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Auckland in 3 days

Mornings in the centre, the waterfront in the afternoon light, evenings in Ponsonby; the last day ends with the bags already in the car.

Days

3

Plan status

draft

Walking

6km

default plan, all days

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Change the days, pace and interests; the itinerary, stops and routes below are rebuilt from our Auckland data. The link keeps your choice.

Days
Pace

Relaxed: up to 2 routed stops a day, starting 09:30. Normal: up to 3. Packed: up to 4, from 08:30.

Interests

Not offered: our Auckland data has nothing tagged history.

The original 3-day plan.

Day 1 — Sky Tower at opening, the art gallery, a 12:30 lunch table

EasyLow time risk~2 km (1.2 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki by 11:30 to keep the 12:30 last seating.

37 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Sky Tower stays under 42 min.

  1. 08:30–08:35Walk to the Sky Tower
  2. 08:35–09:40Sky Tower
  3. 09:40–09:50Walk east up Wellesley Street
  4. 09:50–10:50Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
  5. 10:50–11:03Walk down Queen Street
  6. 11:03–12:30Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Britomart)
  7. 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (Britomart)hard

What this plan gives up

  • L2Shorten Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki to 60 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Britomart).
  • L2Skip Mount Eden (Maungawhau) (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Britomart).

Switches if the ground changes

  • rain Sky Tower → Sky City food court (AC, field-verify) (2′, then 14′ p90 to the anchor)
  • heat Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki → Sky City food court (AC, field-verify) (0′, then 14′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 2.3 = PFL 2 + OFL 0.3 · walk 2 km (1.2 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 1.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 37′ · relax L2 · yield 11.1 · option value 0.83

Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 33′

β vs α: time risk 1% → 1%; margin +3 min; -NZD 14.

trace: generated 8 · rejected no_edge×1, p_late>0.15×2 · frontier 2 · seed 1454669432 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Ferry to Devonport or a walk along Queen Street from 14:00; keep dinner light before an early start.

Day 2 — Viaduct Harbour in the afternoon light, dinner on Ponsonby Road

EasyLow time risk~2 km (1.2 mi) walkno long stairsNZD 20 (≈ US$12) taxi
  1. 14:00–14:17Walk north-west to the harbour
  2. 14:17–15:17Viaduct Harbour
  3. 15:17–15:25Walk along the promenade
  4. 15:25–16:05Wynyard Quarter promenade
  5. 16:05–16:17Car to Ponsonby Road
  6. 16:17–17:17Ponsonby Central

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi NZD 20 (≈ US$12) (Car to Ponsonby Road) — saves walking and transfers.
  • L2Skip Auckland Fish Market (optional).

Switches if the ground changes

  • rain Viaduct Harbour → Waterfront café (field-verify) (4′)
Why this route?

DFL 2.5 = PFL 2 + OFL 0.5 · walk 2 km (1.2 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L2 · yield 15.3 · option value 0.71

trace: generated 24 · rejected no_edge×2 · frontier 4 · seed 1454669432 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: stay in Ponsonby for a walk along the road; taxi or bus back to the hotel.

Day 3 — Ferry Building and Queen Street, car to the airport at 11:00

EasyLow time risk~2.2 km (1.4 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Ferry Building (Devonport and Waiheke ferries) by 10:15 to keep the 11:00 boarding.

42 min of buffer left.

  1. 08:30–08:45Walk down Queen Street
  2. 08:45–09:15Ferry Building (Devonport and Waiheke ferries)
  3. 09:15–09:31Walk back up Queen Street for the bags
  4. 09:31–11:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Auckland Airport
  5. 11:00–12:00Car to Auckland Airport at 11:00 (your flight time decides; leave 4 h before an international departure)hard
Why this route?

DFL 2.2 = PFL 2.2 + OFL 0 · walk 2.2 km (1.4 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 42′ · relax L0 · yield 4 · option value 0

Deadline: boarding 11:00 → latest arrival 10:50, slack 15′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -92 min; +NZD 0.

trace: generated 5 · rejected none · frontier 3 · seed 1454669432 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Auckland Airport: allow 3 hours before an international departure; the traffic on the motorway is heavy at rush hour.

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