Timetable

Transport connections Service closures

Te Huia runs daily return services from Frankton (Hamilton) to The Strand (Auckland) Monday to Sunday.

The service has an estimated running time of 2 hours 30 minutes from Frankton to The Strand.

Peak times for Te Huia are from 6am-9am and 3pm-6.30pm during weekdays.

The service is open during school holidays. You can see any planned service closures on this page.

To Auckland	Monday-Wednesday		Thursday-Friday			Saturday		Sunday
	Trip 1 - AM	Trip 2 - PM	Trip 1 - AM	Trip 2 - AM	Trip 3 - PM	Trip 1 - AM	Trip 2 - AM	PM
Frankton	6.05	2.05	6.05	9.30	2.05	7.35	9.00	2.45
Rotokauri	6.15	2.15	6.15	9.40	2.15	7.45	9.10	2.54
Raahui Pookeka \| Huntly	6.37	2.37	6.39	10.02	2.37	8.07	9.32	3.18
Pukekohe (Platform 2)	7.25	3.26	7.27	10.50	3.26	8.59	10.27	4.06
Puhinui	8.03	4.03	8.03	11.26	4.03	9.34	11.01	4.43
Strand	8.30	4.34	8.30	11.54	4.34	10.03	11.29	5.15

To Waikato	Monday-Wednesday		Thursday-Friday			Saturday		Sunday
	Trip 1 - AM	Trip 2 - PM	Trip 1 - AM	Trip 2 - PM	Trip 3 - PM	Trip 1 - PM	Trip 2 - PM	PM
Strand	9.45	5.45	9.45	3.25	5.45	3.05	5.30	6.15
Puhinui	10.15	6.20	10.15	3.59	6.20	3.38	5.57	6.42
Pukekohe (Platform 4)	10.47	6.57	10.47	4.29	6.57	4.07	6.27	7.12
Raahui Pookeka \| Huntly	11.32	7.41	11.32	5.13	7.41	4.59	7.13	7.58
Rotokauri	12.03	8.11	12.03	5.42	8.11	5.28	7.44	8.29
Frankton	12.11	8.19	12.11	5.50	8.19	5.36	7.52	8.37

Peak times on weekdays:

Peak times for Te Huia are from 6am-9am and 3pm-6.30pm weekdays.

These are the peak time trips on weekdays:

To Auckland - 6.05am
To Waikato - 3.25pm, 5.45pm

Off-peak trips on weekdays:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

To Auckland -2.05pm
To Waikato - 9.45am

Thursday, Friday

To Auckland - 9.30am, 2.05pm
To Waikato - 9.45am

All trips on Saturday and Sunday are off-peak.

Te Huia will NOT be in service on the following dates, due to planned line maintenance:

2026

MARCH - ONE DAY CLOSURE
CLOSED Sunday 8 March
Normal service resumes Monday 9 March 2026

EASTER WEEKEND - FOUR DAY CLOSURE
CLOSED Friday 3 - Monday 6 April
Normal service resumes Tuesday 7 April 2026

APRIL - THREE DAY CLOSURE
CLOSED Saturday 25 - Monday 27 April
Normal service resumes Tuesday 28 April 2026

KING'S BIRTHDAY WEEKEND - THREE DAY CLOSURE
CLOSED Saturday 30 May - Monday 1 June
Normal service resumes Tuesday 2 June 2026

MATARIKI WEEKEND - THREE DAY CLOSURE
CLOSED Friday 10 - Sunday 12 July
Normal service resumes Monday 13 July 2026

Connecting to Hamilton transport - BUSIT

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Visit busit.co.nz to plan your Hamilton routes.

Rotokauri Station:
For the best options for bus connections in Hamilton we suggest transferring at Rotokauri - there are limited transport options from Frankton Station.
From Rotokauri you could transfer to the Meteor (west to east), Orbiter (clockwise or anticlockwise) or 9 Nawton bus at the Rotokauri Transport Hub.

Across the platform bridge at The Base bus hub you can catch the Comet (north to south), 1 Pukete and 18 Te Rapa buses too.

All of these buses connect to the central Transport Centre, except the Orbiter.

Frankton Station:
NOTE: No direct transport options are available from Frankton station. The nearest bus stop is a five minute walk to Queens Avenue, which is serviced by 3 Dinsdale and 19 Bremworth/Temple View services during normal business hours.

The Hamilton Transport Centre is an easy 15-20 minute walk eastward, along the Western Rail Trail footpath - or private transport can be arranged from here.

Connecting to Auckland transport - AT

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Visit at.govt.nz to plan your journey in Auckland.

Pukekohe Station
Bus: Eight AT bus connections are available
Rail: You can connect to the Southern line from here.

Puhinui Station
Bus: Catch the Airport Link bus to Auckland International Airport from here.
Rail: Connect to the Southern or Eastern lines from here.