There are 6 ways to get from Lower Hutt to Mount Cook by train, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, line 7 bus
best- Take the train from Waterloo Station to Wellington StationHvl / ...
- Take the bus from Wellington Station - Stop C to Victoria Street at Abel Smith Street7 / ...
35 min$7–12Drive 18.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Lower Hutt to Mount Cook18.3 km
15 min$6–8Bus, line 3 bus
- Take the bus from Waterloo - Cambridge Terrace to Wellington Station - Platform 9Hvm
- Take the bus from Wellington Station - Stop A to Taranaki Street3 / ...
42 min$8–19Taxi
- Take the taxi from Lower Hutt to Mount Cook18.3 km
15 min$60–80Train, line 3 bus
- Take the train from Waterloo Station to Wellington StationHvl / ...
- Take the bus from Wellington Station - Stop A to Taranaki Street3 / ...
39 min$7–13Line 83 bus
- Take the bus from Ludlam Crescent at Wai-iti Crescent to Courtenay Place at Courtenay Central83
46 min$7–17
Lower Hutt to Mount Cook by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lower Hutt to Mount Cook is to drive which costs $5 - $8 and takes 15 min.
The fastest way to get from Lower Hutt to Mount Cook is to taxi which takes 15 min and costs $60 - $80.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ludlam Crescent at Wai-iti Crescent and arriving at Courtenay Place at Courtenay Central. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 46 min.
The distance between Lower Hutt and Mount Cook is 19 km. The road distance is 18.3 km.
The best way to get from Lower Hutt to Mount Cook without a car is to train and line 7 bus which takes 35 min and costs $6 - $12.
It takes approximately 35 min to get from Lower Hutt to Mount Cook, including transfers.
Lower Hutt to Mount Cook bus services, operated by Metlink, depart from Waterloo - Cambridge Terrace station.
Lower Hutt to Mount Cook bus services, operated by Metlink, arrive at Wellington Station - Platform 9.
Yes, the driving distance between Lower Hutt to Mount Cook is 18 km. It takes approximately 15 min to drive from Lower Hutt to Mount Cook.
There are 465+ hotels available in Mount Cook.
What companies run services between Lower Hutt, New Zealand and Mount Cook, Wellington, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Waterloo - Cambridge Terrace to Taranaki Street via Wellington Station - Platform 9 and Wellington Station - Stop A in around 42 min.
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- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Train from Waterloo Station to Wellington Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- Phone
- 0800 801 700
- info@metlink.org.nz
- Website
- metlink.org.nz
Bus from Wellington Station - Stop C to Victoria Street at Abel Smith Street
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
Bus from Waterloo - Cambridge Terrace to Wellington Station - Platform 9
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
Bus from Wellington Station - Stop A to Taranaki Street
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
Bus from Ludlam Crescent at Wai-iti Crescent to Courtenay Place at Courtenay Central
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- https://www.metlink.org.nz
- Website
- horizons.govt.nz
Bus from Waterloo - Cambridge Terrace to Wellington Station - Platform 9
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- horizons.govt.nz
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Estimated price
- $60–80
Ryde Taxis
- Phone
- +64 27 642 0089
- Website
- rydetaxis.co.nz
Hutt & City Taxis
- Phone
- +64 4 570 0057
- Website
- huttcitytaxis.co.nz
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