Wedding transport, timed to the minute
A premium vehicle and a professionally licensed driver for the people who matter most on the day — the wedding party, parents, or guests travelling between the ceremony, photos and reception. Everything is agreed in advance, so nobody is watching a meter on your wedding day.
What's included
- Timed arrivals — we plan the pickup around your ceremony time, with buffer built in
- Premium vehicles that photograph well and stay spotless
- Late-night guest returns so nobody drives after the reception
- Multiple trips and multiple vehicles coordinated under one booking
- Rural and remote venues covered — we drive anywhere in New Zealand
- Fixed price agreed before the day, no meter running during photos
How it works
Weddings rarely happen next to a taxi rank. Barn venues, vineyard rows, family farms and lakeside lodges are exactly the places we drive every week — including gravel driveways and roads a ride-share app will not touch. Your driver arrives early, waits where you want them, and moves when you are ready rather than the other way around.
Most couples book us for one of two jobs: getting the wedding party to the ceremony calm and on time, or moving guests home safely at the end of the night. Many book both. Tell us the venue, the rough timings and the headcount, and we will suggest a plan — your vehicle is private to your party — never shared with other groups — with the vehicle held for you between runs where needed.
If family are flying in, we can collect them from the airport in the days before, and if the wedding is out of town we can bring guests from the nearest city and take them back afterwards. It is all one company, one point of contact and one invoice.
A private vehicle and a professional driver — never a gamble
Highway 1 Tours & Transfers is a New Zealand owned private transfer company with NZTA-licensed, P-endorsed drivers. Every booking is a private hire: your own vehicle, a fixed price agreed in advance, and a driver whose only job that day is your trip. The same drivers handle airport transfers, intercity journeys, day tours and hourly hire anywhere in the country.
Frequently asked questions
Other occasions we drive
- GroupsLarge group transport, coordinated as one booking
Sports teams, wedding parties, conference groups, school trips, family reunions — when the headcount is in double figures, we put together a multi-vehicle plan so everyone travels together, on time, under one booking and one fixed price.
- Corporate & eventsCorporate event transport that runs to your run-sheet
Delegate airport arrivals, venue movements, VIP and executive travel, and end-of-night returns — coordinated as one plan, on one invoice, with drivers who understand that your event schedule is the schedule.
Other services we offer
A private transfer is only part of what we do. The same NZTA-licensed drivers and vehicles cover tours, hourly hire, airport and cruise work, corporate travel and group bookings throughout New Zealand.
Private, luxury & multi-day travel
Private touring, chauffeur hire, honeymoon travel and a driver for your whole New Zealand trip.
Explore private travelArriving in New Zealand
First-time visitor guides to landing at Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown, Wellington and Dunedin.
Read the arrival guidesIsland & region guides
What each part of New Zealand is known for, how long the drives really take, and how to travel it without a rental car.
Explore destinationsVisiting New Zealand
Driving on the left, kilometres to miles, money and tipping, the seasons, and travelling without a rental car.
Read visitor infoAirport shuttle alternative
Private airport transfers instead of a shared shuttle — your group alone, direct to the terminal, price agreed first.
Compare the optionsCity taxi, upgraded
A fixed-price private car instead of the taxi rank — city-by-city guides across New Zealand.
See your citySuburb airport transfers
Local detail on the run to Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington Airport from your own suburb.
Find your suburbPrivate day tours & sightseeing
Keep the same driver for the day and shape the route around what you'd like to see nationwide.
See private toursBy-the-hour driver hire
A driver and vehicle held for a block of time — best when your travel starts and finishes in the same town.
Book hourly hireAirport transfers
Flight-tracked pickups and drop-offs at every main New Zealand airport, door to door.
Airport transfersCruise port transfers & shore days
Met at the terminal in Auckland, Tauranga, Akaroa or Picton — back on board well before all-aboard time.
Cruise transfersSki field transfers
Winter-ready vehicles and alpine drivers for Queenstown, Wānaka, Mt Hutt and Ruapehu — gear included.
Ski transfersCorporate & executive travel
Business accounts, client and staff runs, event movements and consolidated invoicing.
Talk to usGroups, fleets & rental car alternative
Multiple vehicles on one booking for larger parties, or a driven alternative to hiring a car.
Rental car alternativeWhat transfers and taxis cost
Plain answers on what moves the price of an airport run in New Zealand, and how a fixed total compares with a meter.
Fares & costsWeddings, balls & big occasions
Private transport for weddings, school balls, corporate events, funerals, large groups and accessible travel.
Occasion transportConcerts & event transport
Ride there and ride home for the big nights — concerts, festivals and events across New Zealand.
Event transport
Please note: by-the-hour driver hire is only suitable when your travel starts and finishes in the same town. If you're finishing somewhere else, book a private transfer or a day trip so your fare covers the driver's travel.