Picton (New Zealand) Tourism - Travel to Picton (New Zealand)

Picton is a town in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds. It is the South Island port for the Cook Strait Interisland ferries.

Table of contents

1 Get In

1.1 By Boat
1.2 By Bus
1.3 By Car
1.4 By Train

2 See

3 Do

4 Get Out

Get into Picton (New Zealand)

Travel to Picton (New Zealand) By Boat

Take a ferry from Wellington. Or

Travel to Picton (New Zealand) By Bus

There are daily bus services that connect with the ferry sailings.

Travel to Picton (New Zealand) By car

Follow State Highway 1 from Blenheim. The state highway leads right up into the ferry terminal.

Travel to Picton (New Zealand) By Train

The Coastal Pacific service operates daily from and to Christchurch, connecting with the 2 PM ferry sailing.

See Picton (New Zealand)

The Edwin Fox, a sailing ship in the process of being restored.
The Marlborough Sounds.

Water taxi services travel around the Marlborough Sounds as many properties have a waterfront access but no road. Tourists can tour the Sounds on these boats. There are a number of lodges and guesthouses in the Sounds.