Flower show guide

What is it?

The 11th annual Ellerslie Flower Show.

Where is it?

At the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens in Manukau City.

When is it on?

It is open to the public from tomorrow to Sunday, November 16-20, from 10am-6pm tomorrow, Thursday and Sunday, and from 10am-10pm on Friday and Saturday. Twilight tickets are also available, from 4pm-10pm, on Friday and Saturday. Today is Mobility Day for visitors who have difficulty getting around, from noon-4pm. Wheelchair pushers have free entry.

Where can I get tickets?

At all Ticketek outlets, and Foodtown and Woolworths stores. Ph Ticketek on (09) 307-5000 or see link below for website.

What does it cost?

Full-day family pass (2 adults, 2 children) $75; Adult, full day, $35; Adult, concession, $31; Twilight ticket, $31; Children (5-14), $5.

How do I get there?

By car:

From the south: Exit the Southern Motorway at Manukau.

From the north: When approaching Manukau on the Southern Motorway, follow the electronic signboard directions.

Parking

Once off the motorway from either direction, follow the Ellerslie Flower Show signs to car parks at the Manukau Velodrome for $6 a day, and other official parking areas. A free shuttle bus will run between car parks and the show entrance. No public parking is available in the Auckland Regional Botanic Gardens.

People with CCS mobility passes should use the Katote Close entrance, where special parking has been allocated within the gardens. To access the Katote Close entrance, take the Manurewa motorway offramp, turn left into Hill Rd, left into Charles Prevost Drive and left again into Katote Close. Display your CCS mobility pass sticker.

By bus:

Stagecoach and Howick and Eastern Buses will be providing regular services daily.

CBD bus:

Departing from stop D6 at Britomart.

North Shore bus

Departing from Glenfield Rd outside McDonald's.

Manukau City bus

Departing from the front of Westfield Shopping Town (Manukau City).

Howick and Pakuranga bus

The Te Irirangi Shuttle (Route 66), which serves the Botanic Gardens, will be running on the regular timetable travelling between Botany Town Centre and Manurewa via Manukau City. Local services, routes 60, 56a and 56, can be used to get to Botany Town Centre from Howick and Pakuranga.

Regular fares apply.

By train:

Train services on the Southern line departing Britomart via Newmarket and Britomart via Glen Innes will run to Homai station during the Ellerslie Flower Show. A Stagecoach Homai shuttle bus will meet some trains and transport you to the Flower Show.

By taxi:

There will be taxi ranks outside the Rose Entrance and Everglade Gate.

More information:

For general travel information, ph (09) 366-6400 or see below for link to the Regional Transport Information website.

For flower show information see link below for the Ellerslie Flower Show website.