Backpacking New Zealand Bus Travel Passes – NZ Backpacker Adventure Tours

Short on time New Zealand bus passes 

Think you're not here long enough to do Kiwi Experience? Think again! We realise that timefames and budgets can be tight so we offer a number of 'Short on Time' passes to ensure everyone can get a taste of New Zealand. Starting at just 1 day and NZD $100 there are a range of New Zealand bus passes to suit all travel needs, so you make the most of every day here.

The New Zealand bus passes below are ordered geographically from North to South and based on the winter travel times. During the New Zealand summer you can do some of the passes even faster!

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 1-5 days  6-10 days  11-15 days

1 - 5 Day Passes
Caves and Waves

Caves & Waves

Minimum Travel Time:

3 Days

Start

Rotorua/Taupo

Finish

Rotorua/Taupo

Standard Price (NZD):

$120

X
X

X

Y

Y

Raglan Wave Runner

Raglan Wave Runner

Minimum Travel Time:

2 Days

Start

Waitomo

Finish

Waitomo

Standard Price (NZD):

$45

X
X

X

Y

Y

Waitomo Wanderer

Waitomo Wanderer

Minimum Travel Time:

1 Days

Start

Rotorua/Taupo

Finish

Rotorua/Taupo

Standard Price (NZD):

$75

X
X

X

Y

Y

East As

East As

Minimum Travel Time:

4 Days

Start

Rotorua/Taupo

Finish

Rotorua/Taupo

Standard Price (NZD):

$395

X
X

X

Y

Y

Geyserland

Geyserland

Minimum Travel Time:

3 Days

Start

Auckland

Finish

Auckland

Standard Price (NZD):

$289

X
X

X

Y

Y

Awesome + Top Bit

Awesome + Top Bit

Minimum Travel Time:

3 Days

Start

Auckland

Finish

Auckland

Standard Price (NZD):

$194

X
X

X

Y

Y

Southlander - Bottom Bus

Southlander - Bottom Bus

Minimum Travel Time:

4 Days

Start

Queenstown

Finish

Queenstown

Standard Price (NZD):

$425

X
X

X

Y

Y

Awesome

Awesome

Minimum Travel Time:

2 Days

Start

Auckland

Finish

Auckland

Standard Price (NZD):

$99

X
X

X

Y

Y

Milford Explorer

Milford Explorer

Minimum Travel Time:

1 Days

Start

Queenstown

Finish

Queenstown

Standard Price (NZD):

$159

X
X

X

Y

Y

6 - 10 Day Passes
Northern Round Up

Northern Round Up

Minimum Travel Time:

9 Days

Start

Auckland

Finish

Auckland

Standard Price (NZD):

$549

X
X

X

Y

Y

Southern Round Up

Southern Round Up

Minimum Travel Time:

10 Days

Start

Christchurch

Finish

Christchurch

Standard Price (NZD):

$599

X
X

X

Y

Y

Geyserland & Lake

Geyserland & Lake

Minimum Travel Time:

6 Days

Start

Auckland

Finish

Auckland

Standard Price (NZD):

$329

X
X

X

Y

Y

TranzAlpine Back Paddock

TranzAlpine Back Paddock

Minimum Travel Time:

7 Days

Start

Christchurch

Finish

Christchurch

Standard Price (NZD):

$659

X
X

X

Y

Y

Back Paddock

Back Paddock

Minimum Travel Time:

8 Days

Start

Christchurch

Finish

Christchurch

Standard Price (NZD):

$549

X
X

X

Y

Y

11 - 15 Day Passes
Bottoms Up

Bottoms Up

Minimum Travel Time:

14 Days

Start

Christchurch

Finish

Christchurch

Standard Price (NZD):

$1,019

Cardholder (NZD):
(SIC/YHA/VIP/NOMADS)

$968

Y

Y

Kea

Kea

Minimum Travel Time:

15 Days

Start

Christchurch

Finish

Auckland

Standard Price (NZD):

$874

Cardholder (NZD):
(SIC/YHA/VIP/NOMADS)

$830

Y

Y

Gumboot

Gumboot

Minimum Travel Time:

15 Days

Start

Christchurch

Finish

Auckland

Standard Price (NZD):

$993

Cardholder (NZD):
(SIC/YHA/VIP/NOMADS)

$943

Special Price (NZD):

$645

TranzAlpine Dog Leg

TranzAlpine Dog Leg

Minimum Travel Time:

12 Days

Start

Christchurch

Finish

Auckland

Standard Price (NZD):

$1,014

Cardholder (NZD):
(SIC/YHA/VIP/NOMADS)

$963

Y

Y

Dog Leg

Dog Leg

Minimum Travel Time:

13 Days

Start

Christchurch

Finish

Auckland

Standard Price (NZD):

$894

Cardholder (NZD):
(SIC/YHA/VIP/NOMADS)

$849

Y

Y