Tracknet Transport offer reliable daily scheduled passenger bus and coach services to and from many of the most beautiful areas of the South Island.
Tracknet Transport
77 Manapouri-Te Anau Highway
Te Anau 9679
New Zealand
res@tracknet.net
DURATION
60KM LOOP TRACK
OVER 3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS
SEASON
HIGH: 28 OCT 2025 - 30 APRIL 2026
LOW: 1ST MAY - 27TH OCT 2025
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ACCOMMODATION
BOOK YOUR CAMPSITES OR HUTS ON THE DOC WEBSITE HERE
Tracknet provides reliable Kepler Track transport packages, offering bus and water taxi options connecting from both Queenstown and Te Anau.
Freedom walk Fiordland’s longest Great Walk — the spectacular 60km Kepler Track. Tracknet offers transport to all key access points, including the Control Gates (Kepler Track Carpark), Rainbow Reach (swingbridge), and water taxi transfers from Te Anau to Brod Bay.
Planning a Kepler Track day walk? Tracknet makes it easy with regular transport to and from access points. Whether you're starting from Te Anau or returning after your hike, we've got your transport covered.
Kepler Track Transport Package Options
Kepler Track Bus & Water Taxi Timetable
| Summer Timetable (28TH OCTOBER 2025 TO 1ST MAY 2026) | ||||
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KEPLER TRACK CONNECTIONS: |
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| FROM: | TO: | TIMES: | ||
| Te Anau | Kepler Carpark | 8:45am* | 9:45am | 2:20pm | 3:40pm* | BOOK NOW | |
| Te Anau | Rainbow Reach | 8:45am* | 9:45am | 2:20pm | 3:40pm* | BOOK NOW | |
| Te Anau | Brod Bay | 8:00am | 8:30am | 9:30am | 10:30am | 2:30pm | BOOK NOW | |
| Brod Bay | Te Anau | 2:45pm | 4:30pm | BOOK NOW | |
| Rainbow Reach | Te Anau | 10:15am | 3:00pm | 4:00pm* | BOOK NOW | |
| Rainbow Reach | Kepler Carpark | 10:15am | 3:00pm | 4:00pm* | BOOK NOW | |
| Kepler Carpark | Te Anau | 10:25am* | 3:10pm* | 4:10pm* | BOOK NOW | |
| Kepler Carpark | Rainbow Reach | 8:55am | 9:55am | 2:25pm* | 3:45pm* | BOOK NOW | |
| Queenstown | Kepler Carpark | 6:55am | 10:15am | BOOK NOW | |
| Rainbow Reach | Queenstown | 10:15am | 3:00pm* | 4:00pm* | BOOK NOW | |
- Denotes travel by water taxi
- * Bookings essential, on demand only
BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL
Bookings are essential to confirm your seat. Check availability, departure times and book online to receive instant email confirmation. Alternatively, if you require further details, call us on freephone: 0800 483 262.
Plan Your Trip
2025/2026 Booking Information
Our full timetable is only available during our Summer season (28th October 2025 to 1st May 2026). Please note that there is a limited timetable outside these dates for the Kepler Track. You can contact us if you require a charter or have any questions.
- You can be collected from your accommodation in Te Anau and travel to/from The Kepler Track Carpark (Control Gates) and Rainbow Reach (Swingbridge). Accommodation pickups not available from Queenstown for connecting services.
- Book your travel by sector (i.e. Rainbow Reach to Te Anau and Te Anau to Queenstown) or book one of our Kepler Track Packages which includes Te Anau to the Control Gates + Rainbow Reach to Te Anau.
- The Control Gates is sometimes referred to as the Kepler Car Park. Our bus stop is at the Kepler Car Park. Rainbow Reach is also known as the Swingbridge
- Rainbow Reach to Te Anau at 10:15am & Control Gates to Te Anau at 10:25am services connect with the 11:30am Te Anau to Queenstown service and has a 1 hour & 10-minute stop-over in Te Anau
- Rainbow Reach to Te Anau at 3:00pm & Control Gates to Te Anau at 3:10pm services connect with the 5:00pm service from Te Anau to Queenstown and has a 1 hour & 40-minute stop-over in Te Anau
- Tracknet transport is at Rainbow Reach at 10:15am and 3:00pm daily during the Great Walks Season, regardless of bookings. For all other times, bookings are essential as we only run with confirmed bookings
Bookings: You can check availability and departure times online. Book online for sector transport and receive an instant email confirmation. To receive the Special Kepler Loop rate from Te Anau to Control Gates & Rainbow Reach to Te Anau, please choose 'Loop Packages' and you can amend date and time requirements for the transport Package. Alternatively, contact us to book the loop package in reverse, or for further information.
Kepler Track Information
Fiordland National Park's Kepler Track is a 60-kilometre loop walking track of moderate difficulty that takes three to four days to complete. It traverses lake and river edges, beech forest, alpine mountain tops, and a U-shaped glacial valley.
Reasonable fitness is required to complete the full circuit, and trampers must be well-equipped. During winter and spring, the alpine section of the track can be closed by snow and ice. Sections of the track are suitable for day walks year-round.
Most trampers start the Kepler Track at the Control Gates, but this will depend on which hut tickets you have booked. The Tracknet bus takes walkers to the Kepler Track Carpark (Control Gates). This entry/exit point is a short drive by Shuttle from Te Anau.
Booking during the 'Great Walks Season' is essential – contact the Department of Conservation to reserve your hut tickets or campsite on the Track. Please book your hut tickets with the Department of Conservation before organising your bus transport.
The first day is a journey into the Kepler Mountains, with the first night spent in Mt Luxmore Hut. This is the best place to assess the weather for the next days walking across the open tops and have most of the climbing behind you.
The second day is up over the top of Mt Luxmore, here is where you can get marvellous views of the surrounding mountains before descending over the Forest Burn Saddle and into the Iris Burn Valley to the Iris Burn Hut.
The third day is a steady tramp following the Iris Burn River through beech forest to the shores of Lake Manapōuri then along the lakeshore to Moturau Hut for a night.
The final day is a gentle stroll through beech forest to Rainbow Reach. Here, cross over the Swingbridge and catch the Kepler Track Shuttle to travel back to Te Anau, Same day connections also available to Queenstown.
Fiordland Base Camp
The Tracknet office is based at the Te Anau Lakeview Holiday Park & Motels (77 Manapōuri-Te Anau Highway, Te Anau), and because of our fantastic location we are able to offer our customers so much more than just transport! Stay with us at Fiordland's Base Camp, and take advantage of these convenient extras
- Wide variety of accommodation options available
- Across the road from the Department of Conservation (DOC) office, where you can pickup your hut tickets and check updated track conditions
- Multi-night carparking is $20.00 for up to a week
- FREE excess luggage storage
- 10 -minute walk into Te Anau town centre to supermarkets & restaurants
- Showers after your walk for $15.00 per person
- Coffee shop on site
- A short walk to Ivon Wilson Park and the Punanga Manu o Te Anau, Te Anau Bird Sanctuary
We have been organising track transport in Te Anau for over 30 years, so know what people need to get them there. Make your trip even easier and book your accommodation at the Te Anau Lakeview Holiday Park & Motels, your Fiordland Base Camp.
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