There are 5 ways to get from Franz Josef / Waiau to Doubtful Sound / Patea by bus, unknown, car, 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.
Bus, travel
best- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Patea
12h 28mDrive, bus, travel
- Drive from Franz Josef / Waiau to Haka House Mt Cook
- Take the bus from Haka House Mt Cook to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Patea
13h 15mBus, fly to Queenstown Airport, travel
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Hokitika
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)HKK - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Patea
12h 26mTour, bus, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Franz Josef / Waiau to Queenstown
- Take the bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anau
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Patea
16h 40mBus, fly to Invercargill, shuttle, travel
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Hokitika
- Fly from Hokitika (HKK) to Invercargill (IVC)HKK - IVC
- Take a shuttle bus from Invercargill to Te Anau
- Walk from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound / Patea
13h 18m
Hokitika (HKK) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Franz Josef / Waiau and Doubtful Sound / Patea is 615 km.
The best way to get from Franz Josef / Waiau to Doubtful Sound / Patea without a car is to bus and travel which takes 12h 28m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 28m to get from Franz Josef / Waiau to Doubtful Sound / Patea, including transfers.
What companies run services between Franz Josef / Waiau, New Zealand and Doubtful Sound / Patea, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Franz Josef / Waiau to Doubtful Sound / Patea. However, you can take the bus to Frankton Bus Interchange, take the bus to Te Anau, then travel to Doubtful Sound / Patea. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Franz Josef / Waiau to Doubtful Sound / Patea via Haka House Mt Cook, Frankton Bus Interchange, and Te Anau in around 13h 15m.
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- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Hokitika to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Hokitika to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Hokitika to Invercargill via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- info@greatsights.co.nz
- Website
- greatsights.co.nz
Bus from Franz Josef to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- 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 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
Bus from Haka House Mt Cook to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $95–140
- Flexi
- $120–900
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
- Phone
- +64 9 390 7380
- bookings@cheekykiwitravel.com
- Website
- cheekykiwitravel.com
Shuttle from Franz Josef / Waiau to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–290
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Adult
- $290
- Child
- $250
Shuttle from Invercargill to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Adult
- $90
- Child
- $80
- Phone
- +64 3 442 9708
- adventure@infotrack.co.nz
- Website
- infotrack.co.nz
Bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $62
- Schedules at
- infotrack.co.nz
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