Waiheke Wine Tour with the Ferry
Which Waiheke wine tours include the ferry from Auckland, which sailing each tour wants you on, the Fullers360 fares and crossing, and the last boats back (Oct 2026).
Only one guided wine tour on GetYourGuide includes the ferry from Auckland: Fullers360’s Taste of Waiheke, from US$163 a person (checked October 2026), with the return walk-up ferry, a coach and guide, three tastings and a two-course lunch at Batch. Every other wine tour meets you at Matiatia wharf on the island, so you buy the ferry yourself: a Fullers360 walk-up return is NZ$65 for an adult (October 2026), about 40 to 45 minutes each way.
The ferry, in figures
Fullers360 sails from the Downtown Ferry Terminal, Piers 11 and 12, to Matiatia. The crossing takes about 40 to 45 minutes; sailings via Devonport take about 10 minutes longer.
| Fullers360 return, October 2026 | Adult | Child (5 to 15) |
|---|---|---|
| Standard walk-up | NZ$65 | NZ$29 |
| Off-peak (leave Auckland from 1pm and Waiheke from 7pm; buy a day ahead) | NZ$48.50 | NZ$21 |
| Priority (book a sailing time, board ahead of the standard queue) | NZ$75 | NZ$32 |
Fares from Fullers360’s Waiheke page, October 2026. On GetYourGuide, Fullers’ return ferry ticket is from US$37, valid for a month (checked October 2026).
Departures, on Fullers’ listing (October 2026): from Auckland 6:00 to 23:45 on weekdays and Saturdays, 7:00 to 22:15 on Sundays and public holidays; from Waiheke 6:00 to 00:30 on weekdays, 7:00 to 00:30 on Saturdays, 8:00 to 23:00 on Sundays and public holidays. Boats run every 30 to 60 minutes depending on the time of day.
Which boat each tour wants
| Tour | Ferry | Be on the island by, or catch |
|---|---|---|
| Taste of Waiheke | Included | Booked with the tour |
| Wine tour + beachfront lunch | Not included | On the island by 10:50 for 11:00 |
| Enjoi's wineries tour | Not included | The 10:00 Fullers ferry |
| Essence of Waiheke | Not included | The 10:00 ferry; tour leaves Matiatia 10:40 |
| Best Cellar Tour | Not included | The 10:00 ferry, or 9:00 if you tell them |
| Sip and Savour | Not included | The 9:00 Fullers ferry |
| Premium wines tour | Not included | The 9:00 Fullers walk-up or the 9:15 Island Direct |
| Half-day wine and lunch | Not included | The 12:00 Fullers ferry |
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Meeting times from each tour’s GetYourGuide listing, checked October 2026.
Check dates for the tour with the ferry included →
Catch the earlier boat
The tours meet the ferry, and when guests come on a later one, the day starts late for everyone. On the three-vineyard tour, guests in December 2025 and October 2026 wrote that the group left late or felt rushed because others came on a later sailing; on the beachfront lunch tour, one guest who came on Island Direct’s 9:10 boat wrote in April 2026 that those on the later ferry, which would have got them there just in time, ran late. Cruise passengers: one guest in March 2025 missed the start because the ship arrived too close to the ferry. Allow for the walk-up queue at busy times, or pay NZ$75 for a Priority ticket, which books a sailing and boards you before the standard queue (Fullers360’s fares, October 2026). Island Direct, a second operator, sails from Pier 13 at the Downtown Ferry Terminal (Island Direct’s site); the premium wines tour names its 9:15 sailing.
Staying on for dinner
Several guides will drop you in Oneroa village instead of the wharf, and the late ferries make an evening on the island easy: Fullers’ last weekday sailing from Waiheke is 00:30, and 23:00 on Sundays and public holidays (October 2026).
Taste of Waiheke
One booking: the return ferry, three tastings and a two-course lunch at Batch.
Check dates →Wine Tour + Beachfront Lunch
Three vineyards and lunch at 372 in Onetangi; you add a ferry that lands by 10:50.
See the lunch tour →Ferry + Hop-On Hop-Off Bus
The return ferry and the Western Explorer bus; tastings paid at each cellar door.
See the bus ticket →Prices and ratings from GetYourGuide, checked October 2026; operators change prices, so treat them as a guide, not a quote.
Waiheke wine tour prices adds the ferry to each tour’s price, and wine tour or hop-on hop-off compares the ways round the island.
Ferry fares and crossing times from Fullers360’s Waiheke page; departures from Fullers’ GetYourGuide listing; meeting times from each tour’s GetYourGuide listing, all read on 29 October 2026. Guest reports from the newest reviews of tours 190895 and 483931, pulled on 29 October 2026.
Taste of Waiheke, Ferry Included
Fullers360's food and wine day from Auckland: the return walk-up ferry, a coach and guide, olive oil at Allpress, a two-course lunch with a glass of wine at Batch, and tastings at Casita Miro and Mudbrick. 5.5 hours, 18 and over (16 and 17 with a parent). As listed in October 2026.
Check Taste of Waiheke Dates