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Airports in Christchurch and Dunedin are within five hours and further linked by shuttle bus or car rentals. Queenstown airport is just sixty minutes away and there are forty flights from Australia to this airport in a week. If you are not driving then take the fairly regular bus service.
By Rail
Regular coach services are available from Christchurch, Invercargill, the West Coast, Dunedin and Queenstown with Lake Wanaka. Alpine, Connect bus and Intercity are some of the services.
By Road
Self-drive on the South Island roads are fairly simple since the stretches are wide and quiet with the most awesome scenery around. The major car hire companies are available in Dunedin, Queenstown and Christchurch airports, most of them offer discounts to fight competition.