Wanganui Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

InterCity (www.intercitycoach.co.nz) and Newmans (www.newmanscoach.co.nz) buses operate from the Wanganui Travel Centre (06-345 4433; www.tranzit.co.nz; 156 Ridgway St; 8.15am-5.15pm Mon-Fri).

White Star City to City (06-758 3338; www.whitestarbus.co.nz) has buses to Wellington ($29, 3½ hours, one to two daily) via Palmerston North ($16, one hour), and New Plymouth ($24, 2½ hours, one to two daily). Book at the i-SITE.

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Air

Wanganui Airport (WAG; 06-345 5593; www.airport.u.nu/WAG) is 4km south of town, across the river towards the sea. Air New Zealand (06-348 3500; www.airnz.co.nz; 133 Victoria Ave; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-noon Sat) has direct flights from Wanganui to Auckland (from $99, one to three daily).

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