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Auckland to Picton by flight
About 670 km. The flight is fastest at 4 h; the flight is cheapest, from ₹7,700 per person.
Picton to AucklandFastest
Flight
Air New Zealand via Blenheim (BHE) + Picton shuttle
4 h door to door
Cheapest
Flight
Air New Zealand via Blenheim (BHE) + Picton shuttle
from ₹7,700 per person
Best value
Flight
Air New Zealand via Blenheim (BHE) + Picton shuttle
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | Air New Zealand via Blenheim (BHE) + Picton shuttle | 4 h | ₹7,700–₹22,550per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Flight | Flight via Wellington + Cook Strait ferry | 8.5 h | ₹9,080–₹25,300per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
- Flight, Flight via Wellington + Cook Strait ferry: Interislander and Bluebridge both sail several times a day; the crossing is about 3.5 h through the Marlborough Sounds. Most rental firms don't take their cars across: drop yours at the terminal and collect another on the other side. Southerly gales cancel sailings now and then, mostly in winter.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Flight · Air New Zealand via Blenheim (BHE) + Picton shuttle | ₹15,400–₹45,100 | ₹30,800–₹90,200 |
| Flight · Flight via Wellington + Cook Strait ferry | ₹18,160–₹50,600 | ₹36,320–₹1,01,200 |
Once you’re in Picton
- Best time: November – April
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Good month: November is at the start of the recommended season (November – April).
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Plan Auckland and Picton
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.