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How to get fromRotorua to Lake Rotoitiby taxi, plane, shuttle, bus, car ferry, towncar, train, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Rotorua to Lake Rotoiti by taxi, plane, shuttle, bus, car ferry, towncar, train, or car

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  1. Taxi to Tauranga Airport, fly to Nelson Airport, shuttle

    best
    1. Take the taxi from Rotorua to Tauranga-Airport-TRGtaxi taxi
    2. Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane TRG - NSN
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Saint Arnaudshuttle bus
    7h 39m
    $464–1,296

  2. Fly Rotorua to Nelson Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane ROT - NSN
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Saint Arnaudshuttle bus
    7h 55m
    $156–939

  3. Bus, car ferry, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Rotorua to Wellington - Centralbus bus
    2. Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry car ferry
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Picton to Saint Arnaudshuttle bus
    14h 21m
    $257–713

  4. Towncar, train, car ferry, shuttle

    1. Take a town car from Rotorua to Tūrangitowncar towncar
    2. Take a town car from Tūrangi to National Parktowncar towncar
    3. Take the train from National Park to Wellingtontrain train
    4. Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry car ferry
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Picton to Saint Arnaudshuttle bus
    16h 34m
    $694–1,124

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Rotorua to Wellingtoncar car
    2. Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Picton to Saint Arnaudcar car
    10h 25m
    $293–371

  6. Fly Rotorua to Woodbourne Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane plane ROT - BHE
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Blenheim to Saint Arnaudshuttle bus
    8h 8m
    $193–1,155

  7. Fly Rotorua to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane plane ROT - CHC
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Saint Arnaudshuttle bus
    8h 50m
    $298–1,560

  8. Bus to Auckland, fly to Nelson Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Rotorua to Manukau Citybus bus
    2. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane plane AKL - NSN
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Saint Arnaudshuttle bus
    9h 50m
    $305–956

  9. Towncar, bus, car ferry, shuttle

    1. Take a town car from Rotorua to Tūrangitowncar towncar
    2. Take the bus from Turangi to Wellington - Centralbus bus
    3. Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry car ferry
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Picton to Saint Arnaudshuttle bus
    15h 1m
    $468–919

Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights

Calendar62Weekly Planes
Duration4h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket$102Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Rotorua to Lake Rotoiti.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 642.1 km
  • Duration: 7h 39m

What companies run services between Rotorua, New Zealand and Lake Rotoiti, Tasman, New Zealand?

There is no direct connection from Rotorua to Lake Rotoiti. However, you can take the taxi to Tauranga-Airport-TRG airport, fly to Nelson Airport (NSN), walk to Nelson Airport Terminal, take the line 4 bus to Halifax Street Outside Countdown, walk to Nelson, then take the shuttle to Saint Arnaud. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rotorua to Saint Arnaud via Wellington - Central, Wellington, Picton, and Picton in around 14h 21m.

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