"The road to Collingwood takes you over the exhilarating Takaka Hill pass and into another world away from hustle and bustle, with warm, sunny weather (at most times of the year), golden beaches, quaint towns and a backing of the verdant Kahurangi forest, uninterrupted until the breakers of the Tasman Sea."

 

To Collingwood From:	Distance (hrs)
Christchurch (via Lewis Pass)	509KM(7:00)
Picton	330KM(3:30)
Nelson	135KM(2:00)

Bus Transport

Bus Company	Information
Golden Bay Coachlines	Your transport for the Abel Tasman and Kahurangi National Parks. For bookings and Information contact: +64 3 525 8352 scott@gbcoachlines.co.nz
Heaphy Track Help	Car relocation, portering, catered group packages, charter transport. All year. Derry Kingston, RD1, Takaka. Ph +64 3 525 9576 helenk@paradise.net.nz
Somerset Hostel Trampers Transport	Linking Brown Hut to/from Collingwood ($50/journey, max 4) and Abel Tasman National Park, also offers transport all over Golden Bay, especially out from the Cobb Valley after the Wangapeka Track. Ph +64 3 524 8624 www.backpackerscollingwood.co.nz cjledger@actrix.co.nz
NELSON LAKES SHUTTLES	Ph/Fax +64 3 521 1900 info@nelsonlakesshuttles.co.nz
Trek Express	Ph 0800 128 735 (free within NZ) or Ph/Fax +64 3 540 2289 www.trekexpress.co.nz rorymoore@xtra.co.nz

By Air

Flight Company	Information
Capital Air	Direct Wellington/Takaka/Karamea scheduled/charter. Connecting shuttle to national parks. Ph 0800 588 885 or +64 27 459 4924 info@capitalair.co.nz
Helicopter Charter Karamea	Based in Karamea.Get flown right to the start of the track in only 20 minutes. Year round service. Safe Parking @ hangar. Seats 3 passengers. Ph: +64 3 782 6111 julie@karameahelicharter.co.nz
Remote Adventures Air Transport	Specializing in landing within 45 minutes walk to Brown Hut. Often opportunities to view the track. Vehicle parking at airfields. Flights Nelson, Takaka, Karamea, Taranaki, Wanganui, Kapiti Coast. Open summer. In winter by arrangement. Ph +64 3 525 6167 or 0800 150 338 flyaway@remoteadventures.co.nz
Abel Tasman Air	Flights between Karamea and Takaka, Motueka or Nelson. Year-round charter service. Ph 0800 304 560 or +64 3 528 8290 info@abeltasmanair.co.nz