Tracknet offer reliable daily scheduled passenger bus and coach services to and from many of the most beautiful areas of the South Island.
Tracknet
77 Manapouri-Te Anau Road
Te Anau 9679
New Zealand
res@tracknet.net
Te Anau is located halfway between Queenstown and Milford Sound and is known as The Gateway to Fiordland National Park. Our office is based at the Te Anau Lakeview Holiday Park and is your Fiordland Base Camp for exploring Fiordland. Everything that you need is conveniently right here! Not only is it the base for Tracknet bus departures, but we are located right across the road from the Great Walks booking office (DOC), have baggage storage, free car parking, a coffee shop, and of course a wide variety of accommodation.
Te Anau is a small township located on the southern shores of the glacially carved Lake Te Anau. The lake was named Te Ana-au by early Māori or cave of swirling waters, which is thought to refer to the limestone caves on the western shore of the lake re-discovered by Wilson Campbell & Lawson Burrows in 1948. The discovery of the caves and the glowworms that inhabit them led Campbell & Burrows to offer Te Anau's first sightseeing tour and forged the path for the development of tourism in the area.
Te Anau is also known as "The walking capital of the world". The Kepler Track is within an hour's walk from the town centre, the Milford Track boat meeting point is just a 30-minute drive and the Routeburn Track (The Divide) is only a 1 hour & 15 minute drive.
In Te Anau, you can find well-equipped supermarkets for purchasing or re-stocking supplies, specialised outdoor shops where you can purchase or hire equipment for hikes as well as hire personal locator beacons and mountain radios.
As we are so close to Fiordland there are many tour options for sightseeing in the area, including Milford and Doubtful Sounds. Other activities are: kayaking, scenic cruises, overnight cruises, jet boating, scenic flights, cave tours, and much more. Visit www.fiordland.org.nz to see what the area has to offer and to plan your visit to Te Anau.
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Summer Timetable (25TH OCTOBER 2022 TO 30TH APRIL 2023) |
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Te Anau Downs | 1:25pm | Meets 2:00pm boat to Glade Wharf | |||
Divide | 7:15am | 9:45am | 1:25pm | Day walks possible | |
Milford Sound | 7:15am | 9:45am | 1:25pm | ||
Queenstown | 7:15am | 11:30am | 5:00pm | ||
Manapouri | 11:30am* | 2:20pm* | *On demand only, day walks possible | ||
Routeburn Shelter | 7:15am | This service has a two hour stopover in Queenstown, day walks possible | |||
Activities from Te Anau (Summer Timetable) |
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Milford Adventure Park & Ride + Cruise | 8:00am | Milford Adventure offer a full day Milford Sound Coach and Cruise Day Tour On your journey you will discover that Milford Sound is the 8th wonder of the world. | |||
Milford Park & Ride | 8:00am | Bus transport only from Te Anau to Milford Sound and return. For those that don't want to take a cruise, but wish to experience the Milford Road. | |||
Doubtful Sound Overnight | 9:00am | The trip of a lifetime! Take an overnight cruise tour on the MV Southern Secret in Doubtful Sound. Accommodation is in private ensuite cabins with a maximum of 12 passengers per cruise. See Southern Secret website, or contact us at Tracknet for more information. | |||
Doubtful Sound Kayak | 6:30am | Enjoy a day trip from Te Anau to Doubtful Sound with 4 hours kayaking. See Doubtful Sound Kayak website, or contact us at Tracknet for more information. |