There are 5 ways to get from Wānaka to Greymouth by bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Wanaka to Franz Josefbus Queenstown - Franz Josef
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Greymouthbus Fox Glacier - Greymouth
11h 5m$176–247Drive 457.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Wānaka to Greymouthcar 457.1 km
5h 15m$139–201Bus, fly to Hokitika
- Take the bus from Wanaka lakefront to Queenstown Airportbus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Hokitika (HKK)plane ZQN - HKK
10h 22m$210–910Tour, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Wānaka to Franz Josef / WaiauWanaka to Franz Josef Small Group Tour
- Take the bus from Franz Josef to Greymouthbus Fox Glacier - Greymouth
13h$325–400Bus, fly to Christchurch International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Wanaka lakefront to Queenstown Airportbus
- Fly from Queenstown Airport (ZQN) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane ZQN - CHC
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch International Airport to Greymouth
7h 31m$355–945
Wānaka to Greymouth by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wānaka to Greymouth is to drive which costs $130 - $210 and takes 5h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Wānaka to Greymouth is to drive which takes 5h 15m and costs $130 - $210.
No, there is no direct bus from Wānaka to Greymouth. However, there are services departing from Wanaka and arriving at Greymouth via Franz Josef. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 5m.
The distance between Wānaka and Greymouth is 458 km. The road distance is 457.1 km.
The best way to get from Wānaka to Greymouth without a car is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs $170 - $250.
It takes approximately 11h 5m to get from Wānaka to Greymouth, including transfers.
Wānaka to Greymouth bus services, operated by GreatSights, depart from Wanaka station.
Wānaka to Greymouth bus services, operated by GreatSights, arrive at Franz Josef station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wānaka to Greymouth is 457 km. It takes approximately 5h 15m to drive from Wānaka to Greymouth.
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What companies run services between Wānaka, New Zealand and Greymouth, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Wanaka to Greymouth via Franz Josef in around 11h 5m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Wellington, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Hokitika via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Queenstown Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–800
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- info@greatsights.co.nz
- Website
- GreatSights
Bus from Wanaka to Franz Josef
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $100–140
- Gold
- $100–190
Bus from Franz Josef to Greymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $75–110
- Gold
- $65–150
Bus from Franz Josef to Greymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $75–110
- Gold
- $65–150
- info@skydrive.co.nz
- Website
- skydrive.co.nz
Bus from Wanaka lakefront to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- skydrive.co.nz
- Book at
- ritchies-queenstown.zaui.net
Bus from Wanaka lakefront to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $46
- Schedules at
- skydrive.co.nz
- Book at
- ritchies-queenstown.zaui.net
- Phone
- +64 9 390 7380
- bookings@cheekykiwitravel.com
- Website
- cheekykiwitravel.com
Shuttle from Wānaka to Franz Josef / Waiau
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–290
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Adult
- $290
- Child
- $250
- Phone
- +64 27 201 8825
- Website
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
Shuttle from Christchurch International Airport to Greymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–100
- Schedules at
- eastwestcoaches.co.nz
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