Coastal Pacific South Island adventure.

The Coastal Pacific 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 train 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.

Daily Departures Christchurch to Picton and return.

Tariff
Fares valid through September 30, 2015

Christchurch Picton

$128

$90

Christchurch Kaikoura (Round Trip)

$87

$107

$153

$60

Wellington Christchurch

$209

$146

Prices are in New Zealand dollars and do not include taxes and fees. Prices are subject to change without notice.Children rates apply between the ages of 2 and 14.

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