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North Island

Auckland
Bay of Islands (Paihia)
Coromandel
Gisborne
Hamilton
Hastings
Kaitaia
Kerikeri
Matamata (Hobbiton)
Napier
National Park
New Plymouth
Ohakune
Paihia
(Bay of Islands)
Palmerston North
Rotorua
Taupo
Tauranga
Turangi
Waitomo Caves
Wanganui
Wellington
Whangarei
Whitianga


South Island

Arthurs Pass
Blenheim
Christchurch
Dunedin
Fox Glacier
Franz Josef
Glenorchy
Greymouth
Hanmer Springs
Hokitika
Invercargill
Kaikoura  
Methven/Mt Hutt
Milford Sound
Motueka/Marahau
Mt Cook
Nelson
Oamaru
Picton
Punakaiki
Queenstown
Takaka

Te Anau
Te Anau Downs
Tekapo
The Divide
Timaru
Twizel
Wanaka
Westport

New Zealand national bus and coach routes and destinations map - Click to enlarge mapExplore New Zealand 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 the national travel networks of Great Sights, InterCity Coachlines, Newmans Coachlines and Naked Bus with over 160 daily services - you can travel to 600 cities, towns, skifields and major tourist destinations through out New Zealand.

With fares starting from NZ$1.00, travelling on InterCity Coachlines, Newmans Coachlines and Naked Bus bus and coach services is an affordable way to see New Zealand's unique scenic beauty.

Major coach and bus operators like Naked Bus and InterCity Coachlines provide frequent daily regional services in the North and South Islands. 

There are many smaller bus and shuttle companies offer frequent daily bus services within local or regional areas in the North and South Islands.

Travel is in modern eco-friendly buses and coaches featuring reclining seats with foot and heat rests. InterCity and Newmans buses and coaches do not have washroom facility but do stop for comfort and refreshments on route.

Great Sights operate a fleet of modern, luxury, eco-friendly air conditioned coaches featuring reclining seats with foot and head rests and onboard toilet/washroom facilities.

InterCity Coachlines operates the Starlighter overnight bus services between Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Taupo, Palmerston North and Wellington connecting with Wellington/Picton ferry services to and from the North and South Islands crossing Cook Strait.

The Starlighter service features reclining seats with foot and head rests, individual reading lights and air conditioning controls, onboard toilet/washroom facility and two refreshment/comfort stops on route.

Larger coach and bus operators operate frequent daily bus/coach services in both the North and South Island, with some services that connect with ferry services that operate between Wellington in the North and Picton in the South Island.

There are a range of combined bus and ferry fares and travel options to travel between Paihia (Bay of Islands), Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Taupo and Wellington in the North Island to Picton, Blenheim, Nelson, Kaikoura and Christchurch in the South Island.

There is also combined scenic bus and TranzAlpine train travel options and fares between Christchurch, Nelson, Westport, Punakaiki, Hokitika, Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers.

If you want to explore and see New Zealand's unique scenic beauty, there is a range of 'Book As You Go' bus and ferry passes where you can travel at your own pace on the InterCity Coachlines, Newmans Coachlines, Great Sights, Magic Bus and Naked Bus national bus and coach networks that provide value for money travel.

Book As You Go' bus and ferry passes are available in number travel 'sectors', pre-planned travel itineraries or by the number of travel 'hours' and all passes include ferry crossings between the North and South Islands.

There is a range of bed and breakfast inns and lodges, backpacker hostels, motels, motor inns, apartment and hotel accommodation that can be used with your 'Book As You Go' bus and ferry pass.

Now you can make a reservation to and from Auckland International Airport to any destination outside of the greater Auckland urban region either from the International or domestic terminals if heading southbound from Auckland.

Also, you can make reservations from Christchurch International Airport for services to and from Christchurch to Queenstown, Mt Cook, Dunedin, Invercargill, Te Anau or Wanaka.