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Franz Josef to Aoraki Mount Cook by bus or road
About 470 km. The private car is fastest at 6.5 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹3,850 per person.
Aoraki Mount Cook to Franz JosefFastest
Private car
Rental car (self-drive), per vehicle
6.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Bus
InterCity coach via the Haast Pass and Wānaka
from ₹3,850 per person
Best value
Private car
Rental car (self-drive), per vehicle
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private car | Rental car (self-drive), per vehicle | 6.5 h | ₹8,200–₹16,010per car (up to 4) | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Bus | InterCity coach via the Haast Pass and Wānaka | 10 h | ₹3,850–₹7,700per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Private car, Rental car (self-drive), per vehicle: Only 30 km apart as the crow flies, but the road goes round by the Haast Pass, Wānaka and the Lindis Pass. Over the Haast Pass: fuel up in Wānaka or Haast, and allow time for the Blue Pools and Thunder Creek Falls stops. Slips close the road after heavy rain now and then; check the NZTA journey planner.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Private car · Rental car (self-drive), per vehicle | ₹8,200–₹16,010 | ₹8,200–₹16,010 |
| Bus · InterCity coach via the Haast Pass and Wānaka | ₹7,700–₹15,400 | ₹15,400–₹30,800 |
Once you’re in Aoraki Mount Cook
- Best time: November – April
- Typical stay: 1 day
- November: Good month: November is at the start of the recommended season (November – April). Lupin season at Lake Tekapo can fall this month.
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Plan Franz Josef and Aoraki Mount Cook
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.