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How to get fromWellington to Paparoaby plane, taxi, bus, train, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Wellington to Paparoa by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car

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  1. Fly to Whangarei Airport, taxi

    best
    1. Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)plane plane WLG - WRE
    2. Take the taxi from Whangarei-Airport-WRE to Paparoataxi taxi
    4h 58m
    $318–781

  2. Drive 762 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Wellington to Paparoacar car 762 km
    8h 39m
    $223–321

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Auckland - Centralbus bus Auckland - Central - Wellington - Central
    2. Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Kaiwakabus bus Auckland - Central - Kerikeri
    14h 10m

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Wellington to Auckland Strandtrain train Northern Explorer
    2. Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Kaiwakabus bus Auckland - Central - Kerikeri
    14h 14m

  5. Fly to Auckland, bus

    1. Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Auckland (AKL)plane plane WLG - AKL
    2. Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Kaiwakabus bus
    6h 51m

Wellington (WLG) to Whangarei Airport (WRE) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration4h 36mAverage Duration
Ticket$81Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Wellington to Paparoa.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 688 km
  • Duration: 4h 58m

What companies run services between Wellington, New Zealand and Paparoa, Northland, New Zealand?

You can take a bus from Wellington - Central to Paparoa via Auckland - Central and Kaiwaka in around 14h 10m.

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