Great Barrier Island Ferry Timetables & Fares

Check out sailing times and find the fare that's right for you

 

 

Auckland City <-> Great Barrier Island

Summer Timetable III - 08 Feb until 27 March 2024
Excludes Holiday Timetables

 

Auckland City

Hamer Street

Great Barrier Island

Tryphena
MON   ----    ----
TUE (DG) 7:30 AM   2:30 PM
WED (F) ❄️   7:30 AM to Port Fitzroy *   3 PM from Port Fitzroy *
THURS  7:30 AM   2:30 PM
FRI 7:30 AM   2:30 PM
SAT   ----     ----
SUN 7:30 AM   2:30 PM

Tuesday (DG) Dangerous Goods. Limited spaces available, bookings essential.
Wednesday (F) ❄️ : Freight sailings carry chilled and frozen goods scheduled only on 13 & 27 March 2024 to Port Fitzroy.
🕓 Approx travel times: 4.5 hours for Tryphena. Check-in one hour prior to departure. We cannot guarantee arrival times. Journey length may vary. Terms and conditions apply.

 

Auckland City <-> Great Barrier Island

Easter Holiday Timetable 28 Mar until 2 Apr 2024

 

Auckland City

Hamer Street

Great Barrier Island

Tryphena
Mar 28 7:30 AM   2:30 PM
Mar 29 7 AM   2 PM
Mar 30 7 AM   2 PM
Mar 31 7 AM   2 PM
Apr 1 7 AM   2 PM
Apr 2 7:30 AM   2:30 PM

🕓 Approx travel times: 4.5 hours for Tryphena. Check-in one hour prior to departure. We cannot guarantee arrival times. Journey length may vary. Terms and conditions apply.

 

Auckland City <-> Great Barrier Island

Summer Timetable IV - 03 Apr until 23 Apr 2024
Excludes Holiday Timetables

 

Auckland City

Hamer Street

Great Barrier Island

Tryphena
MON   ----    ----
TUE (DG) 7:30 AM   2:30 PM
WED (F) ❄️   7:30 AM to Port Fitzroy   3 PM from Port Fitzroy
THURS  7:30 AM   2:30 PM
FRI 7:30 AM   2:30 PM
SAT   ----     ----
SUN 7:30 AM   2:30 PM

DG Dangerous Goods. Limited spaces available, bookings essential.
Port Fitzroy sailing* : There will be no Port Fitzroy sailing on 3rd April 2024.

Wednesday (F) ❄️ : Freight sailings carry chilled and frozen goods scheduled only on 10 April 2024 to Port Fitzroy.

🕓 Approx travel times: 4.5 hours for Tryphena. Check-in one hour prior to departure. We cannot guarantee arrival times. Journey length may vary. Terms and conditions apply.

 

Auckland City <-> Great Barrier Island

Anzac Holiday Timetable 24 Apr until 28 Apr 2024

 

Auckland City

Hamer Street

Great Barrier Island

Tryphena
Apr 24 ❄️ 7:30 AM to Port Fitzroy   3 PM from Port Fitzroy
Apr 25 7 AM   2 PM
Apr 26 7 AM   2 PM
Apr 27 7 AM   2 PM
Apr 28 7 AM   2 PM

Wednesday (F) ❄️ : Freight sailings carry chilled and frozen goods scheduled only on 24 April 2024 to Port Fitzroy.
🕓 Approx travel times: 4.5 hours for Tryphena. Check-in one hour prior to departure. We cannot guarantee arrival times. Journey length may vary. Terms and conditions apply.
  Price (travel from 8th Jan 2024)
Fares - standard One Way
Adult $95.00*
Student $82.50*
Senior $87.50*
Child (5-15 years) $70.00*
Car + Driver - up to 5.5m $419.00*
Car (Unaccompanied) $438.00*
Motorbike + Rider   $193.00*
Quadbike + Rider $253.50*
Passenger change fee $11.00
Car change fee  - up to 5.9m $54.00
Unaccompanied vehicle (loading & unloading fee)  Peak season $70.00
Unaccompanied vehicle (loading & unloading fee)  Non- Peak season $41.50
Late Vehicle Collection Fee $66.50

Trucks, trailers, caravans, motorhomes (length, weight and height) may be required

Please call us to know more

Fare Conditions

     *Fares are subject to change as per the availaibilty and demand.
  • Just a friendly reminder that we no longer accept cash at any of our sites, including the cafes on the boats. This is for the safety of our staff for both security reasons and lowering the risk of passing on nasty bugs. Thanks for understanding!
  • Bookings are essential. 
  • All departures subject to weather and/or operational requirements. Please check the travel alerts.
  • Report time is one hour prior to departure or SeaLink reserves the right to deny boarding. See terms & conditions for full details.
  • Public holidays & surrounding weekends include: December - first week of February; Easter weekend; ANZAC weekend;Queen's Birthday weekend; Labour weekend.
  • *Children 5-15 years. Infants 0-4 years travel free.
  • #To obtain these discounts identification must be shown. Students require appropriate student identification. Seniors fares are valid for those 65 years and over.
  • +Vehicle prices do not include the driver. Please call 0800 SEALINK (0800 732 546) to obtain prices for trucks (5m or longer with a carrying capacity of 1 tonne +), trailers, caravans, buses, and campervans longer than 7m.
  • All unaccompanied vehicles and/or trailers must be collected upon arrival at our terminals, except by prior arrangement with us. SeaLink does not accept any liability for theft or damage to unaccompanied vehicles that have been unloaded at our terminals
  • Changes are permitted up to six hours prior to your sailing time. Where a change fee has been charged for a vehicle, the passenger (adult, student, child, senior) change fee will not apply to those passengers travelling with the vehicle. You’ll also need to pay the fare differences if you change to more expensive fares. Please refer to our Great Barrier Island terms and conditions for further details.
  • Great Barrier Island luggage allowance: 2 pieces per person. Charges will apply for additional luggage, surfboards, bikes, kayaks, and animals. Please contact us on (09) 300 5900 for these charges.
  • Unaccompanied vehicles or trailers can only travel on certain sailings and by prior arrangement, please ask the consultants for details.
  • Fares and timetable are subject to change without notice.
  • All prices include GST. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Diners, Flexipay and EFTPOS and we do not accept cheques or cash.
  • View our full Great Barrier Island terms and conditions here.
Multi-Trip Passes (All Multi-Trip Passes are valid for 12 months from issue date) Pass Price (travel from 8th Jan 2024)
Adult 10-trip pass - max 3 clips $673.00
Student 10-trip pass - max 3 clips $593.50
Senior 10-trip pass - max 3 clips $598.50
Child (5-15 years) 10-trip pass - max 3 clips $506.00
Infant (0-4 years) Free
Car + Driver 10-trip pass - up to 5.5m  $2824.00
Extras  
Kayak  $51.00 one way fare
Bike & Surfboard only $26.50 one way fare

Fare Conditions

  • *  Public holidays & surrounding weekends include: December - first week of February; Easter weekend; Anzac weekend;Queens Birthday weekend; Labour weekend
  • * Children 5-15 years. Infants 0-4 years travel free.
  • # To obtain these discounts identification must be shown. Students require appropriate student identification. Seniors fares are valid for those 65 years and over.
  • Changes are permitted up to six hours prior to your sailing time. Where a change fee has been charged for a vehicle, the passenger (adult, student, child, senior) change fee will not apply to those passengers travelling with the vehicle. You’ll also need to pay the fare differences if you change to more expensive fares. Please refer to our Great Barrier Island terms and conditions for further details.
  • + Vehicle prices do not include the driver. Please call 0800 SEALINK (0800 732546) to obtain prices for trucks (4.5m or longer with a carrying capacity of 1 tonne +), trailers, caravans, buses, and campervans longer than 7m.
  • All unaccompanied vehicles and/or trailers must be collected upon arrival at our terminals, except by prior arrangement with us. SeaLink does not accept any liability for theft or damage to unaccompanied vehicles that have been unloaded at our terminals.
  • Fares are subject to change without notice. All prices include GST. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Diners, Flexipay and EFTPOS and we do not accept cheques or cash.
  • Unaccompanied vehicles can only travel on certain sailings, please ask the consultants for details.
  • Great Barrier Island luggage allowance: 2 pieces per person (maximum weight per bag is 32kgs). Charges will apply for additional luggage, surfboards, bikes, kayaks, and animals. Please contact us on (09) 300 5900 for these charges.
  • View our full Great Barrier multi-trip terms and conditions here.

Hamer St

56 Hamer Street, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland

Terminal facilities

Ticket office and waiting area for ferry Ticket office and waiting area
Wheelchair accessible Wheelchair accessible
Toilets available Toilets (nearby)
Baggage trolleys to load baggage on ferry Baggage trolleys (limited number based on demand)
Public transport nearby Public transport nearby

Further Terminal Information

Tryphena, Great Barrier

Tryphena Wharf, Great Barrier

Wharf facilities

Undercover waiting area for ferry Undercover waiting area
Wheelchair accessible Wheelchair accessible
Toilets available Toilets
First Aid kits First Aid kits on the ferry
AED defibrillator on ferry AED onboard ferry

Further Terminal Information

Port Fitzroy, Great Barrier

Port Fitzroy Wharf, Great Barrier

Wharf facilities

Wheelchair accessible Wheelchair accessible
Toilets available Toilets
Shop nearby Port Fitzroy wharf and ferry Shop nearby
First Aid kits First Aid kits on ferry
AED defibrillator on SeaLink ferry AED onboard ferry

Further Terminal Information

Dangerous goods

Here at SeaLink we operate a Zero Harm policy throughout the company to ensure our passengers, crew, team and customers are all safe. 

For this reason, when travelling with dangerous goods we rely on goods being correctly identified, packaged, handled and documented for safe carriage. All fuels must travel in an approved fuel container.

To ensure your own personal safety, we request that if you are travelling with dangerous goods that you check the dangerous goods list.  If you are still unsure either refer to our Dangerous Goods onboard SeaLink vessels or contact us for further assistance.

Please note: Passengers are required to vacate the vehicle deck on all DG sailings.

Dangerous Goods image

Travel alerts

Port Fitzroy - Wednesday 20th March
The sailing on Wednesday 20th March at 3pm ex Port Fitzroy to Hamer St will now depart earlier at 2pm due to operational reasons, check in time will be 1pm.

We apologise for any inconvenience

Sealink Team
Updated:19 March 2024
Tuesday 19th March - cancellation
Please be informed of the timetable changes on Tuesday 19th March, these changes are due to urgent maintenance required aboard our vessel SeaWay. 

Cancelled sailings as per below: 
ex Auckland 
Hamer street: 6am, 8:45am, 5pm 
Half Moon Bay: 11:30am, 2.30pm 
ex Kennedy Point
7.30am, 10am, 3.30pm, 6.30pm 

Additonal sailings
To accommodate these changes we have scheduled additional sailings: 
ex Half moon bay: 10am, 12pm (seacat) 
ex Kennedy Pt: 11am, 1pm 


Thank you for understanding, 
Sealink 
Updated:15 March 2024
Construction work at Hamer Street Terminal
Please expect some disruptions at our Hamer Street Terminal due to upcoming construction starting from 1st April 2023.

We are making necessary upgrades to our Hamer Street (Auckland City) terminal facilities to enhance your travel experience.
We advise all our passengers to arrive at the terminal 30-45 minutes earlier than sailing time so that you have enough time to check-in.

Thank you in advance for your understanding and cooperation.

- The SeaLink Team
Updated:22 March 2023