There are 5 ways to get from Tauranga to Dunedin by plane, 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.
Fly Tauranga Airport to Dunedin
best- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Dunedin (DUD)plane TRG - DUD
5h 5m$239–1,148Fly Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane TRG - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago Universitybus
8h 59m$166–765Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Tauranga 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
29h 16m$176–338Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tauranga to Wellingtoncar
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Dunedincar
18h 12m$477–644Bus to Rotorua, fly to Dunedin
- Take the bus from Tauranga to Rotorua Airportbus
- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Dunedin (DUD)plane ROT - DUD
7h 49m
Tauranga to Dunedin by bus, car ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tauranga to Dunedin is to bus and car ferry which costs $170 - $340 and takes 29h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Tauranga to Dunedin is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs $230 - $1,200.
The distance between Tauranga and Dunedin is 1076 km.
The best way to get from Tauranga to Dunedin without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 29h 16m and costs $170 - $340.
It takes approximately 5h 5m to get from Tauranga to Dunedin, including transfers.
There are 294+ hotels available in Dunedin.
What companies run services between Tauranga, New Zealand and Dunedin, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand and Jetstar fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Dunedin (DUD) every 4 hours.
- 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 Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Tauranga to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- 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 Tauranga to Rotorua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago University
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- 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/
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