There are 3 ways to get from Whakaari / White Island to Rotorua by unknown, bus, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, bus
best- Walk from Whakaari / White Island to Whakataneunknown
- Take the bus from Whakatane to Rotoruabus Auckland - Central - Gisborne
2h 50mTravel, fly, bus
- Walk from Whakaari / White Island to Tauranga-Airport-TRGunknown
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Auckland (AKL)plane TRG - AKL
- Take the bus from Manukau City to Rotoruabus
7h 42mTravel, bus, fly, taxi
- Walk from Whakaari / White Island to Taurangaunknown
- Take the bus from Tauranga to Manukau Citybus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane AKL - TRG
- Take the taxi from Tauranga-Airport-TRG to Rotoruataxi
8h 1m
Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Auckland (AKL) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Whakaari / White Island and Rotorua is 145 km.
The best way to get from Whakaari / White Island to Rotorua without a car is to travel and bus which takes 2h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 50m to get from Whakaari / White Island to Rotorua, including transfers.
There are 580+ hotels available in Rotorua.
What companies run services between Whakaari / White Island, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand and Rotorua, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Whakaari / White Island to Rotorua. However, you can travel to Whakatane then take the bus to Rotorua. Alternatively, you can travel to Tauranga-Airport-TRG airport, fly to Auckland (AKL), walk to Stop A International Airport, take the bus to Bay 8 Manukau Bus Station, then take the bus to Rotorua.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–430
Flights from Auckland to Tauranga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–360
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Whakatane to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Manukau City to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Tauranga to Manukau City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- InterCity
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $300–360
Dial A Cab Bay of Plenty
- Phone
- +64 7 543 5050
Kubat Taxi
- Phone
- +64 800 698 294
- Website
- kubat.co.nz
New Zealand Cabs Tauranga
- Phone
- +64 800 482 947
- Website
- nzcabs.com
Tauranga Mount Taxis
- Phone
- +64 7 577 5565
- Website
- taurangataxis.co.nz
Taxi Cabs Tauranga
- Phone
- +64 7 578 7878
- Website
- taurangataxi.co.nz
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