Public transport services

Regional councils and Auckland Transport contract private operators to provide public transport using buses, trains and ferries in our cities.

Use these links to get information about public transport in your region.

• Northland(external link)
• Auckland(external link)
• Waikato(external link)
• Bay of Plenty(external link)
• Gisborne(external link)
• Hawke’s Bay(external link)
• Taranaki(external link)
• Manawatu-Whanganui(external link)
• Wellington(external link)
• Nelson(external link)
• Marlborough(external link)
• Canterbury(external link)
• Otago(external link)
• Invercargill(external link)

School travel

The Ministry of Education website provides more information on school transport.

School transport(external link)

Long distance travel

See below for longer distance travel options:

• Bus – Intercity(external link) is the one main intercity bus provider – and a number of smaller regional and specialist providers.
• Train – Great Journeys NZ(external link) - these long-distance train services are provided by KiwiRail.
• Ferry –  Interislander ferries(external link) and Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry(external link) are the Cook Strait ferries.