The drive from Southgate
By road it's about 500 km from Southgate to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 6 h 10 min without stops. Matamata town is 496 km away (about 6 h 9 min).
Your driver will usually go via Paekākāriki → Raumati South → Paraparaumu → Raumati Beach → Paraparaumu Beach → Waikanae Beach → Waikanae → Ōtaki 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 Southgate 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