The drive from Wellington
By road it's about 494 km from Wellington to Hobbiton Movie Set, roughly 6 h 2 min without stops. Matamata town is 490 km away (about 6 h).
Your driver will usually go via Porirua → Paekākāriki → Raumati South → Paraparaumu → Raumati Beach → Paraparaumu Beach → Waikanae Beach → Waikanae 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 Wellington 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