By bus
Nelson Lakes Shuttles (http://www.nelsonlakesshu...) run both scheduled and unscheduled services to St Arnaud from Picton, Blenheim, Nelson and other destinations. Specalising in transport for hikers and other out door enthusiasts, they can pick you up from the end of walking tracks as well as offering a conventional bus service. Southern Link K Bus (http://southernlinkkbus.co.nz/) operates a daily shuttle between Christchurch and Nelson via Murchison and St Arnaud. During the ski season, daily shuttles (http://www.skirainbow.co....) run from Blenheim, Nelson and Mouteka to the Rainbow Ski Field, the turn-off for which is 5 minutes drive from St Arnaud township.
By car
State Highway 63 leads from Marlborough on the east coast to the West Coast. Traveling east, Picton 1 3/4 hours, Blenheim 1 hour 20 minutes, Renwick 70 minutes and Wairau Valley township 35 minutes. Traveling west Kawatiri Junction 15 minutes, Murchison 40 minutes and Westport 2 hours 10 minutes. There are two main ways to get to St Arnaud From Nelson. The quickest is traveling through Richmond and Wakefield on State Highway 6. The turnoff is 10 minutes past Wakefield and St Arnaud is signposted through to the village. The road intersects with State Highway 63 two minutes east of the village. Otherwise, State Highway 6 continues to Kawatiri Junction which is the end of State Highway 63.