There are 6 ways to get from Te Puke to Motueka by plane, bus, car ferry, shuttle, 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.
Fly Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport, bus
best- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane TRG - NSN
- Take the bus from Rutherford Hotel Nelson to Motueka i-Sitebus
6h 24m$184–772Bus, car ferry, shuttle
- Take the bus from Te Puke to Wellington - Centralbus
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Take a shuttle bus from Picton to Mārahau
20h 14m$269–790Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Te Puke to Wellingtoncar
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Motuekacar
12h$332–443Fly Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport, bus
- Fly from Tauranga Airport (TRG) to Woodbourne Airport (BHE)plane TRG - BHE
- Take the bus from Woodbourne to Nelsonbus
- Take the bus from Quest Apartments to Motueka i-Sitebus
8h 23m$200–827Bus to Rotorua, fly to Nelson Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Te Puke to Rotorua Airportbus
- Fly from Rotorua (ROT) to Nelson Airport (NSN)plane ROT - NSN
- Take the bus from Rutherford Hotel Nelson to Motueka i-Sitebus
7h 46mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Te Puke to Wellington - Centralbus
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Take the bus from Picton to Nelsonbus
- Take the bus from The Nelson Bus Hub to Motueka Library Wallace Streetbus 5
20h 19m$195–335
Te Puke to Motueka by bus, car ferry, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Te Puke to Motueka is to bus and car ferry which costs $190 - $340 and takes 20h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Te Puke to Motueka is to fly and bus which takes 6h 24m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between Te Puke and Motueka is 554 km.
The best way to get from Te Puke to Motueka without a car is to bus and car ferry and shuttle which takes 20h 14m and costs $260 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Te Puke to Motueka, including transfers.
There are 226+ hotels available in Motueka.
What companies run services between Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand and Motueka, New Zealand?
There is no direct connection from Te Puke to Motueka. However, you can take the taxi to Tauranga-Airport-TRG airport, fly to Nelson Airport (NSN), walk to Nelson Airport Terminal, take the line 4 bus to Vanguard Street Outside Rebel Sport, walk to Rutherford Hotel Nelson, then take the bus to Motueka i-Site. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Te Puke to Motueka i-Site via Wellington - Central, Wellington, Picton, Picton, Mārahau, and Abel Tasman Centre in around 20h 14m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–650
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–750
- Phone
- +64 27 577 6975
- bookings@betterbus.co.nz
- Website
- betterbus.co.nz
Bus from Rutherford Hotel Nelson to Motueka i-Site
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- betterbus.co.nz
- Book at
- betterbus.co.nz
Bus from Quest Apartments to Motueka i-Site
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- betterbus.co.nz
- Book at
- betterbus.co.nz
Bus from The Nelson Bus Hub to Motueka Library Wallace Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- betterbus.co.nz
- Book at
- betterbus.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Te Puke to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–80
- Schedules at
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Woodbourne to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Schedules at
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Te Puke to Rotorua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Picton to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Schedules at
- intercity.co.nz
Shuttle from Picton to Mārahau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Schedules at
- nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
- Minimum charge per vehicle
- $550
- Per person
- $110
- 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
- $140–160
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
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