There are 7 ways to get from Rotorua to Otago 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 to Queenstown Airport
best- Take the taxi from Rotorua to Tauranga-Airport-TRGtaxi
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane TRG - ZQN
4h 46m$456–1,172Bus to Auckland, fly to Queenstown Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotorua to Manukau Citybus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane AKL - ZQN
7h 2m$127–632Towncar, bus, car ferry
- Take a town car from Rotorua 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 Dunedinbus
26h 31m$400–552Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotorua to Wellingtoncar
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Dunedincar
17h 25m$468–639Fly Rotorua to Queenstown Airport
- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane ROT - ZQN
6h 17m$153–815Taxi to Tauranga Airport, fly to Dunedin
- Take the taxi from Rotorua to Tauranga-Airport-TRGtaxi
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Dunedin (DUD)plane TRG - DUD
5h 45m$551–1,697Fly Rotorua to Dunedin
- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Dunedin (DUD)plane ROT - DUD
6h 25m$248–1,240
Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotorua to Otago is to bus and fly which costs $120 - $650 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Rotorua to Otago is to taxi and fly which takes 4h 46m and costs $450 - $1,200.
The distance between Rotorua and Otago is 1103 km.
The best way to get from Rotorua to Otago without a car is to towncar and bus and car ferry which takes 26h 31m and costs $400 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Rotorua to Otago, including transfers.
There are 293+ hotels available in Otago.
What companies run services between Rotorua, New Zealand and Otago, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand flies from Rotorua (ROT) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Rotorua to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Rotorua to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Rotorua to Queenstown Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Rotorua to Queenstown Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Dunedin via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Dunedin via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Dunedin via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Rotorua to Dunedin via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Rotorua to Dunedin via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Rotorua to Dunedin via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Auckland to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Auckland to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Auckland to Queenstown Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- 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 Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Rotorua to Manukau City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- InterCity
- 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
- $132
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $132
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
- 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
- $225
- Schedules at
- My Waka Your Waka
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