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 Careersbus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Auckland (AKL)plane NSN - AKL
6h 14mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Motueka to Pictoncar
- Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
- Drive from Wellington to Aucklandcar
13h 9m$289–453Bus, bus to Woodbourne Airport, fly
- Take the bus from High Street near Woodlands Avenue to The Nelson Bus Hubbus
- Take the bus from Nelson to Woodbournebus
- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Auckland (AKL)plane 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 $280 - $460 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Motueka to Auckland is to drive and car ferry which takes 13h 9m and costs $280 - $460.
The distance between Motueka and Auckland is 576 km.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Motueka to Auckland, including transfers.
There are 2225+ 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 9m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Nelson Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–750
Flights from Nelson Airport to Auckland via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Flights from Nelson Airport to Auckland via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Auckland via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
- 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 The Nelson Bus Hub
- 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
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
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