There are 4 ways to get from Wellington Cable Car to Te Papa by cable car, bus, taxi, or foot
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Cable car, bus
best- Take the cable car from Kelburn - Cable Car Station to Lambton Quay - Cable Car Stationcablecar Ccl
- Take the bus from Lambton Central - Stop B to Courtenay Place at Courtenay Centralbus 20 / ...
19 min$5–9Line 21 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington Kelburn - Stop A to Taranaki Street at Courtenay Placebus 21
21 min$1–4Taxi
- Take the taxi from Wellington Cable Car to Te Papataxi 2.9 km
4 min$13–16Walk
- Take the foot from Wellington Cable Car to Te Papawalk 1.9 km
24 min
Wellington Cable Car to Te Papa by foot, cable car, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wellington Cable Car to Te Papa is to line 21 bus which costs $1 - $4 and takes 21 min.
The fastest way to get from Wellington Cable Car to Te Papa is to taxi which takes 4 min and costs $13 - $16.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington Kelburn - Stop A and arriving at Taranaki Street at Courtenay Place. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10 min.
The distance between Wellington Cable Car and Te Papa is 4 km.
The best way to get from Wellington Cable Car to Te Papa without a car is to cable car and bus which takes 19 min and costs $5 - $9.
It takes approximately 19 min to get from Wellington Cable Car to Te Papa, including transfers.
Wellington Cable Car to Te Papa bus services, operated by Metlink, depart from Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington Kelburn - Stop A station.
Wellington Cable Car to Te Papa bus services, operated by Metlink, arrive at Taranaki Street at Courtenay Place station.
There are 486+ hotels available in Te Papa.
What companies run services between Wellington Cable Car, New Zealand and Te Papa, Wellington, New Zealand?
Metlink operates a bus from Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington Kelburn - Stop A to Taranaki Street at Courtenay Place every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $1–4 and the journey takes 10 min.
- Phone
- +64 4 472 2199
- [email protected]
- Website
- wellingtoncablecar.co.nz
Cable car from Kelburn - Cable Car Station to Lambton Quay - Cable Car Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4
- Website
- https://www.wellingtoncablecar.co.nz/
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Bus from Lambton Central - Stop B to Courtenay Place at Courtenay Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
Bus from Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington Kelburn - Stop A to Taranaki Street at Courtenay Place
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- Ave. Duration
- 4 min
- Estimated price
- $13–16
Kiwi Cabs Wellington
- Phone
- +64 4 389 9999
- Website
- kiwicabsltd.co.nz
Quick Cabs
- Phone
- +64 284309295
- Website
- quickcabs.co.nz
Wellington Combined Taxis
- Phone
- +64 4 384 4444
- Website
- taxis.co.nz
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