There are 5 ways to get from Auckland to Wairoa by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport, bus
best- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE)plane AKL - NPE
- Take the bus from Napier Airport to Wairoabus
5h 54m$76–452Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Napierbus Auckland - Central - Hastings
- Take the bus from Napier to Wairoabus Westshore
10h 20m$31–138Drive 447 km
- Drive from Auckland to Wairoacar 447 km
6h 30m$130–187Fly to Gisborne Airport, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Gisborne Airport (GIS)plane AKL - GIS
- Take the bus from Makaraka to Wairoabus
6h 7mTrain, bus, drive
- Take the train from The Strand Train Station 1 to Hamilton Rotokauri Train Station 2train
- Take the bus from Hamilton - Central to Rotoruabus
- Take the bus from Rotorua I-Site to Muruparabus 15 / ...
- Drive from Murupara to Wairoacar
10h 26m$102–178
Auckland to Wairoa by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Wairoa is to bus which costs $30 - $140 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Wairoa is to fly and bus which takes 5h 54m and costs $75 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Auckland to Wairoa. However, there are services departing from Auckland - Central and arriving at Wairoa via Napier. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 20m.
The distance between Auckland and Wairoa is 474 km. The road distance is 447 km.
The best way to get from Auckland to Wairoa without a car is to bus which takes 10h 20m and costs $30 - $140.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Auckland to Wairoa, including transfers.
Auckland to Wairoa bus services, operated by InterCity, depart from Auckland - Central station.
Auckland to Wairoa bus services, operated by InterCity, arrive at Napier station.
Yes, the driving distance between Auckland to Wairoa is 447 km. It takes approximately 6h 30m to drive from Auckland to Wairoa.
There are 12+ hotels available in Wairoa.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Auckland - Central to Wairoa via Napier in around 10h 20m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Auckland to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–390
Flights from Auckland to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Auckland to Gisborne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–400
- Phone
- 0800 205 305
- tehuiatrain@waikatoregion.govt.nz
- Website
- Te Huia
Train from The Strand Train Station 1 to Hamilton Rotokauri Train Station 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- Te Huia
- Phone
- 0800 205 305
- busit@waikatoregion.govt.nz
- Website
- Busit
Train from The Strand Train Station 1 to Hamilton Rotokauri Train Station 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Busit
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Napier Airport to Wairoa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Auckland - Central to Napier
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–90
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Napier to Wairoa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Makaraka to Wairoa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Hamilton - Central to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- 0800 4 229 287
- support@baybus.zendesk.com
- Website
- Baybus
Bus from Rotorua I-Site to Murupara
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Baybus
- Cash
- $10–14
- Bee Card
- $10–15
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