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New Zealand Travel times are ideal any time of year…there really are no blackout seasons!   Tourism means a great deal to New Zealanders, so services and facilities are some of the best in the world, including their travel pass New Zealand. The variety of accommodations and restaurants along with easy access to tourist information makes this country a super-enjoyable destination. Look for Department of Conservation offices for reliable travel info, and if you plan to ask locals for info, keep in mind you’ll need to know at least a little English to communicate.

Many of the best things to see and do in New Zealand are free…beaches, national parks in particular. The best time to go is almost anytime…Spring Summer or Fall, and even Winter if you wand to ski. Spring Summer and Fall are from September to April…seasons are in reverse in the Southern Hemisphere country.

To figure New Zealand travel times, New Zealand is twelve hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.  The locals follow daylight savings time from October to March.

Visas aren’t required for citizens from 50 countries with with New Zealand has visa waiver agreements. To check on your country, visit the New Zealand immigration website.

Along with tourism, agriculture is important to New Zealanders, and Customs is very careful about introduced pests and diseases that could put the farms and orchards at risk. Any fruit, meat, plant or animals must be declared upon entry to New Zealand, and the fines are stiff if you don’t.

For a quick summary of New Zealand Travel Times, here’s a handy list:

  • twelve hour flight from Los Angeles, California
  • three hour flight from Sydney, Australia
  • more than twenty hours from Europe!

As you can see, folks flying from Europe have some of the longest New Zealand travel times in the world.