There are 6 ways to get from Ashburton to Auckland by bus, plane, car ferry, shuttle, car, or train
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Bus to Christchurch International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Ashburton to Rollestonbus
- Fly from Christchurch International Airport (CHC) to Auckland (AKL)plane CHC - AKL
6h 12m$88–389Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Ashburton to Christchurchbus
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Pictonbus
- Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
- Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Auckland - Centralbus
25h 6m$80–674Bus, shuttle, drive, car ferry, train
- Take the bus from Ashburton to Christchurchbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Nelson
- Drive from Nelson to Pictoncar
- Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
- Take the train from Wellington to Auckland Strandtrain
25h 44m$560–1,854Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ashburton to Pictoncar
- Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
- Drive from Wellington to Aucklandcar
15h 57m$365–883Bus to Timaru, fly
- Take the bus from Ashburton to Temukabus
- Fly from Timaru (TIU) to Auckland (AKL)plane TIU - AKL
6h 56m$147–741Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Ashburton to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Auckland (AKL)plane ZQN - AKL
11h 9m$137–798
Ashburton to Auckland by bus, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ashburton to Auckland is to bus and fly which costs $85 - $390 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Ashburton to Auckland is to bus and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $85 - $390.
The distance between Ashburton and Auckland is 854 km.
The best way to get from Ashburton to Auckland without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 25h 6m and costs $80 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Ashburton to Auckland, including transfers.
There are 2225+ hotels available in Auckland.
What companies run services between Ashburton, New Zealand and Auckland, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Ashburton to Auckland. However, you can take the bus to Rolleston, take the line 5 bus to The Hub Hornby, take the line 125 bus to Christchurch International Airport, walk to Christchurch International Airport (CHC) airport, fly to Auckland (AKL), walk to Auckland International Airport, then take the bus to Auckland - Central. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ashburton to Auckland - Central via Christchurch, Picton, Picton, Wellington, and Wellington - Central in around 25h 6m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Timaru to Auckland via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Timaru to Auckland via Wellington, Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Timaru to Auckland via Wellington, Blenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Auckland via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Auckland via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Christchurch International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–290
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Wellington to Auckland Strand
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–320
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Ashburton to Rolleston
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Ashburton to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Christchurch to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Wellington - Central to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Ashburton to Temuka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Ashburton to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–80
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Shuttle from Christchurch to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $1,000
- Per person
- $200
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- info@greatsights.co.nz
- Website
- greatsights.co.nz
Bus from Ashburton to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $140–200
- Flexi
- $180–1,400
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- bookings@bluebridge.co.nz
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Picton to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Walk On Passenger
- $65–120
- Passenger with Car
- $210–440
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