The drive from Ōpōtiki
By road it's about 187 km from Ōpōtiki to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 2 h 32 min without stops. Matamata town is 179 km away (about 2 h 26 min).
Your driver will usually go via Whakatāne → Matatā → Tauranga 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 Ōpōtiki after your tour. Tour tickets are sold only by the official operator at hobbitontours.com — we provide transport only.