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Áuckland - Whakatane - how long?


Adrienne

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Okay, for those of you who travel this route how long do you think it would take to get from Auckland to Whakatane using the most direct route, and what way would you go.

My husband and I have to drive down on Tuesday leaving Auckland somewhere between 3-4pm. We are aiming for Whakatane Tuesday night, then on to Opotiki and back to Auckland on Wednesday.

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thanks - we did the trip a month ago but took a couple of days to get there (we were on holiday) so now when we have to do the trip for a more serious reason we are trying to work out the best way to go. We would have flown but can't get flights back home on the Wednesday.

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the fastest route for me is.

auckland, Matamata, Tauranga (back road), TePuke, Matata, coastal road, whakatane

for me, it takes around 3 hours, leisurely drive, it would take 3.5 hours

I found that there are too many towns to slow down for, if you go the other route through Paeroa and waihi.

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Well we did the trip down yesterday - 4 hrs to get there including a 20 minute stop at Matamata. On to Opotiki this morning to the funeral. Its so wrong, no parent should have to bury their child! Back this afternoon, 5 1/2 hrs including three stops totaling about an hour. We made really good time.

Thanks for the assistance with the best routes to take. We went through Matamata and Te Puke. Traffic was very light on the way down and only a dozen or so trucks on the way back to slow us down. :D

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