There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Matamata by plane, taxi, or bus
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Fly to Tauranga Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane MEL - TRG
- Take the taxi from Tauranga-Airport-TRG to Matamatataxi
8h 20m$391–1,141Fly to Rotorua, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Rotorua (ROT)plane MEL - ROT
- Take the bus from Rotorua to Matamatabus
12h 2m$228–1,016Fly to Auckland, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Auckland (AKL)plane MEL - AKL
- Take the bus from Manukau City to Matamatabus
10h 35m$307–826Fly to Hamilton International Airport
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ)plane MEL - HLZ
10h 50m$555–2,242
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tauranga Airport (TRG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Matamata is to fly and bus which costs $300 - $850 and takes 10h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Matamata is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 20m and costs $390 - $1,200.
The distance between Melbourne and Matamata is 2823 km.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Melbourne to Matamata, including transfers.
Matamata is 2h ahead of Melbourne. It is currently 11:08 AM in Melbourne and 1:08 PM in Matamata.
There are 76+ hotels available in Matamata.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Matamata, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand and Qantas fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) once daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tauranga Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tauranga Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tauranga Airport via Queenstown, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rotorua via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rotorua via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rotorua via Queenstown, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–3,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Hamilton International Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tauranga Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tauranga Airport via Sydney, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tauranga Airport via Queenstown, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Auckland via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–650
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rotorua via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Rotorua via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Manukau City to Matamata
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Rotorua to Matamata
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $180–220
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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