Travel Information
How to get to Waikanae
Waikanae can be reached by road and rail. Air travelers will need to connect from Wellington to Waikanae either by road or rail link.
Note: The venue's location in Waikanae is indicated by Flag "A" in the Google map below - hover over the flag and the name will appear; click on it and address and contact details will be shown).
AIR: Waikanae cannot be accessed by air through any of the larger airlines, hence visitors will typically fly first to Wellington. It is suggested travellers use the Airport Flyer bus to the Trans Metro rail terminus, take a railcar to Waikanae, then a taxi from the rail station to El Rancho (4km). (Note that SuperGold card holders travel free between 9.00-3.00pm, after 6.30pm, weekends and public holidays.) Alternatively, shuttles run from the airport to Waikanae and will deliver to the camp but these should be arranged prior to arrival.
Airport Flyer bus: Leaves every 15 minutes. Fares: Adults $8.50, Children (5-15) $5.00.
Trans Metro rail: Leaves every half hour. Fares: Adults $11.50, Children (5-15) $6.00.
Shuttles options: Super Shuttles, Kapiti Shuttles or check the Finda site for more options.
Waikanae taxis: Paraparaumu Taxis - (04) 296 1111; Sunshine Taxis - (04) 297 3181.
Some useful websites:
NZ driving distance/time calculator
www.discovernz.co.nz/driving/smlcalc.html
NZ & Major Cities/Towns Online Maps
www.wises.co.nz/