Milford Road: 120 km in Fiordland
The Milford Road is a named touring highway in Fiordland. The governing figure used here is 120 km (NZTA SH94), not a straight line between towns.
Typical time on the route is 1 day. Grade: Alpine highway. Season window: Year-round; Homer Tunnel convoys after weather.
SH94 is a cul-de-sac. Key Summit and the Divide sit on it. Homer Tunnel has avalanche control and sometimes one-way convoys. Stay in Te Anau; Milford Sound itself has almost no visitor beds.
The itinerary on this page is the published stop sequence: Te Anau, The Divide, Homer Tunnel, Milford Sound. Cabins and holiday homes load live around each stop; hut and trailhead pins without a town page still search by radius.
Book DOC huts and Great Walks on the DOC system where that applies. Town beds are what this site lists. Carry the day’s food on remote legs — several of these routes have no shop between ends.
Stop by stop
Te Anau — the bed base. The Divide — Routeburn and Key Summit. Homer Tunnel — avalanche gates. Milford Sound — the sound, then you turn around.
Distances, grades and seasons above follow NZTA SH94. Confirm opening dates, slips and hut bookings on the operator or DOC page before you travel; alpine and West Coast tracks close or reroute after weather.
