Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Super Shuttle
( 0800 748 885;
www.supershuttle.co.nz
)
This convenient door-to-door shuttle
charges $29 for one person heading between the airport and a city hotel; the price in-
creases for outlying suburbs. Save money by sharing a shuttle.
BICYCLE
Auckland Transport
( 09-366 6400;
www.at.govt.nz
)
publishes free cycle maps, available from
public buildings such as stations, libraries and i-SITEs. Bikes can be taken on ferries and
trains for free (dependent on available space), but only folding bikes are allowed on buses.
Adventure Cycles
( 09-940 2453;
www.adventure-auckland.co.nz/adventurecycles
;
9 Premier Ave, Western
Springs; per day $30-40, per week $120-160, per month $260-350; 7.30am-7pm Thu-Mon)
Hires road,
mountain and touring bikes, runs a buy-back scheme, and does repairs.
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Auckland's motorways jam badly at peak times, particularly the Northern and Southern
Motorways. It's best to avoid them between 7am and 9am, and from 4pm to 7pm. Things
also get tight around 3pm during term time, which is the end of the school day.
Expect to pay for parking in central Auckland from 8am to 6pm from Monday to
Saturday. Most parking meters are pay-and-display; display tickets inside your wind-
screen. You usually don't have to pay between 6pm and 8am or on Sunday, but check the
meters and parking signs carefully.
Prices can be steep at parking buildings. Better value are the council-run open-air parks
near the old train station at 126 Beach Rd ($8 per day) and on Ngaoho Pl, off The Strand
($6 per day).
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Auckland's public transport system is run by a hodgepodge of different operators, but
there is now an integrated AT HOP smartcard (
www.athop.co.nz
)
, which provides dis-
counts of around 10% on most buses, trains and ferries. AT HOP cards cost $10 (nonre-
fundable), so are really only worthwhile if you're planning on an extended stay in Auck-
land.
trains and ferries and has an excellent trip-planning feature. A Discovery Pass provides a
day's transport on most trains and buses and on North Shore ferries ($16); buy it on the
bus or train or at Fullers offices.
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