Getting There

From Dunedin take State Highway 1 to Gore and turn west onto State Highway 94 and travel to junction with State Highway 6 near Lumsden. Time: Allow 4 hours, Distance: 181km

From Queenstown or Invercargill take State Highway 6 to junction with  State Highway 94 near Lumsden. Queenstown: Time: 2 hours, Distance: 101 km. Invercargill:  Time: 90 min, Distance: 87 km. 

At Lumsden turn onto State Highway 94 and travel west to Te Anau. Time: 1 hour to 90 minutes. Distance: 78 km

Stopping for a full tank of petrol at Te Anau is recommended.

Drive through Te Anau and follow the highway north through the Homer Tunnel and down into Milford Sound. Time: Allow 3 hours. Distance: 121 km

Driving times assume travelling 80km/h on open stretches of road and include a few minutes for short stops.