General

Intermodal Links

Port Taranaki offers direct road and rail transport linkages to other centres throughout New Zealand.

Land Transport
Distance in kms	Road	Rail
Auckland	357	467
Gisbourne	585	646
Hamilton	231	328
Hawera	78	78
Napier	412	434
Palmerston North	234	254
Rotorua	299	467
Tauranga	308	425
Wanganui	160	175
Wellington	355	391
Whangarei	526	664

Sea Distances from Port Taranaki
Distance in Nautical Miles
Onehunga(Auckland)	143
Nelson	145
Greymouth	251
Lyttleton(Christchurch)	316
Timaru	402
Port Chalmers(Dunedin)	478

There are rail services to both the north and south and the Taranaki region further accessed by two highways. New Plymouth airport offers frequent scheduled airline services to all major cities and towns, primarily Auckland and Wellington.

Taranaki also has ready access to the South Island via coastal shipping and interisland ferry services.

Direct road and rail linkages
Frequent airline connections