The drive from Wanganui
By road it's about 290 km from Wanganui to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 3 h 56 min without stops. Matamata town is 286 km away (about 3 h 55 min).
Your driver will usually go via Raetihi → 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 Wanganui 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