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Getting around New Zealand

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DRIVING DISTANCES & TIMES

North Island driving distances

South Island driving distances

GETTING AROUND

Traveling between the islands

Should you rent a car?

Traveling without a car

Travel by train

MAPS

Christchurch

Queenstown

Wanaka

New Zealand ski fields

The Catlins

Lord of the Rings locations

ROAD CONDITIONS

How difficult is it to drive in NZ?

Christchurch to Queenstown

Crown Range Road

SELF-DRIVING NEW ZEALAND

Consider this before hiring a car

Drive clockwise or anticlockwise?

How to cross a one-lane bridge

DRIVES FROM CHRISTCHURCH

Christchurch to Lake Tekapo

Christchurch to Queenstown

Christchurch to Mt Cook

Short day trips from Christchurch

DRIVES FROM QUEENSTOWN

Best Queenstown scenic drives

Queenstown to Glenorchy

Queenstown to Kingston

Cromwell to Queenstown

Crown Range Road

Short day trips from Queenstown

OTHER SCENIC DRIVES

Lake Tekapo to Lake Pukaki

Hwy 80 to Mount Cook NP

Lord of the Rings: Hakatere

Lord of the Rings: Glenorchy

Ahuriri Conservation Park

Lindis Pass

Winter scenic drive on Hwy 85

Official scenic highways and routes

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