There are 5 ways to get from Tauranga to Cable Bay by plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport
best- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane TRG - NSN
3h 48m$189–760Fly Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane TRG - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Hirabus
5h 56m$157–808Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Tauranga to Wellington - Centralbus
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Take the bus from Picton to Hirabus
18h 23m$189–310Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tauranga to Wellingtoncar
- Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Cable Baycar
11h 21m$306–397Bus to Rotorua, fly to Nelson Airport
- Take the bus from Tauranga to Rotorua Airportbus
- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane ROT - NSN
6h 17m
Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Nelson Airport (NSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tauranga to Cable Bay is to bus and car ferry which costs $180 - $310 and takes 18h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Tauranga to Cable Bay is to fly which takes 3h 48m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between Tauranga and Cable Bay is 508 km.
The best way to get from Tauranga to Cable Bay without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 18h 23m and costs $180 - $310.
It takes approximately 3h 48m to get from Tauranga to Cable Bay, including transfers.
There are 351+ hotels available in Cable Bay.
What companies run services between Tauranga, New Zealand and Cable Bay, Nelson, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand flies from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Nelson Airport (NSN) every 3 hours.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Tauranga to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Picton to Hira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Woodbourne to Hira
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Tauranga to Rotorua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- $125–135
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $125–135
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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