There are 2 ways to get from Oamaru to Timaru by bus or car
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Oamaru to Timaru by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oamaru to Timaru is to bus which costs $5 - $50 and takes 1h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Oamaru to Timaru is to drive which takes 1h 3m and costs $25 - $40.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Oamaru and arriving at Timaru. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 5m.
The distance between Oamaru and Timaru is 85 km. The road distance is 85.2 km.
The best way to get from Oamaru to Timaru without a car is to bus which takes 1h 5m and costs $5 - $50.
The bus from Oamaru to Timaru takes 1h 5m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Oamaru to Timaru bus services, operated by InterCity, depart from Oamaru station.
Oamaru to Timaru bus services, operated by InterCity, arrive at Timaru station.
Yes, the driving distance between Oamaru to Timaru is 85 km. It takes approximately 1h 3m to drive from Oamaru to Timaru.
There are 74+ hotels available in Timaru.
What companies run services between Oamaru, New Zealand and Timaru, New Zealand?
InterCity operates a bus from Oamaru to Timaru twice daily. Tickets cost $5–50 and the journey takes 1h 5m.
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Oamaru to Timaru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
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