ACCESSIBLE NEW ZEALAND
Travelling to New Zealand is easy to attend a conference
New Zealand is approximately a 10 hour direct flight from most places in the Pacific Rim, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, the west coast of the USA and it is only a 3 hour flight for neighbouring pacific islands and the eastern seaboard of Australia.
Options to fly direct to Auckland (New Zealand’s main international airport) or directly to Wellington with a new Singapore Airlines connection via Canberra. Numerous daily flights connect Auckland and Wellington with a 1 hour flight time.
When booking flights, we suggest that you book flights to Auckland instead of Rotorua as this can significantly reduce costs. You then have a few options to consider to get to Rotorua. It’s a 2hr 30 min drive if you wish to use a rental car, it’s approximately a 4 hour drive via bus which can be booked via https://www.intercity.co.nz, or you can book a domestic flight from Auckland to Rotorua via https://www.airnewzealand.co.nz.
Auckland Airport to Rotorua – free bus transfers provided by the MacDiarmid Institute
Return bus transfers will be provided from Auckland Airport to Rotorua on Monday 6 February and returning on Friday 10 February and Saturday 11 February. The cost will be covered by the MacDiarmid Institute, flying to Auckland instead of Rotorua may significantly reduce flight costs. The bus journey will be approx. 2.5hr each way. Please let us know if you would like to take up this bus transfer offer via the registration form.We are proposing bus
departure times as follows but these are subject to change. If you have
indicated via the registration form that you will take the bus, you will be
contacted in November to confirm which departure time you would like to book.
Monday 6 February (Auckland to Rotorua)
Friday 10 February (Rotorua to Auckland)
Saturday 11 February (Rotorua to Auckland)
International Connections to Auckland
360+
Weekly flights connecting you to Auckland.
120+
International arrivals every day.
24
International Airlines fly direct to Auckland from 33 destinations around the world.
International connections to Wellington
6
International Airlines fly directly to Wellington from 6 international destinations.
68
Direct Trans Tasman flights a week to Wellington.
Conference Manager: Amy Abel
+64 4 384 1511
amn10@confer.co.nz
www.confer.co.nz