National Car Rental New Zealand

Driving Distance and Time Charts

These charts provide you with a convenient way of determining driving times and distances between any 2 points.

There are separate charts for the North Island and the South Island.

Distances are in kilometres whilst driving time is in hours and minutes. The driving times are based on an average speed of 80km/hour with a stop of approximately 5 -10 minutes every hour.

See also New Zealand Map.

North Island:

Auckland:

449
8.20

127
1.55

325
6.00

423
6.35

357
6.20

241
4.15

537
7.40

234
3.35

280
4.05

206
3.20

202
3.10

457
8.00

658
9.15

Gisborne:

394
6.30

823
14.20

216
3.25

585
10.25

739
12.35

394
6.05

287
4.50

332
5.25

298
5.00

445
7.30

468
7.15

538
8.15

Hamilton:

452
7.55

296
4.40

231
4.25

368
6.10

411
5.45

107
1.40

153
2.10

107
1.55

75
1.15

331
6.05

532
7.30

Kaitaia:

748
12.35

681
12.20

108
2.15

861
13.40

558
9.35

602
10.05

531
9.20

524
9.10

779
14.00

983
15.15

Napier:

412
6.15

661
10.50

178
2.40

225
3.50

143
2.30

299
4.55

307
5.05

252
3.50

323
4.50

New Plymouth:

597
10.35

234
3.35

299
5.35

296
5.25

308
5.40

173
3.30

160
2.25

355
5.10

Paihia (Bay of Islands):

777
11.55

474
7.50

518
8.20

445
7.35

440
7.25

697
12.15

898
13.30

Palmerston North:

339
4.55

259
3.35

415
6.00

342
6.20

74
1.10

145
2.10

Rotorua:

80
1.20

86
1.30

166
2.45

309
4.25

460
6.30

Taupo:

156
2.25

163
2.35

229
3.05

380
5.10

Tauranga:

151
2.30

439
6.35

545
8.00

Waitomo Caves:

273
5.10

473
7.10

Wanganui:

195
2.45

Wellington:

Distances are in kilometres. Travel times are in hours and minutes.

South Island:

Blenheim

321
4.35

Christchurch

683
9.35

361
5.00

Dunedin

520
8.00

408
6.15

570
10.30

Franz Josef

331
5.05

255
4.10

565
9.10

189
3.15

Greymouth

666
10.50

554
9.05

424
7.40

146
2.30

335
5.45

Haast

899
12.45

578
8.10

217
3.10

542
10.40

731
13.55

396
8.10

Invercargill

1092
16.10

771
11.35

410
6.35

660
12.45

849
16.00

514
10.15

280
4.45

Milford Sound

651
9.20

330
4.45

319
4.35

506
8.55

524
12.10

360
6.25

445
6.25

578
8.55

Mount Cook

117
1.45

417
6.20

799
11.20

485
7.50

296
4.35

631
10.20

1016
14.30

1145
16.10

747
11.10

Nelson

29
0.25

350
5.00

711
10.00

549
8.45

360
5.30

695
11.15

928
13.50

1121
16.35

680
9.50

113
2.10

Picton

808
11.50

487
7.15

281
4.25

365
7.40

554
10.55

219
5.10

189
3.00

307
5.05

271
3.50

850
15.00

837
12.15

Queenstown

971
13.50

650
9.15

289
4.15

539
10.25

728
13.40

393
7.55

159
2.25

121
2.20

426
6.35

1024
13.50

1000
14.15

166
2.45

Te Anau

749
11.05

428
6.30

276
4.20

294
5.50

483
9.05

148
3.20

248
4.50

366
6.55

212
3.05

779
13.10

778
11.30

71
1.50

245
4.35

Wanaka

265
4.15

336
5.10

670
10.10

294
5.00

105
1.45

440
7.30

836
15.40

954
17.45

629
13.55

230
3.45

294
5.55

659
12.40

823
15.25

588
10.50

Westport