We are the Routeburn car relocation specialists since 2008.

We relocate vehicles for the Milford Track too!

Competitive pricing

Best to book in advance. Some dates do fill up quickly

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Routeburn Track

This majestic track weaves through glacier valleys, around alpine lakes with great views of the Southern Alps.

Normally hiked in 3 days. If you are planning to hike the track in 1 or 2 days, we can help.

We recommend you start at the Divide. The last 7kms is easy downhill. Great if you are feeling tired or foot sore.

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Milford Track

The Milford Track is renowned as the finest walk in the world, with spectacular glacier valleys and sub tropical rain forest.
We can book your ferry to and from the track.
Do you want to run the Milford track?
You need to run from Milford Sound to Glade Wharf.
It is easier to run this direction as you will meet the 200 hikers on the track head on. Easier for passing.
We can help you organise the ferry and logistics!

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Greenstone - Caples

Both of these tracks can be linked with the Routeburn Track.

The Greenstone Valley is a wide, open valley with tussock flats and beech forest. The Caples Valley is a narrower valley filled with forest interspersed with grassy clearings and a sub alpine crossing.

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Rees - Dart

An undiscovered rough diamond of a track.

This magnificent, but challenging, alpine circuit lets you explore two river valleys at the head of Lake Wakatipu. Add a detour to the Dart Glacier and Cascade Saddle to put the icing on the cake.

Other relocations are available upon asking.

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OUR SERVICE

1

You drive to the start of the track, lock your car using our key lock box, and start your hike.

2

We pick up your vehicle and drive it to the other end of the track.

3

You pick up your vehicle at the end of your hike. Continue your holiday 🙂

The Routeburn Track can be hiked / run in just 1-2 days.

OTHER TRACK OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE

Email us your plans to [email protected]

WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE US

PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS

We have over 40 years of professional driving experience.

WE KNOW THE TRACKS

With over 600 crossings of the Routeburn Track alone, we have great information on weather, native plants and animals, and of course the track itself.

WE'RE ESTABLISHED

We are the original car relocation service for the Routeburn Track. We have been operating since 2008.

FRIENDLY SERVICE

Ask us anything about the track or what to expect when hiking. We're friendly and flexible (espescially with unforeseen track closures.)

SIMPLE PRICING

Competitive pricing with no hidden costs.

FLEXIBILITY

We have easy and clear Terms and Conditions. See our Cancellation Policy for more info on this.

    
 
 
         
   Tyler Crawford 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We had a great experience with Trackhopper! The service allowed us to hike the Routeburn in one day and experience this beautiful area in our short window of time here in New Zealand.
  
 
        
   Tristan Lewis 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. These guys are awesome. Super friendly couple and they gave some great advice for the Routeburn (namely to check out the Northern Routeburn which we did - amazing!). Would use again if I'm down that way
  
 
        
   Ed Ansell 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great service and excellent comms throughout the booking process. Fully recommend using Trackhopper for  Routeburn vehicle relocations. Thanks team.
  
 
        
   Suzanne Marshall 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We used Trackhopper to relocate our van from the Glenorchy end to The Divide carpark, and the service was absolutely exceptional. From start to finish, the whole process gave us complete confidence and trust. Everything was clearly communicated, and they have a really thoughtful system to make sure nothing is missed. We especially loved the detailed checklist printed on the back of the envelope with receipts—such a simple but effective touch that shows real care and professionalism. The refuelling service was also seamless and took one more thing off our plate. It made our experience completely stress-free, allowing us to focus on enjoying the track. Highly recommend Trackhopper to anyone needing vehicle relocation—reliable, organised, and genuinely top-notch service.
  
 
        
   Jack Dummer 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Great service - and went the extra mile when the weather forced a change of plans
  
 
        
   Adam Thomas 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We used Trackhopper over Easter weekend for our attempt at the Five Passes. What an excellent service they provide.  All email communication we got from them was thorough, with clear information on how everything worked from start to finish.  The lockbox system they use for vehicle keys is easy and well thought out. Our initial request was to have two cars relocated from Glenorchy to Routeburn Shelter carpark.  However due to bad weather, we asked them via text message at short notice if they could relocate them both to Lake Sylvan carpark instead.  Despite one car already being relocated to Routeburn Shelter, they got both cars to Lake Sylvan for us with no complaint or extra charge. Awesome! Trackhopper are friendly, professional, and their excellent service makes the usually tricky vehicle logistics of walking tracks around Glenorchy very easy. Highly recommend!
  
 
        
   Jordan Beland 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We used them for car relocation on the Routeburn track. They were super responsive over email leading up to our trip, and also were able to relocate our rental car (Britz camper van) when other providers said they couldn't do it. We hiked it in 2 days, and by early afternoon on our second day it was there waiting for us. Special shout out to Avi for the great customer service, both over email and in person when picking up our lockbox.
  
 
        
   Hannah James 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Couldn’t recommend more! Smooth operation and everything was very easy. I used for the Routeburn track with family 😊
  
 
        
   Holly Searle 
 
 
 
 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Honestly the best experience! So great to finish the hike and have our car waiting. Super easy experience, will be using Trackhopper again! Thanks team :)
  
 
  
  
 
 
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I am sure you won’t remember, but I need to say a big thank you to you.

When we stopped at your place in Glenorchy you shared with us the importance of going down hill with your toes first to reduce compression forces . My husband was having trouble with his knee/leg with our first hikes and was feeling very apprehensive about how he was going to manage. He used your advice and we have put on many a painless mile, starting first with Routeburn

A very big THANK YOU for your help and the value added. And thank you as well for moving our vehicle; you provide an awesome service.

Sincerely Cindi Pederson

I just wanted to relay our thanks for the service you provided us when in NZ.

When you leave your vehicle and tramp across the country for two days you are naturally nervy as to whether your vehicle will be there at the end. Of course, we needn't have worried.

Superb service, clear instructions and more importantly it allowed us to thoroughly enjoy the fabulous Routeburn!!

Thanks again for the rocking service!

Stuart and family

Thanks for yesterday and the great service.

Really cool hike with amazing views all along the way - and then we arrived on the other side to find our car waiting for us! Also great that we avoided the long drive from Queenstown as our visit today is the Milford Sound.

We have already recommended your services to several people we have met along the way, do you have a Facebook page so we can post something a ca lot of people including locals weren’t aware of this option 🙂

Thanks again allowed us to make the routeburn in a day (otherwise would have been a pass for us due to time) and we would have missed out on the best trek we have ever done!

Matt & Nico

I just wanted to say thank you for your wonderful service! It was very easy and I was so happy when I walked out of a rainy hike and my warm, dry car was sitting there waiting for me!

Also, thank you to your dad for coming out and checking on me.

Casey

Due to closure of the Routeburn Track we had to postpone our hike twice and in the end do it within a day - no problem for Mike and Kiyomi.

They were extremely kind and flexible and even gave us great hiking recommendations for the time we had until the track opened again. Thank you!!!

Nina

Thanks for all your excellent info and service of moving our car for us between the Rees trail head to Chinamans Flat. Everything went well and we feel very lucky to have had a great window of weather. It was a challenging walk but we had a great time on the Rees-Dart. We will highly recommended you to future trampers.

JennyAnn and Guy

Just wanted to drop you a line to say thank you for another great transfer.

As with last time, everything worked as described. Really appreciate it. It was lovely to get back to dry clothes and into the warm out of the rain after the track and not have to wait hours of a bus.

You have a lovely corner of the world here. Very jealous.

Vincent

Thanks very much for moving my car, everything worked perfectly.

The hike was great, although quite strenuous, but that’s what I wanted. You were right about the Earland Falls, they were just tremendous! And also the view right after the Harry’s Saddle shelter. A life’s experience.

Thank you very much again for making this journey possible for me.

Best regards, Dmitry 21 Apr 2019

Mike,
It was such a pleasure to meet you and thank you so much for making our journey so easy! We probably had the best weather one could hope for. Clear skies and a perfect temperature. We got to Mackenzie hut in 8 hours before dusk and had a wonderful trip out yesterday.

I just dropped your key lock at the Caltex here in Te Anau. Thanks again for your superior service.

Cheers, Paul 19 Apr 2019

Just wanted to THANK YOU! We had a great Tramp with beautiful weather (luckily we got out before all this rain). It was so nice to have the car waiting for us.

We also appreciate that you provided all the information about Pass Creek and that you were able to accommodate the change which meant some extra driving for you.

After getting the email from DOC which discouraged Pass Creek, it was a relief to know we didn't have to change our plans. We meet many people at the huts who had changed their plans based on the DOC's warnings. Without your advice, we might not have made the right decision.

Thanks for making our tramp go so smoothly.

Kathy 10 Apr 2019

Thanks again for the timely and valuable info you gave us on the Pass Creek. It made the decision to continue when we were about to give up on the tramp. We had a brilliant time and loved it thoroughly!! Pass Creek only took us 1.5 hours to get out.

Cheers - 10 Apr 2019

Just wanted to say thanks for the great service.
Im sorting emails as our flight is delayed, a good opportunity to say thank you for such a positive service experience under difficult conditions. Even though the emergency weather event stopped us doing the Routeburn track this time we had a great time day walking in NZ and were so impressed by your service response all round, thanks.

Best regards, Jacqui 6 Apr 2019

Hey guys,
I just want to send you both a huge THANK YOU for a hasslefree professional TrackHopper experience. You've both been friendly, helpful and knowledgeable throughout our dealings, and working in retail, I know how hard service can be to get right but man, you guys are killing it on every level.

If I ever need a car transfer in this area again, I won't be using anyone else!

3 Apr 2019

I wish to thank you and Kyomi for the magnificent service you provided recently in taking the car of my friends and I from the Routeburn Shelter around to the Divide. We found everything to be as you said it would be, locating your house and thence the lockbox, applying the lockbox with the car keys etc to our vehicle, and then finding our car with the attached lockbox several days later at the Divide. My friends and I are unanimous in that we will have no hesitation in recommending your service to any others that we become aware of as intending trampers of the Routeburn Track. Once again, our grateful thanks to you both.

Cheers from Darcy 9/May 2019

Thank you very much for your understanding and flexible cancellation policy.

We'll be sure to recommend you to anyone we know doing the Routeburn! Since booking we've had friends say how amazing you were when they used your service.

Thanks again. Cheers,
Hilary, 18 Mar 2019

Thanks very much for relocating our car recently while we walked the Routeburn.

Your systems are streamlined and efficient; communication prompt and helpful; and interactions friendly and pleasant.

We would definitely recommend your business to others.

Thank you
Kind regards,
Judy 5 Mar 2019

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