Tranz Scenic TranzCoastal (South Island)
The TranzCoastal Picton to Christchurch - Gateway to South Island adventure.
Discover the wild spirit of the coast
The TranzCoastal train journey travels between the delightful port of Picton and Christchurch, the South Island's largest city. This journey is a scenic feast of New Zealand, 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, if you're touring New Zealand, 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 train carriage.
One of the world's most scenic train journeys, 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 daily.
Timetable
| Daily Timetable | |
| Christchurch depart | 7.00am |
| Rangiora depart | 7.28am |
| Waipara depart | 7.56am |
| Mina depart | 8.45am |
| Kaikoura depart | 9.54am |
| Seddon depart | 11.18am |
| Blenheim depart | 11.46am |
| Picton arrive | 12.13pm |
| Picton depart | 1.00pm |
| Blenheim depart | 1.33pm |
| Seddon depart | 2.02pm |
| Kaikoura depart | 3.28pm |
| Mina depart | 4.37pm |
| Waipara depart | 5.30pm |
| Rangiora depart | 5.57pm |
| Christchurch arrive | 6.21pm |
For more information please go to www.tranzscenic.co.nz
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