| To | Summer (25th Oct 2022 - 30th April 2023) | Winter | Cost | Travel Time | ||
| Te Anau | 9:10am | 12:30pm | 6:15pm | 3:00pm | $27.00 | 30mins |
| Queenstown | 7:35am | 11:50am | 5:20pm | 8:40am | $48.00 | 2hrs & 15mins |
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Bookings are now open for the 2023/2024 Great Walks Season! The Milford, Routeburn and Kepler Track Transport Packages and Sector Transport can now be booked online.
QUESTIONS? CALL:
0800 483 262
EMAIL:
res@tracknet.net
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 Araroa
Walk the length of New Zealand on the Te Araroa trail. Te Araroa is a continuous 3,000 km walking track from Cape Reinga at the top of the North Island, to Bluff at the bottom of the South Island. To embark on walking the full trail would be a five month adventure that takes you both through the natural landscapes of New Zealand and also through lesser visited towns and settlements to encourage a cultural and historical experience. Smaller sections of the trail are also able to be completed as day walks, overnight, or week-long tramps as well.
The Te Araroa Trail is usually walked during the warmer months of September-April as the New Zealand Winters, particularly in the South Island, can be harsh and unforgiving. Typically the Southbound walkers would begin their tramp from late September-December, and the Northbound walkers would begin November-January. These timings mean that walkers can enjoy generally warmer weather and avoid the seasonal closures of sections of the track for lambing on South Island farmland.
In Southland, the Te Araroa Trail passes near the Mavora lakes & Princhester Road areas. There are options for walkers to join up with Tracknet’s Timetables for onwards travel or to take a short stop-over in Te Anau for a shower and hot meals before commencing your journey. Pre-bookings are essential for these services as Tracknet will not routinely stop at these locations unless passengers are booked on.
See the Te Araroa Trust website to plan your walk on the Te Araroa Trail. There is important information here that is updated regularly about track conditions and seasonal track closures.
