The Tranzcoastal between Christchurch and Picton
Features: Travel along the East Coast of the South Island in style
The TranzCoastal - gateway to South Island adventures !
The TranzCoastal travels between the delightful port of Picton and Christchurch, the South Island's largest city. This journey is a scenic feast, with the Kaikoura mountain ranges on one side of your train and the rugged Pacific Ocean coastline on the other. Along the way you pass though the village of Kaikoura, where you can break your journey to take in the whale watching or dare to get closer and swim with the dolphins.
Travel through some of New Zealand's finest horticultural and farmland areas, and see amazing wildlife such as dolphins, seals and penguins from the comfort of your carriage.
The TranzCoastal travels through 22 tunnels and crosses 175 bridges, one of them being New Zealand's only road-rail bridge. As on The TranzAlpine, The TranzCoastal includes an open air viewing carriage where all your senses are awakened with the clean, fresh, sea air.
The TranzCoastal departs Christchurch and Picton once per da
Note that the Tranzcoastal train from/to Christchurch connects with the Interislander ferry to/from Wellington
The Tranzcoastal train operates daily. Departs once a day from Christchurch and Picton
Please enquire here for Special and Standard fares
| Daily Timetable Christchurch to Picton |
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| Christchurch Depart | 07:00am |
| Kaikoura Depart | 09:54 am |
| Picton Arrive | 12:13 pm |
| Daily Timetable Picton to Christchurch |
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| Picton Depart | 1:00 pm |
| Kaikoura Depart | 3:28 pm |
| Christchurch Arrive | 6:21 pm |
