The drive from Birchville
By road it's about 492 km from Birchville to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 6 h 12 min without stops. Matamata town is 488 km away (about 6 h 11 min).
Your driver will usually go via Paekākāriki → Raumati South → Raumati Beach → Paraparaumu → Paraparaumu Beach → Waikanae Beach → Waikanae → Ōtaki 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 Birchville after your tour. Tour tickets are sold only by the official operator at hobbitontours.com — we provide transport only.