The drive from Raetihi
By road it's about 250 km from Raetihi to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 3 h 3 min without stops. Matamata town is 247 km away (about 3 h 2 min).
Your driver will usually go via Tūrangi → Kuratau → Mangakino → Tokoroa 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 Raetihi 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
- Cambridge to Hobbiton
- Hamilton Airport to Hobbiton