North Shore
Worth seeing in and around North Shore
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is a public research university in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in New Zealand.
5.8 km · university in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 02Sky Tower
The Sky Tower is a telecommunications and observation tower in Auckland, New Zealand. Located at the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets within the city's CBD, it is 328 metres tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast, making it the second-tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere, surpassed only by the Autograph Tower in Jakarta, Indonesia, and the 28th tallest tower in the world.
5.5 km · observation and communication tower in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 03Auckland Art Gallery
Auckland Art Gallery is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions.
5.9 km · art museum in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 04Spark Arena
Spark Arena is a multipurpose arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The venue is located at Quay Park, Parnell, very close to Britomart Transport Centre and The Strand Station.
5.8 km · multipurpose arena in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 05St Patrick's Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Joseph, commonly known as St Patrick's Cathedral, is a heritage-listed Catholic cathedral church in Auckland CBD, situated on the corner of Federal Street and Wyndham St. It is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland and the seat of the Bishop of Auckland.
5.3 km · cathedral in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 06Auckland Town Hall
The Auckland Town Hall is an Edwardian building on Queen Street in the Auckland CBD, New Zealand, known both for its original and ongoing use for administrative functions, as well as its famed Great Hall and separate Concert Chamber. Auckland Town Hall and its surrounding context is highly protected as a 'Category A' heritage site in the Auckland District Plan, registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category I Historic Place.
6 km · town hall and concert hall on Aotea Square in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 07National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research or NIWA, is a Crown Research Institute of New Zealand. Established in 1992, NIWA conducts research across a broad range of disciplines in the environmental sciences.
5 km · New Zealand research institute · Wikipedia - 08Lake Pupuke
Lake Pupuke is a heart-shaped freshwater lake occupying a volcanic crater between the suburbs of Takapuna and Milford on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The heart shape is a result of its formation by the linking of two circular craters – a larger one forming most of the lake and a smaller one forming the arm in the northeast.
2.6 km · lake in New Zealand · Wikipedia - 09Metropolis
The Ascott Metropolis is a mixed-use residential and hotel skyscraper in Auckland, New Zealand. Standing at a height of 155 m and encompassing 40 floors, it is currently the sixth-tallest building in New Zealand.
5.6 km · 40-storey residential / hotel skyscraper in the Auckland CBD of Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia - 10Aotea Square
Aotea Square is a large paved public area in the CBD of Auckland, New Zealand. Officially opened in 1979 by Sir Dove-Myer Robinson next to Queen Street, it is used for open-air concerts and gatherings, markets, and political rallies.
5.9 km · public square in Auckland, New Zealand · Wikipedia
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Getting to North Shore
- Airports
- Auckland (AKL), 24 km
- Stations
- Waitematā Harbour, 3.8 km · Port of Auckland, 5.4 km
- Wellington → North Shore499 km · quickest by air, 4h 43m · NZ$180–290
- Christchurch → North Shore770 km · quickest by air, 5h 19m · NZ$230–350
- Queenstown → North ShoreTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for North Shore
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for North Shore. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt is also possible to reach Route 138 from Rivière-du-Loup to Bas-Saint-Laurent (accessible by Route 132) by taking the Trans-Saint-Laurent ferry linking Saint-Siméon to the Charlevoix (65 min).
- Get inIt is also possible to reach the region by car by taking the Camille-Marcoux ferry from Matane on the Gaspé Peninsula.
- Get aroundRelais Nordik offers ferry transportation along the North Shore from Sept-Îles to Blanc-Sablon, allowing for access to many fishing and Innu communities otherwise only accessible by Air.
- Get aroundThe ferry stops for a few hours at most destinations, allowing for tourists to visit each community.
From Wikivoyage: North Shore (Quebec), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2025-04.
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If you know how people move in North Shore – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to North Shore
North Shore is 6 km from Auckland, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Aucklandcity on the North Island, New Zealand5.6 km
- Devonportsuburb of Auckland, New Zealand5.4 km
- Takapunasuburb of Auckland, New Zealand2.4 km
- Campbells Baysuburb of Auckland, New Zealand5.6 km
- Beach Havensuburb of Auckland, New Zealand5.3 km
- Cheltenhamsuburb of Auckland, New Zealand5.9 km