Auckland Travel Forum

We are arriving in Auckland about 5am on a SUNDAY morning in October and leave on another flight about 2 in the afternnoon. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do between 6am and noon?

You have to check back in for your next flight 2 to 3 hours before your departure, so factor this in to your times as well as the fact that it will take you an hour from the city in traffic to get back to the airport.

It all depends on what you like to do! There's a zoo, an aquarium, great restaurants, shopping, casino etc.

Skytower, Kelly Tarlton's, Victoria Park Market, coffee at Viaduct Harbour, Auckland Museum, Parnell...

As you will be in the city very early before all those attractions open... Have breakfast at Viaduct Harbour. You can walk to Albert Park (just up Queen Street, and then turn left). Walk or take a bus to the Auckland Domain (Museum). You can also take a bus to Mt. Eden or One Tree Hill to get a great view of the city and the harbour.

As there will be less buses on a Sunday I suggest you start your tour at Britomart (this is the central bus station next to the Ferry Terminal) and ask for all bus connections you would need. Or check out on line on:

http://www.maxx.co.nz/

You can walk or take a bus to lovely Parnell (near the Museum). On a Sunday it is posh to have brunch in Ponsonby.

You can also get on the Link bus that takes you to many top spots on a loop and costs only NZ$ 1.60.

In the city centre there is a free red bus (City Circuit).

Just looping around would give you a kind of overview of AKL. And on a Sunday there are no traffic jams, so you would get around rather quickly.

Also the bus trip from and back to the airport would be rather straight forward. If you have a domestic connection only it is good enough to be at the airport half an hour before departure. As you probably do not know the airport allow more time, and check your luggage in upon arrival already.