There are 8 ways to get from Picton to Te Anau by plane, bus, car, shuttle, car ferry, or train
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Fly Woodbourne Airport to Queenstown Airport, bus
best- Fly from Woodbourne Airport (BHE) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane BHE - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
9h 18m$366–1,001Bus to Nelson Airport, fly to Invercargill, shuttle
cheapest- Take the bus from Picton to Nelsonbus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Invercargill (IVC)plane NSN - IVC
- Take a shuttle bus from Invercargill to Te Anau
10h 52m$220–836Bus
- Take the bus from Picton to Christchurchbus
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Frankton Bus Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
17h 49m$241–383Drive 968.4 km
- Drive from Picton to Te Anaucar 968.4 km
11h 29m$279–403Bus, Tour
- Take the bus from Picton to Christchurchbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Christchurch to Queenstown
- Take the bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anaubus
23h 25m$449–491Car ferry to Wellington, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus
- Take the carferry from Picton to Wellingtoncarferry
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane WLG - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
10h 7m$327–1,001Bus to Nelson Airport, fly to Queenstown Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Picton to Nelsonbus
- Fly from Nelson Airport (NSN) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane NSN - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anaubus
10h 35m$389–1,070Train, bus
- Take the train from Picton to Rangioratrain
- Take the bus from Christchurch to Queenstownbus
- Take the bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anaubus
19h 18m$475–830
Picton to Te Anau by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Picton to Te Anau is to bus which costs $240 - $390 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Picton to Te Anau is to fly and bus which takes 9h 18m and costs $360 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Picton to Te Anau. However, there are services departing from Picton and arriving at Te Anau via Christchurch and Frankton Bus Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 49m.
The distance between Picton and Te Anau is 772 km. The road distance is 968.4 km.
The best way to get from Picton to Te Anau without a car is to bus which takes 17h 49m and costs $240 - $390.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Picton to Te Anau, including transfers.
Picton to Te Anau bus services, operated by InterCity, depart from Picton station.
Picton to Te Anau bus services, operated by InterCity, arrive at Christchurch station.
Yes, the driving distance between Picton to Te Anau is 968 km. It takes approximately 11h 29m to drive from Picton to Te Anau.
Book your Picton to Te Anau bus tickets online with 12go.asia.
What companies run services between Picton, New Zealand and Te Anau, New Zealand?
You can take a bus from Picton to Te Anau via Christchurch and Frankton Bus Interchange in around 17h 49m.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Queenstown Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Queenstown Airport via Wellington, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Woodbourne Airport to Queenstown Airport via Wellington, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Wellington to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Wellington to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Nelson Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Nelson Airport to Queenstown Airport via Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Nelson Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Nelson Airport to Queenstown Airport via Wellington, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Nelson Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Nelson Airport to Invercargill via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Nelson Airport to Invercargill via Wellington, Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Wellington to Queenstown Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Phone
- +64 4 495 0775
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatjourneysofnz.co.nz
Train from Picton to Rangiora
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–519
- Schedules at
- greatjourneysnz.com
- Scenic Plus
- $519
- Scenic
- $230–280
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5790
- [email protected]
- Website
- GreatSights
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Christchurch to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–230
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $160–230
- Flexi
- $220–1,700
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $70–100
- Flexi
- $75–600
Bus from Christchurch to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–240
- Website
- GreatSights
- Standard
- $170–240
- Flexi
- $220–1,700
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Picton to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Christchurch to Frankton Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Picton to Christchurch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Picton to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Picton to Nelson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Christchurch to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 9 390 7380
- [email protected]
- Website
- cheekykiwitravel.com
Shuttle from Christchurch to Queenstown
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
Shuttle from Invercargill to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–99
- Schedules at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Book at
- cheekykiwitravel.rezdy.com
- Adult
- $99
- Child
- $70
- Phone
- +64 3 442 9708
- [email protected]
- Website
- infotrack.co.nz
Bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $68
- Schedules at
- infotrack.co.nz
Bus from Info & Track Queenstown to Te Anau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $68
- Schedules at
- infotrack.co.nz
- Phone
- 0800 844 844
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
Car ferry from Picton to Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $129
- Website
- Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferries
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