The drive from Balmoral
By road it's about 167 km from Balmoral to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 1 h 56 min without stops. Matamata town is 164 km away (about 1 h 58 min).
Your driver will usually go via Manukau → Flat Bush → Pōkeno → Huntly → Cambridge before reaching the Hobbiton countryside near Hinuera.
Want to stay together for the day? Choose wait-and-return and your driver stays near Hobbiton and brings you back to Balmoral after your tour. Tour tickets are sold only by the official operator at hobbitontours.com — we provide transport only.
Main routes
- All Hobbiton transfers
- Matamata taxi
- Auckland to Hobbiton
- Auckland Airport to Hobbiton
- Hamilton to Hobbiton