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 25m$199–822Bus, car ferry
cheapest- 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$95–628Bus, 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$180–1,083Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Te Puke to Wellingtoncar
- Take the car ferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
- Drive from Picton to Motuekacar
12h$260–727Fly 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 28m$204–877Bus 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 37m$125–785
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 $95 - $650 and takes 20h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Te Puke to Motueka is to fly and bus which takes 6h 25m and costs $190 - $850.
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 $180 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Te Puke to Motueka, including transfers.
There are 252+ 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 Kitchen Things, 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 Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Tauranga Airport to Woodbourne Airport via Christchurch, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Rotorua to Nelson Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- 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
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Te Puke to Wellington - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–95
- 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 Te Puke to Rotorua Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Picton to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–55
- Website
- https://www.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
- +64 03 546 0200
- enquiry@ncc.govt.nz
- Website
- ebus.nz
Bus from The Nelson Bus Hub to Motueka Library Wallace Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- ebus.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
- $65–440
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
- Walk On Passenger
- $65–120
- Passenger with Car
- $210–440
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