Christchurch to Queenstown with a caravan or motorhome
Christchurch to Queenstown runs 483 km from Christchurch to Queenstown. With a car and caravan, you're looking at 8 h behind the wheel. Our map shows it sealed the whole way.
We planned it on Motocamp's own router for a car and caravan and for a motorhome, at the sizes in the table below, so every number here comes from a real plan, not a guess.
The stops: Christchurch · Ashburton · Fairlie · Omarama · Cromwell · Queenstown
Is Christchurch to Queenstown OK for a car and caravan?
Yes, on our plan. It gets through for a car and caravan without using a road signed too low, too short or closed to caravans. Here's what to keep an eye on.
- 1 km of it is steeper than 8%. The steepest kilometre is about 9% downhill on Lindis Pass Tarras Road, at km 346.
- It keeps you off 1 nearby road with a signed limit your rig wouldn't clear, like Melcombe Street (2.39 m high).
The plan, rig by rig
| Car and caravan | Motorhome | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance | 483 km | 483 km |
| Driving time | 8 h | 7 h 35 min |
| Unsealed | none | none |
| Steeper than 8% | 1 km | 1 km |
| Total climb | 2,916 m | 2,916 m |
| Longest gap between fuel | 108 km | 108 km |
| Signed limits it goes round | 1 | 1 |
| Planned at | 3 m high, 11.4 m long and 5.2 t | 3.4 m high, 7.6 m long and 6 t |
Towns on the way
- Christchurch · km 0
- Burnham · km 31
- Rakaia · km 58
- Ashburton · km 86
- Hinds · km 104
- Geraldine · km 137
- Fairlie · km 183
- Lake Tekapo · km 226
- Twizel · km 283
- Omarama · km 313
- Cromwell · km 422
- Arrowtown · km 465
- Queenstown · km 483
Caravan parks on the way
- Rakaia River Holiday Park · km 58
- Coronation Holiday Park · km 85
- Grumpy's Retreat Holiday Park · km 132
- Geraldine TOP 10 Holiday Park · km 137
- Farmyard Holiday Park · km 139
- Lakes Edge Holiday Park · km 227
- Cromwell Top 10 Holiday Park · km 422
- Arrowtown Holiday Park · km 465
- Driftaway Queenstown Holiday Park · km 477
- Shotover Top10 Holiday Park · km 479
- Queenstown Holiday Park Creeksyde · km 482
Free camps on the way
- Canterbury campground · km 132
- Edwards Stream Freedom Camping · km 218
- The Pines Campervan Parking · km 265
- Lake Wardell Freedom Camping · km 275
- Lake Ruataniwha Holiday Park · km 286
- Ruataniwha Reserve Campervan Parking · km 288
- Freedom Camping spot · km 334
- Bendigo Freedom Camping Area · km 407
- Kawarau Historic Bridge Carparks · km 459
- Howards Drive Carpark · km 471
- Industrial Place Carpark · km 482
- Lakeview Carpark, Queenstown · km 483
- and 16 more in the app
National park and other campgrounds
- Amber Park · km 6 · fees apply
- Pineglades Naturist Club · km 25
- Woodbury Domain & Hall · km 132
- Lake Alexandrina Campground · km 229
- Free campground · km 370
- Lowburn NZMCA Park · km 414
- Cairnmuir Motor Camp · km 426 · fees apply
- Bannockburn Domain Camping · km 428 · fees apply
- Service Hub for SC-Vehicles · km 475
- Qbox Motorhome Queenstown · km 482 · fees apply
- and 4 more in the app
Dump points
- Dump Station · km 0
- Dump station with drinking water · km 137
- Ahuriri Motels · km 312
- Omarama Campground · km 313
- at Arrowtown Holiday Park · km 465
- at Driftaway Queenstown Holiday Park · km 477
- at Shotover Top10 Holiday Park · km 479
- at Queenstown Holiday Park Creeksyde · km 482
- and 1 more in the app
Fuel stops
- Z · km 3
- Mobil · km 4
- npd · km 5
- Mobil Wigram · km 9
- Independent · km 12
- McKeown · km 182
- BP 2 go · km 183
- Twizel Auto Services · km 284
- Allied Petroleum · km 425
- BP Queenstown · km 476
- and 8 more in the app
Plan this trip for your own rig
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