Trains in New Zealand

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

The Auckland skyline and yachts in the Waiamata Harbor, as seen from Devonport.

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.

Priced for October 5, 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

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.

Routes

The busiest Trains routes in New Zealand

The routes we sell in New Zealand, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Hamilton to Manukau train€12.441h 34m95 km
Manukau to Hamilton train€12.441h 37m95 km
Hamilton to Manurewa train€12.441h 36m92 km
Manurewa to Hamilton train€12.441h 39m92 km
Hamilton to Papatoetoe train€12.991h 42m99 km
Papatoetoe to Hamilton train€12.991h 42m99 km
Palmerston North to Wellington train€14.091h 41m125 km
Wellington to Palmerston North train€14.091h 44m125 km
Auckland to Whangarei train€14.641h 43m130 km
Whangarei to Auckland train€14.641h 43m130 km
Auckland to Hamilton train€16.291h 42m114 km
Hamilton to Auckland train€16.291h 42m114 km
Christchurch to Nelson train€28.942h 33m257 km
Nelson to Christchurch train€28.942h 36m257 km
Hamilton to Palmerston North train€30.042h 51m288 km
Palmerston North to Hamilton train€30.042h 47m288 km
Auckland to Whanganui train€35.543h 25m344 km
Whanganui to Auckland train€35.543h 10m344 km
Hamilton to Wellington train€42.693h 34m392 km
Wellington to Hamilton train€42.693h 27m392 km
Auckland to Palmerston North train€43.243h 29m397 km
Palmerston North to Auckland train€43.243h 34m397 km
Lower Hutt to Hamilton train€50.943h 48m383 km
Auckland to Wellington train€53.694h 7m493 km
Wellington to Auckland train€53.694h 8m493 km
Hamilton to Lower Hutt train€55.344h 12m383 km
Manukau to Wellington train€59.194h 49m478 km
Lower Hutt to Auckland train€61.944h 36m486 km
Manukau to Lower Hutt train€64.694h 32m470 km
Lower Hutt to Manukau train€65.244h 50m470 km
Wellington to Manukau train€66.345h 1m478 km
Auckland to Lower Hutt train€67.444h 48m486 km

Being on the water gives Auckland a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.

A guided tour group

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.

Partner links. We do not sell tours or tickets. We earn a commission on a booking, and it never changes the price.

Catchment

How far people travel to get here

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
Carriers

Rail operators

  • Waikato Regional Council

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.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Distances

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 hotel room

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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