You need to pay fees to stay at the huts and campsites on this track. Fees vary depending on when you go.
Huts - current fees until 30 June 2025
Prices are per person, per night. NZ rates are for New Zealand visitors and INT rates are for international visitors.
|
Date range |
Adult NZ |
Adult INT |
Child NZ |
Child INT |
Infant NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 May – 30 June 2025 |
$30 |
$30 |
$15 |
$15 |
Free |
Huts - new fees from 1 July 2025
|
Date range |
Adult NZ |
Adult INT |
Child NZ |
Child INT |
Infant NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 November 2025 – 30 April 2026 |
$88 |
$132 |
$44 |
$66 |
Free |
|
1 May – 30 June 2026 |
$35 |
$35 |
$17.50 |
$17.50 |
Free |
|
1 July – 31 October 2025 |
$30 |
$30 |
$15 |
$15 |
Free |
Proof of eligibility is required for the New Zealand rate.
Campsites - current fees until 30 June 2025
Prices are per person, per night. NZ rates are for New Zealand visitors and INT rates are for international visitors.
|
Date range |
Adult NZ |
Adult INT |
Child NZ |
Child INT |
Infant NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 May – 30 June 2025 |
$10 |
$10 |
$5 |
$5 |
Free |
Campsites - new fees from 1 July 2025
|
Date range |
Adult NZ |
Adult INT |
Child NZ |
Child INT |
Infant NZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 November 2025 – 30 April 2026 |
$28 |
$42 |
$14 |
$21 |
Free |
|
1 May – 30 June 2026 |
$10 |
$10 |
$5 |
$5 |
Free |
|
1 July – 31 October 2025 |
$10 |
$10 |
$5 |
$5 |
Free |
Proof of eligibility is required for the New Zealand rate.
Bookings
In the Great Walks season (1 November 2025 – 30 April 2026)
Bookings are required for huts and campsites.
Book Routeburn Track huts online.
If you don’t have a valid booking for your stay, you may be charged a penalty, or turned away if the hut/campsite is full.
Outside the Great Walks season (1 May 2025 – 31 October 2025)
Bookings are not required.
Bunks in huts are first come, first served.
Payment is with Backcountry Hut Tickets or a Backcountry Hut Pass – buy these from a DOC visitor centre before you go.
Hut tickets required for winter:
- May-June 3 x blue tickets
- July-October 1 x green ticket for adults.