The drive from East Tāmaki Heights
By road it's about 153 km from East Tāmaki Heights to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 1 h 49 min without stops. Matamata town is 151 km away (about 1 h 51 min).
Your driver will usually go via Manukau → 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 East Tāmaki Heights 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 Airport to Hobbiton
- Auckland to Hobbiton
- Hamilton to Hobbiton