New Zealand Road Distance & Trip Time Table
North Island
Distances are in Kilometers. Travel times are in hours and minutes.
| Auckland: | 449 8.20 |
127 1.55 |
325 6.00 |
423 6.35 |
357 6.20 |
241 4.15 |
537 7.40 |
234 3.35 |
280 4.05 |
206 3.20 |
202 3.10 |
457 8.00 |
658 9.15 |
| Gisborne: | 394 6.30 |
823 14.20 |
216 3.25 |
585 10.25 |
739 12.35 |
394 6.05 |
287 4.50 |
332 5.25 |
298 5.00 |
445 7.30 |
468 7.15 |
538 8.15 |
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| Hamilton: | 452 7.55 |
296 4.40 |
231 4.25 |
368 6.10 |
411 5.45 |
107 1.40 |
153 2.10 |
107 1.55 |
75 1.15 |
331 6.05 |
532 7.30 |
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| Kaitaia: | 748 12.35 |
681 12.20 |
108 2.15 |
861 13.40 |
558 9.35 |
602 10.05 |
531 9.20 |
524 9.10 |
779 14.00 |
983 15.15 |
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| Napier: | 412 6.15 |
661 10.50 |
178 2.40 |
225 3.50 |
143 2.30 |
299 4.55 |
307 5.05 |
252 3.50 |
323 4.50 |
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| New Plymouth: | 597 10.35 |
234 3.35 |
299 5.35 |
296 5.25 |
308 5.40 |
173 3.30 |
160 2.25 |
355 5.10 |
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| Paihia (Bay of Islands): | 777 11.55 |
474 7.50 |
518 8.20 |
445 7.35 |
440 7.25 |
697 12.15 |
898 13.30 |
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| Palmerston North: | 339 4.55 |
259 3.35 |
415 6.00 |
342 6.20 |
74 1.10 |
145 2.10 |
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| Rotorua: | 80 1.20 |
86 1.30 |
166 2.45 |
309 4.25 |
460 6.30 |
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| Taupo: | 156 2.25 |
163 2.35 |
229 3.05 |
380 5.10 |
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| Tauranga: | 151 2.30 |
439 6.35 |
545 8.00 |
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| Waitomo Caves: | 273 5.10 |
473 7.10 |
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| Wanganui: | 195 2.45 |
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South Island
Distances are in kilometers. Travel times are in hours and minutes.
| Blenheim | ||||||||||||||
| 321 4.35 |
Christchurch | |||||||||||||
| 683 9.35 |
361 5.00 |
Dunedin | ||||||||||||
| 520 8.00 |
408 6.15 |
570 10.30 |
Franz Josef | |||||||||||
| 331 5.05 |
255 4.10 |
565 9.10 |
189 3.15 |
Greymouth | ||||||||||
| 666 10.50 |
554 9.05 |
424 7.40 |
146 2.30 |
335 5.45 |
Haast | |||||||||
| 899 12.45 |
578 8.10 |
217 3.10 |
542 10.40 |
731 13.55 |
396 8.10 |
Invercargill | ||||||||
| 1092 16.10 |
771 11.35 |
410 6.35 |
660 12.45 |
849 16.00 |
514 10.15 |
280 4.45 |
Milford Sound | |||||||
| 651 9.20 |
330 4.45 |
319 4.35 |
506 8.55 |
524 12.10 |
360 6.25 |
445 6.25 |
578 8.55 |
Mount Cook | ||||||
| 117 1.45 |
417 6.20 |
799 11.20 |
485 7.50 |
296 4.35 |
631 10.20 |
1016 14.30 |
1145 16.10 |
747 11.10 |
Nelson | |||||
| 29 0.25 |
350 5.00 |
711 10.00 |
549 8.45 |
360 5.30 |
695 11.15 |
928 13.50 |
1121 16.35 |
680 9.50 |
113 2.10 |
Picton | ||||
| 808 11.50 |
487 7.15 |
281 4.25 |
365 7.40 |
554 10.55 |
219 5.10 |
189 3.00 |
307 5.05 |
271 3.50 |
850 15.00 |
837 12.15 |
Queenstown | |||
| 971 13.50 |
650 9.15 |
289 4.15 |
539 10.25 |
728 13.40 |
393 7.55 |
159 2.25 |
121 2.20 |
426 6.35 |
1024 13.50 |
1000 14.15 |
166 2.45 |
Te Anau | ||
| 749 11.05 |
428 6.30 |
276 4.20 |
294 5.50 |
483 9.05 |
148 3.20 |
248 4.50 |
366 6.55 |
212 3.05 |
779 13.10 |
778 11.30 |
71 1.50 |
245 4.35 |
Wanaka | |
| 265 4.15 |
336 5.10 |
670 10.10 |
294 5.00 |
105 1.45 |
440 7.30 |
836 15.40 |
954 17.45 |
629 13.55 |
230 3.45 |
294 5.55 |
659 12.40 |
823 15.25 |
588 10.50 |
Westport |
Driving in New Zealand
Driving in a foreign country is always different in at least some ways to driving in your own country. Here are some general points regarding driving in New Zealand.
- Vehicles drive on the left-hand side of the road as they do in Britain, Australia, and Japan.
- Visitors wishing to drive in New Zealand do not require an internationaldriver's licence but are required to carry their local driver's licence whenever driving.
- Speed limits are in kilometres per hour (kph), not miles per hour (mph).
Speed conversion to imperial: 1 kph equals 0.621 mph.
Speed conversion to metric: 1 mph equals 1.61 kph. - The speed limit in towns and cities is usually 50 kph (31 mph).
- The speed limit on the open road is 100 kph (62 mph).
- New Zealand has strict drink-driving laws. Only low blood/alcohol levels permitted.
- Seat belts must be worn at all times whilst driving in New Zealand. This stands for the driver and passengers. It is also the driver's responsibility to make sure all passengers under the age of 15 are correctly restrained.
EEEKKkkkkk !!! Please note this very different rule in New Zealand that vehicles turning left must give way to traffic turning right. RED Car must give way (yield) to the BLUE Car :
- There are very few multi-lane highways in New Zealand and, as such, travelling times per distance travelled are often longer than in other countries.
- Petrol (gasoline) costs approximately $NZD1.70 per litre and is available in at least two grades (96 octane and 91 octane).
- Speed limits are in kilometres per hour (kph), not miles per hour (mph).
Fuel conversion to imperial: 1 litre equals 0.26 US gallons or 0.22 UK gallons.
Fuel conversion to metric: 1 US gallon equals 3.79 litres and 1 UK gallon equals 4.55 litres.
