KiwiRail

KiwiRail

We sell 8 Ferries routes operated by KiwiRail, on their fares and their conditions.

Lower HuttLower HuttPictonPicton

KiwiRail runs 8 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 3 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 70 km, about 2h 7m at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 33 km/h.

Checked October 8, 2026Priced for October 8, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Profile

What KiwiRail runs

  • 8Routes we sell
  • 3Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 70 kmMedian route
  • 76 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median KiwiRail route we sell is 70 km, which is about 2h 7m at their typical cruising speed of 33 km/h.
Fare conditions
Fares on this carrier can be changed for a fee. They cannot be refunded.
On board
This carrier publishes Bar, Bicycles, Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 115 grams per passenger kilometer, which is roughly 8.1 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 country on our network.
Busiest places
Picton, Lower Hutt, Wellington
Routes

Routes operated by KiwiRail

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Routes operated by KiwiRail, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Lower Hutt to Picton ferry€11.884h 21m76 km
Picton to Lower Hutt ferry€11.884h 15m76 km
Picton to Wellington ferry€11.883h 50m64 km
Wellington to Picton ferry€11.883h 50m64 km

The ferry gets you into Picton. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Picton for the night the ferry gets in

Sort by distance from Picton Railway Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Ferries, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km8100%Picton, 64 km

On board

Common questions about KiwiRail

What does KiwiRail run?

KiwiRail runs 8 of the Ferries routes we sell, calling at 3 places across 1 country Those routes come from the published operator catalog rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do KiwiRail tickets cost?

The cheapest KiwiRail fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across 8 routes The median route runs 70 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are KiwiRail tickets refundable?

KiwiRail fares can be changed for €5.00 and cannot be refunded, across all 8 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travelers most often get wrong.

What is on board an KiwiRail service?

KiwiRail publishes Bar, Bicycles, Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms across its fleet, on the 8 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 2h 7m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power outlets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route KiwiRail runs?

The longest KiwiRail route we sell runs from Lower Hutt to Picton, 76 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 2h 7m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does KiwiRail operate?

KiwiRail is based in New Zealand and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Picton, Lower Hutt, Wellington. Those are computed from the routes in the catalog rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

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.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

Other Ferries operators

Picton is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Picton Railway Station

Most of the points near Picton Railway Station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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