport, fly to Arcata-Eureka Airport
best- Take the taxi from Rotorua to Tauranga-Airport-TRGtaxi
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV)plane TRG - ACV
21h 3m$724–2,206Bus to Auckland, fly to Arcata-Eureka Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotorua to Manukau Citybus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV)plane AKL - ACV
23h 49m$480–1,742Fly Rotorua to Arcata-Eureka Airport
- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV)plane ROT - ACV
23h 39m$553–2,004Towncar, towncar to Taupo, fly to Arcata-Eureka Airport
- Take a town car from Rotorua to Tūrangitowncar
- Take a town car from Tūrangi to Taupo Airporttowncar
- Fly from Taupo (TUO) to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV)plane TUO - ACV
28h 54m$735–2,185Taxi to Tauranga Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Rotorua to Tauranga-Airport-TRGtaxi
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TRG - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Arcatabus
25h 29m$621–1,538
Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotorua to Blue Lake is to taxi and fly and bus which costs $600 - $1,600 and takes 25h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Rotorua to Blue Lake is to taxi and fly which takes 21h 3m and costs $700 - $2,300.
The distance between Rotorua and Blue Lake is 6706 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 3m to get from Rotorua to Blue Lake, including transfers.
Blue Lake is 20h behind Rotorua. It is currently 7:11 PM in Rotorua and 11:11 PM in Blue Lake.
There are 68+ hotels available in Blue Lake.
What companies run services between Rotorua, New Zealand and Blue Lake, CA, USA?
Air New Zealand and United Airlines fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Auckland, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Rotorua to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Auckland, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Rotorua to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Christchurch, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Rotorua to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Wellington, Auckland, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Auckland to Arcata-Eureka Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Auckland to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Honolulu, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Taupo to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Auckland, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Tauranga Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Tauranga Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Tauranga Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Tauranga Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Tauranga Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Auckland, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- 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
- $8–40
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 021 146 7654
- [email protected]
- Website
- My Waka Your Waka
Towncar from Rotorua to Tūrangi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $128
- Schedules at
- My Waka Your Waka
Towncar from Tūrangi to Taupo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $57
- Schedules at
- My Waka Your Waka
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