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Best Points and Travelling Times
When it comes to seeing New Zealand using a Rail Pass, it's not just when you travel, but how you travel that makes the difference!
You can plan stopovers in any of the 100 or more major cities and towns we connect nation wide. Enroute, marvel at the hundreds of breathtaking natural and man made wonders - rivers, gorges and towering viaducts, hidden valleys, tiny rural communities, National Parks, rugged coastlines and magical alpine scenery.
Points
and Travelling Time
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Best Points |
Non-stop One Way Journeys | Travel Times |
Mode of Transport |
74 |
Auckland to Paihia | 4.25 |
Great Sights Coach |
70 |
Auckland to National Park | 5.5 |
Train |
63 |
Auckland to Rotorua | 4.25 |
Train |
115 |
Auckland to Rotorua via Waitomo Caves | 8.75 |
Great Sights Coach |
54 |
Auckland to Tauranga | 3.5 |
Train |
135 |
Auckland to Wellington | 11 |
Train |
72 |
Christchurch to Picton | 5.5 |
Train |
76 |
Christchurch to Greymouth | 4.5 |
Train |
74 |
Christchurch to Dunedin | 5.75 |
Train |
117 |
Christchurch to Invercargill | 9 |
Train |
41 |
Christchurch to Kaikoura | 3 |
Train |
75 |
Christchurch to Lake Tekapo | 3.75 |
Great Sights Coach |
95 |
Christchurch to Mt Cook | 5 |
Great Sights Coach |
145 |
Christchurch to Queenstown via Mt Cook | 10 |
Great Sights Coach |
36 |
Christchurch to Timaru | 2 |
Train |
51 |
Dunedin to Invercargill | 3.5 |
Train |
99 |
Dunedin to Queenstown | 6.25 |
Train / Coach |
110 |
Franz Josef Glacier to Queenstown | 8.75 |
Great Sights Coach |
80 |
Franz Josef Glacier to Wanaka | 6.75 |
Great Sights Coach |
50 |
Greymouth to Franz Josef Glacier | 4.25 |
InterCity Coach |
63 |
Greymouth to Nelson | 6 |
InterCity Coach |
39 |
Kaikoura to Picton | 2.5 |
Train |
20 |
Kingston to Fairlight (Steam Train) | (30 minutes) |
Train |
80 |
Lake Tekapo to Mt Cook | 1.25 |
Great Sights Coach |
95 |
Lake Tekapo to Queenstown | 6.75 |
Great Sights Coach |
95 |
Mt Cook to Queenstown | 5.5 |
Great Sights Coach |
70 |
Napier to Wellington | 5.5 |
Train |
69 |
National Park to Wellington | 5.5 |
Train |
27 |
Nelson to Picton | 2.25 |
InterCity Coach |
63 |
Nelson to Greymouth | 6 |
InterCity Coach |
145 |
Queenstown to Christchurch via Mt Cook | 10 |
Great Sights Coach |
45 |
Queenstown to Invercargill | 2.5 |
Coach |
76 |
Queenstown to Milford Sound | 6 |
Great Sights Coach |
60 |
Queenstown to Wanaka | 2 |
Great Sights Coach |
55 |
Rotorua to Napier | 4 |
InterCity Coach |
21 |
Rotorua to Taupo | 1 |
InterCity Coach |
21 |
Rotorua to Tauranga | 1.5 |
InterCity Coach |
59 |
Rotorua to Waitomo Caves | 3.75 |
Great Sights Coach |
35 |
Taupo to Napier | 2 |
InterCity Coach |
53 |
Te Anau to Milford Sound | 3 |
Great Sights Coach |
41 |
Timaru to Dunedin | 3.5 |
Train |
70 |
Wellington to Napier | 5.5 |
Train |
46 |
Wellington to Picton | 3 |
Ferry |
Please Note: The point values listed here
are valid until 30 September 2000. After this time the
number of points required for each journey may change. back to top