Location of Riverstone Backpackers Address 222 Tautahanga Road, Turangi, 2751. [corner of Tautahanga rd & Hinerangi st] phone + 64 [0]7 386 7004 fax + 64 [0]7 386 7002 www.riverstonebackpackers.com enquiry@riverstonebackpackers.com   Getting Here By Road Driving Distances and Times to Turangi Auckland [SH1] 353 km 4 hours Hamilton [SH1] 202 km 2 hour 20 mins Taupo [SH1] 52 km  45 mins Mt Ruapehu [SH42] 37 km  35 mins Napier [SH5] 195 km 2 hours 15 mins Rotorua [SH5] 130 km 1 hour 30 mins Tauranga 206 km 2 hour 20 mins Waitomo 213 km 2 hours 30 mins Wellington [SH1] 326 km 4 hours 15 mins By Bus New Zealand has an extensive bus network, with the main operator being InterCity [servicing both the North Island and South Island]. The two other major bus operators are Newmans [North Island] and Mt Cook Landline [South Island]. Services on main bus routes are frequent [at least once a day]; unfortunately they can be expensive and slow. A good alternative is to use shuttle bus companies, which are smaller, cheaper and friendlier than the large bus companies. Some of them are designed to cater especially to foreign travellers and/or backpackers and have lots of little 'extras' that make them particularly attractive.