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:Me]

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.

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-d...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???

[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

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

[Bikemad]

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

[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? 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?