The drive from Hillsborough
By road it's about 163 km from Hillsborough to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 1 h 49 min without stops. Matamata town is 160 km away (about 1 h 52 min).
Your driver will usually go via Manukau → Flat Bush → 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 Hillsborough 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 to Hobbiton
- Auckland Airport to Hobbiton
- Hamilton to Hobbiton