There are 9 ways to get from Auckland to Waitati by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Auckland, fly to Dunedin, bus
best- Take the train from Waitemata Train Station 1 to Puhinui Train Station 2train
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Dunedin (DUD)plane AKL - DUD
- Take the bus from Bus Hub Stop E to Waitati, On The Spot dairybus
6h 44m$116–441Fly Auckland to Christchurch International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane AKL - CHC
- Take the bus from Church Corner to Waitatibus
10h 33m$106–394Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Wellington - Centralbus
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Take the bus from Picton to Christchurchbus
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Waitatibus
29h 25m$109–657Train, car ferry, drive, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Auckland Strand to Wellingtontrain
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Nelsoncar
- Take a shuttle bus from Nelson to Christchurch
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Waitatibus
29h 43m$571–1,879Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Auckland to Wellingtoncar
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Waitaticar
19h 5m$458–1,019Fly Auckland to Timaru, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Timaru (TIU)plane AKL - TIU
- Take the bus from Timaru to Waitatibus
8h 54mFly Auckland to Queenstown Airport, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane AKL - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Dunedinbus
11h 10m$154–681Bus to Whangarei Airport, fly to Dunedin
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Whangareibus
- Fly from Whangarei Airport (WRE) to Dunedin (DUD)plane WRE - DUD
12h 11m$206–1,161Fly Auckland to Invercargill, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Invercargill (IVC)plane AKL - IVC
- Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedinbus
10h 7m$196–735
Auckland to Waitati by bus, car ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Auckland to Waitati is to fly and bus which costs $100 - $400 and takes 10h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Auckland to Waitati is to train and fly and bus which takes 6h 44m and costs $110 - $450.
The distance between Auckland and Waitati is 1142 km.
The best way to get from Auckland to Waitati without a car is to bus and car ferry which takes 29h 25m and costs $100 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Auckland to Waitati, including transfers.
There are 285+ hotels available in Waitati.
What companies run services between Auckland, New Zealand and Waitati, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Auckland to Waitati. However, you can take the train to Puhinui Train Station 2, walk to Stop A Puhinui, take the bus to Stop A International Airport, walk to Auckland (AKL) airport, fly to Dunedin (DUD), walk to Dunedin Airport, take the bus to Dunedin, walk to Bus Hub Stop E, then take the bus to Waitati, On The Spot dairy. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Auckland - Central to Waitati via Wellington - Central, Wellington, Picton, Picton, and Christchurch in around 29h 25m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Auckland to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Auckland to Dunedin via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Auckland to Dunedin via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Auckland to Timaru via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Auckland to Timaru via Nelson, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Auckland to Timaru via Blenheim, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Auckland to Timaru via Christchurch International Airport, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Auckland to Timaru via Tauranga, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Auckland to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Auckland to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Auckland to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Auckland to Queenstown Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Dunedin via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Whangarei Airport to Dunedin via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Auckland to Invercargill
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Auckland to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Auckland to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Auckland to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Auckland to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- +64 9 366 6400
- Website
- at.govt.nz
Train from Waitemata Train Station 1 to Puhinui Train Station 2
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/
- Phone
- +64 4495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Auckland Strand to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–320
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
- Phone
- +64 800 474 082
- transport@orc.govt.nz
- Website
- orc.govt.nz
Bus from Bus Hub Stop E to Waitati, On The Spot dairy
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.orc.govt.nz/public-transport
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Bus Hub Stop E to Waitati, On The Spot dairy
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Auckland - Central to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–90
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Picton to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Christchurch to Waitati
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Timaru to Waitati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Church Corner to Waitati
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Auckland - Central to Whangarei
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Shuttle from Nelson to Christchurch
- 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
- +64 274 497 994
- info@rippletravelgroup.com
- Website
- catchabussouth.com
Bus from Invercargill to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- catchabussouth.com
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- bookings@bluebridge.co.nz
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- 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
Want to know more about travelling around the world?
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including What documents do I need to cross Niagara Falls?, 10 amazing places to get away from it all in Australia, and How to plan an amazing trip around Scandinavia - to help you get the most out of your next trip.











