




The BackRoad Bus offers alternative transport options for travellers on their journey between Te Anau and Queenstown
The BackRoad Bus
Queenstown to Te Anau or Te Anau to Queenstown via the scenic Von Valley onboard the BackRoad Bus.
Minimum numbers apply due to low passenger numbers travelling this awesome route. Charter price available on-request. Click here to make an enquiry for your BackRoad journey
You will not find it on most maps, it is a road connection through conservation park, river fordes, farmland and river valleys joining Lake Te Anau with Lake Wakatipu (Queenstown).
Join us for an unforgettable journey through a land long forgotten by the tourist maps. See historic home sites, Lord of the Rings Film locations, Livestock wandering free on the road side and join us for a cuppa at Mavora Lakes.
Walter Peak Farm tour activities such as shearing, farm tours, horse riding or Evening Meal / Barbeque need to be arranged seperately and prior to departure, these optional extras are not part of the Tracknet transport experience.
Then board the TSS Earnslaw & cruise the sparkling waters of Lake Wakatipu to Queenstown.
Queenstown to Te Anau is in the reverse order
Queenstown to Te Anau Timetable: Click here to make an enquiry for your BackRoad journey
Departs Steamer Wharf Queenstown 12:00pm
Departs Walter Peak with Tracknet 12:40pm
Arrives Te Anau 4pm
Te Anau to Queenstown Timetable: Click here to make an enquiry for your BackRoad journey
Departs Te Anau 9:00am
Departs Walter Peak on TSS Earnslaw 12:40pm
Arrives Steamer Wharf Queenstown 1:15pm
Charters available for the Tour/Group market.
Operated in Conjunction with Real Journeys LTD who operate Walter Peak Homestead and the TSS Earnslaw
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