The drive from Taruheru
By road it's about 321 km from Taruheru to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 4 h 19 min without stops. Matamata town is 313 km away (about 4 h 14 min).
Your driver will usually go via Ōpōtiki → Whakatāne → Matatā → Tauranga 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 Taruheru after your tour. Tour tickets are sold only by the official operator at hobbitontours.com — we provide transport only.