Picton to Ruapuna travel time?

[F5 Dave]

or more importantly the other way around to make the ferry.

Sod me if I can remember travel time, I know I've done it under duress in the Van, flying stop for gas & just made the ferry. Can't remember how long it took thou.

estimates?

[Subike]

you are looking at around 6 1/2 hrs, allowing for rest stops and refuling make that 7 hrs. Thats keeping to the speed limit.

[Buddha#81]

5 hours comfortable........2.5 to Kaikoura, 1.5 to Blenhiem .5 to ferry, .5 of dicking around!

[F5 Dave]

7 hrs?!? Pretty sure I could make it from Dunedin in 7 hrs.:blink:

Yeah 4 was the time I had in my head for 'just make it' (& cut into ferry report time) but didn't want to lead anyone into a I did it in 2 story.

5 sounds like the budget - Cheers Bud.

[brads]

you are looking at around 6 1/2 hrs, allowing for rest stops and refuling make that 7 hrs. Thats keeping to the speed limit.

Heres hoping i never have to travel with you.....

[SWERVE]

allow 6 from ChCh................. having done it twice in last two months .......and at 3-4 in morning.
The amount of trucks and cops has increased 10 fold in the last year.
If ya prepared to get pinged and dont mind a few "dodgy" overtaking scenes then go for 5!!!

F**KIN hateful piece of highway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Str8 Jacket]

allow 6 from ChCh................. having done it twice in last two months .......and at 3-4 in morning.
The amount of trucks and cops has increased 10 fold in the last year.
If ya prepared to get pinged and dont mind a few "dodgy" overtaking scenes then go for 5!!!

F**KIN hateful piece of highway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6.5-7hours it is then! Dave's getting a bit old now ya see.....

[F5 Dave]

Gee even the generic from the AA map vs distance has it as 5 hrs:
http://www.car-rental.co.nz/NZ-map-distance-calculator.htm

And you can piss off Hels. I'll get Skunk to drive to make up the time.

[Str8 Jacket]

And you can piss off Hels. I'll get Skunk to drive to make up the time.

I thought that you wanted to *get* there and back??? :p

[madkeenandy]

but didn't want to lead anyone into a I did it in 2 story.

5 sounds like the budget - Cheers Bud.

Well I did it in 2 hurs 35 mins to blenheim once
in a 1988 honda civic too :shifty:

But relistically You're looking at 4 hours, easy

[Mishy]

Hey there Dave !
You should count on over 4.5 hrs, but probably less than 5 hrs
I can't imagine how you would chew up 7 hrs, and (from memory) anything approaching 4 hrs is a mad mission :Punk:

[Bikemad]

howdy Dave..........5 hours comfortably.......6 if ya stoppin for a Cray feed in Kaikora :yes:

[F5 Dave]

G'day Mishy, cheers.

Hi Andy, you won't have a chance to run over me this year. Erm yer not coming down are you?:shutup: I'd have to watch my back.

[awayatc]

5 hrs from Christchurch legal speeds comfortably......

[k14]

I have done it in 3hrs 20 but that was in a car. In the van I don't think I have ever taken over 4.5 hours to get to the terminal. Usually one stop for fuel in either Amberly or Blenheim. Maybe a granny in her diahatsu charade did it in 7 hours?

[Flip]

Yo

5 hours from my house to picton with a single brief stop for gas.

Every body else if FOS.

P_

[F5 Dave]

Hey Phil. Considering it took me ~ 3/4 hr to get to the airport from yours that's pretty good going.

Thanks guys I think we have a decent feel for it.

Kirk that engine of yours better not weigh me down too much & affect the Van's startling acceleration:innocent:

[F5 Dave]

Well it took us 4&3/4 hrs with a 15min subway meal.

On the way back it probably did take 7 hrs, but only as we were ludicrously early so stopped several times to eat & waste time.

[jellywrestler]

Well it took us 4&3/4 hrs with a 15min subway meal.

On the way back it probably did take 7 hrs, but only as we were ludicrously early so stopped several times to eat & waste time.
should've got to picton and drunk piss with your spare time!

[F5 Dave]

Well we had a beer or so on the way (PS the Monteith's Pilsner in Kiakora was off) when we got to Picton nothing aside the the ferry centre was open. Still had to drive on other side of ferry anyway.