Franz Josef
Photo © Ali-Mike
Travel Guide Oceania Polynesia New Zealand South Island Franz Josef
Introduction
Franz Josef is a small town with around 320 inhabitants, on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island. The town is most famous for being close to the Franz Josef Glacier, which is located about 5 kilometres away from the town.
Sleep
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chateau Franz Backpackers | 8-10 Cron Street Franz Josef | HOSTEL | 84 |
| Glow Worm Cottages | 27 Cron Street Franz Josef | HOSTEL | 85 |
| Montrose Backpackers | 9 Cron Street Franz Josef | HOSTEL | 84 |
| YHA Franz Josef | 2-4 Cron St, | Hostel | 85 |
| Rainforest Backpackers | 46 Cron St. Franz Josef Glacier | HOSTEL | - |
| YHA Franz Josef | 2-4 Cron Street | HOSTEL | - |
Keep Connected
Phone
See also International Telephone Calls
Most payphones in New Zealand require the use of phone cards for payment and it is getting harder to find payphones that accept coins. As phone cards are available at a lot of outlets, they are easy to purchase and very handy as a backup in case of emergencies.
Dial 111 for emergency police, fire or ambulance services. The worldwide emergency number for GSM mobile phones, 112, can also be used.
Local calls are free from residential phones and charges for calling outside that area can be found at the front of the regional phone books, amongst many other services.
Post
Most areas have dedicated PostShops, however stamps can also be bought at grocery shops, supermarkets and book stores. There are two main formats for domestic mail, namely Standard Post and Fast Post. Fast Post is used next day delivery between major towns and cities (two days from rural areas), whereas Standard Post will take a few working days to deliver nationwide. Standard costs NZ$0.40 for letters/postcards (NZ$0.80 for larger envelopes), Fast Post costs NZ$0.80 (NZ$1.20 for larger envelopes). International mail takes about 3-6 days to Australia (NZ$1.50), and 6-12 days to Europe, Asia and the United States (NZ$2). Post boxes are white, red and black and can be found in many areas throughout towns and cities, including information about when their contents are collected. Most post offices and smaller post shops have opening hours from 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday, and 9:00am to 12:30pm on Saturday. You can buy stamps here, or at newsagents and general stores. For parcels, you can use the NZ Post or otherwise courier companies like TNT, DHL, UPS or FedEx.
External Links
Contributors
Utrecht (95%)
from http://utrecht.travellerspoint.com
as well as Dodger (5%)
Help contribute to this article to share the ad revenue.
Franz Josef Travel Helpers
We don't currently have any Travel Helpers for Franz Josef
This is version 7. Last edited at 5:59 on Sep 11, 12 by sleepBot. 2 articles link to this page.
Except where otherwise noted, content of this article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License
