The drive from Paihia
By road it's about 393 km from Paihia to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 4 h 49 min without stops. Matamata town is 390 km away (about 4 h 51 min).
Your driver will usually go via Kawakawa → Hikurangi → Whangārei → Warkworth → Auckland → Flat Bush → Manukau → Pōkeno 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 Paihia 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
- Auckland to Hobbiton
- Auckland Airport to Hobbiton
- Hamilton to Hobbiton