Timetables | East by West Ferries

Timetables

Christmas / New Years

We will be running the following over the Christmas / New Years period
23rd December: Weekday timetable
24th December: Weekday timetable until 3pm, then restricted timetable
25th December: No services running
26th December - 5th January 2025: Weekend timetable running
6th January: Weekday timetable resumes

 

Travelling with us

  • Weather can affect our sailings and we do not update our website with cancellations, please check service alerts on the Metlink website for up to date travel information. 
  • Tickets from Queens Wharf can be purchased from the office during opening hours (Monday - Friday 9am - 4pm, Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 9am - 3pm); tickets can be purchased onboard all other times or if travelling from Days Bay. We have Cash, EFTPOS and Credit Card facilities on board. You can purcahse a gift voucher for trips between Queens Wharf and Days Bay here
  • Boarding
    • For sailings on weekends and between 10:00am and 2:10pm on weekdays - please be at the wharf 20 mins before the stated departure time. Once boarding commences, we depart when full, which may mean that we go early.
    • For commuter sailings, please be at the wharf five minutes before the stated departure time to avoid late running compounding onto the boat's next sailings. In order for the boat to depart on-time, we are required to pull the gangway up one minute before departure.

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Weekday timetable

Valid from 17 November 2024

QUEENS WHARF TO DAYS BAY
Depart
Queens
Wharf

Arrive
Days
Bay

6:15 am 6:40 am
6:30 am 7:05 am
7:15 am 7:40 am
7:40 am 8:10 am
8:15 am 8:40 am
8:50 am 9:15 am
10:00 am 10:25 am
12:00 pm 12:25 pm
2:10 pm 2:35 pm
3:30 pm 3:55 pm
4:30 pm 4:55 pm
5:00 pm 5:25 pm
5:30 pm 5:55 pm
6:00 pm 6:25 pm
7:00 pm 7:25 pm
 
DAYS BAY TO QUEENS WHARF

Depart
Days
Bay

Arrive
Queens
Wharf
6:45 am 7:10 am
7:10 am 7:35 am
7:45 am 8:10 am
8:15 am 8:40 am
8:45 am 9:10 am
9:20 am 9:45 am
11:10 am 11:40 am
1:10 pm 1:40 pm
3:20 pm 3:50 pm
4:00 pm 4:25 pm
5:00 pm 5:25 pm
5:30 pm 5:55 pm
6:00 pm 6:25 pm
6:30 pm 6:55 pm
7:30 pm 7:55 pm

 

Weekend / Public Holiday timetable

Valid from Saturday 23 November

QUEENS WHARF TO DAYS BAY


Depart
Queens
Wharf

Arrive
Days
Bay

09:30 am 09:55 am

10:30 am

10:55 am

11:30 am

11:55 am

1:00 pm

1:25 pm

2:00 pm 2:25 pm

3:00 pm

3:25 pm
4:00 pm 4:25 pm
5:45 pm 6:10 pm

 

DAYS BAY TO QUEENS WHARF


Depart
Days
Bay

Arrive
Queens
Wharf

10:45 am 11:10 am

11:45 am

12:10 pm

12:45 pm 1:10 pm

2:15 pm

2:40 pm

3:15 pm 3:40 pm
4:15 pm 4:40 pm
5:15 pm 5:40 pm
6:15 pm 6:40 pm

 

Restricted schedule

  • On occasion, we have to partially cancel services due to poor weather or other unexpected circumstances.
  • If the weather is severe, we cancel all services.
  • Partial or full cancellations are posted as a service alert via the Metlink app - download the app, and turn notifications on in the app for the ferry service.
  • Service alerts can also be found on the Metlink website
  • We endeavour to provide reasonable notice for partial or full cancellations - but due to Wellington's changeable weather, this is not always possible.