Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Free town and regional maps are available at the i-SITE. Major banks huddle around
Mackay and Tainui Sts. There's internet access at the i-SITE and
library
(18 Albert St;
)
.
Greymouth i-SITE
( 03-768 5101, 0800 473 966;
www.greydistrict.co.nz
;
Railway Station, 164 Mackay St;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9.30am-4pm Sat & Sun; )
The helpful crew at the railway station can assist
with all manner of advice and bookings, including those for DOC huts and walks. See also
Grey Base Hospital
(
03-768 0499; High St)
Post Office
(36 Tainui St)
Getting There & Around
Combined with the i-SITE in the railway station, the
West Coast Travel Centre
(
03-768 7080;
www.westcoasttravel.co.nz
;
Railway Station, 164 Mackay St;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun;
)
books local and national transport and offers luggage storage.
BUS
All buses stop outside the railway station.
InterCity
( 03-365 1113;
www.intercity.co.nz
)
has daily buses north to Westport (two hours)
and Nelson (six hours), and south to Franz Josef Glacier (3½ hours).
Naked Bus
(
www.nakedbus.com
)
runs the same route three days a week. Both companies offer connections
to destinations further afield.
Atomic Travel
( 03-349 0697, 0508 108 359;
www.atomictravel.co.nz
)
passes Greymouth on its daily
Nelson to Franz Josef service (and onward to Queenstown), as well as running across Ar-
thur's Pass to Christchurch.
West Coast Shuttle
( 03-768 0028, 0274 927 000;
www.westcoastshuttle.co.nz
)
also runs a daily service between Greymouth and Christchurch.
CAR
Several car-hire company desks are located within the railway station. Local companies
include
Alpine West
(
03-768 0379;
www.nzrentacar.co.nz
;
170 Tainui St)
.
Car
(
TAXI
Greymouth Taxis
(
03-768 7078)
