Wellington Hotel map and travel info
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Getting there
- Planes
- Wellington International Airport is a 15-minute drive from the city centre and less than an hour’s flight from anywhere else in New Zealand. Domestic carriers include Air New Zealand (www.airnewzealand.com) and Sounds Air (www.soundsair.com); from Australia you can also pick up flights on Qantas (www.qantas.com.au) and Pacific Blue (www.flypacificblue.com.au).
- Boats
- Ferries travel across the Cook Strait (between New Zealand's North and South Islands) and through the Marlborough Sounds up to nine times daily; try Interislander (www.interislander.co.nz) or Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry (www.bluebridge.co.nz).
- Trains
- Tranz Scenic runs the Overlander, which links Auckland and Wellington, taking in the spectacular Mount Ruapehu, river gorges and the world-famous Raurimu Spiral, a single-track railway spiral (www.tranzscenic.co.nz). For city train travel, see www.metlink.org.nz.
- Automobiles
- Major State Highways 1 and 2 lead to Wellington. Go Wellington runs the bus system | including the trolley buses (www.gowellingtonbus.co.nz). Several companies offer bus tours of the city and surrounding regions | try Hammonds Scenic Tours (www.wellingtonsightseeingtours.com). For hire cars | try Ace Rental Cars (+64 (0)4 471 1176; www.acerentalcars.co.nz) or Apex Car Rental (+64 (0)4 385 2163; www.apexrentals.co.nz).