Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Shuttle Buses
As well as InterCity and Naked Bus, regional shuttle buses fill in the gaps between the
smaller towns. Operators include the following (not a finite list), offering regular scheduled
services and/or charter tours:
Abel Tasman Travel
(
www.abeltasmantravel.co.nz
) Traverses the roads between Nelson,
Motueka, Golden Bay, and Kahurangi and Abel Tasman National Parks.
Alpine Scenic Tours
(
www.alpinescenictours.co.nz
)
Runs tours around Taupo and into
Tongariro National Park, plus the ski fields around Mt Ruapehu and Mt Tongariro.
Atomic Shuttles
(
www.atomictravel.co.nz
)
Has services throughout the South Island, in-
cluding to Christchurch, Dunedin, Invercargill, Picton, Nelson, Greymouth/Hokitika, Te
Anau and Queenstown/Wanaka.
Cook Connection
(
www.cookconnect.co.nz
) Triangulates between Mt Cook, Twizel and
Lake Tekapo.
East West Coaches
(
www.eastwestcoaches.co.nz
) Offers a service between Christch-
urch and Westport via Reefton.
Hanmer Connection
(
www.atsnz.com
) Twice-daily services between Hanmer Springs
and Christchurch.
Go Kiwi Shuttles
(
www.go-kiwi.co.nz
)
Links Auckland with Whitianga on the Coromandel
Peninsula daily, with extensions to Rotorua in summer.
Knightrider
(
www.knightrider.co.nz
) Runs a nocturnal service from Christchurch to Du-
nedin return. David Hasselhoff nowhere to be seen…
Topline Tours
(
www.toplinetours.co.nz
) Connects Te Anau and Queenstown.
Tracknet
(
www.tracknet.net
) Daily track transport (Milford, Routeburn, Hollyford, Kepler
etc) between Queenstown, Te Anau, Milford Sound, Invercargill, Fiordland and the West
Coast.
Trek Express
( 027 222 1872, 0800 128 735;
www.trekexpress.co.nz
) 4WD shuttle
services to all tramping tracks in the top half of the South Island.
Waitomo Wanderer
(
www.travelheadfirst.com
) Does a loop from Rotorua or Taupo to
Waitomo.
West Coast Shuttle
(
www.westcoastshuttle.co.nz
) Daily bus from Greymouth to Christ-
church and back.
Backpacker Buses
If you feel like clocking up some kilometres with like-minded fellow travellers, the following
operators run fixed-itinerary bus tours, nationwide or on the North or South Island. Ac-
commodation and hop-on/hop-off flexibility are often included.
