Editing Queenstown, New Zealand (section)

=== Transport ===
Queenstown is accessible by road and air but not by rail (similar to [[Kaitaia]], [[Taupō]] and [[Nelson, New Zealand|Nelson]]).

As a resort centre, many bus services operate into Queenstown, mostly for package tours, but daily services for locals and others are available to and from [[Invercargill]], [[Dunedin]] and [[Christchurch]], the main cities closest to Queenstown. [[Bee Card (New Zealand)|Bee Cards]] replaced GoCards on local buses on 15 September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 August 2020 |title=The Bee Card Launches In Dunedin Next Week {{!}} Scoop News |url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2008/S00607/the-bee-card-launches-in-dunedin-next-week.htm |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=www.scoop.co.nz |archive-date=21 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521063247/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2008/S00607/the-bee-card-launches-in-dunedin-next-week.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Queenstown Airport]] takes flights from Australia by airlines [[Air New Zealand]], [[Qantas]], [[Virgin Australia]] and [[Jetstar]] and has destinations that include [[Brisbane]], [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]], [[Melbourne]] and [[Sydney]] (the frequency is much increased over the ski season and during summer). Domestic flights fly to [[Auckland]], [[Christchurch]] and [[Wellington]]. Queenstown Airport is New Zealand's busiest helicopter base, also the [[List of the busiest airports in New Zealand|fourth-busiest airport]] by passenger traffic, and is also heavily used for tourist 'flightseeing', especially to [[Milford Sound / Piopiotahi]] and [[Aoraki / Mount Cook]], using both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft.

The primary road access to the Queenstown area is via {{NZlSH|6}} (SH6), from Cromwell through the Kawarau Gorge to Frankton, where a 9&nbsp;km spur (SH6A) leads to the CBD and connects with the Glenorchy Road. SH6 continues south, crossing the Kawarau river before heading down the eastern side of Lake Wakatipu to [[Kingston, New Zealand|Kingston]] before crossing the provincial boundary and emerging on the plains of Southland, terminating in the city of Invercargill. A difficult road over the [[Crown Range]] leads to Cardrona skifield and Wānaka, and is New Zealand's highest paved public road pass.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is the highest state highway in New Zealand?|url=https://www.nzta.govt.nz/roads-and-rail/research-and-data/state-highway-frequently-asked-questions/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080146/https://www.nzta.govt.nz/roads-and-rail/research-and-data/state-highway-frequently-asked-questions/|archive-date=27 March 2017|access-date=27 March 2017|publisher=New Zealand Transport Agency}}</ref>

Queenstown is the departure point for a large number of bus day trips to Milford Sound, which entails a return trip of approximately 12 hours. There are scenic flights available to and from Milford Sound. A return flight, including a two-hour cruise, is approximately four hours.

{{See also|Transport in Milford Sound|l1=Transport to Milford Sound}}