Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
Timaru Visitor Centre
(
03-687 9997;
www.southcanterbury.org.nz
; 2 George St;
10am-3pm)
Getting There & Away
AIR
Air New Zealand
( 0800 737 000;
www.airnewzealand.co.nz
)
Subsidiary airline Eagle Airways flies
between Wellington and Timaru's Richard Pearse Airport
(TIU; Falvey Rd, Levels)
two to four
times daily.
BUS
Atomic Shuttles
( 03-349 0697;
www.atomictravel.co.nz
)
Stops by the visitor centre, en route to
Christchurch ($25, 2½ hours), Oamaru ($20, 1¼ hours) and Dunedin ($25, 2¾ hours).
Budget Buses & Shuttles
( 03-615 5119;
www.budgetshuttles.co.nz
;
Mon-Sat)
Offers a door-to-door
shuttle to Christchurch ($47), along with scheduled runs ($27).
InterCity
( 03-365 1113;
www.intercity.co.nz
)
Stops outside the train station, with buses to Christ-
church (from $28, 2½ hours, two daily), Oamaru (from $14, one hour, two daily), Duned-
in (from $32, three hours, two daily), Gore (from $47, six hours, daily) and Te Anau (from
$51, eight hours, daily).
Knightrider
( 03-342 8055;
www.knightrider.co.nz
)
Has a bus most nights to/from Christchurch
($38, three hours), Oamaru ($28, 1¼ hours), Moeraki ($39, 2¼ hours) and Dunedin ($44,
3¼ hours).
TOP OF CHAPTER
Fairlie
POP 693
Leafy Fairlie is often described as 'the gateway to the Mackenzie'. To the west the land-
scape changes as the road ascends Burkes Pass to the open spaces of the Mackenzie Coun-
try. It's a good place to stop for lunch.
Sights & Activities
The information centre can provide information on nearby
mountain biking
tracks. The main
ski resort, Mt Dobson (
Click here
)
, lies in a 3km-wide treeless basin 26km northwest of
