Frankton
in Queenstown-Lakes District of Otago, New Zealand

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-45.021 and 168.734 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -45° 1' 16" and E 168° 44' 1"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - NZD
Spoken languages:
English, Maori
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 06:50 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
UTC/GMT offset: 12 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
7:58 am and 7:40 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
43.142 and -9.188 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Mourin
References
This place on Wikipedia
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for New Zealand in Australia and New Zealand

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to New Zealand.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning New Zealand. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Explore Frankton

Frankton in Queenstown-Lakes District (Otago) is a city in New Zealand about 399 mi (or 642 km) south-west of Wellington, the country's capital.

Local time in Frankton is now 06:50 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Pacific / Auckland with an UTC offset of 13 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Frankton. The closest airport in New Zealand is Queenstown International Airport in a distance of 0 mi (or 0 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand in a distance of 69 mi (or 111 km), West. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Invercargill, Dunedin, Greymouth, Christchurch and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 8°C / 47 °F

Morning Temperature -1°C / 30 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Night Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 65%
Air Pressure 1014 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 4 km/h (2 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Scattered clouds, covering 45% of sky
General Conditions Scattered clouds

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

16°C (61 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Few clouds, calm.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

16°C (61 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Broken clouds, calm.

Monday, 1st of April 2024

15°C (59 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

OAKS CLUB RESORT

Address
2,8 mi
Frankton Road 171
9300 Queenstown
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Millbrook Resort

Address
2,8 mi
MALAGHANS ROAD PRIVATE BAG
9371 Queenstown
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Mantra Marina

Address
0,9 mi
875 Frankton Road
9300 Queenstown
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Swiss-Belsuites Pounamu Queenstown

Address
3,1 mi
110 Frankton Road
9300 Queenstown
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Manata Lodge Luxury Serviced Apartments

Address
2,3 mi
111a Tucker Beach Road
9371 Lower Shotover
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: 10:30 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Villa del Lago

Address
2,7 mi
249 Frankton Road
9300 Queenstown
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Alexis Motels & Apartments

Address
3,2 mi
69 Frankton Rd
9300 Queenstown
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Balmoral Lodge

Address
3,2 mi
24 York Street
9348 Queenstown
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 12:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Queenstown Country Lodge

Address
3,1 mi
497 Frankton Ladies Mile Highway
9371 Lake Hayes
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Spinnaker Bay Apartments

Address
2,9 mi
151 Frankton Road
9300 Queenstown
New Zealand

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Queenstown New Zealand Luge Run GoPro Hero 3+

Published: April 22, 2014
Length: 50:50 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Lewis Knights

Jukin Media Verified (Original) * For licensing / permission to use: Contact - licensing@jukinmedia.com Myself doing the Luge run in Queenstown New Zealand with my GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition....


Tandem paragliding over Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu.

Published: June 22, 2012
Length: 41:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ufita

Tandem paragliding from the top of the Skyline Gondola in Queenstown, New Zealand. Amazing experience!! UFITA Thank you George :-)


Queenstown Resort College (QRC)

Published: September 20, 2010
Length: 45:29 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Duncan Sadleir

Study in New Zealand - Queenstown Resort College (QRC) offers unique and inspiring business management courses. Live and Learn - In Queenstown you can combine world-class education with...


Iron Run ThunderRide Queenstown NZ March2015

Published: March 24, 2015
Length: 45:51 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Chris Gavin-Egan

Aerial Footage of the Thunder Ride at the Iron Run Queenstown 2015 Footage supplied, editied by George Gavin-Egan.


QUEENSTOWN NZ GOPRO 2014

Published: October 27, 2014
Length: 19:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Titantot

22-25 Oct, Queenstown, NZ BDAY month for Bri and Tris Filmed w/ GoPRO Hero3 White.


Queenstown Gondola and Luge

Published: March 11, 2013
Length: 27:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: JD Mills

GoPro HD HERO2 film of the Queenstown NZ luge track.


Queenstown, NZ Paragliding

Published: September 18, 2014
Length: 42:00 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Josh Erickson

I went paragliding over Queenstown, New Zealand. Beautiful.


Wine Tasting in Queenstown

Published: April 16, 2014
Length: 28:43 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: purequeenstown

Ever been wine tasting in Queenstown? With numerous award winning wineries nearby a wine tour can be lots of fun as well as educating. We listen to one Napa valley resident at Waitiri Creek...


New Zealand Road Trip, Christchurch to Queenstown

Published: November 10, 2014
Length: 45:01 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Richard Horwell

Timelapse video of drive from Christchurch City to Queenstown. 483km in less than 8 minutes. With a short drive around each city/town centre (note the earthquake damage in Christchurch).


White Water Rafting Queenstown - Shotover River

Published: January 17, 2015
Length: 04:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Tyrone Y

First person view of white water rafting through 6 category 4 rapids in Queenstown 4th January 2015.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Frankton, Otago

Frankton is a suburb of the town of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand.

Located at -45.0167, 168.733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Queenstown, New Zealand, Populated places in the Otago Region

Queenstown Airport

Queenstown International Airport is located in Frankton, Otago, New Zealand, and serves the resort town of Queenstown. The airport is 8km by road from the CBD. The airport handled 924,248 airline scheduled passengers for the year ending June 2011, with passenger numbers growing rapidly. At present its the fourth busiest airport in New Zealand by passenger traffic.

Located at -45.0211, 168.739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Airports in New Zealand, Transport in the Otago Region, Buildings and structures in the Otago Region, Queenstown, New Zealand

Queenstown Events Centre

Queenstown Events Centre is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Queenstown, Otago in the South Island of New Zealand.

Located at -45.0161, 168.738 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Cricket grounds in New Zealand, Rugby union stadiums in New Zealand, Sports venues in the Otago Region, Queenstown, New Zealand

Lake Johnson

Lake Johnson is a small lake near the suburb of Frankton in Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand.

Located at -45.0035, 168.732 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of the Otago Region

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Frankton.

capture of the webcam Frankton › South: SH6

Frankton › South: SH6, Frankton (source)

capture of the webcam Frankton › North: SH6/SH6A − Roundabout

Frankton › North: SH6/SH6A − Roundabout, Frankton (source)

capture of the webcam Queenstown: Queenstown Airport − The Remarkables

Queenstown: Queenstown Airport − The Remarkables, Queenstown (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Frankton Wharf