By Airplane
Air New Zealand operates at least 8 scheduled flights daily from Auckland (55 minutes) or Wellington (50 minutes) to Napier (Hawke's Bay) airport. The aircrafts are either 66-seat ATR Aerospatiale twin turbo-prop or 33-seat twin turbo-prop Saab 340s. Charter jets and propeller planes can also be organized. Cape Kidnappers will meet your flight upon request.

By Helicopter
Helicopters operate nationwide and travel from Auckland, Wellington or Taupo can be arranged. Travel direct to Cape Kidnappers from Auckland is approximately 1 hour 45 minutes, Wellington flight time is 1 hour 20 minutes and from Taupo the flight time is 30-35 minutes.

By Car(PDF)

From Auckland (allow 6 hours)

• Follow State Highway 1 to Taupo,
• turn left into State Highway 5 to Eskdale
• turn right into State Highway 2 to Clive (via Napier).
• At Clive turn left into Mill Road then follow the signs to Cape Kidnappers

From Wellington (allow 4 hours)

• Follow State Highway 2 to Clive (via Hastings)
• Just before Clive township turn right into Mill Road
• then follow the signs to Cape Kidnappers

From Taupo (allow 2.5 hours)

• Take State Highway 5 to Eskdale,
• turn right into State Highway 2 to Clive (via Napier)
• At Clive turn left into Mill Road then follow the signs to Cape Kidnappers

From Kauri Cliffs

The easiest route is by helicopter which takes near 3 hours. Commercial aircraft fly from Kerikeri (25 minutes drive from Kauri Cliffs) Airport to Napier Airport, with one stop in Auckland.
The flight time by this method is around 2 hours. The staff at Cape Kidnappers and Kauri Cliffs will be happy to assist in the organization of these flights for you, or more information please contact us:

Telephone: +64 6 875 1900
Fascimilie: +64 6 875 1901
Email: proshop@kauricliffs.com