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(Fares are in NZ$)
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Bus/Coach/Ferry Reservations
If
you are experiencing any problems in making your reservation or would like one
of our travel consultant's to make a reservation/s for you, please do not hesitate to contact
our
Travel Centre team.
Fares
All fares are in NZ$/NZD and include local taxes.
If you live outside New Zealand, to covert your fare/s into your local
currency, click on the 'Currency Converter' link located
under the FareFinder.
Making Reservations
1. To search for fares, departure times, seat availability or making a reservation, type in the 'From'
field of the FareFinder search box located on
the left of this page - the destination you are
travelling from.
2. Type in the 'To' field, the destination you are travelling to.
3. Select your travel date, by clicking on the 'Calendar' icon
next to the 'Depart Date' field.
If travel is one way, do not select a 'Return' travel date.
If want to search for return travel fares, times or make reservations,
then select your return travel date, by clicking on the 'Calendar' icon
next to the 'Return Date' field.
4. In the 'Passenger' field, select the number of people travelling including any
children and/or infants.
5. Click on the 'Search' icon to display times, fares and seat
availability.
6. To make a reservation, select the fare you wish
to travel on and click on the 'Add to Cart' icon.
Note - If you want to make reservations to other destination on
the same reservation, on the Cart page, click on the
New Search icon located under Cart top left of the page.
Type or select the destination you want to travel from in the 'From' field and type or select
the destination you want to travel to in the 'To'
field, add your new Travel Date and click on
the Search icon. Select the Fare Type you want to book and
click on the Add to Cart icon. If you want to add other travel
sectors, repeat booking process
until you have booked all required travel sectors.
If you want to add more travel sectors to your reservation, please
repeat, the above procedure, until you have completed all the
required travel sector/s you want to travel.
7.
If you do not wish to add any other travel, click on the 'Book'
icon to the 'Passenger Details' screen and click on
Continue icon to
Secure - Check Out and Confirmation to complete your reservation.
8. To finalize your reservation, follow the instructions for payment
procedures. Once payment has been finalized, your E-Ticket/Itinerary
will be emailed to the address you have used in your reservation.
If you are using a public email account like Hotmail, Google, Yahoo,
etc, please the Spam/Junk folder of your account, if your
E-Ticket/Itinerary is not in your email 'In' box.
Payment
Payment for all bus and coach services can be paid by a Visa or
Mastercard credit, debit, prepaid/prepaid reloadable card, Airpoints
ONESMART debit Mastercard card or for New
Zealand and Australian residents only - by internet banking using Polipay.
When using the online fare, seat availability reservation system,
Newmans Coachlines is identified as 'NM', Great Sights is
identified as 'GS', InterCity Link s identified as 'IL'
and Intercity Coachlines is identified as 'IC'.
If
you are experiencing any problems in making your reservation or would like one
of our travel consultant's to make a reservation/s for you, please do not hesitate to contact
our
Travel Centre team.
Ferry Reservations/Bookings
Combined bus and Cook Strait ferry travel is available from Kaitaia,
Kerikeri, Paihia (Bay of Islands), Whangarei, Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Taupo, Palmerston
North or Wellington to Blenheim, Kaikoura, Christchurch, Nelson or
Picton, using the FareFinder - type or select
'Kaitaia, Kerikeri, Paihia, Whangarei, Auckland Central, Hamilton
Central, Rotorua,
Taupo, Palmerston North or Wellington Central' in the
'From' field and type or select 'Christchurch, Kaikoura,
Blenheim, Picton or Nelson' in the 'To'
field as your destination.
If travelling from Christchurch, Kaikoura,
Blenheim, Nelson or Picton to Wellington, Palmerston North, Taupo, Rotorua,
Hamilton, Auckland, Whangarei, Kerikeri, Paihia (Bay of Islands) or Kaitaia - type or select
'Christchurch, Kaikoura, Blenheim, Nelson or Picton' in the
'From' field and type or select 'Wellington
Central,
Palmerston North, Taupo, Rotorua, Hamilton Central, Auckland Central, Whangarei, Paihia,
Kerikeri or Kaitaia' in the 'To'
field as your final destination.
If
you are experiencing any problems in making your reservation or would like one
of our travel consultant's to make a reservation/s for you, please do not hesitate to contact
our
Travel Centre team.
TranzAlpine Train Reservations/Bookings
You can book combined TranzAlpine train and bus travel from
Christchurch to Nelson, Murchison, Westport, Punakaiki, Hokitika, Franz Josef
Glacier using the above FareFinder.
a. To make a reservation - type or select
'Christchurch' in the
'From' field and type or select 'Nelson,
Murchison, Westport, Punakaiki, Hokitika,
Fox Glacier or Franz Josef' in the 'To'
field as your destination, your Travel Date, the number of
people traveling and fare type/s and click on the Search icon and
a new browser tab will open with your travel Search Results on
it.
b. Select the Fare type you want to book and click on the
Add to Cart icon.
c. To complete your reservation, click on the Book icon, add
Passenger Details and Payment Details to complete your
reservation.
d. If traveling from Franz Josef or Fox Glacier to Wanaka or Queenstown,
you will need to add another travel sector to your Christchurch to Franz
Josef or Fox Glacier travel, on the Cart page, click on the
New Search icon located under Cart top left of the page.
e. Type or select
'Franz Josef or Fox Glacier in the
'From' field and type or select 'Wanaka or
Queenstown' in the 'To'
field as your destination, add your new Travel Date, and click on
the Search icon. Select the Fare Type you want to book and
click on the Add to Cart icon. If you want to add other travel
sectors, repeat booking process in
para c
until you have booked all required travel sectors.
f. Once all travel sector/s have been added, click on the Book
icon, add Passenger Details , click on Continue icon to
Secure - Check Out and Confirmation to complete your reservation.
g. Once your payment has been process, your Ticket/Itinerary
will be email to you.
You can book combined bus and TranzAlpine train travel from
Nelson, Murchison, Westport, Punakaiki, Hokitika, Franz Josef Glacier or Fox
Glacier to Christchurch using the FareFinder. To make a
reservation - type or select
'Nelson, Murchison, Westport, Punakaiki, Hokitika, Fox Glacier or Franz Josef' in the
'From' field and type or select 'Christchurch' in the 'To'
field as your destination.
If traveling from Queenstown or Wanaka to Fox Glacier or Franz Josef,
you will need to add another travel sector to your Queenstown or Wanaka to Franz
Josef or Fox Glacier travel, on the Cart page, click on the
New Search icon located under Cart top left of the page.
Type or select
'Queenstown or Wanaka in the
'From' field and type or select 'Fox Glacier
or Franz Josef' in the 'To'
field as your destination, your new Travel Date, and click on
the Search icon. Select the Fare Type you want to book and
click on the Add to Cart icon. If you want to add other travel
sectors, repeat booking process in
para c
until you have booked all required travel sectors.
If
you are experiencing any problems in making your reservation or would like one
of our travel consultant's to make a reservation/s for you, please do not hesitate to contact
our
Travel Centre team.
Christchurch Airport Reservations
Reservations can be made for drop off options at Christchurch
International Airport on northbound InterCity bus and coach services from Invercargill, Te Anau, Dunedin,
Timaru, Oamaru, Ashburton to Christchurch and Great Sights scenic coach services from Queenstown Twizel, Lake Tekapo
and Mt Cook by typing or selecting in the
FareFinder'From' field - your departure location and type or
select 'Christchurch Airport' in the 'To'
field, as your Christchurch airport drop off location.
Airport pick up or drop off for InterCity coach services between Christchurch,
Twizel, Lake Tekapo, Wanaka and Queenstown - type or type or select 'Christchurch Antarctic Centre' in 'From'
or 'To' as your Christchurch airport pick up or drop off location.
There are no Christchurch airport bus services to or from Kaikoura, Blenheim, Picton or
Nelson.
Auckland Airport Reservations
Reservations can be also made for travel to/from Auckland International
Airport to Auckland city and to other destinations outside the greater
Auckland urban region either from the International or domestic terminals.
Using the
Farefinder search box located on the left, in the 'From'
field, select either 'Auckland International Airport' or 'Auckland Domestic Airport'
and in the 'To' field, the destination you want to travel too.
Reservations for bus and coach travel within the greater Auckland urban region
can not be made, as these services are local commuter services.
If
you are experiencing any problems in making your reservation or would like one
of our travel consultant's to make a reservation/s for you, please do not hesitate to contact
our
Travel Centre team.
If
you are experiencing any problems in making your reservation or would like one
of our travel consultant's to make a reservation/s for you, please do not hesitate to contact
our