The drive from Waipukurau
By road it's about 321 km from Waipukurau to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 3 h 59 min without stops. Matamata town is 320 km away (about 3 h 58 min).
Your driver will usually go via Hastings → Napier → Taupō → Tokoroa → Putāruru → Tīrau 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 Waipukurau after your tour. Tour tickets are sold only by the official operator at hobbitontours.com — we provide transport only.