Upper Hutt Tourism - Travel to Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt is a city in the upper Hutt Valley, near Wellington, in the North Island of New Zealand. .

Table of contents

1 Understand

2 Get in

2.1 By bus
2.2 By car
2.3 By train

3 See

4 Do

5 External links

Understand Upper Hutt Tourism

Although it is a separate city, Upper Hutt is often considered a suburb of Wellington, and forms part of greater Wellington.

Upper Hutt should not be confused with the nearby Hutt City (formerly Lower Hutt).

There are 5 roads into and out of Hutt City. State highway 2, which runs the length of the upper Hutt valley, is known as River Road as it runs along the banks of the Hutt River, effectively bypassing the city itself.

Travel to Upper Hutt By Bus

There is a regular bus service between Wellington and the Hutt Valley.

The Airport Flyer bus, which travels half hourly from the Wellington Airport, through central Wellington, is an express bus service. It stops at major bus stops only, including the Queensgate (Lower Hutt) bus interchange and travels as far as Upper Hutt Station. This service has space for luggage in the bus, by the front seats.
Hutt Valley buses travel from Petone Station via the Queensgate (Lower Hutt) bus interchange to Upper Hutt every 15 minute during weekdays and half hourly in the evenings and at weekends.

Travel to Upper Hutt By car

From Wellington, State Highway 2 travels along the Hutt Road past Lower Hutt and the intersection with State Highway 58 at Haywards/Manor Park to the Silverstream Bridge.
From the Wairarapa, State Highway 2 travels over the Rimutaka Hill to Upper Hutt.
There are major intersections and bridges along River Road that provide ready access to most Upper Hutt suburbs. At most times of the day, this means it is about a half hour trip from downtown Wellington to Upper Hutt, a distance of about 40 km. During rush hour, the journey can take an hour or more.
The Eastern Hutt Road provides an alternative route between Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt via Stokes Valley.
Moonshine Hill Road provides a rural alternative route from State Highway 58 at the western end of Haywards hill at Judgeford to State Highway 2 at the Moonshine Bridge in Upper Hutt.
Akatarawa road provides a scenic drive between Waikanae and Upper Hutt. The road is single lane for about 30 km, and may take an hour of cautious driving at 30-50 km an hour, well below the 100 km/h speed limit. There are a number of places of interest along this road, including Staglands wildlife park.

Travel to Upper Hutt By Train

Suburban rail services, between Wellington and Upper Hutt, run half-hourly for most of the day and night. Off-peak services between 9:00 AM and 3:30 PM have reduced fares. There are also all-day and week-end passes that will allow unlimited travel on all Wellington suburban rail services.

There are 2 services to be aware of.

Hutt Valley Line - Operates half-hourly most of the day, with express services at peak times. From Wellington services stop at Kaiwharawhara, Ngauranga, Petone, Ava, Woburn, Waterloo(or Hutt Central), Epuni, Naenae, Wingate, Taita, Pomare, Manor Park, Silverstream, Heretaunga, Trentham, Wallaceville, Upper Hutt. All units stop at Waterloo, which is the main Lower Hutt station and a bus interchange. Express peak-time Upper Hutt units next stop is Taita, then all stations. Taita units stop at all stations in the lower valley. Transfers take place at Taita station.
Wairarapa Connection - Operates daily morning and evening services. Stops at Petone, Waterloo and Upper Hutt, then all requested stations from Mangaroa, just before Hutt Valley the entrance to the Rimutaka Tunnel, through to Masterton in the Wairarapa. There is a minimum fare equivalent to a full fare Wellington - Upper Hutt trip on this service between any intermediate Hutt Valley Line stations, to discourage intra-Hutt Valley travel on this express service. Wairarapa travellers can transfer to the Hutt Valley Line at Upper Hutt, or be picked up or set down at Waterloo and Petone.

See Upper Hutt

Bartons Bush in Trentham Memorial Park is the last remaining stand of native bush that once covered the whole of the Hutt valley.

Silverstream Railway, a short section of the original 1870's Wellington-Wairarapa line has been preserved. Steam trains operate on Sundays.

Take a scenic drive up Akatarawa Road to Staglands wildlife park.

At the top of the Rimutaka Hill you can take a break in your trip to the Waiarapa and climb up to the Rimutaka Trig and see the Wairarapa instead. Choose a calm sunny day as this part of the country can be very windy.

Do Upper Hutt

Tunnel Gully and the Rimutaka Incline walkways. Walk or mountain bike the old railway route over the Rimutaka ranges.

The Hutt River is easily accessable for most of its length. It is even able to be fished for trout - a fishing licence is required.

Mountain bike the Karapoti! Every year mountainbikers from around the country and around the world come to take on the Karapoti Challenge - a classic mountain bike race. Mud, steep hills and crazy people.