There are 2 ways to get from Picton to Mount Cook by car ferry or plane
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Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Wellington (WLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Picton to Mount Cook is to car ferry which costs $142 - $145 and takes 3h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Picton to Mount Cook is to fly which takes 2h 29m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct ferry from Picton to Mount Cook. However, there are services departing from Picton and arriving at Wellington via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 34m.
The distance between Picton and Mount Cook is 102 km.
The best way to get from Picton to Mount Cook without a car is to car ferry which takes 3h 34m and costs $142 - $145.
It takes approximately 3h 34m to get from Picton to Mount Cook, including transfers.
There are 483+ hotels available in Mount Cook.
What companies run services between Picton, New Zealand and Mount Cook, Wellington, New Zealand?
Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries operates a car ferry from Picton to Wellington 4 times a day. Tickets cost $128 and the journey takes 3h 30m. Alternatively, Air New Zealand flies from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Wellington (WLG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–550
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- [email protected]
- Website
- bluebridge.co.nz
Car ferry from Picton to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $128
- Website
- https://www.bluebridge.co.nz/
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