There are 2 ways to get from Te Anau to Adelaide by bus, plane, or shuttle
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Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane ZQN - ADL
10h 38m$501–991Shuttle to Invercargill, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Te Anau to Invercargill
- Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane IVC - ADL
12h 35m$279–957
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Te Anau to Adelaide is to shuttle and fly which costs $270 - $1,000 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Te Anau to Adelaide is to bus and fly which takes 10h 38m and costs $500 - $1,000.
The distance between Te Anau and Adelaide is 2960 km.
It takes approximately 10h 38m to get from Te Anau to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 2h 30m behind Te Anau. It is currently 8:30 PM in Te Anau and 6:00 PM in Adelaide.
There are 1632+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Te Anau, New Zealand and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Te Anau to Adelaide. However, you can take the bus to Frankton Bus Interchange, walk to Frankton Bus Hub, golf course, take the line 1 bus to Airport, walk to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) airport, fly to Adelaide Airport (ADL), walk to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, then take the bus to Stop C1 Currie St - North side. Alternatively, you can take the shuttle to Invercargill, take the taxi to Invercargill (IVC) airport, fly to Adelaide Airport (ADL), walk to Stop 10 Adelaide Airport, then take the bus to Stop C1 Currie St - North side.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Adelaide Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Adelaide Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Adelaide Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Invercargill to Adelaide Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Invercargill to Adelaide Airport via Christchurch, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Invercargill to Adelaide Airport via Christchurch, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- [email protected]
- Website
- GreatSights
Bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $55–80
- Flexi
- $60–460
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