The drive from Ōwhiro Bay
By road it's about 499 km from Ōwhiro Bay to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 6 h 5 min without stops. Matamata town is 495 km away (about 6 h 4 min).
Your driver will usually go via Wellington → Porirua → Paekākāriki → Raumati South → Raumati Beach → Paraparaumu → Paraparaumu Beach → Waikanae Beach 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 Ōwhiro Bay 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