North Island Routes
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Whether you're looking at our road trip videos to get a sense of the roads and conditions that you will experience on your journey around New Zealand, or whether you're taking another look at the countryside after you've completed your journey, we hope you do enjoy these glimpses of this fantastic country -- The Virtual New Zealand team
| Route | Highway
|
Distance (km)
|
Travel Time (mins)
|
Distance (miles)
| Region |
| Auckland Southern Motorway | SH1 |
0.0 km |
0 mins |
0.0 miles |
Auckland |
| Takapuna to Pokeno | SH1 |
57.7 km |
38 mins |
35.9 miles |
Auckland |
| Bombay to Ngaruawahia | SH1 |
63.0 km |
43 mins |
39.1 miles |
Auckland |
| Te Aroha to Matamata | SH26 |
41.7 km |
34 mins |
25.9 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Matamata to Tirau | SH27 |
20.0 km |
16 mins |
12.4 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Tauranga to Rotorua | SH36 |
68.6 km |
62 mins |
42.6 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Te Puke to Tauranga | SH2 |
20.8 km |
23 mins |
12.9 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Tirau to Rotorua | SH5 |
52.6 km |
41 mins |
32.7 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Rotorua to Taupo | SH5 |
78.5 km |
55 mins |
48.8 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Rotorua to Rotoma | SH30 |
38.6 km |
34 mins |
24.0 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Rotorua to SH1 | SH30 |
36.7 km |
30 mins |
22.8 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Rotoma to Whakatane | SH30 |
47.2 km |
38 mins |
29.3 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Whakatane to Te Puke | SH2 |
66.6 km |
51 mins |
41.4 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Whakamaru to Rotorua | SH32 |
63.2 km |
48 mins |
39.3 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| SH1 & SH30 to Taupo | SH30 |
47.2 km |
31 mins |
29.3 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Waihaha to Whakamaru | SH32 |
51.7 km |
34 mins |
32.1 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Taupo to Tokoroa | SH1 |
67.0 km |
47 mins |
41.6 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Taupo to Turangi | SH1 |
50.2 km |
41 mins |
31.2 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Taupo to Turangi | SH1 |
48.2 km |
36 mins |
30.0 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Taumaranui to Turangi | SH41 |
66.1 km |
52 mins |
41.1 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| National Park to Taumaranui | SH4 |
42.1 km |
30 mins |
26.2 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Turangi to Waihaha | SH32 |
38.9 km |
29 mins |
24.2 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Turangi to Waiouru | SH1 |
62.9 km |
45 mins |
39.1 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Tawawera to Taupo | SH5 |
64.0 km |
45 mins |
39.8 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Raetihi to National Park | SH4 |
34.6 km |
24 mins |
21.5 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Raetihi to Waiouru | SH49 |
38.8 km |
30 mins |
24.1 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Waiouru to Raetihi | SH49 |
38.8 km |
27 mins |
24.1 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Raukawa Falls to Raetihi | SH4 |
28.3 km |
23 mins |
17.6 miles |
Bay Of Plenty |
| Esk Valley to Tarawera | SH5 |
63.4 km |
42 mins |
39.4 miles |
Hawkes Bay |
| Hastings to Esk Valley | SH2 |
32.8 km |
34 mins |
20.4 miles |
Hawkes Bay |
| Hastings To Waipukurau | SH2 |
45.2 km |
32 mins |
28.1 miles |
Hawkes Bay |
| Waipukurau to Hastings | SH2 |
51.2 km |
36 mins |
31.8 miles |
Hawkes Bay |
| Waipukurau To Dannevirke | SH2 |
52.8 km |
37 mins |
32.8 miles |
Hawkes Bay |
| Waipukurau To Hastings | SH2 |
48.2 km |
34 mins |
30.0 miles |
Hawkes Bay |
| Woodville To Dannevirke | SH2 |
27.5 km |
20 mins |
17.1 miles |
Hawkes Bay |
| Dannevirke To Woodville | SH2 |
27.5 km |
20 mins |
17.1 miles |
Hawkes Bay |
| Dannevirke To Waipukurau | SH2 |
53.7 km |
38 mins |
33.4 miles |
Hawkes Bay |
| Cambridge to Otorohonga | 50.0 km |
41 mins |
31.1 miles |
King Country |
|
| Otorohonga to Te Kuiti | SH3 |
18.7 km |
16 mins |
11.6 miles |
King Country |
| Turangi to Waiouru | SH1 |
62.9 km |
43 mins |
39.1 miles |
King Country |
| Waiouru to Mangaweka | SH1 |
48.3 km |
32 mins |
30.0 miles |
King Country |
| Mangaweka to Bulls | SH1 |
61.3 km |
40 mins |
38.1 miles |
Manawatu |
| Wanganui to Bulls | SH1 |
44.2 km |
33 mins |
27.5 miles |
Manawatu |
| Wanganui to Raukawa Falls | SH4 |
58.3 km |
51 mins |
36.2 miles |
Manawatu |
| Bulls to Wanganui | SH1 |
44.2 km |
33 mins |
27.5 miles |
Manawatu |
| Bulls to Palmerston North | SH1 |
30.4 km |
27 mins |
18.9 miles |
Manawatu |
| Himatangi to Paraparaumu | SH1 |
70.8 km |
55 mins |
44.0 miles |
Manawatu |
| Foxton to Bulls | SH1 |
37.3 km |
26 mins |
23.2 miles |
Manawatu |
| Palmerston North to Himatangi | 28.7 km |
24 mins |
17.8 miles |
Manawatu |
|
| Palmerston North to Sanson | SH3 |
22.3 km |
17 mins |
13.9 miles |
Manawatu |
| Palmerston North to Levin | SH57 |
50.9 km |
40 mins |
31.6 miles |
Manawatu |
| Sanson to Levin | SH1 |
50.0 km |
36 mins |
31.1 miles |
Manawatu |
| Palmerston North To Woodville | SH2 |
24.0 km |
19 mins |
14.9 miles |
Manawatu |
| Woodville To Palmerston North | SH2 |
24.0 km |
19 mins |
14.9 miles |
Manawatu |
| Levin to Himatangi | SH1 |
28.2 km |
20 mins |
17.5 miles |
Manawatu |
| Marokopa to Waikawau Beach | 33.3 km |
55 mins |
20.7 miles |
Taranaki |
|
| Waikawau Beach to SH3 Awakino | 32.4 km |
54 mins |
20.1 miles |
Taranaki |
|
| Awakino to Urenui | SH3 |
61.2 km |
43 mins |
38.0 miles |
Taranaki |
| New Plymouth to Opunake | SH45 |
61.7 km |
50 mins |
38.3 miles |
Taranaki |
| New Plymouth to Stratford | SH3 |
40.0 km |
32 mins |
24.9 miles |
Taranaki |
| Urenui to New Plymouth | SH3 |
29.1 km |
23 mins |
18.1 miles |
Taranaki |
| Opunake to Hawera | SH45 |
43.4 km |
33 mins |
27.0 miles |
Taranaki |
| Stratford to Hawera | SH3 |
30.7 km |
26 mins |
19.1 miles |
Taranaki |
| Stratford to New Plymouth | SH3 |
40.0 km |
32 mins |
24.9 miles |
Taranaki |
| Hawera to Stratford | SH3 |
30.7 km |
26 mins |
19.1 miles |
Taranaki |
| Hawera to Waverley | SH3 |
44.4 km |
33 mins |
27.6 miles |
Taranaki |
| Waverley to Hawera | SH3 |
44.4 km |
33 mins |
27.6 miles |
Taranaki |
| Waverley to Wanganui | SH3 |
44.4 km |
34 mins |
27.6 miles |
Taranaki |
| Wanganui to Waverley | SH3 |
44.4 km |
34 mins |
27.6 miles |
Taranaki |
| Pokeno to Ngatea | SH2 |
47.3 km |
33 mins |
29.4 miles |
Waikato |
| Ngatea to Te Aroha | SH3 |
42.4 km |
32 mins |
26.3 miles |
Waikato |
| Ngaruawahia to Pirongia | SH39 |
43.7 km |
35 mins |
27.2 miles |
Waikato |
| Cambridge to Ngaruwahia | SH1 |
42.1 km |
37 mins |
26.2 miles |
Waikato |
| Kawhia Harbour to Taharoa Rd | 30.7 km |
35 mins |
19.1 miles |
Waikato |
|
| Taharoa Rd | 12.0 km |
10 mins |
7.5 miles |
Waikato |
|
| Taharoa Rd to Marokopa | 24.0 km |
27 mins |
14.9 miles |
Waikato |
|
| Pirongia to Kawhia Harbour | SH31 |
36.2 km |
40 mins |
22.5 miles |
Waikato |
| Tokoroa to Cambridge | SH1 |
64.5 km |
49 mins |
40.1 miles |
Waikato |
| Palmerston North to Pahiatua | 35.1 km |
36 mins |
21.8 miles |
Wairarapa |
|
| Woodville to Dannevirke | SH2 |
27.6 km |
22 mins |
17.1 miles |
Wairarapa |
| Pahiatua to Masterton | SH2 |
64.5 km |
69 mins |
40.1 miles |
Wairarapa |
| Pahiatua to Palmerston North | 35.1 km |
36 mins |
21.8 miles |
Wairarapa |
|
| Dannevirke to Waipukurau | SH2 |
53.7 km |
37 mins |
33.4 miles |
Wairarapa |
| Eketahuna to Woodville | SH2 |
41.0 km |
29 mins |
25.5 miles |
Wairarapa |
| Hutt Valley to Featherston | SH2 |
27.6 km |
25 mins |
17.1 miles |
Wairarapa |
| Featherston to Masterton | SH2 |
35.7 km |
31 mins |
22.2 miles |
Wairarapa |
| Masterton to Eketahuna | SH2 |
39.4 km |
28 mins |
24.5 miles |
Wairarapa |
| Masterton to Featherston by Train | 0.0 km |
74 mins |
0.0 miles |
Wairarapa |
|
| Masterton to Pahiatua | SH2 |
64.5 km |
69 mins |
40.1 miles |
Wairarapa |
| Levin to Paraparaumu | SH1 |
41.2 km |
33 mins |
25.6 miles |
Wellington |
| Otaki To Pukerua Bay | SH1 |
40.9 km |
32 mins |
25.4 miles |
Wellington |
| Shannon To Otaki | SH1 |
36.6 km |
27 mins |
22.7 miles |
Wellington |
| Hutt Valley to Wellinton by Train | 0.0 km |
58 mins |
0.0 miles |
Wellington |
|
| Paraparaumu to Levin | SH1 |
42.3 km |
34 mins |
26.3 miles |
Wellington |
| Paraparaumu to Wellington Interislander Ferry | SH1 |
47.6 km |
36 mins |
29.6 miles |
Wellington |
| Paraparaumu to Wellington CBD | SH1 |
50.6 km |
39 mins |
31.4 miles |
Wellington |
| Pukerua Bay To Ferry Terminal | SH1 |
30.0 km |
27 mins |
18.6 miles |
Wellington |
| Paekakariki To Levin | SH1 |
49.2 km |
38 mins |
30.6 miles |
Wellington |
| Wellington to Hutt Valley | SH2 |
35.5 km |
24 mins |
22.1 miles |
Wellington |
| Wellington to Paraparaumu | SH1 |
47.7 km |
36 mins |
29.6 miles |
Wellington |
| Wellington CBD to Wellington Airport | 8.2 km |
20 mins |
5.1 miles |
Wellington |
|
| Wellington Airport to Interislander Ferry Terminal | 12.6 km |
22 mins |
7.8 miles |
Wellington |
|
| Interislander Ferry Loading in Wellington | 0.3 km |
1 mins |
0.2 miles |
Wellington |
|
| Wellington To Paekakariki | SH1 |
41.5 km |
33 mins |
25.8 miles |
Wellington |
Please note that distances and travel times listed above are approximate. Travel times in particular may vary considerably due to the amount of other traffic on the road, and/or the prevailing weather conditions.
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