There are 3 ways to get from Whangārei to Poor Knights Islands by bus, plane, unknown, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly, travel
best- Take the bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Centralbus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)plane AKL - WRE
- Walk from Whangarei-Airport-WRE to Poor Knights Islandsunknown
6h 50mShuttle, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Whangarei to Matapouri
- Walk from Matapouri to Poor Knights Islandsunknown
1h 23mFly, bus, travel
- Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Auckland (AKL)plane WRE - AKL
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
- Walk from Whangarei to Poor Knights Islandsunknown
8h 8m
Auckland (AKL) to Whangarei Airport (WRE) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Whangārei and Poor Knights Islands is 373 km.
The best way to get from Whangārei to Poor Knights Islands without a car is to shuttle and travel which takes 1h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Whangārei to Poor Knights Islands, including transfers.
There are 26+ hotels available in Poor Knights Islands.
What companies run services between Whangārei, New Zealand and Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Whangārei to Poor Knights Islands. However, you can take the bus to Auckland - Central, take the bus to Auckland International Airport, walk to Auckland (AKL) airport, fly to Whangarei Airport (WRE), then travel to Poor Knights Islands. Alternatively, you can take a shuttle from Whangarei to Poor Knights Islands via Matapouri in around 1h 23m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Auckland to Whangarei Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–360
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–440
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Auckland - Central to Whangarei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 21 901 408
- Website
- coastalcommuter.co.nz
Shuttle from Whangarei to Matapouri
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- coastalcommuter.co.nz
- Book at
- coastalcommuter.co.nz
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