South Island Drive Time & Distance.

Christchurch
326 kms 5 hr 0min	Dunedin
258 kms 4 hr 10min	551 kms 8 hr 10min	Greymouth
		317 kms 5 hr 40min	Haast
579 kms 8 hr 10min	217 kms 3 hr 10min		433 kms 7 hr 40min	Invercargill
183 kms 2 hr 30min	545 kms 7 hr 50min	338 kms 7 hr 0min			Kaikoura
424 kms 6 hr 15min		290 kms 4 hr 35min			245 kms 3 hr 35min	Nelson
336 kms 5 hr 0min		352 kms 5 hr 30min			157 kms 2 hr 15min	110 kms 2 hr 10min	Picton
486 kms 7 hr 15min	283 kms 4 hr 25min		262 kms 5 hr 10min	187 kms 3 hr 0min				Queenstown

Where drive times exceed 7 hours we do not recommend these routes, unless the driving can be shared.
Journeys exceeding 9 hours driving are not included.

The Drive times ...

The drive times and distances are based on travel over the most direct route at an average of 90 to 100kmph on open road sections, in good weather and light to medium traffic, allowing only short comfort breaks.

The nature of many of our roads include winding, undulating travel over hills and through mountainous regions as you skirt around lakes, mountains and hills at low speed.

We do not recommend or encourage drivers to exceed 9 hours behind the wheel in any one day.

There are many factors beyond the authors and our control that can and will impact upon the true distance travelled and time taken to complete any journey.

Allow extra time for:
Sight seeing, Heavier traffic conditions, Inclement weather and any other needs you have.

While we have endeavoured to ensure that the information provided is accurate we cannot and do not guarantee that every distance, time or other information is one hundred percent accurate, or that it would be when you are travelling.