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Wellington to Abel Tasman by flight or ferry
About 250 km. The flight is fastest at 3.5 h; the ferry is cheapest, from ₹6,330 per person.
Abel Tasman to WellingtonFastest
Flight
Air New Zealand / Sounds Air via Nelson + Kaiteriteri shuttle
3.5 h door to door
Cheapest
Ferry
Cook Strait ferry + InterCity coach via Nelson
from ₹6,330 per person
Best value
Flight
Air New Zealand / Sounds Air via Nelson + Kaiteriteri 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 / Sounds Air via Nelson + Kaiteriteri shuttle | 3.5 h | ₹7,150–₹18,150per person | Daily | flight search ↗ |
| Ferry | Cook Strait ferry + InterCity coach via Nelson | 9.5 h | ₹6,330–₹12,380per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Ferry, Cook Strait ferry + InterCity coach via Nelson: 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 / Sounds Air via Nelson + Kaiteriteri shuttle | ₹14,300–₹36,300 | ₹28,600–₹72,600 |
| Ferry · Cook Strait ferry + InterCity coach via Nelson | ₹12,660–₹24,760 | ₹25,320–₹49,520 |
Once you’re in Abel Tasman
- 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 Wellington and Abel Tasman
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.