For thinking about how to get to Whanganui ..... and how to get around
Whanganui.
Planes/ trains/ cycles/ waka
Getting Here:
Air
Wanganui Airport
Wanganui has a small airport that is 5 minutes drive or taxi drive
from the center of town.
It is served by airnewzealand from Auckland and Wellington as well as
charter operators.
http://www.wanganuiairport.co.nz/
http://www.wanganuiairport.co.nz/operators/scheduled-services
The are 4 flights a day Sun -> Friday Auckland to Whanganui and 3 on
Saturday
There is one flight to and from Wellington Monday -> Friday
The planes are 16 seaters and the cheap tickets go quickly and last
minute fares are high so be sure to book as early as possible.
The Auckland flights give amazing views of the volcanoes on a clear day.
People flying internationally can purchase an add on ticket that is
very reasonably priced if they are flying on air new zealand, star
alliance or quantas long haul via auckland.
Air charters are available here http://www.airwanganui.co.nz
Fuel Efficiency Calculation
It might be nice to do some comparisons of energy usage for each
transportation method. Here is a rough example of the turbo prop. This
could just be suggested in the wiki?
As it is a turboprop the wanganui -> auckland flight uses approx 225 L
of aviation fuel to transport 16 passengers and baggage.
A 6 l/100km car will do the same journey with 27 L
The flight is equivalent to approx 8 cars in fuel cost.
At full car and plane occupancy cars are more efficient than the plane.
At full plane occupancy and half car occupancy (2 passengers per car)
efficiency is roughly equal
At full plane occupancy and solo car occupancy the plane is more
efficient.
Palmerston North Airport
Palmerston North airport is 45 minutes drive from Wanganui. It is a
larger airport than Wanganui and serves a range of national
destinations, auckland, christchurch, wellington and hamilton with
direct flights as well as the occasional international destination.
http://airnewzealand.com
http://www.pnairport.co.nz
As it is able to accommodate larger planes, fares to Palmerston North
are much cheaper than to Wanganui in general.
Transport to and from Palmerston North is by car, bus or shuttle.
Taxi is expensive and more than the difference in price between a
Palmerston North and Wanganui flight in general.
We are looking at arranging a conference shuttle bus to collect
passengers from Palmerston North, please email
Car
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=&vps=1&jsv=278a&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=45.197878,93.076172&ie=UTF8&geocode=FSq2nv0d7wNvCg&split=0
Wanganui can be easily reached by car.
From the north there are 2 main routes, either down SH4 from National
park and through the Para Paras and the second down SH1. The SH4 route
is windier, but shorter and quicker while the SH1 route is slightly
straighter road.
From Wellington head north up SH1 and turn right at Sanson.
Approximate Journey Times are
Auckland -> Wanganui 6hrs
Wellington -> Wanganui 2hrs 45
Hamilton -> Wanganui 4hrs 25
Tauranga -> Wanganui 5hrs
Napier -> Wanganui 3hrs 30
New Plymouth -> Wanganui 2hrs 20
Palmerston North -> Wanganui 1 hr
Car Pool
Don't drive by yourself Car Pool!
http://www.carpoolnz.org/
Bus
Wanganui coach station is within 5 minutes walk of central wanganui
It is served by bus services from most cities in the North Island
through Intercity coach service, naked bus and white star.
http://intercity.co.nz
http://nakedbus.com/bus-timetables/
white star 0800 465622
Bus charters
Uzabus http://www.uzabus.co.nz/
Train
There is rail track in wanganui but it is only used for freight trains.
The nearest passenger train station is at Marton. This is served by
the overlander scenic train that goes daily from auckland to wellington.
http://www.tranzscenic.co.nz/services/overlander.aspx
Auckland 7.25am
Marton 4.10pm
Wellington 7.25pm
Wellington 7.25am
Marton 10.25am
Auckland 7.25pm
We can arrange shuttle service if anyone wants to do this. Marton is
45 mins from Wanganui by car.
Tranzscenic also run a service from Wellington to Palmerston North
called the Capital Connection
http://www.tranzscenic.co.nz/services/capitalconnection_timetable.aspx
Wellington 5.17pm
Palmerston North 7.29pm
Palmerston North 6.20am
Wellington 8.21am
We are investigating running a one off passenger service from
Palmerston North to Wanganui to connect with the capital connection or
from Marton to Wanganui to connect with the overlander.
tbc!
River
The Whanganui river comes down from Taumaranui and is navigable by waka.
Please contact us if you would like to arrange to arrive by waka. The
journey times to wanganui without rest days are approximatley:
Taumaranui 9
Whakahoro 7
Pipirlki 5
Sea
Wanganui can be approached by Sea and has a wharf.
The sand bar in the harbour mouth makes it difficult for deep keeled
boats.
There are no ferry services.
Bicycle
Wanganui is regularly visited by cyclists and is part of the
forthcoming National cycle way project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_Cycle_Trail
A favorite route starts in National park, via Raetihi, following the
river road via pipirki.
Foot
?
Not Travelling
Participate from afar by skype, live video stream, irc, or other net
based system.
More info on accommodation... registration....
schedules....speakers.....screenings....events.....food.... to follow
soon.
Any questions please contact us at:
[email protected]
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