The drive from Minginui
By road it's about 150 km from Minginui to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 2 h 3 min without stops. Matamata town is 148 km away (about 2 h 1 min).
Your driver will usually go via Murupara → Rotorua 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 Minginui after your tour. Tour tickets are sold only by the official operator at hobbitontours.com — we provide transport only.