Trains in New Zealand
188 routes and 2 operators Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Pick the two ends and a date, and a journey in New Zealand is priced by the same engine that filled the table below.
We sell 188 Trains routes in New Zealand, serving 15 places through 2 operators. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €12.44 and the median route runs 374 km.
Trains in New Zealand, in numbers
- €12.44 to €67.44Fare range
- 188Routes we sell
- 15Places served
- 2Operators
- 188Domestic routes
- 0Cross border routes
- 374 kmMedian route
- 493 kmLongest route
€12.44 to €67.44 for one passenger across the 32 routes priced below, all of them on October 5, 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The busiest Trains routes in New Zealand
Being on the water gives Auckland a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

Day trips out of Auckland and across New Zealand
Day trips that leave Auckland in the morning and cover a good part of New Zealand by evening.
See Auckland on KlookOr browse GetYourGuide
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 64 | 34% | Palmerston North, 67 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 124 | 66% | Hamilton, 240 km |
Rail operators
Train destinations
Common questions about Trains in New Zealand
What Trains routes are there in New Zealand?
We sell 188 Trains routes in New Zealand, serving 15 places run by 2 operators Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.
How much do Trains tickets in New Zealand cost?
The cheapest Trains fare in New Zealand is €12.44 for one passenger, across the 188 routes we sell there. The median route runs 374 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.
Can I travel out of New Zealand by Trains?
0 of the Trains routes we sell touching New Zealand cross a border and 188 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.
Which operators run Trains services in New Zealand?
2 operators run Trains services on routes we sell in New Zealand: KiwiRail, Waikato Regional Council. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalog, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.
What is the longest Trains route in New Zealand?
The longest Trains route we sell touching New Zealand runs from Auckland to Wellington, 493 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 374 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.
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.
Other ways to travel here
The wider region
The train gets you into Auckland. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A room in Auckland for the night the train gets in
Sort by distance from Auckland Railway Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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