Overview
On a Stewart Island Experience, you can take a coach service to/from Invercargill to easily connect you with the Stewart Island Ferry. You travel from Invercargill to Bluff to Oban and in reverse, from Oban to Bluff to Invercargill. The coach leaves Invercargill one hour before the ferry departs from Bluff. On its return trip to Invercargill, the coach leaves from Bluff and transports passengers to Invercargill one hour after the ferry berths.
Invercargill pick-up / drop off locations are:
- Invercargill i-SITE Visitor Centre/Tuatara Backpackers Lodge
- Victoria Railway Hotel
- Invercargill Airport
- Other pick-up locations, please enquire
Timetable
Month | Daily Schedule | |
From Invercargill | From Stewart Island | |
Oct-Nov |
8:15am 3:30pm |
9:15am 4:15pm |
Dec-Apr |
8:15am 12:15pm 3:45pm |
9:15am 1:30pm 4:45pm |
May-Sep |
8:15am 3pm |
9.15am 3pm |
Details
Departure Times
Duration 2 hours 30 mins (one way)
Start: Invercargill
Finish: Stewart Island
Includes:
What to bring
- Shoes/boots (non-slip)
- warm clothing/jacket
- sunscreen/sunglasses
- camera
Pricing:
Cost Per Person
October 2024 - September 2025
One Way
- Adult: NZ$160
- Child: NZ$81
October 2025 - September 2026
One Way
- Adult: NZ$172
- Child: NZ$86
- Luggage limit of 2 bags per person (one stowed & one small carry-on). Extra goods by arrangement
- Child rates apply for 5 - 15 years and infants 0 - 4 years carried free
- A Government visitor levy of NZ$2.50 per adult per one-way ferry crossing is included in the adult rates
Overview
On a Stewart Island Experience, you can take a coach service to/from Invercargill to easily connect you with the Stewart Island Ferry. You travel from Invercargill to Bluff to Oban and in reverse, from Oban to Bluff to Invercargill. The coach leaves Invercargill one hour before the ferry departs from Bluff. On its return trip to Invercargill, the coach leaves from Bluff and transports passengers to Invercargill one hour after the ferry berths.
Invercargill pick-up / drop off locations are:
- Invercargill i-SITE Visitor Centre/Tuatara Backpackers Lodge
- Victoria Railway Hotel
- Invercargill Airport
- Other pick-up locations, please enquire
Timetable
Month | Daily Schedule | |
From Invercargill | From Stewart Island | |
Oct-Nov |
8:15am 3:30pm |
9:15am 4:15pm |
Dec-Apr |
8:15am 12:15pm 3:45pm |
9:15am 1:30pm 4:45pm |
May-Sep |
8:15am 3pm |
9.15am 3pm |
Cost Per Person
October 2024 - September 2025
One Way
- Adult: NZ$160
- Child: NZ$81
October 2025 - September 2026
One Way
- Adult: NZ$172
- Child: NZ$86
- Luggage limit of 2 bags per person (one stowed & one small carry-on). Extra goods by arrangement
- Child rates apply for 5 - 15 years and infants 0 - 4 years carried free
- A Government visitor levy of NZ$2.50 per adult per one-way ferry crossing is included in the adult rates