Interislander - Cook Strait Ferries

Ferry timetable

We have a number of sailings between Wellington and Picton each day.

Wellington to Picton

Departure time Ship Notes
2:00 am Kaiārahi Does not sail on Mondays
5:30 am Aratere Does not sail on Mondays
8:45 am Kaitaki  
1:00 pm Kaiārahi  
4:30 pm Aratere  

 

Picton to Wellington

Departure time Ship Notes
2:30 am Kaitaki Does not sail on Sundays
7:30 am  Kaiārahi Does not sail on Mondays
11:00 am  Aratere Does not sail on Mondays
2:15 pm Kaitaki  
6:30 pm Kaiārahi  

Final check in times:

  • Vehicles: One hour before departure
  • Foot passengers: 60 minutes before departure.
    In Wellington, a shuttle bus departs from Platform 10 of the Wellington Railway Station, 70 minutes before each sailing. This will get you to the ferry in time. 

You should allow three and half hours for the sailing.

We do our best to run to timetable but some days there are delays:

See daily arrivals and departures