Connecting Coach Services

Connecting Coach Services

To ensure excellent connections with our Stewart Island Ferry Services, they offer coach transfers between Queenstown, Te Anau or Invercargill to Bluff.

Coach Transfer from Invercargill / Bluff
For passengers travelling to Stewart Island on board the ferry, we provide a coach transfer service between Invercargill and Bluff Wharf Visitor Terminal. The connecting coach from Invercargill departs one hour prior to each of the ferry departures from Bluff. The coach transfer from Bluff to Invercargill will return passengers back to Invercargill arriving approximately one hour after the ferry arrivals in Bluff.

SCHEDULE

Pick-up is approximately one hour prior to ferry departure (depending on pick up schedule)
Drop-off is approximately one hour after ferry arrival (approximately two hours after departure from Syewart Island.

Pick-up and drop-off points:
Invercargill
Invercargill i-Site Visitors Centre
Queenspark
Gala Street
Invercargill

Invercargill Airport

Other local accommodation by arrangement
Bluff
Bluff Visitors Terminal
Foreshore Road, Bluff
 
 
 
 
 

Coach Transfers from Queenstown and Te Anau / Bluff
For visitors wishing to travel between Queenstown, Te Anau and Bluff, Real Journeys, in association with Tracknet, offers a coach transfer service, departing daily from Real Journeys Visitor Centres. The coach connects with the 11.30am ferry departure from Bluff. The return coach transfer from Bluff delivers visitors back to the Real Journeys Visitor Centres in Queenstown or Te Anau. Reservations are required. Luggage limit – two carry-on bags per person (extra goods by arrangement).

SCHEDULE

Shuttle Queenstown or Te Anau to Bluff and Ferry to Stewart Island
Shuttle Departs Shuttle Arrives Ferry Departs Ferry Arrives Season
Queenstown
07:00hrs
or
Te Anau
7:45hrs
Bluff
11:00hrs
Bluff
11 :30hrs
Stewart Island
12:30hrs
18 Oct - 30 Apr

Ferry from Stewart Island to Bluff and Shuttle to Queenstown or Te Anau
Shuttle Departs Shuttle Arrives Ferry Departs Ferry Arrives Season
Stewart Island
08:00hrs
Bluff
09:00hrs
Bluff
09:15hrs
Queenstown
14:00hrs
or
Te Anau
12:30hrs
18 Oct - 30 Apr

PRICING

CONNECTING COACH SERVICE
INVERCARGILL/BLUFF/INVERCARGILL
 
Adult
01 Oct 08 - 30 Sep 09
Child
01 Oct 08 - 30 Sep 09
Adult
01 Oct 09 - 30 Sep 10
Child
01 Oct 09 - 30 Sep 10
 
Return
One Way
Return
One Way
Return
One Way
Return
One Way
Invercargill/Bluff
Transfer
36.00
18.00
18.00
9.00
40.00
20.00
20.00
10.00
Bluff/Invercargill
Transfer

CONNECTING COACH SERVICE
QUEENSTOWN OR TE ANAU/BLUFF
 
Adult
01 Oct 08 - 30 Sep 09
Child
01 Oct 08 - 30 Sep 09
Adult
01 Oct 09 - 30 Sep 10
Child
01 Oct 09 - 30 Sep 10
 
Return
One Way
Return
One Way
Return
One Way
Return
One Way
Queenstown/Bluff
122.00
61.00
61.00
30.50
130.00
65.00
65.00
32.50
Te Anau/Bluff
Bluff/Queenstown
Bluff/Te Anau
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