Any ways other than flying to get from rotorua or hamilton down to palmerston north?

Question

via public transport

Answer 1

Intercity bus service would probably be the most suitable way to go

http://www.intercity.co.nz/

Answer 2

From Rotorua you are restricted to a bus.

From Hamilton you have the option of either a bus or by train.

Answer 3

train?

Answer 4

From Hamilton there is one a day on each service, or the scenic on intercity via New Plymouth.

From Rotorua there is one service on each, direct.  And on change at Taupo on Newmans  Takes about 5 hours.

Answer 5

heaps of ways, the intercity bus or train, you can try a taxi, mite cost you several hundred dollars, but meh, who cares about money? :P

Answer 6

The train does not run past rotorua anymore.  You can however, take an intercity, newmans or getnaked (i think it is called)bus...just google their names to find their websites.

Answer 7

Well I am sure the train goes that way ( well Hamilton to Palmy). buses are probably better in that there are more companies, more times....I think something like Intercity would be a good start ( I'm not sure of bus companies in the Nroth Island)...maybe Atomic shuttles as well.

Answer 8

State Highway 1...

Answer 9

Intercity/Newmans (they are the same company) run 2 daytime services and 1 nighttime service from Rotorua and Hamilton (connecting at Taupo) to Bulls, and then you change there for Palmerston North.

I think there is also a Hamilton to Bulls service via Taumarunui.

You could hire a car. There are several companies offer cheap rentals, but usually the cheaper companies do not permit a one-way hire.

I've even seen tourists attempting to bike this journey - that's why they're known as "Loopys".