How to get fromAuckland to Novotel Rotorua Lakesideby bus, train, car, plane, taxi or shuttle

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There are 7 ways to get from Auckland to Novotel Rotorua Lakeside 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 16m
$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 38m
$29–94
Drive 226.5 km
1. Drive from Auckland to Novotel Rotorua Lakeside226.5 km
2h 32m
$68–98
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 Novotel Rotorua Lakeside
3h 29m
$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 50m
$61–457
Fly to Whakatane, drive
1. Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Whakatane (WHK)AKL - WHK
2. Drive from Whakatane (WHK) to Novotel Rotorua Lakeside
3h 56m
$154–252
Tour
1. Take a shuttle bus from Auckland to RotoruaAuckland to Rotorua via Hobbiton Small Group Tour including Wai-O-Tapu / ...
9h 14m
$175–399

Auckland to Novotel Rotorua Lakeside by bus and foot

21Weekly Services

4h 16mAverage Duration

$5Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Auckland to Novotel Rotorua Lakeside.

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Distance: 232.8 km
Duration: 4h 16m

What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Novotel Rotorua Lakeside, 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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Novotel Rotorua Lakeside

Address: Tutanekai Street, Lake End, Rotorua
Price per night: Expedia

Things to do nearby

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.

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.

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.

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.

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