There are 7 ways to get from Bay of Islands to Waitomo Glowworm Caves by plane, bus, car or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Travel to Deer Lake, fly to Auckland, bus • 30h 14m
$1,324 - $3,135
Cheapest option
Bus, car ferry to Sydney, fly to Auckland • 2 days 1h
$1,311 - $2,983
5 alternative options
Travel to Deer Lake, fly to Tauranga, drive • 29h 34m
$1,720 - $4,039
Travel to Deer Lake, fly to Rotorua, bus • 32h 24m
$1,640 - $3,860
Travel to Deer Lake, fly to New Plymouth, bus • 32h 6m
$1,562 - $3,645
Travel to Deer Lake, fly to Taupo, bus • 32h 52m
$1,783 - $4,159
Travel to Deer Lake, fly to Whakatane, bus • 33h 22m
$1,439 - $3,356
Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Bay of Islands to Waitomo Glowworm Caves?
The cheapest way to get from Bay of Islands to Waitomo Glowworm Caves is to bus and car ferry and fly which costs $1,100 - $2,600 and takes 2 days 1h.
What is the fastest way to get from Bay of Islands to Waitomo Glowworm Caves?
The quickest way to get from Bay of Islands to Waitomo Glowworm Caves is to travel and fly and drive which costs $1,400 - $3,500 and takes 29h 34m.
How far is it from Bay of Islands to Waitomo Glowworm Caves?
The distance between Bay of Islands and Waitomo Glowworm Caves is 15658 km.
How long does it take to get from Bay of Islands to Waitomo Glowworm Caves?
It takes approximately 30h 14m to get from Bay of Islands to Waitomo Glowworm Caves, including transfers.
How long is the flight from Bay of Islands to Waitomo Glowworm Caves?
There is no direct flight from Deer Lake Airport to Auckland Airport. The quickest flight takes 30h 5m and has two stopovers.
What is the time difference between Bay of Islands and Waitomo Glowworm Caves?
Waitomo Glowworm Caves is 16h 30m ahead of Bay of Islands. It is currently 5:07 AM in Bay of Islands and 9:37 PM in Waitomo Glowworm Caves.
Which airlines fly from Deer Lake Airport to Auckland Airport?
WestJet, United Airlines, Air New Zealand and Air Canada offer flights from Deer Lake Airport to Auckland Airport.
Where can I stay near Waitomo Glowworm Caves?
There are 36+ hotels available in Waitomo Glowworm Caves. Prices start at $150 NZD per night.
Launch map view
- Distance: 15657.8 km
- Duration: 30h 14m
What companies run services between Bay of Islands, NL, Canada and Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Bay of Islands to Waitomo Glowworm Caves. However, you can take the travel to Deer Lake airport, fly to Auckland, take the walk to Auckland International Airport, take the bus to Hamilton - Central, take the bus to Waitomo Township, then take the walk to Waitomo Glowworm Caves. Alternatively, you can take the travel to Deer Lake airport, fly to Tauranga, then take the drive to Waitomo Glowworm Caves.
Airlines
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Deer Lake to Auckland via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Auckland via Toronto, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Auckland via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200 - $3,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Tauranga via Toronto, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Tauranga via Toronto, Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,200
Flights from Deer Lake to Tauranga via Toronto, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600 - $5,500
Flights from Deer Lake to Tauranga via Toronto, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Tauranga via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600 - $4,000
Flights from Deer Lake to Tauranga via St Johns, Toronto, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,200
Flights from Deer Lake to Tauranga via Toronto, Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,200
Flights from Deer Lake to Rotorua via Toronto, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600 - $3,900
Flights from Deer Lake to Rotorua via Toronto, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600 - $3,900
Flights from Deer Lake to Rotorua via Toronto, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600 - $3,900
Flights from Deer Lake to Rotorua via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600 - $3,900
Flights from Deer Lake to Rotorua via Toronto, Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600 - $4,000
Flights from Deer Lake to Rotorua via St Johns, Toronto, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600 - $4,000
Flights from Deer Lake to New Plymouth via Toronto, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $3,600
Flights from Deer Lake to New Plymouth via Toronto, Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $3,700
Flights from Deer Lake to New Plymouth via Toronto, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $4,300
Flights from Deer Lake to New Plymouth via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $3,600
Flights from Deer Lake to New Plymouth via Toronto, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $3,600
Flights from Deer Lake to New Plymouth via St Johns, Toronto, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500 - $3,700
Flights from Deer Lake to Taupo via Toronto, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Taupo via Toronto, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Taupo via Toronto, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Taupo via Toronto, Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,200
Flights from Deer Lake to Taupo via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Taupo via St Johns, Toronto, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700 - $4,200
Flights from Sydney to Auckland via Toronto, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,700
Flights from Sydney to Auckland via Montreal, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,700
Flights from Sydney to Auckland via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Deer Lake to Auckland via Toronto, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,200
Flights from Deer Lake to Auckland via Toronto, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Auckland via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Auckland via Toronto, Las Vegas, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,100
Flights from Sydney to Auckland via Montreal, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,800
Flights from Sydney to Auckland via Toronto, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,800
Flights from Sydney to Auckland via Toronto, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,700
Flights from Sydney to Auckland via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,700
- Website
- airchathams.co.nz
Flights from Deer Lake to Whakatane via Toronto, San Francisco, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $4,000
Flights from Deer Lake to Whakatane via Toronto, Vancouver, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400 - $3,400
Flights from Deer Lake to Whakatane via Toronto, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,300
Flights from Deer Lake to Whakatane via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,300
Flights from Deer Lake to Whakatane via Toronto, Houston, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,300
Flights from Deer Lake to Whakatane via Toronto, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 40m
- When
- Monday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Deer Lake to Auckland via Toronto, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200 - $4,400
Flights from Deer Lake to Auckland via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Auckland via Toronto, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300 - $3,100
Flights from Deer Lake to Auckland via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200 - $3,100
Flights from Sydney to Auckland via Toronto, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,700
Flights from Sydney to Auckland via Montreal, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,700
Flights from Sydney to Auckland via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,700
Bus operators
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Auckland International Airport to Hamilton - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16 - $40
- Website
- InterCity Coachlines
Bus from Hamilton - Central to Waitomo Township
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14 - $35
- Website
- InterCity Coachlines
Bus from Waitara to Eight Mile Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17 - $40
- Website
- InterCity Coachlines
Bus from Taupo to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14 - $35
- Website
- InterCity Coachlines
Bus from Whakatane to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15 - $40
- Website
- InterCity Coachlines
- Website
- greatsights.co.nz
Bus from Rotorua to Waitomo Glowworm Caves
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18 - $27
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $18 - $27
- Flexi
- $45 - $65
- Website
- drl-lr.com
Bus from Corner Brook - Confederation Drive Circle K to Port aux Basques - Marine Atlantic
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $55
- Schedules at
- drl-lr.com
Ferry operators
- Phone
- +1 800-341-7981
- Website
- marineatlantic.ca
Car ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney, NS
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $53
- Schedules at
- marineatlantic.ca
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