Getting Around New Zealand?

Question

I will be in New Zealand later this year and I want to see as much of it as possible.

I know that there is a bus I can catch but New Zealand has so many places of interest.

Does the bus just take one straight line moving down the island? If I want to go to the eastern side of the island do I have to take another bus to get to that area. Or does it veer off to other places of interest?

(Hope you are following me)

Any possible answers appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

Suggest you google the various bus companies - they each have their own methods of getting you there.

*Intercity- direct

*Newmans- direct but goes to the odd major sights

*Magic- tours to the sights on the way, mainly for 18/30 year olds

*Kiwi Experience- same as Magic, mainly 16/25 yr olds

Stray Travel- don't know

Nude Bus- don't know

Northliner- direct Auckland-Bay of Islands

Bottom Bus- tours of Catlins/Manapouri

K Bus- tours of Tasman Bay and service through to Dunedin

Guthreys- more or less a cheap direct door to door run

Atomic Shuttles- as for Guthreys

Newton Citibus- RailTrail to Queenstown and Dunedin to Mount Cook as well as Otago tours

Knight Rider-  direct South Island overnight travel

Barbecue Bus- Queenstown to Milford tours

That's something to start with. The ones marked * are available through both Islands.

Answer 2

Hi, NZ is thousands of kl from Australia and is no part of Australia,sorry we cant give you an answer.

  I can tell you that NZ is a nice country and well worth a trip there.

Hope this helps.    Waltz.

Answer 3

There are numerous bus companies and the fall into two main categories. There are those which concentrate on City to City and those who provide tour in particular regions

I would suggest you visit the cities web sites to see what is on offer.

Begin with your entre porte and go from there

Answer 4

Sorry it is closed due to Civil war at present. No buses, everyone is moving to Papua New Guinea to start fresh.........