How to get fromAuckland Ferry Terminal to Rotoruaby bus, train, car, plane, taxi or shuttle

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There are 6 ways to get from Auckland Ferry Terminal to Rotorua by bus, train, car, plane, taxi, or shuttle

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Bus
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1. Take the bus from Auckland - Central to RotoruaAuckland - Central - Wellington - Central / ...
4h 21m
$5–65
Train, bus
1. Take the train from Strand to Hamilton RotokauriTe_Huia
2. Take the bus from Hamilton - Central to RotoruaAuckland - Central - Gisborne / ...
5h 50m
$29–94
Drive 227.4 km
1. Drive from Auckland Ferry Terminal to Rotorua227.4 km
2h 32m
$70–101
Train, fly to Tauranga Airport, taxi
1. Take the train from Waitemata Train Station 1 to Puhinui Train Station 2
2. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)AKL - TRG
3. Take the taxi from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Rotorua
3h 31m
$279–672
Train, fly to Rotorua
1. Take the train from Waitemata Train Station 1 to Puhinui Train Station 2
2. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Rotorua (ROT)AKL - ROT
3h 48m
$61–447
Tour
1. Take a shuttle bus from Auckland to RotoruaAuckland to Rotorua via Hobbiton Small Group Tour including Wai-O-Tapu / ...
9h 9m
$175–399

Auckland Ferry Terminal to Rotorua by foot and bus

21Weekly Services

4h 21mAverage Duration

$5Cheapest Price

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Distance: 233.2 km
Duration: 4h 21m

What companies run services between Auckland Ferry Terminal, New Zealand and Rotorua, New Zealand?

InterCity operates a bus from Auckland - Central to Rotorua 3 times a day. Tickets cost $5–65 and the journey takes 4h 9m.

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Rotorua(opens in a new window), New Zealand(opens in a new window)

Rotorua is a city in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The city lies on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authority encompassing Rotorua and several other nearby towns. Rotorua has an estimated resident population of, making it the country's 12th largest urban area, and the Bay of Plenty's second-largest urban area behind Tauranga.

Things to do in Rotorua

Rotorua Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa is a local museum and art gallery located in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand.

Tikitere(Opens in a new window)

Tikitere, also known as "Hell's Gate", is Rotorua's most active geothermal area on State Highway 30, between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. It includes many geothermal features such as steaming lakes, mudpools, fumaroles, a mud volcano and the Kakahi Falls, the largest hot waterfall in the southern hemisphere.

Hamurana Springs(Opens in a new window)

Hamurana Springs is the deepest natural fresh water spring on the North Island of New Zealand. Located to the north east of Lake Rotorua, the spring emerges from a rocky area within a Department of Conservation reserve.

Government Gardens(Opens in a new window)

The Government Gardens (originally known as Paepaekumana) is a public park, partly laid out as gardens, located by Lake Rotorua in central Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand. Built by the government as a tourism attraction, it is still a major tourism destination for New Zealand.

Places to stay in Rotorua

Wylie Court Motor Lodge(Opens in a new window)

8.1Very Good

ASURE Rotorua International Motor Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Millennium Hotel Rotorua(Opens in a new window)

8.2Very Good

Arista of Rotorua(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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