Gisborne Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Local transport

Taxi

A city-to-airport taxi fare costs about $15.

Eastland Taxis (0800 868 294, 06-868 1133)

Gisborne Taxis (0800 505 555, 06-867 2222)

Sun City Taxis (06-867 6767)

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Bus & tram

Bus

InterCity (06-868 6139; www.intercity.co.nz) buses depart daily from the i-SITE for Napier ($41, four hours) via Wairoa ($26, 90 minutes), and Auckland ($76, 8¼ hours) via Opotiki ($31, two hours) and Rotorua ($57, 4½ hours).

Organised penny-pinchers can take advantage of $1 advance fares on Naked Bus (www.nakedbus.com) to Auckland via Opotiki and Rotorua.

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Air

Gisborne Airport (06-868 7951; www.eastland.co.nz/airport; Aerodrome Rd) is 3km west of the city. Air New Zealand (06-868 2700; www.airnz.co.nz; 37 Bright St) flies to/from Auckland (one hour, six daily) and Wellington (70 minutes, five daily), with onward connections. Check the website for fares and special offers.

Sunair Aviation Ltd (07-575 7799; www.sunair.co.nz) offers flights on weekdays to Hamilton ($290, 75 minutes) Tauranga ($290, 45 minutes), Rotorua ($290, 45 minutes) and Napier ($250, 45 minutes).

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Car & motorcycle

Car hire

The following have counters at Gisborne Airport:

Avis (06-868 9084; www.avis.co.nz)

Budget (06-867 9794; www.budget.co.nz)

Hertz (06-867 9348; www.hertz.co.nz)

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