The drive from Te Whai-taranui-a-Whare-Matangi-ki-te-kimi-i-tana-matua-a-Ngarue
By road it's about 273 km from Te Whai-taranui-a-Whare-Matangi-ki-te-kimi-i-tana-matua-a-Ngarue to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 4 h without stops. Matamata town is 287 km away (about 4 h 7 min).
Your driver will usually go via Kihikihi → Te Awamutu → Cambridge 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 Te Whai-taranui-a-Whare-Matangi-ki-te-kimi-i-tana-matua-a-Ngarue 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
- Hamilton Airport to Hobbiton
- Hamilton to Hobbiton
- Cambridge to Hobbiton