Lower Hutt to Picton runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 06:17 and the last around 06:19. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 5m over 80 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for September 21, 2026
€11.88
- 51%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Lower Hutt
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:17First departure
- 06:19Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 100%Run direct
KiwiRail runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Lower Hutt to Picton on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €17.94Fri18
- about €16.84Sat19
- about €12.44Sun20
- about €11.88Mon21
- about €11.88Tue22
- about €11.88Wed23
- about €12.44Thu24
- about €11.88Fri25
- about €11.88Sat26
- about €11.88Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €11.88Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
- about €11.88Sat3
- about €11.88Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €11.88Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Picton. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
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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When to book Lower Hutt to Picton
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €12.447 days
- €12.443 days
- €17.941 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 51 percent. The most expensive point is €17.94, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 14 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Lower Hutt to Picton and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
80 km
76 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
114,200 → 4,850
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 80 km against 76 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
Picton is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
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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Questions about Lower Hutt to Picton
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Lower Hutt to Picton?
The fastest journey from Lower Hutt to Picton takes 4h 5m door to door, of which 2h 38m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 4h 15m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Lower Hutt to Picton?
The cheapest fare from Lower Hutt to Picton is €11.88, as of September 17, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Lower Hutt to Picton?
The cheapest way from Lower Hutt to Picton is by ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on September 21, 2026. That journey takes 4h 8m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Lower Hutt to Picton?
Fares from Lower Hutt to Picton bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 51 percent, measured on September 17, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Lower Hutt to Picton?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Lower Hutt to Picton, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 17, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Lower Hutt to Picton?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Lower Hutt to Picton, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Lower Hutt to Picton?
No operator record names Lower Hutt to Picton directly. KiwiRail, Strait Shipping publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Lower Hutt to Picton?
Every service we sell from Lower Hutt to Picton is direct, with around 2 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 5m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Lower Hutt to Picton use?
Services from Lower Hutt to Picton by ferry leave from Days Bay Wharf and arrive at Bluebridge Ferry Picton Terminal. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Lower Hutt to Picton?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Lower Hutt to Picton allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
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.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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 Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Lower Hutt to Picton on September 17, 2026: 80 km of route against 76 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 4h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Picton a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of Picton and across New Zealand
Day trips that leave Picton in the morning and cover a good part of New Zealand by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Lower Hutt reaches 8 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 76 to 486 km. Picton reaches 2 places in 1 countries, from 64 to 76 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Lower Hutt
- 8Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators
Arriving in Picton
Leaving Picton
- 2Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators