There are 4 ways to get from Launceston to Rotorua by plane, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tauranga Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane LST - TRG
- Take the taxi from Tauranga-Airport-TRG to Rotoruataxi
8h 14m$500–1,417Fly to Rotorua
cheapest- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Rotorua (ROT)plane LST - ROT
11h 56m$282–1,192Fly to Auckland, bus
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Auckland (AKL)plane LST - AKL
- Take the bus from Manukau City to Rotoruabus
10h 58m$456–1,107Fly to Hamilton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Launceston (LST) to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)plane LST - HLZ
- Take the bus from Hamilton - Central to Rotoruabus
14h 35m$421–1,712
Launceston (LST) to Tauranga Airport (TRG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Launceston to Rotorua is to fly which costs $280 - $1,200 and takes 11h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Launceston to Rotorua is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 14m and costs $500 - $1,500.
The distance between Launceston and Rotorua is 2591 km.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from Launceston to Rotorua, including transfers.
Rotorua is 2h ahead of Launceston. It is currently 11:23 PM in Launceston and 1:23 AM in Rotorua.
There are 584+ hotels available in Rotorua.
What companies run services between Launceston, TAS, Australia and Rotorua, New Zealand?
Qantas, Air New Zealand, and two other airlines fly from Launceston (LST) to Rotorua (ROT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Launceston to Tauranga Airport via Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–2,100
Flights from Launceston to Tauranga Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Launceston to Tauranga Airport via Brisbane, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Launceston to Rotorua via Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–2,100
Flights from Launceston to Rotorua via Brisbane, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–2,300
Flights from Launceston to Rotorua via Brisbane, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Launceston to Rotorua via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–2,200
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,300
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Launceston to Hamilton International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Launceston to Tauranga Airport via Melbourne, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Launceston to Tauranga Airport via Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Launceston to Hamilton International Airport via Melbourne, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Launceston to Auckland via Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Launceston to Hamilton International Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Manukau City to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Hamilton - Central to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $220–270
Taxi Cabs Tauranga
- Phone
- +64 7 578 7878
- Website
- taurangataxi.co.nz
Tauranga Mount Taxis
- Phone
- +64 7 577 5565
- Website
- taurangataxis.co.nz
New Zealand Cabs Tauranga
- Phone
- +64 800 482 947
- Website
- nzcabs.com
Kubat Taxi
- Phone
- +64 800 698 294
- Website
- kubat.co.nz
Dial A Cab Bay of Plenty
- Phone
- +64 7 543 5050
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