Ferries in New Zealand
8 routes and 2 operators Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.
Check dates and fares
Fares and seats move by the day. Pick the two ends and a date, and a journey in New Zealand is priced by the same engine that filled the table below.
We sell 8 Ferries routes in New Zealand, serving 3 places through 2 operators. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €11.88 and the median route runs 70 km.
Ferries in New Zealand, in numbers
- 8Routes we sell
- 3Places served
- 2Operators
- 8Domestic routes
- 0Cross border routes
- 70 kmMedian route
- 76 kmLongest route
The busiest Ferries routes in New Zealand
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Hutt to Picton ferry | €11.88 | 4h 21m | 76 km |
| Picton to Lower Hutt ferry | €11.88 | 4h 15m | 76 km |
| Picton to Wellington ferry | €11.88 | 3h 50m | 64 km |
| Wellington to Picton ferry | €11.88 | 3h 50m | 64 km |
Being on the water gives Auckland a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Auckland and across New Zealand
Day trips that leave Auckland in the morning and cover a good part of New Zealand by evening.
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 8 | 100% | Picton, 64 km |
Ferry destinations
Common questions about Ferries in New Zealand
What Ferries routes are there in New Zealand?
We sell 8 Ferries routes in New Zealand, serving 3 places run by 2 operators Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.
How much do Ferries tickets in New Zealand cost?
The cheapest Ferries fare in New Zealand is €11.88 for one passenger, across the 8 routes we sell there. The median route runs 70 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.
Can I travel out of New Zealand by Ferries?
0 of the Ferries routes we sell touching New Zealand cross a border and 8 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.
Which operators run Ferries services in New Zealand?
2 operators run Ferries services on routes we sell in New Zealand: KiwiRail, Strait Shipping. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalogue, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.
What is the longest Ferries route in New Zealand?
The longest Ferries route we sell touching New Zealand runs from Lower Hutt to Picton, 76 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 70 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Other ways to travel here
The wider region
The ferry gets you into Auckland. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Auckland for the night the ferry gets in
Sort by distance from Auckland Railway Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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