Bus Fares and Reservations

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  - Online Bus Fares
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New Zealand Bus Routes

  -  North Island
  -  South Island

Cook Strait Ferry Services

  -  Wellington to Picton
  -  Picton to Wellington

National Bus Stops

  -  North Island
  -  South Island

Nationwide Accommodation

  - Motels/Hotels/Apartments
  - Budget Accommodation
  - Backpacker Hostels

Bus Sightseeing Tours

National Bus Passes

Independent Bus Tours

Explore New Zealand

Discover New Zealand's unique 15 unique geographical regions and diverse natural beauty, with its lakes, rivers, native rugged bush, the majestic volcanoes of the North Island's central plateau,  the North Island skifields of Whakapapa and Turoa to the mountain peaks of the majestic Southern Alps, fiords of Milford and Doubtful Sounds, the great southern lakes, rivers, native rugged alpine bush and glaciers of the west coast of the South Island to the major South Island skifields of Mt Hutt, Queenstown and Wanaka on a national network of bus and coach services.

With a range of affordable fares starting from $1.00 and over 150 daily services - 365 days a year to choose from, you can travel to over 600 towns, cities, skifields, National Parks and key tourist attractions through out New Zealand travelling on the regional and national bus and coach services of Naked Bus, Great Sights, InterCity and Newmans - is an affordable way to see New Zealand's diverse scenic beauty.

Travel in modern eco-friendly, air conditioned buses and coaches featuring reclining seats with foot and head rests, with some long distance services having on board washroom/toilet facilities. All regional and long distance bus and coach services do stop regularly for comfort and refreshment breaks.

Major coach and bus operators like InterCity Coachlines and Naked Bus, operate frequent daily services to regional destinations in the North and South Islands, including services that connect with Cook Strait ferry services that operate between Wellington in the North Island and Picton in the South Island.

InterCity Coachlines operates the Starlighter overnight coach services between Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Taupo, Palmerston North and Wellington or vice versa, connecting with Wellington/Picton ferry services between Wellington in the North Island to Picton in the South Island. The Starlighter services features reclining seats with foot and head rests, individual reading lights and air-conditioning controls, onboard toilet/washroom facility and makes two refreshment/comfort stops on route.

Online ferry times, fares, passenger space availability and instant confirmation reservations are available for Cook Strait ferry services between Wellington in the North Island and Picton in the South Island. There is also bus/ferry travel fares to or from Paihia (Bay of Islands), Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Taupo, Palmerston North or Wellington to or from Nelson, Blenheim, Kaikoura and Christchurch. These fares include bus and ferry travel between these destinations.

There is a range of half and full day scenic coach tours from Auckland, Bay of Islands, Rotorua, Waitomo Caves, Christchurch, Mount Cook, Queenstown and Milford Sound.

If you are planning to explore and see New Zealand's diverse scenic beauty, there are a range of 'Hop On/Hop Off' bus and coach passes, where you can travel at your own pace, in any direction, travelling on the combined bus and coach networks of InterCity Coachlines, Newmans Coachlines or Great Sights and Cook Strait ferry services between the North and South Islands - for up to 12 months, giving real value for money travel.

After a day's travel, there is a range of budget accommodation, backpacker hostels, motels, motor inns, apartment and hotel accommodation to choose from.