Come for a ride on New Zealand's most popular scenic train across the Southern Alps in winter but in a premium class of travel with restaurant quality food and drinks served at your seat. This is Scenic Plus - the newest offering on New Zealand's long distance passenger trains.
Find out whether it's worth paying the extra for this higher class of travel on the Christchurch to Greymouth train.
Enjoy the stunning Southern Alps as well as a spectacular river gorge while enjoying breakfast and a light lunch on the way to the West Coast; with a light afternoon meal and dinner on the return journey to Christchurch. This is one of the world's great train journeys, covering 223 kilometres (139 miles) one-way and taking just under 5 hours. In Scenic Plus, we'll also have access to our own dedicated open-air viewing car, providing unparalleled views from both sides of the train.
The TranzAlpine train travels coast-to-coast through the 'Great Divide' and the indomitable spine of mountains that partitions New Zealand's South Island.
Great Journeys of New Zealand TranzAlpine bookings and timetable:
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TranzAlpine Scenic Plus menu:
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🚉 Train: The TranzAlpine
🚉 Operator: Great Journeys of New Zealand (parent company: KiwiRail)
🚉 Locomotive: New Zealand DF and DX class (DXC 5379, DFB 7241, DXC 5454, DXC 5304)
🚉 Seat: Car P, Seat 9A (table) and Seat 4D (window)
🚉 Route: Christchurch - Arthur's Pass - Greymouth (Midland Line) and return
🚉 Distance: 230km
🚉 Travel time: 4 hours 50 minutes (scheduled)
🚉 Class: Scenic Plus (Premium) class
🚉 Travel date: 29 July 2023 and 30 July 2023
EQUIPMENT:
🚉 Cameras: GoPro Hero 10, GoPro Hero 8, iPhone 12 Pro Max
Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
01:11 - Check in and train consist
02:37 - Boarding and seat tour
05:55 - Pastries and coffee
07:27 - Breakfast
07:42 - Patterson’s Creek Viaduct
08:34 - Staircase Viaduct
09:27 - Broken River Viaduct
10:57 - Mount Binser and Lake Sarah
13:29 - Open air viewing car
15:20 - Arriving Arthur's Pass
17:30 - Otira Tunnel
20:43 - Scenic Plus comparison
22:07 - Lake Brunner and Moana
24:54 - Arriving Greymouth
26:09 - West Coast highlights
26:57 - TranzAlpine to Christchurch
28:03 - Light afternoon meal
29:00 - Fare comparison
29:53 - Fare
30:27 - Dinner menu
31:36 - Otira
32:48 - Arthur’s Pass and drinks service
34:02 - Dinner service
35:29 - Patterson’s Creek Viaduct
36:50 - Arrival and final thoughts
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Additional video footage:
The Great Journeys of New Zealand
Photo attribution:
Otira Tunnel electrification
Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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