There are 4 ways to get from Rotorua to Timaru by taxi, plane, towncar, bus, car ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Tauranga Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Rotorua to Tauranga-Airport-TRGtaxi
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Timaru (TIU)plane TRG - TIU
5h 19m$369–931Fly from Rotorua
cheapest- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Timaru (TIU)plane ROT - TIU
6h 30m$143–665Towncar, bus, car ferry
- Take a town car from Rotorua to Tūrangitowncar
- Take the bus from Turangi to Wellington - Centralbus
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Take the bus from Picton to Christchurchbus
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Timarubus
23h 6m$310–555Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotorua to Wellingtoncar
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Timarucar
15h 2m$338–514
Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Timaru (TIU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotorua to Timaru is to fly which costs $140 - $700 and takes 6h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Rotorua to Timaru is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 19m and costs $360 - $950.
The distance between Rotorua and Timaru is 929 km.
The best way to get from Rotorua to Timaru without a car is to towncar and bus and car ferry which takes 23h 6m and costs $310 - $600.
It takes approximately 5h 19m to get from Rotorua to Timaru, including transfers.
There are 76+ hotels available in Timaru.
What companies run services between Rotorua, New Zealand and Timaru, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand flies from Rotorua (ROT) to Timaru (TIU) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Timaru via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Timaru via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Timaru via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Rotorua to Timaru via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Rotorua to Timaru via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Rotorua to Timaru via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Turangi to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Picton to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Christchurch to Timaru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- bookings@bluebridge.co.nz
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Wellington to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 021 146 7654
- mywakayourwaka@gmail.com
- Website
- mywakayourwaka.com
Towncar from Rotorua to Tūrangi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $225
- Schedules at
- mywakayourwaka.com
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $220–280
Taxi Cabs Rotorua
- Phone
- +64 7 347 9797
- Website
- rotoruataxi.co.nz
Rotorua Taxis
- Phone
- +64 800 500 000
- Website
- rotoruataxis.co.nz
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