The drive from Paekākāriki
By road it's about 452 km from Paekākāriki to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 5 h 28 min without stops. Matamata town is 448 km away (about 5 h 27 min).
Your driver will usually go via Raumati Beach → Paraparaumu → Paraparaumu Beach → Waikanae Beach → Waikanae → Ōtaki → Levin → Marton 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 Paekākāriki after your tour. Tour tickets are sold only by the official operator at hobbitontours.com — we provide transport only.