Interislander - Cook Strait Ferries

Ferry timetable

We have eight sailings across Cook Strait each day.

Wellington to Picton

8:45 am Kaitaki
3:30 pm Kaiārahi
8:30 pm Kaitaki
3:30 am Kaiārahi

Picton to Wellington

2:30 am Kaitaki
9:30 am Kaiārahi
2:15 pm Kaitaki
9:30 pm Kaiārahi

Final check in times:

  • Vehicles: 60 minutes 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 a half hours for the sailing.

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

If you have any questions call our Customer Contact team on 0800 802 802 between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm.