There are 4 ways to get from Rotorua to Timaru 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 Timaru (TIU)plane TRG - TIU
5h 44m$461–1,072Fly from Rotorua
cheapest- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Timaru (TIU)plane ROT - TIU
8h 40m$148–715Towncar, 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 Timarubus
23h 6mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotorua to Wellingtoncar
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Timarucar
15h 1m$407–547
Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Timaru (TIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotorua to Timaru is to fly which costs $140 - $750 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Rotorua to Timaru is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $460 - $1,100.
The distance between Rotorua and Timaru is 929 km.
The best way to get from Rotorua to Timaru without a car is to towncar and bus and car ferry which takes 23h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Rotorua to Timaru, including transfers.
There are 79+ hotels available in Timaru.
What companies run services between Rotorua, New Zealand and Timaru, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand flies from Rotorua (ROT) to Timaru (TIU) once daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Timaru via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Timaru via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Timaru via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Rotorua to Timaru via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Rotorua to Timaru via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Rotorua to Timaru via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- 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 Timaru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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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