There are 3 ways to get from Canberra to Te Anau by plane, bus, or car
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Fly from Canberra International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane CBR - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
10h 41m$583–866Drive to Orange Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Drive from Canberra to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane OAG - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
11h 19m$375–1,390Bus to Sydney International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airportbus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane SYD - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
11h 29m$424–1,035
Canberra International Airport (CBR) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canberra to Te Anau is to bus and fly which costs $420 - $1,100 and takes 11h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Canberra to Te Anau is to fly and bus which takes 10h 41m and costs $550 - $900.
The distance between Canberra and Te Anau is 2149 km.
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Canberra to Te Anau, including transfers.
Te Anau is 2h ahead of Canberra. It is currently 10:15 PM in Canberra and 12:15 AM in Te Anau.
There are 155+ hotels available in Te Anau.
What companies run services between Canberra, ACT, Australia and Te Anau, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Canberra to Te Anau. However, you can take the line 3 bus to Canberra Airport, walk to Canberra International Airport (CBR) airport, fly to Queenstown Airport (ZQN), walk to Airport, take the line 1 bus to Frankton Bus Hub, then take the bus to Te Anau. Alternatively, you can drive to Orange-Airport-OAG airport, fly to Queenstown Airport (ZQN), walk to Airport, take the line 1 bus to Frankton Bus Hub, then take the bus to Te Anau.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Orange Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Orange Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–800
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Orange Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from Orange Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–750
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–750
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- info@greatsights.co.nz
- Website
- greatsights.co.nz
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
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