Getting there
The Routeburn Track is located in the southwest of the South Island. It extends between the head of Lake Wakatipu and S.H. 94, the Te Anau - Milford Road. The nearest townships of Queenstown, Te Anau and Glenorchy have a full range of accommodation. Shops in Queenstown and Te Anau can cater for all your tramping needs, including equipment hire.
The Routeburn Track can be accessed by road at either the Routeburn Shelter (the starting or finishing point at the Mount Aspiring National Park end of the track), or at the Divide (the starting or finishing point at the Fiordland National Park end of the track).
Road distances and times:
- Queenstown to Glenorchy - 48km, 40 mins
- Glenorchy to Routeburn Shelter - 25km,
30 mins (unsealed road)
- Queenstown to Te Anau - 197km, 2 hours
- Te Anau to Divide - 85km, 1.5 hours
- Divide to Milford Sound - 35km, 30 mins
- Te Anau to Invercargill, 1hr 45 mins
- Queenstown to Invercargill, 2hrs 15 mins
- Queenstown or Te Anau to Dunedin, 3.5 hours
- Queenstown to Christchurch, 6 hours
- Te Anau to Christchurch, 8 hours