
It's a good 6 hours and a half to drive from Auckland to
Wanganui. If you use the train, it's a good 8 hours travel time, including a lunch break at the National Park cafe. It's a very scenic route and you would enjoy the travel for the first 3 times. You might get bored and might find it better to sleep after the 3rd time though. Below is the driving directions:
Driving directions to
Wanganui, Manawatu-wanganui, New Zealand
445 km – about 5 hours 59 mins
| 1. | Head east on Wyndham St toward Queen St |  | 3 m |
| 2. | Turn right at Queen St |  | 0.4 km |
| 3. | Turn left at Wellesley St East |  | 0.8 km |
| 4. | Turn right to merge onto Southern Mwy |  | 45.1 km |
| 5. | Continue onto Great South Rd |  | 5.5 km |
| 6. | Continue onto SH 1 |  | 1.5 km |
| 7. | Continue onto Great South Rd |  | 4.2 km |
| 8. | Continue onto SH 1/Waikato Exp Continue to follow SH 1 |  | 24.8 km |
| 9. | Continue onto Waikato Exp |  | 4.8 km |
| 10. | Continue onto SH 1 |  | 1.9 km |
| 11. | Continue onto Great South Rd |  | 2.9 km |
| 12. | Continue onto Main St |  | 0.3 km |
| 13. | Continue onto SH 1 |  | 0.8 km |
| 14. | Continue onto Great South Rd |  | 2.4 km |
| 15. | Continue onto SH 1 |  | 3.9 km |
| 16. | Continue onto Great South Rd |  | 2.1 km |
| 17. | Continue onto SH 1 |  | 4.3 km |
| 18. | Continue onto Great South Rd |  | 1.1 km |
| 19. | Turn left to stay on Great South Rd |  | 0.8 km |
| 20. | Take the 2nd right onto Ellery St |  | 0.1 km |
| 21. | Turn left at Whatawhata Ave |  | 0.5 km |
| 22. | Continue onto Ngaruawahia Rd |  | 8.2 km |
| 23. | Continue onto Horotiu Rd |  | 7.0 km |
| 24. | Turn right to stay on Horotiu Rd |  | 1.0 km |
| 25. | Turn left at Whatawhata Rd |  | 27 m |
| 26. | Take the 1st right onto Kakaramea Rd |  | 24.9 km |
| 27. | Continue onto Franklin St |  | 1.3 km |
| 28. | Slight left at Baffin St |  | 0.4 km |
| 29. | Slight right at McClure St |  | 1.0 km |
| 30. | Continue onto Ormsby Rd |  | 12.5 km |
| 31. | Slight left at Kawhia Rd |  | 13.1 km |
| 32. | Continue onto Te Kanawa St |  | 0.6 km |
| 33. | Turn right at Maniapoto St |  | 0.9 km |
| 34. | Continue onto Te Kuiti Rd |  | 4.9 km |
| 35. | Continue onto SH 3 |  | 11.1 km |
| 36. | Continue onto Te Kumi Rd |  | 1.3 km |
| 37. | Slight left at Rora St |  | 64 m |
| 38. | Turn right to stay on Rora St |  | 1.0 km |
| 39. | Take the 1st right onto Awakino Rd |  | 1.6 km |
| 40. | Continue onto SH 3 |  | 10.2 km |
| 41. | Turn left at SH 4 |  | 6.9 km |
| 42. | Turn right to stay on SH 4 |  | 62.9 km |
| 43. | Turn left to stay on SH 4 |  | 76 m |
| 44. | Continue onto Hakiaha St |  | 1.8 km |
| 45. | Continue onto Main South Hwy |  | 2.7 km |
| 46. | Continue onto Totara St |  | 2.2 km |
| 47. | Turn right to stay on Totara St |  | 0.4 km |
| 48. | Continue onto SH 4 |  | 69.4 km |
| 49. | Continue onto Valley Rd |  | 1.0 km |
| 50. | Continue onto Parapara Rd |  | 5.3 km |
| 51. | Continue onto SH 4 |  | 47.4 km |
| 52. | Turn right to stay on SH 4 |  | 29.6 km |
| 53. | Continue onto Riverbank Rd |  | 2.0 km |
| 54. | Continue onto Anzac Pde |  | 2.6 km |
| 55. | At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto Dublin St |  | 0.4 km |
| 56. | At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Somme Pde |  | 0.5 km |
| 57. | Turn right at Ingestre St |  | 0.7 km |
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