Oamaru to picton?

[Trench_Rat]

Just wondering if anyone can give me an approximate time to drive from oamaru to picton the catch the ferry? im looking at buying a car from there so i was thinking of flying down from palmy and driving back up might take the gf and make a weekend of it so any reccomened stop offs on the way?

[Trivium]

Ummmm 5 hours? about that

[GecKo]

Hrm, Trivium, have you done the drive? I was under the impression that Christchurch to Picton is closer to 4 hours (It is 350kmsish), and Oamaru is another 2.5/3 hours (250kmsish) south of Christchurch!

To do it in 5 hours you'd have to be freakin flying, doing it in 6 hours is impossible legally. I'd be saying closer to 7 depending on traffic.

[chuckles2]

6-7 hours id say depends how you drive, traffic etc.

[Trivium]

Depends really on traffic and how fast you intend on going lol.

If your coming from the south you can pretty much bypass chch thru darfeild into rangiora and save time too.

I'd guess two hours from Omaru to Christchurch four hours with good traffic from Christchurch to Picton with no stops, via Kaikora....give or take depending on conditions

[fr3ek]

Originally Posted by Trivium

I'd guess two hours from Omaru to Christchurch

Again, you'd need to be flying GecKo's estimate is more on the money. Oamaru is half way between Invercargill and Christchurch and that takes 6 hours.

[Trivium]

I thought Omaru was 30mins below Timaru? my bad ops:

[fr3ek]

Nup, it's more like an hour.

[Horny_Devil]

http://www.wises.co.nz/route/

put in start and finish destinations, and ull get a time and a distance

here u go its aproximate so maybe give it a lil extra time

Distance: 606.973 km|Estimated travel time: 6 hrs 50 min |Route preference: Fastest

and 6 hours from invercargill, ur kidding right? that 6.25h minimum (in the dead of the night) and closer to 7 during the day. (594km), ive done that road over 50 times in my life, and know it like the back of my hand

[Trivium]

Shit thats hardout.....gives you the EXACT route..every turn etc

[Honda-Freak]

Your brave buying a car from round here, they are all thrashed in oamaru. Sadly they put the for sale signs in the windows then drag each other down the main street thinking it impresses people into buying their rides. When in realism you can bearly see the car for the clouds of smoke pissin out.

[Trench_Rat]

hhmmm shit might have to do it in two days then , i havnt done 7 hours behind the wheel in a few years and i dont intend on doing it again in a hurry. Cheers for the link hornydevil i actually have no idea were im going so that should help me. The car is only cheap and i have a transplant engine sitting here waiting for it anyway just as long as it survives the drive home.

[Horny_Devil]

hahaha im doing chch to auckland mext wednesday in a day, 15 hours strait, buts thats only cause im a cheep ass and wont stope for accomodation + ferry sailing times etc.

[fr3ek]

Originally Posted by Horny_Devil

6 hours from invercargill, ur kidding right? that 6.25h minimum (in the dead of the night) and closer to 7 during the day. (594km), ive done that road over 50 times in my life, and know it like the back of my hand

Well... I rounded that a little But there is some shortcuts to save 20 odd minutes down this end. And I never go through the city, so that saves at the other end.

Back OT, if you want to avoid driving through Christchurch to save some time, go left at the second set of lights (after the mall) which is Carmen Road and follow your nose. The road changes names about four times, but it goes past the airport and Clearwater Resort, and finishes up past the top of the city not far from the start of the northern motorway.

[Horny_Devil]

Originally Posted by fr3ek

Back OT, if you want to avoid driving through Christchurch to save some time, go left at the second set of lights (after the mall) which is Carmen Road and follow your nose. The road changes names about four times, but it goes past the airport and Clearwater Resort, and finishes up past the top of the city not far from the start of the northern motorway.

the signes all say state highway 1 theres even more shortcuts than that round chch which avoid hornby all together

[fr3ek]

For real. Hah. I just know where they go and don't pay much attention to the signs.

Are you talking about Waterloo / Foremans Roads?

[Horny_Devil]

Originally Posted by fr3ek

For real. Hah. I just know where they go and don't pay much attention to the signs.

Are you talking about Waterloo / Foremans Roads?

na u take the turnoff to raupuna, go over the rail way lines, turn right then vare left, down to the old westcoast road, and either right in it then down to john's road, or strait and round the airport and onto johns road

[Trivium]

Or, you can run for Prime Minitster and travel as fast as you want

[TEKKIN]

im not sure how long it takes to get from Oamaru to CHCH, but from CHCH to Picton would take 4 1/2 hours at best and shouldnt take more than 5 hours.. so whats that bout 7 hours from Oamaru...?

Thats with normal driving and a couple fo toilet stops etc...

[SLOTEG]

ive done masterton to dunedin in a day. out the door 1.30, on the ferry at 3am and dunedin by mid afternoon. now that was a looooooong day

[toy]

If you really want a long trip try towing your car all the way from Invercargill to Auckland.

Leaving at 2pm on the Thursday and arriving in Auckland the Friday night around 9pm (no passangers and doing all the driving myself).

Now that was a long trip :!:

[Horny_Devil]

Originally Posted by toy

If you really want a long trip try towing your car all the way from Invercargill to Auckland.

Leaving at 2pm on the Thursday and arriving in Auckland the Friday night around 9pm (no passangers and doing all the driving myself).

Now that was a long trip :!:

haha yea i rememebr the day u did that

ill stick to my 15h strait from chch to auckland i think

[Demon]

Originally Posted by Horny_Devil

haha yea i rememebr the day u did that

ill stick to my 15h strait from chch to auckland i think

i did 14h from nelson to queenstown on friday , via westcoast tho ops: