New ZealandMost visitors drive, but you can also fly between cities, take long-distance buses, ride the scenic trains and cross Cook Strait by ferry.
Your options
- Car or campervan The most flexible way to see the country.
- Domestic flights Quick links between the main cities and regional towns.
- Buses InterCity runs coaches across both islands.
- Scenic trains The Northern Explorer (Auckland-Wellington), Coastal Pacific (Picton-Christchurch) and TranzAlpine (Christchurch-Greymouth).
- Ferries Interislander and Bluebridge cross Cook Strait between Wellington and Picton in about three and a half hours.
Book trains and ferries early in summer and school holidays, especially if you are taking a vehicle.