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Count back from check-in, not departure
The time you have for a meal ends at check-in, not at the sailing time. Interislander asks foot passengers to check in at least 60 minutes before departure, and its vehicle check-in on Lagoon Road closes 60 minutes before (foot passengers, vehicles). Bluebridge publishes its own check-in hours on its terminals page. Operators change these details, so check your booking.
The Interislander terminal is at the bottom of Auckland Street, a short walk from the town centre. Bluebridge's terminal is at 1 Lagoon Road, which Bluebridge describes as under a kilometre from the town centre, with a free shuttle to and from the i-SITE. Walking times on this site are measured from the Interislander terminal.
Early sailings: who is open first
Sorted by opening time today (Thursday), earliest first. The days each place opens early are shown alongside.
- Bakehouse Cafe — today 6am–3:30pm · opens 6am Mon–Fri · 7am Sat, Sun · about 5 min walk from the ferry
- Picton Village Bakkerij — today 6am–3:30pm · opens 6am Mon–Sat · about 5 min walk from the ferry
- Seabreeze — today 6am–2pm · opens 6am daily · about 4 min walk from the ferry
- The Bean Queen Coffee Cart — today 6am–8am, noon–2pm · opens 6am Mon–Fri · at the Bluebridge terminal
- Toastie Lords — today 6:30am–4pm · opens 6:30am daily · about 5 min walk from the ferry
- Gusto — today 7am–2pm · opens 7am Mon–Fri, Sun · about 5 min walk from the ferry
- Subway Picton — today 7am–9pm · opens 7am daily · about 1 min walk from the ferry
- The Chartroom — today 7am–10am · opens 7am daily · about 8 min walk from the ferry Seasonal
Food to carry on board
Counter service and takeaway within about a fifteen-minute walk of the Interislander terminal, nearest first. Today's hours are shown.
- Subway Picton — about 1 min walk from the ferry · today 7am–9pm
- Only Scoop — about 2 min walk from the ferry · today noon–6:30pm
- The Waitohi — about 2 min walk from the ferry · today 11am–10pm
- Norimaki by Noodle Corner — about 4 min walk from the ferry · today 10:30am–3pm
- Toastie Lords — about 5 min walk from the ferry · today 6:30am–4pm
- Indulge Ice Cream Parlour — about 5 min walk from the ferry · today hours not confirmed Trading status not recently confirmed
- Bakehouse Cafe — about 5 min walk from the ferry · today 6am–3:30pm
- Picton Pizza And Kebabs — about 5 min walk from the ferry · today 11:30am–9pm
- Picton Village Bakkerij — about 5 min walk from the ferry · today 6am–3:30pm
- The Barn Bar & Grill — about 6 min walk from the ferry · today 10am–9pm
- Seumus' Irish Bar & Restaurant — about 6 min walk from the ferry · today 4pm–midnight
- Paperfish — about 6 min walk from the ferry · today 11:45am–7pm
- Escape to Picton — about 6 min walk from the ferry · today 5pm–10pm hours as listed online
- Thai Panda — about 7 min walk from the ferry · today 11:30am–2pm, 4:30pm–9pm
- Pinch of Spice — about 7 min walk from the ferry · today noon–2pm, 4:30pm–9:30pm
- The Bean Queen Coffee Cart — at the Bluebridge terminal · today 6am–8am, noon–2pm
- M & M's Takeaways — about 8 min walk from the ferry · today 11am–2pm, 4pm–7:30pm
- Scoozi Woodfire Pizza — about 8 min walk from the ferry · today 10am–8pm
- Whalers Restaurant — about 8 min walk from the ferry · today 5pm–9:55pm
- Picton Easy Mart & Takeaway — about 15 min walk from the ferry · today 7:30am–8:30pm
At the terminals
These are listed at a terminal address. Details for terminal cafés and carts are harder to confirm than for places in town — check the status note on each.
- The Bean Queen Coffee Cart — at the Bluebridge terminal
More on the crossing
For parking, luggage and getting to the terminals, see the ferry guide on PictonNZ. For everything open at this moment, use open now.
Lists on this page are sorted by time, distance or name, as each says — never by preference. Hours change, especially around holidays and the seasons: confirm anything important with the venue. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
