There are 4 ways to get from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Hokitika by unknown, bus, plane, 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.
Travel, bus to Queenstown Airport, fly
best- Walk from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Te Anau
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Hokitika (HKK)ZQN - HKK
8h 29mTravel, bus
- Walk from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Te Anau
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Franz Josef
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Hokitika
15h 33mTravel, bus, Tour
- Walk from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Te Anau
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Queenstown
- Take a shuttle bus from Queenstown to Franz Josef / Waiau
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Hokitika
19h 54mTravel, shuttle to Invercargill, fly
- Walk from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Te Anau
- Take a shuttle bus from Te Anau to Invercargill
- Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Hokitika (HKK)IVC - HKK
8h 36m
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Hokitika (HKK) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Doubtful Sound / Patea and Hokitika is 538 km.
The best way to get from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Hokitika without a car is to travel and bus which takes 15h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 29m to get from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Hokitika, including transfers.
There are 77+ hotels available in Hokitika.
What companies run services between Doubtful Sound / Patea, New Zealand and Hokitika, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Hokitika. 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, then fly to Hokitika (HKK). Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Doubtful Sound / Patea to Hokitika via Te Anau, Frankton Bus Interchange, and Franz Josef in around 15h 33m.
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- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Wellington, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Auckland, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Invercargill to Hokitika via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- info@greatsights.co.nz
- Website
- greatsights.co.nz
Bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $140–200
- Flexi
- $180–1,400
Bus from Franz Josef to Hokitika
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $60–85
- Flexi
- $60–460
Bus from Te Anau to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $80–600
- Phone
- +64 9 390 7380
- bookings@cheekykiwitravel.com
- Website
- cheekykiwitravel.com
Shuttle from Queenstown to Franz Josef / Waiau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–290
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Adult
- $290
- Child
- $250
Shuttle from Te Anau to Invercargill
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Adult
- $90
- Child
- $80
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