There are 4 ways to get from Wānaka to Waipara by bus, plane, car, or shuttle
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Bus, fly
best- Take the bus from Wanaka lakefront to Queenstown Airportbus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ZQN - CHC
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Waiparabus
5h 42mDrive 476.7 km
cheapest- Drive from Wānaka to Waiparacar 476.7 km
5h 39m$138–200Bus
- Take the bus from Wanaka to Cromwellbus
- Take the bus from Cromwell to Christchurchbus
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Waiparabus
10h 59mBus, Tour
- Take the bus from Wanaka lakefront to Athol Street Queenstownbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Queenstown to Christchurch
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Waiparabus
17h 54m
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wānaka to Waipara is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 5h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Wānaka to Waipara is to drive which takes 5h 39m and costs $130 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Wānaka to Waipara. However, there are services departing from Wanaka and arriving at Waipara via Cromwell and Christchurch. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 59m.
The distance between Wānaka and Waipara is 482 km. The road distance is 476.7 km.
The best way to get from Wānaka to Waipara without a car is to bus which takes 10h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Wānaka to Waipara, including transfers.
Wānaka to Waipara bus services, operated by GreatSights, depart from Wanaka station.
Wānaka to Waipara bus services, operated by GreatSights, arrive at Cromwell station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wānaka to Waipara is 477 km. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Wānaka to Waipara.
There are 58+ hotels available in Waipara.
What companies run services between Wānaka, New Zealand and Waipara, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Wanaka to Waipara via Cromwell and Christchurch in around 10h 59m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
- [email protected]
- Website
- skydrive.co.nz
Bus from Wanaka lakefront to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- skydrive.co.nz
- Book at
- ritchies-queenstown.zaui.net
Bus from Wanaka lakefront to Athol Street Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- skydrive.co.nz
- Book at
- ritchies-queenstown.zaui.net
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Christchurch to Waipara
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Cromwell to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- [email protected]
- Website
- GreatSights
Bus from Wanaka to Cromwell
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $35–50
- Flexi
- $24–190
Bus from Cromwell to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $150–210
- Flexi
- $190–1,500
Bus from Wanaka lakefront to Athol Street Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $40–60
- Flexi
- $30–250
- Phone
- 0800 242 663
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Christchurch to Waipara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Christchurch to Waipara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- intercity.co.nz
- Phone
- +64 9 390 7380
- [email protected]
- Website
- cheekykiwitravel.com
Shuttle from Queenstown to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $299–395
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Adult
- $395
- Child
- $299
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