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You can now book Cook Strait ferry services between the North and south Islands using the below FareFinder. See below Wellington-Picton Ferries link for booking instructions * Since you have made your bus travel reservation, there is a range of affordable quality accommodation with rates from NZ$25.00 per night to make your travel budget go further * Click on the below 'Accommodation' link for online rates, availability & reservations
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New Zealand national bus and coach routes and destinations
Fares
All fares are in NZ$/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 under the Fare Finder.

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 Date' 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.

If you do not wish to add any other travel, click on the 'Checkout' icon to the 'Passenger Details' screen and follow the instructions to confirm your reservation.

If you want to make reservations to other destinations on the same booking/reservation, click on the 'make another booking' icon located under the 'Total Fare' field on the 'Cart' pages and repeat procedures - 1, 2, 3 and 4 until you have completed all the required travel sector/s you want to travel.

7. 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 or for New Zealand and Australian residents only - by internet banking using 'Poli' pay.

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Ferry Reservations/Bookings
Reservations can be made for combined bus and Cook Strait ferry
travel from Paihia, Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Palmerston North or Wellington to Christchurch, Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura or Nelson. Using the FareFinder - type or select 'Paihia, Auckland Central, Hamilton Central, Rotorua, Palmerston North or Wellington Central' in the 'From' field and type or select 'Christchurch, Picton, Blenheim, Kaikoura or Nelson' in the 'To' field as your final destination.

If travelling from Christchurch, Kaikoura, Blenheim or Nelson to Wellington, Palmerston North, Rotorua, Hamilton, Auckland or Paihia - type or select 'Christchurch Central, Kaikoura, Blenheim, Picton or Nelson' in the 'From' field and type or select 'Wellington Central, Palmerston North, Rotorua, Hamilton Central, Auckland Centralor Paihia' in the 'To' field as your final destination.

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Christchurch Airport Reservations
Reservations can be made for drop off options at Christchurch International Airport on northbound InterCity services from Invercargill, Te Anau, Dunedin, Timaru, Oamaru, Ashburton to Christchurch and Great Sights services from Queenstown Twizel, Lake Tekapo and Mt Cook, by typing or selecting 'Christchurch Airport' in the 'To' field, as your drop off location. 

Pick ups and drop offs for Newmans coach services between Christchurch, Twizel, Lake Tekapo, Wanaka and Queenstown, type or type or select 'Christchurch Airport' in 'From' and/or 'To' as your pick up or drop off location.

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Auckland Airport Reservations
Reservations can be also made for travel to/from Auckland International Airport to any southbound destination outside the greater Auckland urban region either from the International or domestic terminals.

From the reservation 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 to.

Reservations for bus and coach travel within the greater Auckland urban region can not be made, as these services are local commuter services.

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