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Timaru to Rotorua

Rome2Rio compared 4 ways to get from Timaru to Rotorua. The best route is Fly to Tauranga Airport, taxi, a distance of 810.946 km.

Fly to Tauranga Airport, taxi
best
1. Fly from Timaru (TIU) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane TIU - TRG
2. Take the taxi from Tauranga-Airport-TRG to Rotoruataxi
6h 34m
$366–925
Fly to Rotorua
cheapest
1. Fly from Timaru (TIU) to Rotorua (ROT)plane TIU - ROT
5h 55m
$148–660
Bus, car ferry
1. Take the bus from Timaru to Christchurchbus
2. Take the bus from Christchurch to Pictonbus
3. Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
4. Take the bus from Wellington - Central to Rotoruabus
22h 31m
Drive, car ferry
1. Drive from Timaru to Pictoncar
2. Take the car ferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
3. Drive from Wellington to Rotoruacar
15h
$402–537

Timaru (TIU) to Tauranga Airport (TRG) flights

28Weekly Planes

6h 41mAverage Duration

$106Cheapest Price

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Distance: 927.9 km
Duration: 6h 34m

What companies run services between Timaru, New Zealand and Rotorua, New Zealand?

Air New Zealand flies from Timaru (TIU) to Rotorua (ROT) 3 times a day.

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Rotorua(opens in a new window), New Zealand(opens in a new window)

Rotorua is a city in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. The city lies on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authority encompassing Rotorua and several other nearby towns. Rotorua has an estimated resident population of, making it the country's 12th largest urban area, and the Bay of Plenty's second-largest urban area behind Tauranga.

Things to do in Rotorua

Rotorua Museum(Opens in a new window)

The Rotorua Museum Te Whare Taonga o Te Arawa is a local museum and art gallery located in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand.

Tikitere(Opens in a new window)

Tikitere, also known as "Hell's Gate", is Rotorua's most active geothermal area on State Highway 30, between Lake Rotorua and Lake Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. It includes many geothermal features such as steaming lakes, mudpools, fumaroles, a mud volcano and the Kakahi Falls, the largest hot waterfall in the southern hemisphere.

Hamurana Springs(Opens in a new window)

Hamurana Springs is the deepest natural fresh water spring on the North Island of New Zealand. Located to the north east of Lake Rotorua, the spring emerges from a rocky area within a Department of Conservation reserve.

Government Gardens(Opens in a new window)

The Government Gardens (originally known as Paepaekumana) is a public park, partly laid out as gardens, located by Lake Rotorua in central Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand. Built by the government as a tourism attraction, it is still a major tourism destination for New Zealand.

Places to stay in Rotorua

ASURE Rotorua International Motor Inn(Opens in a new window)

8.5Very Good

Millennium Hotel Rotorua(Opens in a new window)

8.4Very Good

Arista of Rotorua(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

RotoVegas Motel of Rotorua(Opens in a new window)

9.1Superb

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