South from Christchurch:

Christchurch – Omarama: wind your way through the Mackenzie Basin via State Highway 8 to Omarama – 345km

Omarama – Oamaru: drive down through the Waitaki Valley via State Highway 83 – 118km

Christchurch – Oamaru: State Highway 1, the main highway down the east coast of the South Island, 3 hours south of Christchurch is Oamaru

North from Dunedin:

Dunedin – Oamaru: via State Highway 1, Oamaru is 1.5 hours north of Dunedin