The drive from Cloverlea
By road it's about 363 km from Cloverlea to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 4 h 30 min without stops. Matamata town is 359 km away (about 4 h 29 min).
Your driver will usually go via Feilding → Taihape → Waiouru → Tūrangi → Kuratau → Mangakino → Tokoroa 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 Cloverlea after your tour. Tour tickets are sold only by the official operator at hobbitontours.com — we provide transport only.