Connection time calculator, immigration and security, and how to move between terminals at AKL.
At Auckland airport, passengers connecting between two international flights can usually stay in the transit area without going through immigration. If you connect from an international to a domestic flight, you enter the country here: you go through immigration and collect and re-check your bags.
The airport has 2 terminals or concourses (International terminal, Domestic terminal). They are not connected after security: changing means going through security again.
Is your layover at AKL long enough? Pick your connection and get an estimate with the times of this airport.
Terminals / concourses: International terminal, Domestic terminal
Getting between them: Inter-terminal walkway marked by a green line (about 10 minutes) or the free bus every 15 minutes from 5am to 11pm (about 10 minutes)
The international and domestic terminals are separate buildings, linked landside by a walkway and a free bus. If you arrive from overseas and connect to a domestic flight, you collect your bags and clear customs and biosecurity before going to the domestic terminal.
Official transfer times:
Estimate based on typical times at this airport, not your airline's official minimum connection time. Immigration and security lines change with the time of day and season. On a single ticket, the airline must rebook you if you miss the connection; on separate tickets, it does not.
Sources: aucklandairport.co.nz.
Times are estimates: always check with your airline.
