Wellington passenger terminal
The Wellington passenger terminal is for passengers travelling without a motor vehicle.
Opening hours
Opens: 06:30 am daily
Closes: 6.15 pm daily
Hours may vary according to sailing schedule
Important information
- Our Wellington Terminal Shuttle Bus departs from Platform 9, Wellington Station, 50 minutes before each scheduled departure sailing between 08:30 and 18:00
- Outside of these hours, taxis can be found outside Wellington Railway Station
- Short-term Pick-Up & Drop-Off parking is available outside the Departures Terminal
- Walking from Wellington CBD isn't advised as it requires crossing the slip road from the motorway and there's no pedestrian crossing
- Find out more about the check-in process to make boarding a breeze
On arrival at Wellington:
- Our Shuttle Bus to Wellington Railway Station operates between 08:00 and 18:00 and departs from outside the Wellington Terminal
- Taxis are also available from our Wellington Terminal on arrival (please speak to a member staff if more need calling)
Taking a vehicle?
- If you are travelling with a vehicle, you'll need to go to Wellington vehicle terminal
Driving to the Wellington Terminal
There is short term parking outside the terminal for pick-up and drop-off. If you need comprehensive driving instruction on how to get to our terminals, please watch our videos:
- Driving to Wellington Terminal from the north via SH1 (watch video)
- Driving to our Terminal from the Wellington City (watch video)
Aotea Quay, Pipitea, Wellington 6035
Wellington Terminal Facilities
Cafe
A café operates in the terminal offering drinks and light food from 6:30am to 4pm daily.
Accessible toilets
Free Wi-Fi
Baggage Carousel
Rental Cars
Taxi
Long term parking
Wilson Parking operates several car parks near Wellington Station and Westpac Stadium. Alternatively, use one of the Metlink Stations (many have free parking) and travel into Wellington Station by train where you can catch the free shuttle bus to the Interislander terminal (see below).
If you arrive early, you can try parking at the terminal. There are a very limited number of parking spaces charged at $20 per calendar day.
Shuttle bus
Our free Shuttle Bus connects passengers between Platform 9b, Wellington Railway Station, and our Wellington Interislander Ferry Terminal.
Our Shuttle Bus departs Wellington Railway Sation 50 minutes before each scheduled sailing departing Wellington between 8.30am and 6.00pm. For example, the bus will depart at 8:10am for a 9:00am ferry; and at 7:40am for an 8:30am ferry. From the Terminal, our Shuttle Bus departs Wellington Interislander Terminal approximately 20 minutes after each arrival.
Outside of the hours of operation, taxis are available outside Wellington Railway Station and outside the Wellington Interislander Terminal.