New Zealand Driving Distances

New Zealand Driving Distances

New Zealand Sky have provided a distance chart to help you calculate your self drive tour journey. All distances are measured in kilometres(km), over highways and major roads but not necessarily by shortest route. To convert distances to Miles please use the following calculation: Kilometres x .625 = Miles

North Island driving distances

Auckland
Cape Reinga 441
Gisborne 950 509
Hamilton 400 567 126
Kaitia 451 834 116 325
Masterton 962 521 448 1088 647
Napier 233 751 300 215 867 426
New Plymouth 415 346 693 242 609 809 368
Paihia 609 667 888 116 367 750 232 241
Palmerston North 779 237 178 109 863 412 393 979 538
Rotorua 341 476 319 229 450 560 109 291 676 235
Taupo 82 259 520 289 147 368 594 153 334 720 279
Thames 213 159 472 346 350 360 581 441 108 415 450 114
Wanganui 436 231 131 74 695 163 252 181 779 328 467 895 454
Wellington 461 591 378 460 143 898 356 332 99 982 531 547 1098 657

South Island driving distances

Arthurs Pass
Christchurch 150
Dunedin 360 451
Franz Josef 567 408 248
Haast 146 424 579 399
Hanmer Springs 549 395 495 135 253
Hokitika 256 294 140 570 252 102
Invercargill 720 714 435 581 217 578 668
Kaikoura 947 373 137 658 510 545 183 311
Milford Sound 947 280 825 899 554 686 402 764 914
Mt Cook 558 514 445 478 466 356 500 331 418 412
Nelson 759 1155 245 1007 330 306 615 470 790 428 390
Picton 110 671 1104 157 919 392 285 667 531 702 340 468
Queenstown 826 914 266 307 669 187 547 620 262 408 283 487 560
Westport 688 288 226 664 996 329 861 145 218 426 280 695 333 200

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