There are 5 ways to get from Papakura to Paihia by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
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Train, fly to Kerikeri Airport
best- Take the train from Papakura Train Station 3 to Puhinui Train Station 1
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Kerikeri Airport (KKE)AKL - KKE
2h 48m$138–510Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Auckland - Central to PaihiaAuckland - Central - Kerikeri
5h 48m$10–109Drive 256.4 km
- Drive from Papakura to Paihia256.4 km
3h 11m$78–113Tour
- Take a shuttle bus from Auckland to PaihiaAuckland to Paihia via West Coast Small Group Tour
14h 4m$296–378Fly to Whangarei Airport, bus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)AKL - WRE
- Take the bus from Whangarei to Paihia
5h 4m$66–453
Papakura to Paihia by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Papakura to Paihia is to bus which costs $10 - $110 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Papakura to Paihia is to train and fly which takes 2h 48m and costs $130 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Papakura to Paihia. However, there are services departing from Papakura and arriving at Paihia via Auckland - Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 48m.
The distance between Papakura and Paihia is 252 km. The road distance is 256.4 km.
The best way to get from Papakura to Paihia without a car is to bus which takes 5h 48m and costs $10 - $110.
It takes approximately 2h 48m to get from Papakura to Paihia, including transfers.
Papakura to Paihia bus services, operated by InterCity, depart from Auckland - Central station.
Papakura to Paihia bus services, operated by InterCity, arrive at Paihia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Papakura to Paihia is 256 km. It takes approximately 3h 11m to drive from Papakura to Paihia.
There are 364+ hotels available in Paihia.
What companies run services between Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand and Paihia, New Zealand?
InterCity operates a bus from Auckland - Central to Paihia 4 times a day. Tickets cost $5–65 and the journey takes 4h 5m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Auckland to Kerikeri Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–400
Flights from Auckland to Whangarei Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–390
- Phone
- +64 9 366 6400
- Website
- at.govt.nz
Train from Papakura Train Station 3 to Puhinui Train Station 1
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Auckland - Central to Paihia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Whangarei to Paihia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 9 390 7380
- bookings@cheekykiwitravel.com
- Website
- cheekykiwitravel.com
Shuttle from Auckland to Paihia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $295–369
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Adult
- $369
- Child
- $295
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