Buses in New Zealand

12 routes and 1 operators. Fares below are the cheapest we currently sell on each.

We sell 12 Buses routes in New Zealand, serving 4 places through 1 operator. 0 of those routes cross a border. The cheapest fare is €10.08 and the median route runs 114 km.

Checked October 3, 2026Priced for October 3, 2026One passenger, all fees included

The network

Buses in New Zealand, in numbers

What we actually sell, counted rather than claimed.

  • 12Routes we sell
  • 4Places served
  • 1Operators
  • 12Domestic routes
  • 0Cross border routes
  • 114 kmMedian route
  • 119 kmLongest route
  • 0Countries
Routes

The busiest Buses routes in New Zealand

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

The routes we sell in New Zealand, busiest first, priced over the next three weeks.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Hamilton to Manukau bus€10.082h 17m95 km
Manukau to Hamilton bus€10.082h 14m95 km
Auckland to Hamilton bus€11.182h 41m114 km
Hamilton to Auckland bus€11.182h 39m114 km
Hamilton to North Shore bus€11.732h 46m119 km
North Shore to Hamilton bus€11.732h 42m119 km

The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Auckland is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Auckland and across New Zealand

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Auckland, with free cancellation on most of it.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Buses, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km12100%Hamilton, 95 km
Carriers

Bus operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Auckland TransportNoneNone72 km/hChangeablePower outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi
  • Auckland Transport

Bus destinations

Common questions about Buses in New Zealand

What Buses routes are there in New Zealand?

We sell 12 Buses routes in New Zealand, serving 4 places, run by 1 operators. Every one of those routes has an operator that actually serves it, so the count is the network we can sell rather than every pair of places on a map.

How much do Buses tickets in New Zealand cost?

The cheapest Buses fare in New Zealand is €10.08 for one passenger, across the 12 routes we sell there. The median route runs 114 km in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against before comparing it to anywhere else.

Can I travel out of New Zealand by Buses?

0 of the Buses routes we sell touching New Zealand cross a border and 12 stay inside it, reaching 0 other countries including . Cross border routes are usually the ones where the fare and the journey time differ most between operators.

Which operators run Buses services in New Zealand?

1 operators run Buses services on routes we sell in New Zealand: Auckland Transport. Each is a real carrier from the published operator catalog, and each has its own fares and conditions. The operator table on this page compares them on speed, flexibility and what is on board.

What is the longest Buses route in New Zealand?

The longest Buses route we sell touching New Zealand runs from Hamilton to North Shore, 119 km in a straight line. The median route in the country is 114 km, so this one is a considerable outlier and the fares on it behave differently from the rest.

Where these numbers come from

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Distances

Other ways to travel here

The wider region

The trip ends at Auckland Railway Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A hotel room

A room in Auckland for the night the bus gets in

Filter by neighborhood and by nightly price, and the map tells you what is a walk and what is a cab.

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