Napier Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

InterCity (www.intercity.co.nz) operates from the Napier Travel Centre (06-834 2720; Munro St; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, 8-11.30am & 12.30-1.30pm Sat & Sun). Buses depart daily for Auckland ($84, seven hours) via Taupo ($34 to $43, two hours), Gisborne ($41, four hours) via Wairoa ($29, 2½ hours), and Wellington ($35, 5½ hours) via Hastings ($19, 25 minutes) and Waipukurau ($25, one hour).

If you’re super organised you can take advantage of $1 advance fares on Naked Bus (www.nakedbus.com) on the Auckland/Wellington route via Hastings and Taupo.

Bay Xpress (0800 422 997; www.bayxpress.co.nz) has a daily service to/from Wellington ($35, five hours) via Waipukurau ($8, one hour).

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Air

Hawkes Bay Airport (06-835 3427; www.hawkesbay-airport.co.nz) is 8km north of the city.

Air New Zealand (06-833 5400; www.airnz.co.nz; cnr Hastings & Station Sts) Daily direct flights to Auckland (55 minutes), Wellington (50 minutes) and Christchurch (2½ hours); check website for prices and discount fares.

Sunair Aviation Ltd (07-575 7799; www.sunair.co.nz) Offers direct flights on weekdays to Gisborne ($250, 45 minutes) and Hamilton ($290, one hour).

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