Tiritiri Matangi Island Ferry Service | Island Wildlife Sanctuary | Hauraki Gulf

Tiritiri Matangi Island Ferry

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Departing

Wednesday - Sunday

Times

Winter timetable from 1 April

Wednesday - Friday
Departs Auckland: 9.00am | via Gulf Harbour: 9.55am | Arrives Tiritiri Matangi Island: 10.20am
Departs Tiritiri Matangi Island: 2.40pm | via Gulf Harbour: 3.05pm | Arrives Auckland: 4.00pm

Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays*
Departs Auckland: 8.30am | via Gulf Harbour: 9.25am | Arrives Tiritiri Matangi Island: 9.50am
Departs Tiritiri Matangi Island: 4.30pm | via Gulf Harbour: 4.55pm | Arrives Auckland: 5.50pm

Please note: The ferry departs Auckland by the Explore Booking Kiosk in the Viaduct Harbour, located diagonally across from the NZ Maritime Museum at the end of Quay Street. Find us here.

Duration

Approximately 80 minutes from Auckland or 25 minutes from Gulf Harbour

A guided walk can be purchased with your ferry tickets at the time of booking for $10 per adult and $2.50 per child (5-15 years). Find out more about guided walks and walking tracks on Tiritiri Matangi Island here.

*If you wish to stay overnight on Tiritiri Matangi Island, you will need to book your return ferry tickets directly with our reservations team. Please email info@exploregroup.co.nz or call 0800 397 567 to arrange. Your overnight accommodation at the Tiritiri Matangi Island bunkhouse will need to be booked separately via the Department of Conservation.

Please note ferry schedule subject to change based on demand. Please confirm departure times at time of booking.

Price

$82 Adult

Adult 16 years and older

$50 Child

Child 5 - 15 years | Under 5 years travel free

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Operating in partnership with Ngāi Tai Te Haeranga

Supporters of Tiiritiri Matangi Island
The Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi is a non-profit conservation volunteer group founded in 1988 to further the aims of the Tiritiri Matangi conservation project. Visit tiritirimatangi.org.nz to find out more, become a Supporter of Tiritiri Matangi or make a donation.

Important Information

There is no phone available for use on the island apart from in an emergency.
There is a visitor centre and shop near the lighthouse which is normally open 11am - 3pm from Wednesday to Sunday and where souvenirs and cold drinks can be purchased. There is no food for sale on the island so please remember to take your own food and snacks for the day.
Toilets are located at the Tiritiri Matangi Wharf, Hobbs Beach and the lighthouse.
Smoking is restricted to the designated area at the wharf and outside the visitor centre.
Please keep to the tracks so you don't disturb plants, birds or scientific studies.
Dogs are not allowed.
Fires and portable barbeques are not permitted.
There are no rubbish bins on the island, so please remember to take all your rubbish with you when you leave.
Bicycles, scooters and skateboards are not permitted on the island.
If you wish to stay overnight on Tiritiri Matangi Island, you will need to book your return ferry tickets directly with our reservations team. Please email info@exploregroup.co.nz or call 0800 397 567 to arrange. Your overnight accommodation at the Tiritiri Matangi Island bunkhouse will need to be booked separately via the Department of Conservation.

New Zealand

Auckland

Bay of Islands

Otehei Bay