New Plymouth Getting there & around

Getting there & away

You can book tickets for InterCity, Tranz Scenic, Interislander and Bluebridge ferries at the i-SITEinside Puke Ariki.

Land

Bus

The bus centre is located at the corner of Egmont and Ariki Streets.

InterCity (06-759 9039; www.intercitycoach.co.nz) runs daily buses to/from Hamilton ($44, four hours), Auckland ($68, six hours), Wanganui ($35, three hours), Palmerston North ($45, four hours) and on to Wellington ($61, four hours).

Dalroy Express (06-759 0197; www.dalroytours.co.nz) operates a daily service between Auckland ($54, five hours) and Hamilton ($36, three hours) with pick-ups available from Hawera.

White Star (06-758 3338) has two buses each weekday and one at weekends to/from Wanganui ($24, 2½ hours), Palmerston North ($33, 3¾ hours), Wellington ($47, 6¼ hours) and many small towns in between.

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Air

Air New Zealand (06-757 3300; www.airnz.co.nz; 12 Devon St East) has daily direct flights to/from Auckland (45 minutes, eight daily), Wellington (55 minutes, five daily) and Christchurch (85 minutes, one daily), with onward connections to other NZ destinations.

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