The drive from Hāwera
By road it's about 307 km from Hāwera to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 4 h 8 min without stops. Matamata town is 322 km away (about 4 h 15 min).
Your driver will usually go via Stratford → Inglewood → Bell Block → Te Whai-taranui-a-Whare-Matangi-ki-te-kimi-i-tana-matua-a-Ngarue → Waitara → Kihikihi → Te Awamutu → 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 Hāwera 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
- Taupō to Hobbiton
- Hamilton Airport to Hobbiton
- Hamilton to Hobbiton