There are 3 ways to get from Motueka to Auckland by bus, plane, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Nelson Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from High Street near Woodlands Avenue to 84 Rutherford Street outside Defence Careers
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Auckland (AKL)NSN - AKL
6h 14mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Motueka to Picton
- Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellington
- Drive from Wellington to Auckland
13h 7m$302–758Bus, bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly
- Take the bus from High Street near Woodlands Avenue to Millers Acre
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbourne
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Auckland (AKL)BHE - AKL
7h 50m
Nelson Airport (NSN) to Auckland (AKL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Motueka to Auckland is to drive and car ferry which costs $300 - $800 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Motueka to Auckland is to drive and car ferry which takes 13h 7m and costs $300 - $800.
The distance between Motueka and Auckland is 576 km.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Motueka to Auckland, including transfers.
There are 2152+ hotels available in Auckland.
What companies run services between Motueka, New Zealand and Auckland, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Motueka to Auckland. However, you can take the bus to 84 Rutherford Street outside Defence Careers, walk to Vanguard Street near 35, take the line 4 bus to Nelson Airport Terminal, walk to Nelson Airport (NSN) airport, fly to Auckland (AKL), walk to Auckland International Airport, then take the bus to Auckland - Central. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Motueka to Auckland via Picton and Wellington in around 13h 7m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Auckland via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Nelson Airport to Auckland via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–750
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Auckland via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Phone
- +64 03 546 0200
- enquiry@ncc.govt.nz
- Website
- ebus.nz
Bus from High Street near Woodlands Avenue to 84 Rutherford Street outside Defence Careers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ebus.nz
Bus from High Street near Woodlands Avenue to Millers Acre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ebus.nz
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Nelson to Woodbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- bookings@bluebridge.co.nz
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Picton to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–400
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Walk On Passenger
- $65–110
- Passenger with Car
- $220–400
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