There are 8 ways to get from Te Anau to Mārahau by bus, plane, train, car, or shuttle
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Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to Nelson Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Nelson Airport (NSN)ZQN - NSN
- Take the bus from YHA Nelson to Abel Tasman Centre
9h 39m$400–996Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Rolleston
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Blenheim
- Take the bus from Blenheim to Nelson
- Take the bus from Millers Acre Carpark to Abel Tasman Centre
22h 42m$106–396Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Rolleston
- Take the train from Christchurch to Picton
- Drive from Picton to Mārahau
21h 19m$614–1,050Drive 984.1 km
- Drive from Te Anau to Mārahau984.1 km
11h 25m$302–436Bus, Tour, shuttle
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Queenstown
- Take a shuttle bus from Queenstown to Christchurch
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Saint Arnaud
- Take a shuttle bus from Saint Arnaud to Mārahau
23h 45m$682–1,949Shuttle to Invercargill, fly to Nelson Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Te Anau to Invercargill
- Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Nelson Airport (NSN)IVC - NSN
- Take the bus from YHA Nelson to Abel Tasman Centre
10h 25m$232–857Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)ZQN - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Take the bus from Millers Acre Carpark to Abel Tasman Centre
11h 56m$495–1,101Bus via Franz Josef
- Take the bus from Te Anau to Queenstown
- Take the bus from Queenstown to Franz Josef
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Greymouth
- Take the bus from Greymouth to Richmond
- Take the bus from Richmond Holiday Park to Abel Tasman Centre
24h 24m$307–514
Te Anau to Mārahau by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Te Anau to Mārahau is to bus which costs $100 - $400 and takes 22h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Te Anau to Mārahau is to bus and fly which takes 9h 39m and costs $400 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Te Anau to Mārahau. However, there are services departing from Te Anau and arriving at Abel Tasman Centre via Frankton Bus Interchange, Rolleston, Christchurch, Blenheim and Millers Acre Carpark. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 42m.
The distance between Te Anau and Mārahau is 791 km. The road distance is 984.1 km.
The best way to get from Te Anau to Mārahau without a car is to bus and Tour and shuttle which takes 23h 45m and costs $650 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Te Anau to Mārahau, including transfers.
Te Anau to Mārahau bus services, operated by GreatSights, depart from Te Anau station.
Te Anau to Mārahau bus services, operated by GreatSights, arrive at Frankton Bus Interchange station.
Yes, the driving distance between Te Anau to Mārahau is 984 km. It takes approximately 11h 25m to drive from Te Anau to Mārahau.
There are 268+ hotels available in Mārahau.
What companies run services between Te Anau, New Zealand and Mārahau, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Te Anau to Abel Tasman Centre via Frankton Bus Interchange, Rolleston, Bus Interchange, Christchurch, Blenheim, Nelson, and Millers Acre Carpark in around 22h 42m.
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- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,000
Flights from Invercargill to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Invercargill to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Invercargill to Nelson Airport via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Invercargill to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,100
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
- Phone
- +64 4 495 0775
- bookings@greatjourneysnz.com
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Christchurch to Picton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–519
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
- Scenic Plus
- $519
- Scenic
- $250–310
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- info@greatsights.co.nz
- Website
- greatsights.co.nz
Bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Te Anau to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $80–600
Bus from Queenstown to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $140–200
- Flexi
- $180–1,400
Bus from Franz Josef to Greymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- https://www.greatsights.co.nz/new-zealand-tours/
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $80–600
- Phone
- +64 27 577 6975
- bookings@betterbus.co.nz
- Website
- betterbus.co.nz
Bus from YHA Nelson to Abel Tasman Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- betterbus.co.nz
- Book at
- betterbus.co.nz
Bus from Millers Acre Carpark to Abel Tasman Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- betterbus.co.nz
- Book at
- betterbus.co.nz
Bus from Richmond Holiday Park to Abel Tasman Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- betterbus.co.nz
- Book at
- betterbus.co.nz
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Rolleston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Christchurch to Blenheim
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Blenheim to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Greymouth to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 9 390 7380
- bookings@cheekykiwitravel.com
- Website
- cheekykiwitravel.com
Shuttle from Queenstown to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $320–399
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Adult
- $399
- Child
- $320
Shuttle from Te Anau to Invercargill
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–90
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.com
- Adult
- $90
- Child
- $80
Shuttle from Christchurch to Saint Arnaud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $1,000
- Per person
- $200
Shuttle from Saint Arnaud to Mārahau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $450
- Per person
- $90
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