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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 September 28, 2026Priced for September 28, 2026One passenger, all fees included

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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 outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometer, which is roughly 12.3 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 countries 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 34m95 km
Hamilton to Manurewa train€14.091h 34m92 km
Manurewa to Hamilton train€14.091h 33m92 km
Hamilton to Papatoetoe train€15.191h 37m99 km
Papatoetoe to Hamilton train€15.191h 37m99 km
Auckland to Whangarei train€16.291h 43m130 km
Whangarei to Auckland train€16.291h 44m130 km
Palmerston North to Wellington train€18.491h 41m125 km
Wellington to Palmerston North train€18.491h 41m125 km
Auckland to Hamilton train€19.591h 43m114 km
Hamilton to Auckland train€19.591h 44m114 km
Christchurch to Nelson train€31.142h 35m257 km
Nelson to Christchurch train€31.142h 37m257 km
Hamilton to Palmerston North train€42.692h 49m288 km
Palmerston North to Hamilton train€43.792h 46m288 km
Hamilton to Wellington train€46.543h 29m392 km
Wellington to Hamilton train€46.543h 26m392 km
Auckland to Palmerston North train€47.093h 34m397 km
Palmerston North to Auckland train€47.093h 29m397 km
Auckland to Whanganui train€47.643h 9m344 km
Whanganui to Auckland train€47.643h 17m344 km
Hamilton to Lower Hutt train€50.944h 2m383 km
Lower Hutt to Hamilton train€53.144h 5m383 km
Auckland to Wellington train€58.094h 7m493 km
Wellington to Auckland train€58.094h 8m493 km
Wellington to Manukau train€59.744h 34m478 km
Auckland to Lower Hutt train€62.494h 42m486 km
Lower Hutt to Manukau train€64.694h 55m470 km
Manukau to Lower Hutt train€64.694h 43m470 km
Manukau to Wellington train€65.794h 51m478 km
Lower Hutt to Auckland train€66.894h 32m486 km

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

A hotel room

Where to stay in Hamilton

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

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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

What does KiwiRail run?

KiwiRail runs 188 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 15 places across 1 countries. Those routes come from the published operator catalog 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 travelers most often get wrong.

What is on board an KiwiRail service?

KiwiRail publishes Power outlets, 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 outlets 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 countries. The places it calls at most often are Hamilton, Palmerston North, Whanganui. Those are computed from the routes in the catalog rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

Other Trains operators

Check-in is at three and you will be in Hamilton well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Hamilton

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

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