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Hamilton (New Zealand)

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Travel to Hamilton (New Zealand), visa requirements By car Flights to Hamilton (New Zealand), airtickets / Get around / Hamilton (New Zealand) attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Hamilton (New Zealand) souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Hamilton (New Zealand) nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get out

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Hamilton [1] (Kirikiriroa in Māori) is an inland city in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The Waikato River, New Zealand's longest river, flows through the middle of the city.

Travel to Hamilton (New Zealand), visa requirements

By car

Drive south down State Highway 1 (SH 1) from Auckland. Drive northbound on SH 1 from Taupo, or connect to SH 1 from Rotorua or the Bay of Plenty.

Flights to Hamilton (New Zealand), airtickets

Hamilton International Airport hosts mostly domestic flights, with regular flights from Auckland and Wellington as well as flights from other cities. Freedom Air (http://www.freedomair.co.nz/) flies here from Melbourne, Sydney, Gold Coast and Brisbane in Australia and from Nadi in Fiji. The airport is occasionally closed by fog on winter mornings.

The airport is about 10km out of town, so allow plenty of time for airport transfers. A taxi or shuttle bus service is available but a rental car might be cheaper. Passengers who arrive on flights late in the evening on Fridays and Saturdays should arrange transport in advance as taxis can be scarce.

Get around