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There are 3 ways to get from Whanganui to Petone by bus, train, or car

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1. Take the bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Centralbus Whanganui / Wanganui - Wellington Airport
4h 31m
$19–83
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Trafalgar Square - Bay 3 to MSBH - Platform 1bus 225
2. Take the train from Palmerston North to Wellingtontrain Capital Connection
4h 31m
$88–130
Drive 187.3 km
1. Drive from Whanganui to Petonecar 187.3 km
2h 15m
$56–81

Whanganui to Petone by bus

7Weekly Buses

4h 31mAverage Duration

$19Cheapest Price

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Distance: 245.4 km
Duration: 4h 31m

What companies run services between Whanganui, New Zealand and Petone, New Zealand?

InterCity operates a bus from Whanganui / Wanganui to Wellington - Central once daily. Tickets cost $16–65 and the journey takes 3h 59m.

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Petone, New Zealand

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Things to do in Petone

Silver Stream Railway(Opens in a new window)

Silver Stream Railway is a heritage railway at Silverstream in the Hutt Valley near Wellington, New Zealand. It regularly operates preserved New Zealand Railways Department locomotives along a restored section of the Hutt Valley Line (part of the Wairarapa Line) before a deviation was built in 1954.

Wellington Heritage Multiple Unit Preservation Trust(Opens in a new window)

The Wellington Heritage Multiple Unit Preservation Trust (WHMUPT) was formed to preserved D 2130, DM 556 and D 2411 or otherwise known as the "Cyclops" EMU set. The trust is based at Maymorn near the Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust (RIRHT). The set was purchased in January 2013 and arrived at their base on 21 April the same year. One trailer from this unit has been used as a passenger carriage by the RIRHT for their operational running days, and is stored undercover. Minimal conservation work has been done to the rest of the set which is stored outside.

Places to stay in Petone

Quest Petone(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Fernhill Motor Lodge(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Ava Lodge(Opens in a new window)

9.3Superb

BKs Premier Motel Esplanade(Opens in a new window)

9.2Superb

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