Routeburn Track Transport and Information
The below transport options are only available during our ‘Summer’ season (23rd October 2018 to 1st May 2019) – please contact us if you require transport outside of these months. Freedom walk one of the finest tracks in Fiordland National Park. Travel to The Divide Shelter, The Routeburn Shelter or other Great Walks with Tracknet.
Routeburn Track Transport Options:
A single asterisk (*) indicates further information about the service is available below this table.
| To The Divide Shelter | Departure Times | Travel Time | |||
| From Queenstown to The Divide Shelter | 6:55am | 10:45am | 4hrs | ||
| From Te Anau to The Divide Shelter | 7:15am | 9:45am | 12:15pm | 1:30pm | 1hr&15mins |
| From Milford Sound to The Divide Shelter | 9:25am | 2:30pm | 5:00pm | 1hr | |
| From Hollyford Road End to The Divide Shelter | Monday, Wednesday, Friday only | 1:00pm* | 45mins | ||
| From The Divide Shelter | Departure Times | Travel Time | |||
| The Divide Shelter to Te Anau | 10:10am | 1:30pm | 3:15pm | 5:45pm | 1hr&15mins |
| The Divide Shelter to Queenstown | 10:10am | 3:15pm | 4hrs | ||
| The Divide Shelter to Milford Sound | 8:30am | 11:00am | 2:45pm | 1hr | |
| The Divide to Shelter Hollyford Road End | Monday, Wednesday, Friday only | 12:00noon* | 45mins | ||
*Minimum numbers apply, please contact us to make your booking or for further details.
- Hut tickets must be booked through the Department of Conservation before buses are booked.
- Queenstown to The Divide service has a 15 minute stop-over at Te Anau Department of Conservation (DOC) Visitor Centre for passengers to collect hut tickets.
- If you get the 1:30pm service from the Divide to Te Anau, you can connect to the 5:00pm service from Te Anau to Queenstown, giving you a 2 hour stop-over in Te Anau. This allows the chance to have a shower and a meal break break before continuing onto Queenstown on the 5:00pm service from Te Anau to Queenstown. The walk from Mackenzie Hut to The Divide is 4 to 5 hours and 30 minutes, so for many this is the best departure time.
- Divide to Queenstown services have a rest room break and possible bus change in Te Anau.
- Hollyford Road End Transport operates Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only. Must be pre-booked, as only runs with confirmed bookings and minimum numbers apply.
- All services have limited pick-up and drop-off locations.
- Book online or complete our booking form with your requirements. Please allow up to 1 working day for your booking form to be processed. Alternatively, please contact us to make your booking or for further details
- To receive the Routeburn Loop transport rate, please complete our booking form with your details, including your date and time requirements for the Transport Packages, as booking directly online will not give you the discounted package fare. Please allow up to 1 working day for your booking form to be processed. Alternatively, please contact us to make your booking or for further details
| To The Routeburn Shelter | Departure Times | Travel Time | ||
| From Queenstown to The Routeburn Shelter | 8:00am | 12:15pm | Info & Track Bus | 2hrs |
| From Te Anau to The Routeburn Shelter | 7:15am | Tracknet Bus and Info & Track Connection (see note) | 4hrs&30mins
+ stop over |
|
| From The Routeburn Shelter | Departure Times | Travel Time | ||
| From The Routeburn Shelter to Queenstown | 10:00am | 2:00pm | Info & Track Bus | 2hrs |
| From The Routeburn Shelter to Te Anau | 10:00am | 2:00pm | Info & Track Bus & Tracknet Connection (See note) | 4hrs&30mins
+ stop over |
- Hut tickets must be booked through the Department of Conservation before buses are booked.
- There is also a possible extra service from Queenstown to Routeburn Shelter at 4:30pm and Routeburn Shelter to Queenstown at 6:30pm. Minimum numbers of four passengers are required and limited travel dates apply, please contact us to make your booking or for further details.
- The service from Te Anau to Routeburn Shelter has a 2 hours & 30 minute stop-over in Queenstown. This service connects with the 12:15pm service from Queenstown to Routeburn Shelter.
- The service from Routeburn Shelter to Te Anau has a bus change and stop-over in Queenstown. The 10:00am service has a 2 hour stop-over and the 2:00pm service has a 25 minute stop-over. They connect with the 2:00pm and 4:25pm Tracknet bus from Queenstown to Te Anau.
- All services have limited pick-up and drop-off locations.
- To book the Routeburn Loop Transport Package, please complete our booking form with your details, including your date and time requirements for the Transport Packages, as booking directly online will not give you the discounted package fare. Please allow up to 1 working day for your booking form to be processed. Alternatively, please contact us to make your booking or for further details
Routeburn Track Transport Packages
Routeburn Track Loop Transport Packages: Special rate for walkers: $119.00 per adult & $95.00 per child for all transport, as below
From Te Anau back to Te Anau:
Te Anau to The Divide and Routeburn Shelter to Te Anau
OR
Te Anau to Routeburn Shelter and The Divide to Te Anau.
OR from Queenstown back to Queenstown:
Queenstown to Routeburn Shelter and The Divide to Queenstown
OR
Queenstown to The Divide and Routeburn Shelter to Queenstown.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: For just $20 per adult/$4 per child, upgrade your Loop Transport Package to include a visit to Milford Sound.
Routeburn Transport + Milford = $139.00 per adult & $99.00 per child for all transport, as below:
From Te Anau back to Te Anau including Milford Sound:
Te Anau to Milford Sound and Milford Sound to The Divide and Routeburn Shelter to Te Anau
OR
Te Anau to Routeburn Shelter and The Divide to Milford Sound and Milford Sound to Te Anau
OR From Queenstown back to Queenstown including Milford Sound:
Queenstown to Routeburn Shelter and The Divide to Milford Sound and Milford Sound to Queenstown
OR
Queenstown to Milford Sound and Milford Sound to The Divide and Routeburn Shelter to Queenstown
Terms & Conditions apply to Transport Packages, subject to availability, usual timetables, rate valid 23rd October 2018 to 1st May 2019. Must be booked at same time and in ‘order’.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: Upgrade your Loop Transport Package to include a visit to Milford Sound with Milford Sound 2 hour CRUISE.
Routeburn Transport + Milford Sound 2 hour CRUISE= $199.00 per adult & $120.00 per child for all transport, as below:
From Te Anau back to Te Anau including Milford Sound Cruise:
Te Anau to Milford Sound and Milford Sound 2 hour Cruise and Milford Sound to The Divide and Routeburn Shelter to Te Anau
OR
Te Anau to Routeburn Shelter and The Divide to Milford Sound and Milford Sound 2 hour Cruise and Milford Sound to Te Anau
OR From Queenstown back to Queenstown including Milford Sound Cruise:
Queenstown to Routeburn Shelter and The Divide to Milford Sound and Milford Sound 2 hour Cruise and Milford Sound to Queenstown
OR
Queenstown to Milford Sound and Milford Sound 2 hour Cruise and Milford Sound to The Divide and Routeburn Shelter to Queenstown
Terms & Conditions apply to Transport Packages, subject to availability, usual timetables, rate valid 23rd October 2018 to 1st May 2019. Must be booked at same time and in ‘order’.
To receive the Routeburn Loop transport rates, please complete our booking form with your details, including your date and time requirements for the Transport Packages, as booking directly online will not give you the discounted package fare. Please allow up to 1 working day for your booking form to be processed. Alternatively, please contact us to make your booking or for further details.
BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL TO CONFIRM YOUR SEAT
Routeburn Track Information:
The Routeburn Track is located in the south-west of the South Island and runs between the head of Lake Wakatipu and S.H.94 the Te Anau /Milford Road. Tracknet are able to provide timely transport connections to each end of the Routeburn Track. Tracknet’s service connects with The Divide Shelter, at the Fiordland National Park end of the Routeburn Track on the Milford Road. This is one start/finish point. Travelling to or away from the Divide Tracknet services include Milford Sound, Hollyford Track, Te Anau, Queenstown and Invercargill.
The other start/finish point of the Routeburn Track is the Routeburn Shelter, this is at the Mount Aspiring National Park end of the Routeburn Track near Glenorchy. Travelling to or away from The Routeburn Shelter, Tracknet are able to arrange transport for you on Info & Track’s bus service from Queenstown via Glenorchy to or from The Routeburn Shelter. This service is not currently available to book online, please complete our booking form and we will respond within 1 working day.Alternatively, please contact us to make your booking or for further details.
Queenstown, Glenorchy and Te Anau have a full range of accommodation available. Queenstown and Te Anau have shopping and hire services to cater for all walkers’ needs.
The Routeburn Track is one of New Zealand’s most popular tracks with approximately 13,000 walkers completing the track each year.
Most walkers take 3 days (2 nights) to complete the whole track but longer or shorter options are available. A wide variety of native birds may be seen or heard along the track. Tussock grasslands, herb fields, beech forest and bog plant communities are all passed through on the track. Spectacular views of U-shaped and hanging valleys dominate the landscape as you pass numerous waterfalls and alpine lakes.
Bear Grylls filmed an Air New Zealand in flight safety video on the Routeburn Track. This video can be viewed on You Tube.
Bookings
You can check availability, departure times and book online and receive an instant email confirmation, or you can complete our booking form with your requirements. To receive the Routeburn Loop transport rates, please complete our booking form with your details, including your date and time requirements for the Transport Packages, as booking directly online will not give you the discounted package fare. Please allow up to 1 working day for your booking form to be processed. Alternatively, please contact us to make your booking or for further details.
