KiwiRail

KiwiRail

We sell 188 Trains routes operated by KiwiRail, on their fares and their conditions.

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KiwiRail runs 188 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 15 places. The cheapest fare is €14.09. A median route runs 374 km, about 2h 40m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

Checked 11 October 2026Priced for 11 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

Profile

What KiwiRail runs

  • 188Routes we sell
  • 15Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 374 kmMedian route
  • 493 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median KiwiRail route we sell is 374 km, which is about 2h 40m at their typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
Fare conditions
Fares on this carrier are refundable up to two hours before departure, and changeable at no charge.
On board
This carrier publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometre, which is roughly 12.3 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 country on our network.
Busiest places
Hamilton, Palmerston North, Whanganui, Auckland, Papatoetoe, Lower Hutt, Manukau, Manurewa
Routes

Routes operated by KiwiRail

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Routes operated by KiwiRail, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Hamilton to Manukau train€14.091h 34m95 km
Manukau to Hamilton train€14.091h 35m95 km
Hamilton to Manurewa train€15.191h 39m92 km
Manurewa to Hamilton train€15.191h 35m92 km
Hamilton to Papatoetoe train€16.291h 36m99 km
Papatoetoe to Hamilton train€16.291h 40m99 km
Auckland to Whangarei train€16.291h 42m130 km
Whangarei to Auckland train€16.291h 43m130 km
Auckland to Hamilton train€19.041h 44m114 km
Hamilton to Auckland train€19.041h 42m114 km
Palmerston North to Wellington train€19.041h 43m125 km
Wellington to Palmerston North train€19.041h 43m125 km
Christchurch to Nelson train€32.792h 34m257 km
Nelson to Christchurch train€32.792h 33m257 km
Hamilton to Palmerston North train€39.392h 50m288 km
Palmerston North to Hamilton train€39.392h 47m288 km
Hamilton to Wellington train€47.643h 28m392 km
Wellington to Hamilton train€47.643h 29m392 km
Auckland to Palmerston North train€48.193h 29m397 km
Palmerston North to Auckland train€48.193h 28m397 km
Auckland to Whanganui train€49.843h 8m344 km
Whanganui to Auckland train€49.843h 10m344 km
Hamilton to Lower Hutt train€57.544h 9m383 km
Lower Hutt to Hamilton train€57.544h 4m383 km
Auckland to Wellington train€59.194h 6m493 km
Wellington to Auckland train€59.194h 12m493 km
Wellington to Manukau train€67.444h 57m478 km
Lower Hutt to Manukau train€69.644h 54m470 km
Manukau to Lower Hutt train€69.644h 57m470 km
Auckland to Lower Hutt train€70.194h 47m486 km
Manukau to Wellington train€70.744h 54m478 km
Lower Hutt to Auckland train€72.394h 35m486 km

The train gets you into Hamilton. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Hamilton for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Hamilton railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km6434%Palmerston North, 67 km
200 to 600 km12466%Hamilton, 240 km

On board

Common questions about KiwiRail

What does KiwiRail run?

KiwiRail runs 188 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 15 places across 1 country Those routes come from the published operator catalogue rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do KiwiRail tickets cost?

The cheapest KiwiRail fare we sell is €14.09 for one passenger, across 188 routes The median route runs 374 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are KiwiRail tickets refundable?

KiwiRail fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 188 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travellers most often get wrong.

What is on board an KiwiRail service?

KiwiRail publishes Power sockets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 188 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 2h 40m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power sockets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route KiwiRail runs?

The longest KiwiRail route we sell runs from Auckland to Wellington, 493 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 2h 40m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does KiwiRail operate?

KiwiRail is based in New Zealand and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Hamilton, Palmerston North, Whanganui. Those are computed from the routes in the catalogue rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

Other Trains operators

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Hamilton railway station

Most of the points near Hamilton railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

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