There are 5 ways to get from Kaitaia to Thames by plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Kaitaia Airport to Auckland Airport, bus
best- Fly from Kaitaia Airport to Auckland Airportplane
- Take the bus from Manukau City to Thamesbus
4h 3m$125–519Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kaitaia to Kerikeribus
- Take the bus from Kerikeri to Auckland - Centralbus
- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to Thamesbus
10h$15–175Drive 422.6 km
- Drive from Kaitaia to Thamescar 422.6 km
5h 4m$122–176Bus to Kerikeri Airport, fly to Auckland, shuttle
- Take the bus from Kaitaia to Waipapabus
- Fly from Kerikeri Airport (KKE) to Auckland (AKL)plane KKE - AKL
- Take a shuttle bus from Auckland Airport to Thames
5h 56m$160–649Bus to Kerikeri Airport, fly to Tauranga Airport, drive
- Take the bus from Kaitaia to Waipapabus
- Fly from Kerikeri Airport (KKE) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane KKE - TRG
- Drive from Tauranga-Airport-TRG to Thamescar
6h 48m$135–624
Kaitaia to Thames by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaitaia to Thames is to bus which costs $15 - $180 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Kaitaia to Thames is to fly and bus which takes 4h 3m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Kaitaia to Thames. However, there are services departing from Kaitaia and arriving at Thames via Kerikeri and Auckland - Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h.
The distance between Kaitaia and Thames is 368 km. The road distance is 422.6 km.
The best way to get from Kaitaia to Thames without a car is to bus which takes 10h and costs $15 - $180.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Kaitaia to Thames, including transfers.
Kaitaia to Thames bus services, operated by InterCity, depart from Kaitaia station.
Kaitaia to Thames bus services, operated by InterCity, arrive at Kerikeri station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kaitaia to Thames is 423 km. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Kaitaia to Thames.
There are 63+ hotels available in Thames.
What companies run services between Kaitaia, New Zealand and Thames, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Kaitaia to Thames via Kerikeri and Auckland - Central in around 10h.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Kerikeri Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–470
Flights from Kerikeri Airport to Tauranga Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–480
Flights from Kerikeri Airport to Tauranga Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Manukau City to Thames
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Kaitaia to Kerikeri
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Kerikeri to Auckland - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Auckland - Central to Thames
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Kaitaia to Waipapa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 7 866 0336
- info@go-kiwi.co.nz
- Website
- go-kiwi.co.nz
Shuttle from Auckland Airport to Thames
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- go-kiwi.co.nz
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