Taumarunui Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Taumarunui is on SH4, 81km south of Te Kuiti and 41km north of National Park township.

InterCity (0508 353 947; www.intercity.co.nz) buses depart daily from the i-SITE, heading to Auckland ($55, five hours) via Te Kuiti ($26, one hour), and Palmerston North ($49, 4¾ hours) via National Park ($20, 30 minutes).

Overlander (0800 872 467; www.tranzscenic.co.nz; daily Dec-Apr, Fri-Sun May-Nov) trains head between Auckland ($89, 4¾ hours) and Wellington ($109, 7½ hours) via Te Kuiti ($49, 1¼ hours) and National Park ($49, 50 minutes).