How to get fromArrowtown to Timaruby bus, car, or plane

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There are 3 ways to get from Arrowtown to Timaru by bus, car, or plane

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Bus
best
1. Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Dunedinbus Queenstown - Dunedin
2. Take the bus from Dunedin to Timarubus Christchurch - Dunedin
10h 29m
Drive 315.5 km
cheapest
1. Drive from Arrowtown to Timarucar 315.5 km
3h 39m
$93–134
Fly, bus
1. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ZQN - CHC
2. Take the bus from Rolleston to Timarubus
6h 29m

Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) flights

26Weekly Planes

1h 4mAverage Duration

$80Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Arrowtown to Timaru.

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Distance: 494.1 km
Duration: 10h 29m

What companies run services between Arrowtown, New Zealand and Timaru, New Zealand?

You can take a bus from Malaghans Road, towards Frankton to Timaru via Frankton Bus Interchange and Dunedin in around 10h 29m.

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Timaru, New Zealand(opens in a new window)

Timaru is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to people, and is the largest urban area in South Canterbury, and the third-largest in the Canterbury Region overall, after Christchurch and Rolleston. The town is the seat of the Timaru District, which includes the surrounding rural area and the towns of Geraldine, Pleasant Point and Temuka, which combined have a total population of.

Things to do in Timaru

Pleasant Point Museum and Railway(Opens in a new window)

The Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society is a heritage railway located in the small country town of Pleasant Point in southern Canterbury, New Zealand, inland from Timaru.

Places to stay in Timaru

Baywatch Motor Lodge(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Panorama Motor Lodge(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Cedar Lodge Motel(Opens in a new window)

8.8Fabulous

Coastal Ridge Apartments(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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