Taranaki Mountain Shuttle

Taranaki
Mountain Shuttle

Shuttle service offering transport options around the Taranaki region

Our scheduled service collects from central New Plymouth motels, hotels, and hostels, and drives to Mount Taranaki

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Mount Taranaki - Pouakai Crossing

A) Morning Transfer One-Way
Travelling with your own vehicle?
Catch our Pouakai morning transfer.

Park your car at the Mangorei Road carpark at the trail end, where Taranaki Mountain Shuttle will pick you up and drive you to the start of the Pouakai Crossing trail at the Visitor Centre. This way you are walking towards your car and can hike the trail at your own pace, while avoiding the likely parking restrictions at the start of the trail.

B) Return Shuttle
Our morning shuttle will drop you
at the Visitor Centre,
the starting point for the Pouakai Crossing,
and then will pick you up from the trail-end
on Mangorei Road at the end of the day.

Cost $45 one single person -
or $35 per person for groups of two or more travelling to and from same destination.

Taranaki Egmont National Park
Visitor Centre

Taranaki Mountain Shuttle provides transport from New Plymouth city to the Visitor Centre
(an approximately 30-minute drive)
and a return trip at the end of the day
(or after several days, if arranged).

This is the most common start point for the Summit climb, the Around-the-Mountain circuit,
and a variety of walking options with
lush native forest and stunning views.

The Visitor Centre has comprehensive displays that tell Egmont National Park's volcanic, natural and human history, and also a small café, a retail area, and DOC staff to help with track information and weather updates.

Cost $45 one single person -
or $35 per person for groups of two or more travelling to and from same destination.