Please note that infants and children under 14 years of age cannot travel unaccompanied.
You must specify the length of your vehicle if it is over 5.5m common campervan lengths are:
The Wellington Interislander terminal is located between the central city and State Highway One, and just 5 minutes from the heart of the city.
Travellers driving from the central city should follow Waterloo / Aotea Quay until the sign for interislander terminal. Turn right into the terminal before the on-ramp to State Highway One.
Travellers driving south from State Highway One should turn off at Ngauranga Gorge and take Hutt Road. Follow the road signs for the picton ferry/interislander terminal.
The terminal is open from 6.30am to 6pm daily.
A shuttle bus to the Interislander terminal leaves from platform 9, Wellington Railway Station, 55 minutes before ship departure times.
If you are disembarking at the Wellington Interislander terminal, you will find a shuttle bus waiting outside the Arrival lounge to take passengers to the Wellington Railway Station.
There is a taxi stand outside the Arrival lounge. If there are no taxis waiting, terminal staff will order one for you.
You can pre-book your rental car online with Apex Rentals (our elite rental car partner) at www.apexrentals.co.nz
A cafe/shop operates inside the departures hall between 7.00am and 5.30pm daily.
Coin/Card phone, toilets/mobility impaired toilets, Internet kiosk, accommodation information board and arcade games.
Short-term parking is available outside the terminal (free up to 30 minutes). Longer-term parking is available at a cost of $10 per vehicle per day. There are several ways to pay for this service: (1) feed the pay and display meter, (2) enquire at the terminal check-in counter or (3) drive up to the parking booth. The parking booth is open for all passenger sailing departures and arrivals. Please note the longer-term parking service cannot be booked in advance.
The interislander terminal is located on Auckland Street, in central Picton.
If you are coming from Christchurch, Kaikoura or Blenheim via State Highway 1 then locating our Picton terminal is easy. Follow the road signage directing you to the Interislander / Picton ferry terminal.
Passengers intending to drive their vehicle onto the ferry will be directed to our vehicle check-in off Lagoon Road. Walk-on passengers will find our terminal on Auckland Street in central Picton.
The terminal is open between 4.30 am and 10.15 pm daily.
There is a taxi stand outside the terminal. If there are no taxis waiting, terminal staff will order one for you.
A cafe/shop operates between 9.00am and 6.00pm daily. Coin/card phone, toilets/disability access toilets, Internet kiosk, accommodation phone board, arcade games.
Limited short-term car parking at the terminal. Please enquire at the interislander ticket counter. Longer-term parking is available at the BP Gateway Service Station, located 400m from the terminal (phone 03 573 6105). The cost is $10 per day (uncovered) and $12 per day (covered).
Save as much as $189. Book any Apex rental car for 10 days or more between Christchurch and Auckland today and Apex will pay the full cost of taking your vehicle on the Interislander ferry. You only need to pay for your passenger ferry tickets.
This offer is only available on the 1.15pm Picton to Wellington ferry. Passenger fares must be purchased through Apex and not from Interislander.
Please click here to visit the Apex Car Rental website to view further details and to book this deal.
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Kaitaki Plus is the most comfortable and luxurious way to travel across Cook Strait. Enjoy your time on board in the elegant and exclusive Kaitaki lounge, where you'll be treated to complimentary light snacks, beer wine tea coffeee, and newspapers magazines and internet access.
Kaitaki Plus is restricted to those 18 years and over. It's so peaceful and quiet, you'll wish you could sail for longer.
This offer is only available on the 8.15am Wellington to Picton and the 1.15pm Picton to Wellington Kaitaki ferry services. Passenger must purchase a flexi-saver Adult or Senior fare.
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If you would prefer not to book online, or need to amend an existing booking please either call our Central Reservation Centre on 0800 500 690 (or +64 3 379 1451 if calling from overseas), or visit us at any of our locations.
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