Taranaki & Whanganui - New Zealand's North Island - page 494

Palmerston North Airport ( www.pnairport.co.nz ; Airport Dr) is 4km north of the town centre. Air New
Zealand runs daily direct flights to Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.

BUS
InterCity ( www.intercity.co.nz ) buses operate from the Palmerston North Travel Centre ( 06-355 4955;
cnr Main & Pitt Sts; 8.45am-5pm Mon-Thu, 8.45am-7.45pm Fri, 9am-2.45pm & 3.45-5pm Sat, 9am-2.45pm &
3.45-7.15pm Sun) . Destinations include the following:

DESTINATION PRICE ($) DURATION (HR) FREQUENCY (DAILY)

Auckland 72 9 2

Napier 29 3½ 2

Taupo 35 4 2

Wellington 35 2¼ 7

Whanganui 25 1½ 3

Naked Bus ( www.nakedbus.com ) services depart from the i-SITE and outside the courthouse in
Main St. Destinations include the following:

DESTINATION PRICE ($) DURATION (HR) FREQUENCY (DAILY)

Auckland 25 9 2

Napier 18 3 1

Taupo 24 4¼ 2

Wellington 15 2¼ 4

Whanganui 13 1¼ 1

TRAIN
KiwiRail Scenic Journeys ( 04-495 0775, 0800 872 467; www.kiwirailscenic.co.nz ) runs long-distance
trains between Wellington and Auckland, stopping at the retro-derelict Palmerston North Train
Station (Mathews Ave) , off Tremaine Ave about 2.5km north of the Square. From Palmy to
Wellington, take the Northern Explorer ($48, 2½ hours) departing at 4.20pm Monday,
Thursday and Saturday; or the Capital Connection ($30.50, two hours) departing Palmy at
6.15am Monday to Friday. To Auckland, the Northern Explorer ($198, nine hours) departs
at 10am on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. Buy tickets from KiwiRail Scenic Journeys dir-
ectly, or on the train for the Capital Connection (no ticket sales at the station).

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