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Kaikoura to Rotorua, New Zealand - Transfer & Transportation Guides

Find transfer & transportation guides from Kaikoura to Rotorua, New Zealand. How to get from Kaikoura to Rotorua, New Zealand by Flight.

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Transfer solutions

You have 10 options transfer to Rotorua, New Zealand from Kaikoura below

1. Bus + ferry
Bus ( 2 hr. 25 min. )

Take a bus from Kaikoura to Picton.

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Ferry ( 3 hr. 30 min. )

Take a ferry from Picton to Wellington - Central.

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Bus ( 4 min. )

Take a bus from Hutt Road at Aotea Quay to Wellington Station - Stop A.

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Bus ( 7 hr. 50 min. )

Take a bus from Wellington - Central to Rotorua.

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Duration 15 hr. 52 min.
Distance 713 km.
Cost 173 NZD (115 USD)
2. Train + ferry + bus
Train ( 2 hr. 42 min. )

Take a train from Kaikoura to Picton.

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Walk ( 5 min. )

Take a foot from Picton to Picton.

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Ferry ( 3 hr. 30 min. )

Take a ferry from Picton to Wellington - Central.

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Bus ( 4 min. )

Take a bus from Hutt Road at Aotea Quay to Wellington Station - Stop A.

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Bus ( 7 hr. 50 min. )

Take a bus from Wellington - Central to Rotorua.

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Duration 16 hr. 14 min.
Distance 711 km.
Cost 188 NZD (125 USD)
3. Train + ferry + bus via Hamilton
Train ( 2 hr. 42 min. )

Take a train from Kaikoura to Picton.

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Walk ( 5 min. )

Take a foot from Picton to Picton.

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Ferry ( 3 hr. 30 min. )

Take a ferry from Picton to Wellington - Central.

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Bus ( 4 min. )

Take a bus from Hutt Road at Aotea Quay to Wellington Station - Stop A.

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Train ( 8 hr. 35 min. )

Take a train from Wellington to Hamilton.

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Walk ( 20 min. )

Take a foot from Hamilton to Hamilton - Central.

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Bus ( 1 hr. 40 min. )

Take a bus from Hamilton - Central to Rotorua.

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Duration 19 hr. 59 min.
Distance 904 km.
Cost 262 NZD (174 USD)
4. Bus + car ferry + night bus
Bus ( 2 hr. 25 min. )

Take a bus from Kaikoura to Picton.

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car ferry ( 3 hr. 45 min. )

Take a ferry from Picton to Wellington.

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night bus ( 7 hr. 54 min. )

Take a bus from Wellington - Central to Rotorua.

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Duration 16 hr. 4 min.
Distance 732 km.
Cost 159 NZD (107 USD)
5. Train + car ferry + night bus
Train ( 2 hr. 42 min. )

Take a train from Kaikoura to Picton.

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Walk ( 6 min. )

Take a foot from Picton to Picton.

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car ferry ( 3 hr. 45 min. )

Take a ferry from Picton to Wellington.

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night bus ( 7 hr. 54 min. )

Take a bus from Wellington - Central to Rotorua.

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Duration 16 hr. 27 min.
Distance 731 km.
Cost 174 NZD (117 USD)
6. Drive + car ferry
Car ( 1 hr. 55 min. )

Drive a car from Kaikōura to Picton.

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car ferry ( 3 hr. 45 min. )

Take a ferry from Picton to Wellington.

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Car ( 5 hr. 21 min. )

Drive a car from Wellington to Rotorua.

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Duration 11 hr. 2 min.
Distance 705 km.
Cost 140 USD
7. Train to Blenheim + fly to Rotorua
Train ( 2 hr. 13 min. )

Take a train from Kaikoura to Blenheim.

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Bus ( 4 min. )

Take a bus from Blenheim to Woodbourne.

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Plane ( 2 hr. 30 min. )

Take a flight from Blenheim to Rotorua.

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Bus ( 16 min. )

Take a bus from Rotorua Airport Terminal to Fenton Street - Fronting No. 1241.

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Duration 8 hr. 3 min.
Distance 576 km.
Cost 204 USD
8. Train to Christchurch + fly to Tauranga + taxi
Train ( 2 hr. 24 min. )

Take a train from Kaikoura to Rangiora.

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Bus ( 52 min. )

Take a bus from Rangiora to Northlands Platform C.

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Bus ( 16 min. )

Take a bus from Northlands Platform D to Christchurch International Airport.

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Plane ( 1 hr. 50 min. )

Take a flight from Christchurch to Tauranga.

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Taxi ( 53 min. )

Take a taxi from Tauranga to Rotorua.

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Duration 8 hr.
Distance 984 km.
Cost 410 USD
9. Train to Christchurch + fly to Rotorua
Train ( 2 hr. 24 min. )

Take a train from Kaikoura to Rangiora.

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Bus ( 52 min. )

Take a bus from Rangiora to Northlands Platform C.

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Bus ( 16 min. )

Take a bus from Northlands Platform D to Christchurch International Airport.

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Plane ( 1 hr. 45 min. )

Take a flight from Christchurch to Rotorua.

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Bus ( 16 min. )

Take a bus from Rotorua Airport Terminal to Fenton Street - Fronting No. 1241.

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Duration 8 hr. 18 min.
Distance 885 km.
Cost 232 USD
10. Train to Christchurch + fly to Hamilton + drive
Train ( 2 hr. 24 min. )

Take a train from Kaikoura to Rangiora.

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Bus ( 52 min. )

Take a bus from Rangiora to Northlands Platform C.

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Bus ( 16 min. )

Take a bus from Northlands Platform D to Christchurch International Airport.

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Plane ( 1 hr. 45 min. )

Take a flight from Christchurch to Hamilton.

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Car ( 1 hr. 11 min. )

Drive a car from Hamilton to Rotorua.

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Duration 8 hr. 13 min.
Distance 968 km.
Cost 237 USD

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Rotorua [ˌɾɔtɔˈɾʉa] (Māori: Te Rotorua-nui-a-Kahumatamomoe "The second great lake of Kahumatamomoe") is a city on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua from which the city takes its name, located in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Islan... Learn more

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