The drive from Ngāruawāhia
By road it's about 68 km from Ngāruawāhia to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 52 min without stops. Matamata town is 74 km away (about 57 min).
Your driver will usually go via 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 Ngāruawāhia 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
- Hamilton to Hobbiton
- Hamilton Airport to Hobbiton
- Cambridge to Hobbiton