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 2024
| 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
Bluff offers convenient parking options for visitors who plan to take the ferry to Stewart Island. Adjacent to the Bluff Visitor Terminal, a parking facility is available for self-driving tourists. Whether you're arriving in a car, boat trailer, coach, campervan, motorcycle, or bicycle, you'll find suitable parking space. The parking setup is similar to an airport, where you take a ticket upon entry and settle the payment when you depart. Please note that advanced booking for vehicle parking is not possible.
As at 30th September 2021, prices were NZ$21 for the first day (extra 2 hours allowed for first day, to book into the ferry), then an extra NZ$10 for every 24 hour or part there after.
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
- 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 2024
| 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
Bluff offers convenient parking options for visitors who plan to take the ferry to Stewart Island. Adjacent to the Bluff Visitor Terminal, a parking facility is available for self-driving tourists. Whether you're arriving in a car, boat trailer, coach, campervan, motorcycle, or bicycle, you'll find suitable parking space. The parking setup is similar to an airport, where you take a ticket upon entry and settle the payment when you depart. Please note that advanced booking for vehicle parking is not possible.
As at 30th September 2021, prices were NZ$21 for the first day (extra 2 hours allowed for first day, to book into the ferry), then an extra NZ$10 for every 24 hour or part there after.
Cost per Person
Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
One Way
- Adult: from NZ$125
- Child: from NZ$64
- 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.
