There are 5 ways to get from Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchangebus Queenstown - Milford Sound
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Franz Josefbus Queenstown - Franz Josef
10h 54m$210–296Drive 509 km
cheapest- Drive from Te Anau to Franz Josef Glaciercar 509 km
5h 48m$147–212Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Hokitika (HKK)plane ZQN - HKK
- Take the bus from Hokitika to Franz Josefbus
12h 31m$235–841Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Queenstownbus Queenstown - Milford Sound
- Take a shuttle bus from Queenstown to Franz Josef / WaiauQueenstown to Franz Josef via Wanaka Small Group Tour
15h 15m$322–389Shuttle to Invercargill, fly, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Te Anau to Invercargill
- Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Hokitika (HKK)plane IVC - HKK
- Take the bus from Hokitika to Franz Josefbus
10h 57m$242–761
Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier is to drive which costs $140 - $220 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier is to drive which takes 5h 48m and costs $140 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier. However, there are services departing from Te Anau and arriving at Franz Josef via Frankton Bus Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 54m.
The distance between Te Anau and Franz Josef Glacier is 557 km. The road distance is 509 km.
The best way to get from Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier without a car is to bus which takes 10h 54m and costs $210 - $300.
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier, including transfers.
Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier bus services, operated by GreatSights, depart from Te Anau station.
Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier bus services, operated by GreatSights, arrive at Frankton Bus Interchange station.
Yes, the driving distance between Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier is 509 km. It takes approximately 5h 48m to drive from Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier.
Book your Te Anau to Franz Josef Glacier bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Te Anau, New Zealand and Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Te Anau to Franz Josef via Frankton Bus Interchange in around 10h 54m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Wellington, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Invercargill to Hokitika via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- 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
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $140–200
- Flexi
- $180–1,400
Bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Hokitika to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $60–85
- Flexi
- $60–460
Bus from Te Anau to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $80–600
Bus from Hokitika to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $60–85
- Flexi
- $60–460
- Phone
- +64 9 390 7380
- [email protected]
- Website
- cheekykiwitravel.com
Shuttle from Queenstown to Franz Josef / Waiau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–290
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Adult
- $290
- Child
- $250
Shuttle from Te Anau to Invercargill
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–99
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Adult
- $99
- Child
- $70
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