How to get from Nelson to Tauranga by car, walk, truck

Distance between Nelson and Tauranga is 469 kilometers (291 miles).
Driving distance from Nelson to Tauranga is 727 kilometers (451 miles)

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3 Ways from Nelson (New Zealand/Nelson) to Tauranga (New Zealand)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto Trafalgar Street 662 m
2. At roundabout, take exit 3 onto Queen Elizabeth II Drive, SH 6 73.19 km
3. Turn left onto Mahakipawa Road 33.07 km
4. Turn sharp left onto Lagoon Road 378 m
5. Turn right onto Passenger vehicle check-in 13 m
6. Turn slight left onto Bluebridge Linkspan 93.84 km
7. Keep right onto Wellington - Picton (Interislander) 4.89 km
8. Keep right onto Wellington - Picton (Interislander) 500 m
9. Turn left 134 m
10. Keep left 328 m
11. Make a U-turn onto Aotea Quay 119 m
12. Keep left 124 m
13. Keep left 2.80 km
14. Keep left onto SH 1 3.02 km
15. Keep right onto Johnsonville Porirua Motorway, SH 1 15.28 km
16. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto State Highway 59, SH 59 2.20 km
17. Keep left 57 m
18. Turn right 47 m
19. Turn slight left onto Saint Andrews Road, SH 59 429 m
20. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto State Highway 59, SH 59 15.65 km
21. Keep left 20.43 km
22. Continue onto State Highway 1, SH 1 10.24 km
23. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Main Highway, SH 1 18.39 km
24. Keep left 58 m
25. Turn sharp right 68 m
26. Continue onto Oxford Street, SH 1 51.09 km
27. Keep left 55 m
28. Turn slight left onto Dundas Street, SH 1, SH 3 6.40 km
29. Turn right onto High Street, SH 1 34.02 km
30. Keep left 47 m
31. Turn sharp right 36 m
32. Turn slight left onto State Highway 1, SH 1 47.02 km
33. Turn left onto Mataroa Road, SH 1 90.21 km
34. Turn left onto Tokaanu Road, SH 41 21.98 km
35. Turn right onto Western Bay Road, SH 32 66.92 km
36. Turn right onto Whakamaru Road, SH 30, SH 32 1.29 km
37. Keep left onto Whakamaru Road, SH 32 24.41 km
38. Turn left onto Old Taupo Road 4.23 km
39. Turn right onto Matanuku Road 2.23 km
40. Turn left onto Paraonui Road 5.27 km
41. Turn right onto Wiltsdown Road 2.18 km
42. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Wiltsdown Road 132 m
43. Keep left onto Wiltsdown Road 31 m
44. Turn left onto State Highway 1, SH 1 9.52 km
45. Turn right onto Domain Road 4.86 km
46. Turn right onto Whites Road, SH 28 4.20 km
47. Turn right onto State Highway 5, SH 5 2.42 km
48. Keep left 67 m
49. Turn slight left onto Harwoods Road, SH 28 10.64 km
50. Turn right onto Rapurapu Road, SH 28 5.00 km
51. Turn right onto State Highway 29, SH 29 28.19 km
52. Keep left onto State Highway 29, SH 29 7.44 km
53. Keep right 384 m
54. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Elizabeth Street 446 m
55. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Elizabeth Street 98 m
56. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Grey Street 197 m
57. Turn left 95 m
58. Arrive at destination 0 m
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Information about Stations

All station in Nelson (New Zealand/Nelson)
Nelson Airport Nelson
All station in Tauranga (New Zealand)
Tauranga City Airport Tauranga