This page covers transportation from Auckland, Hamilton and Waitomo to Raglan and return by public bus, coach and shuttle. For information on taking a bus out of Raglan click here on the GETTING AWAY FROM RAGLAN page. Travel by car and air is on the Driving and Flying to Raglan page. There is also a map page and a Getting Around Raglan page and a page all about Campervans.
Public bus routes to Raglan
Auckland City and Auckland Airport to Raglan Bus
To travel from Auckland to Raglan by bus or coach you can either leave from Auckland Airport or from Auckland Downtown. Although several bus services operate on these routes, only one or two operate at the right time to connect with Hamilton to Raglan buses. The place to change from an Auckland bus to a Raglan bus is at the Hamilton Bus Terminal – Platform E , on the corner of Anglesea and Bryce Streets, in Central Hamilton. You then take the Route 23 bus to Raglan. The times of interconnecting services are shown below, correct as at 31st October 2024:
Auckland to Raglan
Auckland Sky City Terminal, Hobson Street on western side of the Sky City casino.
Auckland Airport terminals, Domestic at Bus Stop 2006 between Air NZ and Jet Star/Pacific Blue air terminals. International at Bus Stop 2008, Main International Terminal bus stop, Ray Emery Drive.
Monday-Friday
| Auckland (Sky City) ~ | Airport (International) ~ | Hamilton ~ | Hamilton ~ | Raglan West |
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08:30 |
07:47 |
10:55 | 12:20 | 13:24 (continues on to Manu Bay) |
| 09:00 | 10:40 | 12:20 | 13:24 (continues on to Manu Bay) | |
09:39 (Strand) | 12:15* | 12:20 | 13:24 (continues on to Manu Bay) | |
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11:00 |
11:25 |
13:15 | ||
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12:30 |
14:20 | |||
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13:00 |
15:15 | 15:45 | 16:56 | |
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15:30 |
17:50 | 18:15 (may not connect) | 19:12 |
* Hamilton railway station to/from 31 King St bus stop is a 13 minute 1km walk (rather less if you cut across the grass near the station)
† 21 Northern Connector bus to Pukekohe, 394 bus to Papakura, train to Auckland (Britomart)
Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays
| Auckland (Sky City) ~ | Airport (International) ~ | Hamilton ~ | Hamilton ~ | Raglan West |
| 08:30 | 07:47 | 10:55 | 11:30 | 12:30 (continues onto Manu Bay) |
| 09:15 | 11:10 | |||
| 12:30 | 11:49 | 14:20 | 15:00 | 16:00 (continues onto Manu Bay) |
Other bus companies operating on the Auckland to Hamilton route are Intercity bus from the Aerolink Shuttles. They leave from a number of Auckland locations and all stop at the Hamilton Bus Terminal, Anglesea St, Hamilton where you need to change bus and then take the Route 23 bus to Raglan.
Hamilton to Raglan bus and Raglan to Hamilton bus services
A daily bus service (Route 23) operates from Hamilton Bus Terminal to Raglan and return that runs four times a day Monday to Friday and twice a day on Saturdays, Sundays & Public Holidays. During school terms an additional bus service known as the school assist runs leaving Raglan at 6.50am, arriving at Hamilton Boys High School at 8.25am and returning from Hamilton Boys High School at 3.25pm.
To travel from Hamilton to Raglan by bus or coach you can leave from any Route 23 bus stop or from the main Hamilton Bus Terminal, on the corner of Anglesea and Bryce Streets, in Central Hamilton. You then take the Route 23 bus to Raglan. The main stop in Raglan is in Wallis St outside the Childcare Centre. To find the Raglan shops, turn right when you get off the bus and walk along Wallis St towards the phoenix palms in Bow St.
The double decker bus stops in a different location in Wainui Road between the i-HUB and the Fire Station.
To view the Hamilton to Raglan bus timetable, as a web page CLICK HERE
RAGLAN SHUTTLES
Raglan Shuttle:
- Auckland to Raglan
- Hamilton to Raglan
- Raglan to Auckland
- Raglan to Hamilton
http://www.ew.govt.nz/Regional-services/Passenger-transport/Raglan-23/ has a more up to date timetable (November) showing some buses extended to the University, or just a link to that website would give up to date information.
The main purpose of this page is to show people how to get from Auckland to Raglan. The times shown for the Hamilton – Raglan bus are correct as at 21 January 2010. I have now identified another connecting service so have added that. As you point out the Hamilton – Raglan bus route does start and terminate at the St Johns College stop at Waikato University before going to the Hamilton Bus Centre, and many Waikato University students and staff who live in Raglan use this service . Many people also get off the Hamilton – Raglan bus at the Dinsdale stops and catch the City Orbiter buses which provide faster access to many parts of Hamilton than going into the Hamilton Bus Centre. I have updated the PDF link to the complete Raglan – Hamilton timetable and also added a link to the EW web page version. Thanks John.