Waihi Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Lots of buses come in and out of this transport hub, stopping outside the visitor centre. InterCity (0508 353 947; www.intercity.co.nz) has two daily buses to/from Auckland ($33, three hours), Thames ($18, 45 minutes) and Tauranga ($18, one hour), and less frequent services to Whangamata ($27, one hour).

Go Kiwi (0800 446 549, 07-866 0336; www.go-kiwi.co.nz) runs daily shuttles to Auckland ($25, 2½ hours) and Tauranga ($17, one hour). Naked Bus (www.nakedbus.com) also has daily buses on the Auckland–Tauranga route, with advance fares starting from $1.