Thames Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Thames is the transport hub of the Coromandel. InterCity (0508 353 947; www.intercity.co.nz) has daily buses to/from Auckland ($25, two hours), Coromandel Town ($16, one hour), Tairua ($17, 45 minutes), Paeroa ($18, one hour), Waihi ($18, 45 minutes) and Tauranga ($25, 1¾ hours), stopping outside the i-SITE.

Busit! (0800 428 7546; www.busit.co.nz) has daily local buses to Hamilton (two hours). Naked Bus (www.nakedbus.com) has four services per week to Auckland and Tairua, with advance fares starting from $1. Go Kiwi (0800 446 549; www.go-kiwi.co.nz) has daily shuttles to/from Tairua ($18, 45 minutes).

Paki Paki Bike Shop (07-867 9026; www.pakipakibikeshop.co.nz; Goldfields Shopping Centre) rents out bikes for $25 a day and performs repairs.