Ground transportation to and from the airport in Auckland
Ground transportation to and from the airport in Auckland
Transport from the airport to central Auckland and suburbs includes buses, shuttles and taxis.
The bus to central Auckland is called Airbus and runs 24 h at 15 min intervals during the day and 30 min at night. The one way fare for adults is $16, backpackers with ID $14, children $6. When returning to the airport by Airbus, allow for the service to run late: often the '15 min' schedule is more like 30 min.
Use the $1 discount card available on the website and get a discount from the driver.
Other bus services run to the suburbs. For the city centre, a convenient option is bus 380 to Puhinui from where suburban trains connect to Britomart station in the city centre. This method will cost $3.40 + $5 = $8.40 to the city centre. Total time approx 12+33=45 min. Ask for the bus stop at the infocentre. It is very close to the exit from International, the same stop that the airbus uses.
Approximate prices for one person in a shuttle to various destinations:
to Papatoetoe $29
to Manurewa $26
to Howick $42
to Takapuna $35
to Henderson $41
to central Auckland (city) the fare is between $50 and $65
Taxi fares may be $50-100 from the airport to a city location, about the same as it costs to hire a car per day.
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