Marlborough is located near the centre of New Zealand at the north-east corner of the South Island, accessible by road, air, inter-island ferry and rail. There are two airports: Blenheim Airport, which is the regional base for Air New Zealand and Air2There, and Picton Airport at Koromiko, operated by Sounds Air.
Driving Distances by Automobile
FROM TO TIME DISTANCE
Christchurch Blenheim 4 hr 25 min 308 km
Christchurch Picton 4 hr 50 min 336 km
Christchurch Havelock 5 hr 20 min 371 km
Christchurch Kaikoura 2 hr 35 min 183 km
Nelson Blenheim 1 hr 40 min 116 km
Nelson Picton 1 hr 35 min 110 km
Nelson Havelock 1 hr 5 min 75 km
Nelson Kaikoura 3 hr 30 min 245 km
Blenheim Picton 0 hr 25 min 28 km
Blenheim Havelock 0 hr 55 min 63 km
Blenheim Kaikoura 1 hr 50 min 129 km
   
Inter-Island Ferries
FROM TO TIME CARRIER
Wellington Picton 3 hr 00 min Interislander
Wellington Picton 3 hr 20 min Bluebridge
   
Air Travel
FROM TO TIME CARRIER
Auckland Blenheim 1 hr 20 min Air NZ
Wellington Blenheim 0 hr 25 min Air NZ
Christchurch Blenheim 0 hr 50 min Air NZ
Wellington Picton 0 hr 25 min Sounds Air
Wellington Blenheim 0 hr 25 min Air2There
It's a Fact...
TO EAT CRAYFISH
The seaside township of Kaikoura takes its name from the legend of the mythical warrior Tamatea-Pokai-Whenua who, while chasing some of his runaway wives, stopped along the way to make a meal of crayfish. Although the township's name means "to eat crayfish", it is said that its full name is Te Ahi-kai-koura-a-Tamatea-pokai-whenua, meaning "the fire which Tamatea-Pokai-Whenua made to cook crayfish".
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