Stewart Island Travel
Stewart Island is perfect for a day excursion or an extended stay. Experience Foveaux Strait in comfort and style on board our express catamarans. During the one-hour crossing between Bluff and Stewart Island keep a look out for wildlife, including seals, dolphins and sea birds. Friendly staff provide informative commentaries and point out highlights.
To ensure excellent connections with our Stewart Island Ferry Services, we offer coach transfers between Queenstown, Te Anau or Invercargill to Bluff.
Coach Transfer from Invercargill / Bluff
For passengers travelling to Stewart Island on board the ferry, we provide a coach transfer service between Invercargill and Bluff Wharf Visitor Terminal. The connecting coach from Invercargill departs one hour prior to each of the ferry departures from Bluff. The coach transfer from Bluff to Invercargill will return passengers back to Invercargill arriving approximately one hour after the ferry arrivals in Bluff.
Coach Transfers from Queenstown and Te Anau / Bluff
For visitors wishing to travel between Queenstown, Te Anau and Bluff, Real Journeys, in association with Tracknet, offers a coach transfer service, departing daily from Real Journeys Visitor Centres. The coach connects with the 11.30am ferry departure from Bluff. The return coach transfer from Bluff delivers visitors back to the Real Journeys Visitor Centres in Queenstown or Te Anau. Reservations are required. Luggage limit – two carry-on bags per person (extra goods by arrangement).