By train and bus, cab, guided tour or car, and how to get between the cellar doors once you're here.
Martinborough is about 80 km from Wellington, over the Remutaka Hill, and most people get here in an hour and a half or so. You can come by train and bus, train and cab, on a guided tour, or by car. Once you're here, the village is flat and compact, so walking and cycling between cellar doors is easy.
Four ways to get here, with links to timetables and bookings.
Martinborough is about 80 km from Wellington, over the Remutaka Hill. Come for the day, or stay the night and take it slower. Most people come out Saturday morning and head home Sunday afternoon.
Take the Wairarapa Line from Wellington Station to Featherston (about an hour), then Metlink bus 200 into the village (about 25 minutes). It's the cheapest option and everyone gets to taste.
Weekend services are less frequent, so check the last bus back to Featherston and plan your day around it.
Take the train to Featherston and have a cab or shuttle meet you for the last 18 km. Good for small groups, and you can be dropped at your first cellar door.
Book ahead. There are only a few drivers in town and Saturdays fill up.
Let someone else drive and book the tastings. Martinborough Wine Tours meets the Wellington train at Featherston and runs half-day, full-day and private tours, with lunch on the longer ones.
Build your wish list below, copy it, and send it to the operator when you book.
Take SH2 over the Remutaka Hill, then SH53 from Featherston. Park once near the Square and walk or cycle from there.
The hill road is winding and sometimes closes in bad weather. Staying the night means you can park on Saturday and nobody has to be the sober driver.
Most cellar doors are within 2 km of the Square. The bigger names on Te Muna and Dry River roads are further out.
Most cellar doors are within a 25-minute walk of the Square.
Flat roads and a wine trail map. Buy as much wine as you like, because they'll collect it for you.
From Green Jersey. Makes the outlying wineries easy.
Pre-book a driver to take you between stops.