The drive from Days Bay
By road it's about 494 km from Days Bay to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 6 h 10 min without stops. Matamata town is 498 km away (about 6 h 7 min).
Your driver will usually go via Lower Hutt → Porirua → Paekākāriki → Raumati South → Raumati Beach → Paraparaumu → Paraparaumu Beach → Waikanae Beach 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 Days Bay after your tour. Tour tickets are sold only by the official operator at hobbitontours.com — we provide transport only.