Transfer Schedule

1 October to 30 April

  • Leaves Picton: 8:00 am, 10:00am, 1:30pm & 6:00pm
  • Arrival back in Picton: 11:30am, 1:00pm & 4:30pm (approx) every day during peak season (Dec – Easter)
  • Arrival back in Picton: 8:30pm.
  • A service to Grove Arm departs daily at 11:30am & 2:30pm.

1 May to 30 September

  • Leaves Picton: 9:00am, 1:30pm & 5:30pm on Fridays.
  • Arrival back in Picton: 12noon & 4.30pm (approx).

Marlborough Sounds Water taxi

As an additional service we offer an "on-demand" water taxi service from Picton for visitors who wish to travel outside these times.

Please contact us for a quote.

Daily resort & private jetty transfers

Offering fast and reliable scheduled daily departures 364 days a year Cougar Line transfers visitors to any resort or private jetty in the Queen Charlotte Sound. Bookings (one way or return) can be booked at affordable prices.

Daily track transfers

The Cougar Line's daily scheduled departures offer a chance for casual visitors to book a one way passage to the track.

In the summer there are up to four daily departures to choose from.

As the track can be accessed at many different entry points the prices and times vary from bay to bay.



Resort & Lodge Transfers
Location approx. Pick-up Times
Summer (Oct-April) Winter (May-Sept)
Resolution Bay
9:00am, 11:15am & 2:30pm 10:15 & 2:30pm
Endeavour Inlet
Furneaux Lodge, Endeavour Resort, Punga Cove
9:15am, 11:30am & 3:00pm 10:30am & 3:00pm
Bay of Many Coves 10:15 am, 12:15pm & 3:45pm 11:15am & 3:45pm
Torea Bay
Portage Hotel
10:45am, 12:45pm & 4:15pm 11:45am & 4:15pm
Lochmara & Mistletoe Bay 12:00noon & 3:15pm 2:15pm
Anakiwa
4:00pm 3:00pm
 Please Note:
For Summer Hours
: Please note these times are approximate. Every Friday there is an evening 6;00pm departure from Picton which will pickup from the above locations at times to be arranged. From December 1st –February 28th there is a 6:00pm departure every day (except Christmas day).
For Winter Hours
: Every  Friday evening there is a departure from Picton at  at 5:30pm.
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Private Jetty Transfers
Location Price/Person (ex Picton)
Resolution Bay
  • POA
  • Endeavour Inlet
  • POA
  • Bay of Many Coves
  • POA
  • Umuwheke
  • POA
  • Ngaio
  • POA
  • Ruakaka Bay
  • POA
  • Kahikatea Bay
  • POA
  • Blackwood Bay
  • POA
  • Bowens Bay
  • POA
  • Kaipapa Bay
  • POA
  • Kumutoto Bay
  • POA
  • Torea Bay
  • POA
  • Double Bay Cove
  • POA
  • Lochmara Bay
  • POA
  • Mistletoe Bay
  • POA
  • Waterfall Bay
  • POA
  • Anakiwa
  • POA
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