There are 4 ways to get from Te Anau to Paihia by bus, plane, car, car ferry, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to Kerikeri Airport
best- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Kerikeri Airport (KKE)ZQN - KKE
7h 15m$330–1,106Bus to Queenstown Airport, fly to Whangarei Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Te Anau to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Whangarei Airport (WRE)ZQN - WRE
- Take the bus from Whangarei to Paihia
9h 36m$248–1,059Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Te Anau to Picton
- Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellington
- Drive from Wellington to Paihia
24h 58m$603–1,237Shuttle to Invercargill, fly to Kerikeri Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Te Anau to Invercargill
- Fly from Invercargill (IVC) to Kerikeri Airport (KKE)IVC - KKE
9h 6m$312–917
Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Kerikeri Airport (KKE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Te Anau to Paihia is to bus and fly which costs $240 - $1,100 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Te Anau to Paihia is to bus and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs $330 - $1,200.
The distance between Te Anau and Paihia is 1359 km.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Te Anau to Paihia, including transfers.
There are 367+ hotels available in Paihia.
What companies run services between Te Anau, New Zealand and Paihia, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Te Anau to Paihia. However, you can take the bus to Frankton Bus Interchange, take the line 1 bus to Airport, walk to Queenstown Airport (ZQN) airport, fly to Kerikeri Airport (KKE), then take the taxi to Paihia. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Te Anau to Paihia via Picton and Wellington in around 24h 58m.
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- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Kerikeri Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Kerikeri Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Kerikeri Airport via Christchurch, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Invercargill to Kerikeri Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Invercargill to Kerikeri Airport via Christchurch, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Whangarei Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Whangarei Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Whangarei Airport via Christchurch, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- 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
- Phone
- +64 9 390 7380
- bookings@cheekykiwitravel.com
- Website
- cheekykiwitravel.com
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
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- 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
- 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
- $65–440
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Walk On Passenger
- $65–120
- Passenger with Car
- $210–440
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