Canonical page: /p/new-zealand/picton/
Collected: 2026-10-18
JSON: /p/new-zealand/picton/index.json

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# Picton

[About the port](/p/new-zealand/picton/)[Timetable](/p/new-zealand/picton/timetable/2026-10/)

Getting ashore Waitohi Wharf, half a mile from town

Into town Free shuttle bus or walk

Best starting point Picton waterfront and i-SITE kiosk

Currency [New Zealand dollar - NZD](https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/?Amount=1&From=NZD)

## Getting ashore

The ship docks at Waitohi Wharf, about half a mile from the centre of Picton. A kiosk of the Picton Information Office is on the wharf, and a free shuttle runs from the wharf to the town.

## Watch-outs

Picton is a small town and quiet on Sundays. Weather in the Marlborough Sounds can change quickly. Book boat trips and wine tours in advance.

## Picton

The town is set on a harbour at the head of the Queen Charlotte Sound. The waterfront has cafés, shops and the Edwin Fox ship, one of the oldest surviving ships built for the emigrant trade.

## Marlborough Sounds

The sounds are a maze of waterways and forested hills. Water taxis and boat cruises run from Picton, and the Queen Charlotte Track is a multi-day walk through the bush.

## Blenheim and the wine region

Blenheim, the wine centre, is about 30 minutes away. Sauvignon Blanc from the region is well known, and cellar door visits are popular.

## Food & shopping

New Zealand food includes green-lipped mussels, lamb and fresh seafood. Cafés on the waterfront are the easiest choice.

## Money & connectivity

The currency is the New Zealand dollar. Cards are accepted almost everywhere. Mobile signal is patchy in the sounds.

## Accessibility & mobility

The wharf and the shuttle are accessible, and the waterfront is flat. Boat trips involve gangways. Ask your operator about accessible transport and vineyard access.

Plan your call

## Who's in port?

25 calls in the collected schedule.

[View timetable](/p/new-zealand/picton/timetable/2026-10/)

## Maps & transport

- [Waitohi Wharf on Google MapsCruise berth ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Waitohi+Wharf+Picton)

- [Picton mapMap and directions (Wikivoyage) ↗](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Picton)

## Useful links

- [Picton on WikivoyageTown and transport ↗](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Picton)

- [Marlborough on WikivoyageSounds and wine region ↗](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Marlborough_%28New_Zealand%29)