There are 6 ways to get from Oakland to Rotorua by plane, taxi, bus, or towncar
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Tauranga Airport, taxi
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tauranga Airport (TRG)plane SFO - TRG
- Take the taxi from Tauranga-Airport-TRG to Rotoruataxi
19h 2m$870–2,384Fly to Rotorua
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rotorua (ROT)plane SFO - ROT
20h 19m$573–2,029Fly to Auckland, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Auckland (AKL)plane SFO - AKL
- Take the bus from Manukau City to Rotoruabus
20h 51m$1,137–3,501Fly to Taupo, towncar
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Taupo (TUO)plane SFO - TUO
- Take a town car from Taupo Airport to Tūrangitowncar
- Take a town car from Tūrangi to Rotoruatowncar
22h 40m$895–2,349Fly to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE)plane SFO - NPE
- Take the bus from Napier to Taupobus
- Take the bus from Taupo to Rotoruabus
24h 44mFly to New Plymouth Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to New Plymouth Airport (NPL)plane SFO - NPL
- Take the bus from Bell Block to Hamilton - Centralbus
- Take the bus from Hamilton - Central to Rotoruabus
26h 15m$641–2,169
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tauranga Airport (TRG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Rotorua is to fly which costs $550 - $2,100 and takes 20h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Rotorua is to fly and taxi which takes 19h 2m and costs $850 - $2,400.
The distance between Oakland and Rotorua is 10580 km.
It takes approximately 19h 2m to get from Oakland to Rotorua, including transfers.
Rotorua is 20h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 17:15 in Oakland and 13:15 in Rotorua.
There are 583+ hotels available in Rotorua.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Rotorua, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand and United Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rotorua (ROT) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tauranga Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rotorua via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rotorua via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Auckland via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taupo via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Taupo via Christchurch, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Napier Hastings Airport Heliport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to New Plymouth Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Auckland via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,700
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- info@intercity.co.nz
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Manukau City to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–70
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Napier to Taupo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Taupo to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Bell Block to Hamilton - Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Hamilton - Central to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 021 146 7654
- mywakayourwaka@gmail.com
- Website
- mywakayourwaka.com
Towncar from Taupo Airport to Tūrangi
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- mywakayourwaka.com
Towncar from Tūrangi to Rotorua
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $225
- Schedules at
- mywakayourwaka.com
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $300–360
Dial A Cab Bay of Plenty
- Phone
- +64 7 543 5050
Kubat Taxi
- Phone
- +64 800 698 294
- Website
- kubat.co.nz
New Zealand Cabs Tauranga
- Phone
- +64 800 482 947
- Website
- nzcabs.com
Tauranga Mount Taxis
- Phone
- +64 7 577 5565
- Website
- taurangataxis.co.nz
Taxi Cabs Tauranga
- Phone
- +64 7 578 7878
- Website
- taurangataxi.co.nz
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