Overview
Step aboard our express catamarans and we will whisk you across Foveaux Strait on a one-hour crossing on our Ferry Services Bluff to Stewart Island and Oban in New Zealand. Keep your eyes peeled for wildlife, especially seabirds that love to follow in the wake of the ferry. Mollymawks’ (albatross) dazzling aerobatics are a marvel to look at.
Listen to comprehensive and information-packed commentaries on often sighted landmarks along the way like the Titi Islands, Ruapuke Island, Dog Island Lighthouse, and the highest point of Stewart Island, Mt. Anglem.
Stewart Ferry Timetable
Valid until September 2025
| Month | Schedule | |
| From Bluff | From Stewart Island | |
| Oct-Nov |
9:45am 5.15pm |
8am 3.30pm |
| Dec-Apr |
9:45am 1:45pm 5.15pm |
8am 12:15pm 3:30pm |
| May-Sep |
9:45am 4:30pm |
8am 3pm |
Vehicle Parking at Bluff
Vehicle parking is available in Bluff, adjacent to the Bluff Visitor Terminal, for self-driving visitors taking the ferry to Stewart Island. Parking is available for cars, boat trailers, coaches, campervans, motorcycles, and bicycles. Please pay for your parking ticket when you check in for the ferry. Vehicle parking cannot be booked in advance.
Details
Daily departures except 25 Dec
Departure Location
Stewart Island Experience Visitor Terminal - 21 Foreshore Road, Bluff.
Start: Bluff
Finish: Stewart Island (Oban) or Bluff
Includes:
- Wheelchair access available
- Personal baggage is carried free on the ferries - max. 2 bags per person (1 stowed and 1 small carry-on). Additional baggage is by prior arrangement
- Vehicle parking available at Bluff (extra cost)
What to bring
- Shoes/boots (non-slip), warm clothing/jacket, sunscreen/sunglasses and camera.
Pricing:
Cost per Person
Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
One Way
- Adult: from NZ$125
- Child: from NZ$64
Oct 2025 - Sep 2026
One Way
- Adult: from NZ$135
- Child: from NZ$69
- 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 but must be added to your booking
- A Government visitor levy of NZ$2.50 per adult per one-way ferry crossing is included in the adult rates.
Overview
Step aboard our express catamarans and we will whisk you across Foveaux Strait on a one-hour crossing on our Ferry Services Bluff to Stewart Island and Oban in New Zealand. Keep your eyes peeled for wildlife, especially seabirds that love to follow in the wake of the ferry. Mollymawks’ (albatross) dazzling aerobatics are a marvel to look at.
Listen to comprehensive and information-packed commentaries on often sighted landmarks along the way like the Titi Islands, Ruapuke Island, Dog Island Lighthouse, and the highest point of Stewart Island, Mt. Anglem.
Stewart Ferry Timetable
Valid until September 2025
| Month | Schedule | |
| From Bluff | From Stewart Island | |
| Oct-Nov |
9:45am 5.15pm |
8am 3.30pm |
| Dec-Apr |
9:45am 1:45pm 5.15pm |
8am 12:15pm 3:30pm |
| May-Sep |
9:45am 4:30pm |
8am 3pm |
Vehicle Parking at Bluff
Vehicle parking is available in Bluff, adjacent to the Bluff Visitor Terminal, for self-driving visitors taking the ferry to Stewart Island. Parking is available for cars, boat trailers, coaches, campervans, motorcycles, and bicycles. Please pay for your parking ticket when you check in for the ferry. Vehicle parking cannot be booked in advance.
Cost per Person
Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
One Way
- Adult: from NZ$125
- Child: from NZ$64
Oct 2025 - Sep 2026
One Way
- Adult: from NZ$135
- Child: from NZ$69
- 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 but must be added to your booking
- A Government visitor levy of NZ$2.50 per adult per one-way ferry crossing is included in the adult rates.
