Travel
Use the following distance and time charts to determine
the approximate travel time for your journey between various
locations in the South Island of New Zealand.
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South Island |
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distance miles/km |
driving hours |
Dunedin to: |
Queenstown |
283km |
4:05 |
Christchurch |
362km |
5:10 |
Milford Sound |
411km |
5:50 |
Picton |
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Christchurch to:
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Milford Sound |
480/772 |
10:40 |
Mount Cook |
206/331 |
4:55 |
Nelson |
263/423 |
6:15 |
Picton |
209/336 |
5:00 |
Queenstown |
302/486 |
7:15 |
Nelson to:
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Christchurch |
263/423 |
6:15 |
Milford Sound |
712/1146 |
18:35 |
Mount Cook |
469/775 |
10:30 |
Picton |
68/109 |
2:10 |
Queenstown |
431/693 |
12:45 |
Mount Cook to:
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Christchurch |
206/331 |
4:55 |
Milford Sound |
342/550 |
8:55 |
Nelson |
469/755 |
10:30 |
Picton |
414/666 |
9:45 |
Queenstown |
163/262 |
3:50 |
Picton to:
|
Christchurch |
209/336 |
5:00 |
Milford Sound |
689/1109 |
18:25 |
Mount Cook |
414/666 |
9:45 |
Nelson |
68/109 |
2:10 |
Queenstown |
511/822 |
13:20 |
Queenstown to:
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Christchurch |
302/486 |
7:15 |
Milford Sound |
181/291 |
5:05 |
Mount Cook |
163/262 |
3:50 |
Nelson |
431/693 |
12:45 |
Picton |
511/822 |
13:20 |
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Ranfurly To:
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Alexandra |
88km |
50mins |
Becks |
30km |
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Clyde |
90km |
55mins |
Dansey's Pass Hotel |
30km |
25mins |
Dansey's Pass (top of pass) |
39km |
40mins |
Dunedin |
130km |
1hr 30mins |
Duntroon |
75km |
1hr 30mins |
Gimmerburn |
19.5km |
10mins |
Gore |
219km |
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Hyde |
29km |
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Invercargill |
287km |
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Kurow |
97km |
1hr 45mins |
Kyeburn |
15km |
10mins |
Lauder |
58km |
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Middlemarch |
60km |
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Mosgiel |
130km |
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Motor Camp (past Dansey's Pass) |
61km |
1hr 15mins |
Naseby |
14km |
10mins |
Omakau |
74km |
34mins |
Oamaru |
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Omarama |
123km |
|
Ophir |
55km |
32mins |
Oturehua |
16km |
14mins |
Paerau |
58km |
45mins |
Palmerston |
75km |
45mins |
Patearoa |
18km |
20mins |
Poolburn |
42km |
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Pukerangi |
82km |
|
St Bathans |
45km |
Just under 30 mins |
Tapanui |
195km |
3hrs |
Waipiata |
6km |
5mins |
Wanaka |
125km |
|
Wedderburn |
14km |
7mins |
Queenstown |
181km |
2hrs 10mins |
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Naseby To:
|
Dansey's Pass Hotel |
16km |
15mins |
Top of Pass |
25km |
15mins |
Tar Seal |
46km |
|
D P Motor Camp |
47km |
1hr 5mins |
Duntroon |
61km |
1hr 20mins |
Kurow |
83km |
1hr 45mins |
Kurow to Omarama |
26km |
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Mosgiel To:
|
Clarke's Junction |
36km |
|
Pukerangi |
48km |
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Middlemarch |
66km |
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Ranfurly |
130km |
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Hyde To:
|
Macraes |
|
15mins |
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Ranfurly to Wedderburn |
14km |
7mins |
Wedderburn to Oturehua |
11km |
7mins |
Oturehua to Poolburn |
26km |
14mins |
Poolburn to Ophir |
6km |
4mins |
Ophir to Omakau |
2km |
2mins |
Omakau to Chatto Creek |
9km |
6mins |
Chatto Creek to Clyde |
19km |
12mins |
Clyde to Alexandra |
7km |
4mins |
Alexandra to Roxburgh |
41km |
30mins |
Roxburgh to Ettick |
12km |
9mins |
Ranfurly to Naseby |
14km |
10mins |
Getting to and from the Central Otago Region
Road - self drive
Driving distances and times to and from the Central Otago
region
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Km |
Miles |
Approx drive time |
Alexandra |
Queenstown |
93 |
58 |
1hour 15mins |
Alexandra |
Dunedin |
190 |
118 |
3hours |
Alexandra |
Invercargill |
202 |
125 |
2hours 25mins |
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These times are for driving at 80 to 100 km per hour on
open stretches, with a small allowance for traffic delays,
petrol stops and refreshments.
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