Transport
For help getting around the region, consider the following convenient Waitomo Transport options.
Great Sights
- Departs Auckland daily at 7.30 am arrives in Waitomo at 10.10 am
- Departs Waitomo daily at 11.45 am arrives in Auckland at 3.10 pm
- Departs Waitomo daily at 4.00pm arrives in Auckland at 7.00pm
- Departs Rotorua daily at 7.45am arrives in Waitomo at 10.10 am
- Departs Waitomo daily at 10.58 am arrives in Rotorua at 1.30 pm
- Departs Waitomo daily at 4.00pm arrives in Rotorua at 6.00pm
Intercity
- Departs Otorohanga at 10.20 am (daily) arrives in Auckland at 1.25 pm
- Departs Otorohanga at 3.45 pm (daily) arrives in Auckland at 7.00 pm
- Departs Otorohanga at 5.15 pm (Sun-Fri) arrives in Auckland at 8.10 pm
- Departs Otorohanga at 6.20 pm (Fri only) arrives in Auckland at 9.15 pm
- Departs Auckland at 7.29 am (Sun and Thu only) arrives in Otorohanga at 10.29 am
- Departs Auckland at 8.40 am (Fri Only) arrives in Otorohanga at 11.47 am
- Departs Auckland at 9.00 am (daily) arrives in Otorohanga at 12.14 pm
- Departs Auckland at 2.15 pm (daily) arrives in Otorohanga at 5.04 pm
Otorohanga – Waitomo Caves Shuttle and Taxi Service
- Bookings essential. Taxi Service on demand.
- Departs Waitomo: 10.30 am and 6.00 pm
- Departing Otorohanga: 10.00 am and 5.30 pm
- *other times available with prior arrangement
Shuttle: $15 (adult), $8 (under 12 yrs)
Can also provide transport from Otorohanga to Te Kuiti, Te Awamutu and Hamilton on request only
Waitomo Wanderer
- From Auckland and Rotorua to Waitomo.
- Return to Auckland or Rotorua. Option to add on Hobbiton Movie Set Tour.
- Summer – operates daily( November to April)
- Winter – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (May to October)
- Departs Auckland at 6.15am arrives in Waitomo at 9.00am
- Departs Rotorua at 6.45am arrives in Waitomo at 8.45am
- Departs Watiomo daily at 10.30am arrives Rotorua 12.30pm
- Departs Waitomo daily at 12.30pm for Hobbition and Rotorua (arrive 3.30pm OR 6.20pm if doing Hobbition) and Auckland arrive 7.15pm
