Auckland eSIM
In Auckland you connect to Spark or One NZ, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 68 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Spark and One NZ
- Typical speed in New Zealand
- 68 Mbps typical, 18 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Auckland
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $6.89 | $6.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $3.63 | $10.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $2.98 | $14.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $2.39 | $23.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.94 | $38.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $1.66 | $82.89 |
How New Zealand compares across Oceania
- Regional typical speed
- 30.5 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Spark, One NZ
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Australia, 76 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Guam, 52 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 4: Auckland, Queenstown, Wellington, Christchurch
Landing at Auckland Airport (AKL)
- Airport
- AKL / NZAA
- Distance
- 21 km from the centre of Auckland
Getting into Auckland
- SkyDrive express bus from both terminals to SkyCity in central Auckland (AKL)
- AirportLink bus to Puhinui railway station for Southern and Eastern Line trains (AKL)
Worth knowing about Auckland
- There is no rail link to Auckland Airport; the planned light rail was cancelled in January 2024, leaving the SkyDrive and AirportLink buses.
- Reaching the train network means taking the AirportLink bus to Puhinui station, where the Southern and Eastern Lines each run three trains an hour off-peak.
- The City Rail Link, a pair of 3.45 km tunnels under the Auckland CBD with two new underground stations, is scheduled to open on 13 September 2026.
- Auckland runs conventional suburban heavy rail on four lines rather than a metro, so frequencies are lower than a metro system's.
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Other cities in New Zealand we cover
- Wellington
- 493 km from Auckland, nearest airport WLG
- Christchurch
- 765 km from Auckland, nearest airport CHC
- Queenstown
- 1043 km from Auckland, nearest airport ZQN