The drive from Lower Hutt
By road it's about 495 km from Lower Hutt to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 5 h 59 min without stops. Matamata town is 492 km away (about 5 h 58 min).
Your driver will usually go via Porirua → Paekākāriki → Raumati South → Raumati Beach → Paraparaumu → Paraparaumu Beach → Waikanae Beach → Waikanae 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 Lower Hutt after your tour. Tour tickets are sold only by the official operator at hobbitontours.com — we provide transport only.