Cruise ship transfers and private shore days
Your port day is too short to spend in a taxi queue. We meet you at the terminal, run a private day shaped around you with a local driver, and have you back on board with a comfortable buffer before all-aboard — at a fixed price agreed before you sail.
- Cruise transfers — AucklandAuckland cruise ship transfers, met at the terminal
Step off the ship and straight into a private vehicle — no taxi queue, no shuttle shuffle, no wondering how you'll get back before departure. We meet you at the terminal, look after the luggage, and run your day to the ship's schedule, not ours.
- Cruise transfers — TaurangaTauranga cruise transfers and private shore days
Your ship berths at one of New Zealand's prettiest ports — and some of its best experiences are a drive inland. We meet you at the ship, run a private day shaped around you, and have you back on board with time to spare.
- Cruise transfers — AkaroaAkaroa cruise transfers — Christchurch and Canterbury, privately
Ships anchor in Akaroa Harbour and the best of Canterbury lies over the hills. We meet you at the wharf, drive the peninsula road in a comfortable private vehicle, and shape a shore day that returns you to the tender with time to spare.
- Cruise transfers — PictonPicton cruise transfers and Marlborough shore days
Your ship berths at the gateway to the Marlborough wine region. We meet you at the terminal, run a private shore day among the vines or along the Sounds, and have you back on board with a comfortable buffer.
Other services we offer
A private transfer is only part of what we do. The same NZTA-licensed drivers and vehicles cover tours, hourly hire, airport and cruise work, corporate travel and group bookings throughout New Zealand.
Private, luxury & multi-day travel
Private touring, chauffeur hire, honeymoon travel and a driver for your whole New Zealand trip.
Explore private travelArriving in New Zealand
First-time visitor guides to landing at Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown, Wellington and Dunedin.
Read the arrival guidesIsland & region guides
What each part of New Zealand is known for, how long the drives really take, and how to travel it without a rental car.
Explore destinationsVisiting New Zealand
Driving on the left, kilometres to miles, money and tipping, the seasons, and travelling without a rental car.
Read visitor infoAirport shuttle alternative
Private airport transfers instead of a shared shuttle — your group alone, direct to the terminal, price agreed first.
Compare the optionsCity taxi, upgraded
A fixed-price private car instead of the taxi rank — city-by-city guides across New Zealand.
See your citySuburb airport transfers
Local detail on the run to Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington Airport from your own suburb.
Find your suburbPrivate day tours & sightseeing
Keep the same driver for the day and shape the route around what you'd like to see nationwide.
See private toursBy-the-hour driver hire
A driver and vehicle held for a block of time — best when your travel starts and finishes in the same town.
Book hourly hireAirport transfers
Flight-tracked pickups and drop-offs at every main New Zealand airport, door to door.
Airport transfersCruise port transfers & shore days
Met at the terminal in Auckland, Tauranga, Akaroa or Picton — back on board well before all-aboard time.
Cruise transfersSki field transfers
Winter-ready vehicles and alpine drivers for Queenstown, Wānaka, Mt Hutt and Ruapehu — gear included.
Ski transfersCorporate & executive travel
Business accounts, client and staff runs, event movements and consolidated invoicing.
Talk to usGroups, fleets & rental car alternative
Multiple vehicles on one booking for larger parties, or a driven alternative to hiring a car.
Rental car alternativeWhat transfers and taxis cost
Plain answers on what moves the price of an airport run in New Zealand, and how a fixed total compares with a meter.
Fares & costsWeddings, balls & big occasions
Private transport for weddings, school balls, corporate events, funerals, large groups and accessible travel.
Occasion transportConcerts & event transport
Ride there and ride home for the big nights — concerts, festivals and events across New Zealand.
Event transport
Please note: by-the-hour driver hire is only suitable when your travel starts and finishes in the same town. If you're finishing somewhere else, book a private transfer or a day trip so your fare covers the driver's travel.