The drive from Ohariu
By road it's about 488 km from Ohariu to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 5 h 55 min without stops. Matamata town is 485 km away (about 5 h 54 min).
Your driver will usually go via Porirua → Paekākāriki → Raumati South → Paraparaumu → Raumati Beach → 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 Ohariu 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
- Cambridge to Hobbiton