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How to get fromDoubtful Sound / Patea to Aucklandby unknown, bus, plane or shuttle

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There are 5 ways to get from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Auckland by unknown, bus, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Travel, bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to Auckland

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    1. Walk from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Te Anauunknown
    2. Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
    3. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Auckland (AKL)planeZQN - AKL
    7h 39m

  2. Travel, shuttle to Invercargill, fly to Auckland

    1. Walk from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Te Anauunknown
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Te Anau to Invercargillshuttle
    3. Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Auckland (AKL)planeIVC - AKL
    8h 46m

  3. Travel, bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to Whangarei Airport, bus

    1. Walk from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Te Anauunknown
    2. Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
    3. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)planeZQN - WRE
    4. Take the bus from Whangarei to Auckland - Centralbus
    12h 21m

  4. Travel, bus, bus to Dunedin, fly to Auckland

    1. Walk from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Te Anauunknown
    2. Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
    3. Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Dunedin Airportbus
    4. Fly from Dunedin (DUD) to Auckland (AKL)planeDUD - AKL
    12h 34m

  5. Travel, bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to Hamilton International Airport, bus

    1. Walk from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Te Anauunknown
    2. Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
    3. Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)planeZQN - HLZ
    4. Take the bus from Hamilton - Central to Auckland - Centralbus
    13h 3m

Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Auckland (AKL) flights

Calendar97Weekly Planes
Duration2h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket$98Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Doubtful Sound / Patea, New Zealand and Auckland, New Zealand?

There is no direct connection from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Auckland. However, you can travel to Te Anau, take the bus to Frankton Bus Interchange, take the line 1 bus to Airport, walk to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) airport, fly to Auckland (AKL), walk to Auckland International Airport, then take the bus to Auckland - Central. Alternatively, you can travel to Te Anau, take the shuttle to Invercargill, take the taxi to Invercargill (IVC) airport, fly to Auckland (AKL), walk to Auckland International Airport, then take the bus to Auckland - Central.

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