Our Wellington Terminal

Our Wellington terminal is conveniently located in the central city (50 Waterloo Quay), close to a range of accommodation options and tourist hotspots. Take a stroll to the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa, or sit back and enjoy the harbour views.

Please visit the Contact Us page to check the terminal opening hours. Facilities include:

• Free Wi-Fi
• Toilets
• Baby change areas
• Comfortable seating
• Snack and cold drinks machine
• Fresh drinking water fountain

Need to get in touch? Visit the Contact Us page.

Opening Hours

Monday – Thursday: 6am - 1:45am
(Terminal closed between 8:15pm - 10pm)

Friday: 6am - 11pm
(Terminal closed between 8:15pm - 10pm)

Saturday: 6am - 8.15pm

Sunday: 6am - 1:45am
(Terminal closed between 8:15pm - 10pm)

Getting to the Wellington Terminal

If you’re heading south towards Wellington, take the Aotea Quay exit off the motorway and follow it round past Sky Stadium on your right. The terminal is about one kilometre further on your left. 

If you’re travelling by foot, catch a train to Wellington Railway Station and you’ll find our terminal just across the road.

Parking

1. Care Park NZ, **Short Term Parking**
Care Park NZ offers hourly rates Monday to Friday. Pay at their ticket machine and display the ticket face-up on your dashboard.
Sky Stadium - Waterloo Quay, multi story, Pay & Display and manned booths, open Monday to Friday only, 750 car spaces.

2. Primeparking
Offers a wide range of parking options from casual and early bird through to monthly reserved and non-reserved parking.
Their closest car park to our terminal is 9-13 Stout Street. Find out more.

3. Wilson Parking
There are over 32 Wilson parking spots located in the Wellington CBD. You can find these listed on their website: https://www.wilsonparking.co.nz/find-a-park

Station Car Park - 83 Waterloo Quay, uncovered, opposite our terminal.

15-21 Victoria Street offers 24/7 parking.

Please contact Wilson Carpark directly if you have any Long Term parking queries or if you are staying longer than 1 day you can pay through the ParkmateNZ App.

4. Motorhome and Campervan Parking
Wellington has a range of different Motorhome and Campervan Parking options. You might find the below websites helpful:

Cuba Street Motorhome Park - Size limit of 7.2m & self service
Capital Gateway Campervan Park
Wellington Top 10 Holiday Park
Te Papa Parking options - Size limit of 6.5m and only allows 1 night stays
Evans Bay Marina Carpark - Overnight Campervan Parking

Picton Terminal

Our Picton terminal is located at 1 Lagoon Road, less than a kilometre from the town centre. For foot passengers a shuttle service is available and will pick you up from the i-Site in town. If you have come from Wellington, the shuttle can drop you off at a range of locations around town.
You can check your emails with our free Wi-Fi, let the kids have a run around in the children’s playground, or sit back and relax while you wait for your ship to set sail. Please visit the Contact Us page to check the terminal opening hours.

Facilities include:

• Free Wi-Fi
• Toilets
• Baby change areas
• Children’s playground
• Comfortable seating
• Snack and coffee machines
• Complimentary shuttle bus for walk-on passengers
• Fresh drinking water fountain

Need to get in touch? Visit the Contact Us page.

Opening Hours

Monday: Friday: 6am - 8pm

Saturday: 8am - 6pm

Sunday: 8am - 8pm

Getting there

If you’re driving north on State Highway 1 towards Picton, turn left at Kent Street and travel less than a kilometre until you reach the roundabout and Bluebridge terminal ahead on your left.

Complimentary Shuttle Bus

Walk-on passengers can be picked up by our complimentary shuttle bus service at any of the following stops:

• Picton i-SITE (Picton foreshore)
• Oxleys Tavern (Corner of Wellington Street and London Quay)

Our bus does a pickup run 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to each sailing departure from these points. Please ensure you are there 5mins prior to the pick-up time.

Catching a bus or train to Picton

To ensure a smooth travel experience, if you are arriving in Picton by bus or train, check the arrival time to ensure you have enough time to reach the ferry terminal for check-in. The ferry check-in time should be considered when planning your journey from the bus or train station to the terminal.

Pay and display - uncovered parking

Longer-term parking is available directly opposite the terminal. This is a Pay and Display system and costs $1 per hour, or $6 per day. You can pay by text, credit card, coins or remotely here. For more information visit Marlborough District Concil.

Road closure - Dublin street

Dublin street is now closed to both pedestrians and vehicles. The road closure is for the construction of the overbridge and should be completed in April 2025. Once complete, the overbridge will create a key connection for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists between the town and port area.

Foot passengers
You can detour through Broadway, which is open for pedestrians and cyclists only (please refer to the map). It's a longer journey, so please allow more time for it.

Vehicle passengers
Please follow the road sign detour to reach our terminal.