There are 8 ways to get from Te Anau to Greymouth by bus, car, plane, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Franz Josefbus
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Greymouthbus
15h 54m$269–380Drive 681.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Te Anau to Greymouthcar 681.3 km
7h 50m$209–302Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to Hokitika
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Hokitika (HKK)plane ZQN - HKK
11h 22m$249–975Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Queenstownbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Queenstown to Franz Josef / Waiau
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Greymouthbus
20h 15m$400–502Bus, train
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Rollestonbus
- Take the train from Rolleston to Greymouthtrain
15h 54m$336–510Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ZQN - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch International Airport to Greymouth
8h 30m$394–1,010Shuttle to Invercargill, fly to Hokitika
- Take a shuttle bus from Te Anau to Invercargill
- Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Hokitika (HKK)plane IVC - HKK
9h 48m$232–791Shuttle to Invercargill, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Te Anau to Invercargill
- Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane IVC - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch International Airport to Greymouth
9h 47m$257–826
Te Anau to Greymouth by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Te Anau to Greymouth is to drive which costs $200 - $310 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Te Anau to Greymouth is to drive which takes 7h 50m and costs $200 - $310.
No, there is no direct bus from Te Anau to Greymouth. However, there are services departing from Te Anau and arriving at Greymouth via Frankton Bus Interchange and Franz Josef. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 54m.
The distance between Te Anau and Greymouth is 731 km. The road distance is 681.3 km.
The best way to get from Te Anau to Greymouth without a car is to bus which takes 15h 54m and costs $260 - $380.
It takes approximately 15h 54m to get from Te Anau to Greymouth, including transfers.
Te Anau to Greymouth bus services, operated by GreatSights, depart from Te Anau station.
Te Anau to Greymouth bus services, operated by GreatSights, arrive at Frankton Bus Interchange station.
Yes, the driving distance between Te Anau to Greymouth is 681 km. It takes approximately 7h 50m to drive from Te Anau to Greymouth.
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What companies run services between Te Anau, New Zealand and Greymouth, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Te Anau to Greymouth via Frankton Bus Interchange and Franz Josef in around 15h 54m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–800
Flights from Invercargill to Hokitika via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Invercargill to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–600
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- Website
- KiwiRail
Train from Rolleston to Greymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–310
- Website
- KiwiRail
- Website
- KiwiRail TranzAlpine
- 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
- Gold
- $60–140
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $120–170
- Gold
- $140–220
Bus from Franz Josef to Greymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $75–110
- Gold
- $65–150
Bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Gold
- $60–140
Bus from Te Anau to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $75–110
- Gold
- $60–150
Bus from Franz Josef to Greymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $75–110
- Gold
- $65–150
Bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Gold
- $60–140
Bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Gold
- $60–140
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