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Wine tours

Wine tours by bus and shuttle

Photo: Amisfield Restaurant & Cellar Door

A bus or shuttle takes the driving out of a wine day without a set tour.

Hop-on hop-off wine buses leave central Queenstown several times a day for Gibbston, the Gibbston shuttle runs two to three times a day, and the Route 2 public bus stops beside cellar doors between Frankton and Arrowtown.

Each listing links to the operator's own page on queenstownnz.co.nz, where it is booked. For a day plan with lunch stops, see Planning your Queenstown wine day, and for every cellar door, Queenstown wineries.

Hop-on hop-off wine shuttles from Queenstown

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Private transfers to Queenstown cellar doors

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Cellar doors near the wine shuttle and bus stops

The winery the Gibbston shuttle runs to, and the cellar doors beside Route 2 bus stops.

Photo: Hop on Hop off Wine Tours

Wine tours by bus and shuttle: good to know

Hop-on hop-off
Ride out to Gibbston, get off at the cellar doors you choose and catch a later bus on to the next. Check the timetable for the last bus back.
The Gibbston shuttle
Runs from downtown Queenstown two to three times a day to the winery at the entrance to the valley, which has bike hire, a cheesery and a cellar door.
Public bus
Route 2 runs from the Frankton bus hub to Arrowtown past Lake Hayes, stopping beside cellar doors. It does not go to Gibbston.
Private transfer
A private driver can drop you at a Gibbston cellar door and collect you a couple of hours later.

Questions about Queenstown wine tours

Is there a bus to the Gibbston wineries?

Yes. Hop-on hop-off wine buses run from central Queenstown several times a day, and the Gibbston shuttle runs two to three times a day. The public bus does not go to Gibbston.

Which cellar doors can I reach on the public bus?

Route 2, between the Frankton bus hub and Arrowtown, stops beside cellar doors near Lake Hayes and Arrowtown.

Other ways to do a Queenstown wine day