How to get fromMount Cook to Timaruby plane, car ferry, bus, train, or car

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There are 4 ways to get from Mount Cook to Timaru by plane, car ferry, bus, train, or car

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1. Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Timaru (TIU)plane WLG - TIU
3h 2m
$118–531
Car ferry, bus
1. Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
2. Take the bus from Picton to Christchurchbus
3. Take the bus from Christchurch to Timarubus
15h 29m
Car ferry, train, bus
1. Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry
2. Take the train from Picton to Rangioratrain
3. Take the bus from Christchurch to Timarubus
16h 25m
Car ferry, drive
1. Take the carferry from Wellington to Pictoncarferry Wellington
2. Drive from Picton to Timarucar
9h 45m
$270–340

Wellington (WLG) to Timaru (TIU) flights

13Weekly Planes

1h 25mAverage Duration

$69Cheapest Price

Questions & Answers

Map of how to get from Mount Cook to Timaru.

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Distance: 461.1 km
Duration: 3h 2m

What companies run services between Mount Cook, Wellington, New Zealand and Timaru, New Zealand?

Air New Zealand flies from Wellington (WLG) to Timaru (TIU) twice daily.

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Timaru, New Zealand(opens in a new window)

Timaru is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to people, and is the largest urban area in South Canterbury, and the third-largest in the Canterbury Region overall, after Christchurch and Rolleston. The town is the seat of the Timaru District, which includes the surrounding rural area and the towns of Geraldine, Pleasant Point and Temuka, which combined have a total population of.

Things to do in Timaru

Pleasant Point Museum and Railway(Opens in a new window)

The Pleasant Point Railway and Historical Society is a heritage railway located in the small country town of Pleasant Point in southern Canterbury, New Zealand, inland from Timaru.

Places to stay in Timaru

Baywatch Motor Lodge(Opens in a new window)

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Panorama Motor Lodge(Opens in a new window)

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Cedar Lodge Motel(Opens in a new window)

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