There are 5 ways to get from Rotorua to Dunedin by taxi, plane, 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.
Taxi to Tauranga Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Rotorua to Tauranga-Airport-TRGtaxi
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Dunedin (DUD)plane TRG - DUD
5h 59m$545–1,589Bus to Auckland, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotorua to Manukau Citybus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Dunedin (DUD)plane AKL - DUD
8h 5m$136–549Towncar, bus, car ferry
- Take a town car from Rotorua to Tūrangitowncar
- Take the bus from Turangi to Wellington - Centralbus
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Take the bus from Picton to Christchurchbus
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Dunedinbus
26h 31m$396–548Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotorua to Wellingtoncar
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Dunedincar
17h 25m$459–618Fly from Rotorua
- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Dunedin (DUD)plane ROT - DUD
6h 39m$232–1,232
Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Dunedin (DUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotorua to Dunedin is to bus and fly which costs $130 - $550 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Rotorua to Dunedin is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Rotorua and Dunedin is 1145 km.
The best way to get from Rotorua to Dunedin without a car is to towncar and bus and car ferry which takes 26h 31m and costs $390 - $550.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Rotorua to Dunedin, including transfers.
There are 294+ hotels available in Dunedin.
What companies run services between Rotorua, New Zealand and Dunedin, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand and Jetstar fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Dunedin (DUD) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Dunedin via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Dunedin via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Dunedin via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Rotorua to Dunedin via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Rotorua to Dunedin via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Rotorua to Dunedin via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Auckland to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Auckland to Dunedin via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Auckland to Dunedin via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Auckland to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Turangi to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Picton to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Christchurch to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Rotorua to Manukau City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 021 146 7654
- [email protected]
- Website
- mywakayourwaka.com
Towncar from Rotorua to Tūrangi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $225
- Schedules at
- mywakayourwaka.com
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $300–370
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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