Alexandra

Alexandra is a town in the Central Otago district of the Otago region of New Zealand. It is on the banks of the Clutha River (at the confluence of the Manuherikia River), on State Highway 8, 188 km by road from Dunedin and 33 km south of Cromwell. It has a population of 6,150 as of June 2024.

Understand

• 1 Alexandra Information Centre, 4 Centennial Avenue, ☏ +64 3 448 8871. M-Sa 8:30AM-5:30PM, Sa Su 8:45AM-5:30PM. Visitor centre for local information. 

Get in

By bus

Alexandra is served by Intercity coaches as a stop on Dunedin - Queenstown routes.

Get around

By bike

• 1 Altitude Bikes, 88 Centennial Avenue (in Henderson Cycle & Mower Centre), ☏ +64273692624, info@altitudebikes.co.nz. Mountain bikes and e-bikes rentals, and shuttle services. Alternatively, you can go to Clyde, where there are more shops to hire bikes. Mountain bikes half day $50, full day $60; E-bikes half day $105, full day $120. (updated Jan 2025)

See

Alexandra Bridges

• 1 Central Stories, 21 Centennial Ave (in Pioneer Park, near the town centre). Daily (except 25 Dec) 10AM–4PM. The museum and art gallery for Central Otago. (updated Dec 2015)
• 2 Alexandra bridges. The piers of the old suspension bridge built in 1882 can still be seen, but the deck has been removed. The new bridge is a steel truss bridge on SH8, built in 1958. (updated Oct 2016)
• 3 Clyde. A town 10 km west (centre to centre), a non-touristy alternative to Arrowtown. Clyde is on the Clutha River and has a population of 918. The town features a dam with impressive scenery, which is the main draw of the town. From the Clyde Lookout, you can have an overlook of the historic goldfields. (updated Dec 2024)
• 4 Clock On The Hill, Little Valley Road, Bridge Hill. A huge clock on the hill above town, reached by car or on foot (via a walking track). (updated Jan 2025)

Buy

• 1 New World Supermarket, 89 Centennial Ave. Daily 8AM–8PM. (updated Oct 2016)
• 2 Four Square Supermarket, 91 Tarbert Street. Daily 7AM–10PM (opens 7:30AM on Sun). (updated Oct 2016)

Eat

• 1 Amigos Alexandra, 66 Tarbert Street, Bridge Hill, ☏ +64 3 448 5974, alexandra@amigos.co.nz. Daily noon–late. Spicy mid-range Mexican with a $6 soft Taco Tuesday in the town's former post office. (updated Jul 2024)

Go next

• Cromwell