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Picton (New Zealand)

Table of Contents:
Travel to Picton (New Zealand), visa requirements By Boat Buses to Picton (New Zealand) By car By train By air / Get around / Picton (New Zealand) attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Picton (New Zealand) souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Picton (New Zealand) nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Get Out

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Picton is a town in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds. It is the South Island port for the Cook Strait Interisland ferries. It is a pleasant place to spend a few days as it serves as a convenient hub for exploring the beautiful Marlborough Sounds. Nearby activities include sailing, SCUBA diving to the wreck of the Soviet passenger cruise ship Mikhail Lermontov, fishing, biking and hiking.

Travel to Picton (New Zealand), visa requirements

By Boat

Take a ferry from Wellington. The main services are available are the Interislander and Straits shipping Straits shipping the journey takes approx. 3 to 3 1/2 hours.

Buses to Picton (New Zealand)

There are daily bus services that connect with the ferry sailings.

By car

Follow State Highway 1 from Blenheim. The state highway leads right up into the ferry terminal.

By train

The Coastal Pacific service operates daily from and to Christchurch, connecting with the 1 PM ferry sailing.

By air

SoundsAir operates frequent, daily, scenic flights between Wellington and Picton. As of December 2005 a one-way fare was NZ69, which is very close to the price of the ferry (which takes over 3 hours), making the 25 minute flight an affordable and convenient alternative. You may find booking online to be the cheapest choice.

Get around

Picton (New Zealand) attractions and sightseeing

The Edwin Fox, a sailing ship in the process of being restored.
The Marlborough Sounds.

City tours

Boating
Yatching

Shopping, Picton (New Zealand) souvenirs

Good restaurants and cheap meals

Picton (New Zealand) nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

Seumus's pub on Wellington St is run by a man from Co. Derry in Ireland and has one of the best pints of Guinness in the southern hemisphere.194.165.179.153 05:01, 23 February 2007 (EST)

Hotels, youth hostels, lodging

Get Out

Water taxi services travel around the Marlborough Sounds as many properties have a waterfront access but no road. Tourists can tour the Sounds on these boats. There are a number of lodges and guesthouses in the Sounds.

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