About NZ - Transport

Transport

Our generally rugged terrain in the centre of both Islands has led to most road and rail development being around the coasts. With our low population densities away from the main cities, New Zealand has only around 150Km / 90miles of freeway or motorway but almost 95000 km / 60000 miles of sealed rural main roads. We also have some 4000 km / 2100 miles of railway network with passenger trains covering the scenic routes as well as between the major cities. An excellent bus service also travels between the provincial towns and cities.

Passenger, vehicle and rail ferries operate between the North and South Island several times a day and are rarely disrupted by weather

Most international flights operate in and out of Auckland and Christchurch, with lesser frequency to and from Hamilton,Queenstown, Wellington, Dunedin and Invercargill. All major towns have airports with frequent internal flights by two major airlines - Qantas and Air New Zealand.

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