Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus Timetable & Pick-up Points

Find out our departures and pick up locations

Our New Zealand bus travel timetable will help you navigate your way around our comprehensive travel network. It shows pick-up days, pick-up points, and approximate pick-up times (remember that any pick-up point is a drop-off point too).

During summer most of our bus stops have daily pick-ups/drop-offs. In winter each location will have at least 1 departure per week. Contact our friendly Kiwi Experience crew for more information.

To see what days the bus departs each scheduled overnight stop view our timetables.

VIEW OUR TIMETABLES

HOHO Departure Date/Time by Island
HOHO Departure Timetables by Region
(Seats Available , Limited Availability )
RegionNorth Island
Sector Auckland > Paihia Cape Reinga Tour Paihia > Auckland Auckland > Hot Water Beach Hot Water Beach > Waitomo Waitomo > Rotorua (via Hobbiton) Rotorua > Taupo Taupo > Wellington Wellington > Taupo > Rotorua > Auckland
Depart07:1507:1502:3008:4507:3009:3009:3008:3007:30
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HOHO Departure Date/Time by Island
HOHO Departure Timetables by Region
(Seats Available , Limited Availability )
RegionSouth Island
Sector Wellington > ferry > Nelson > Abel Tasman Abel Tasman > Westport Westport > Franz Josef Westport > Lake Mahinapua Lake Mahinapua > Franz Josef Franz Josef > Wanaka Wanaka > Queenstown Queenstown > Milford Sound > Queenstown Queenstown > Lake Tekapo Lake Tekapo > Christchurch Christchurch > Kaikoura Kaikoura > Picton > Abel Tasman Picton > ferry > Wellington
Depart07:1511:3009:3009:3010:0007:3010:0006:3009:0009:0007:3009:1511:45
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A FEW THINGS TO NOTE

Once you've chosen your bus pass, it's important you create an Online Trip Planner account to manage your booking. 

Everyone wants to travel with Kiwi Experience, especially in summer, so the sooner you book your buses the better! Seats are always subject to availability.

PICK-UP POINTS

Please be at these pick-up points 15 minutes before the published departure time.

The bus will always stop at the Main Pick-up point, and other pick-up points by request (please phone us at least 24 hours prior to departure). 

Auckland to Paihia (Until 30 November 2025)
Main Pick-up point:
Lylo, 54 Cook Street, Auckland Central7:15am
Other Pick-up points:
BP Connect Dairy Flat7:35am
Warkworth, iSite, 1 Baxter Street8:00am
Whangarei (iSite)10:00am
Auckland to Paihia (From 01 December 2025)
Main Pick-up point:
Lylo, 54 Cook Street, Auckland Central12:00pm
Paihia to Cape Reinga (round trip)
Main Pick-up point:
Paihia Main Wharf7:15am
Includes pick up for Haka Lodge and Centabay
Palm Tree Lodge7:15am
Paihia to Auckland (Until 30 November 2025)
Main Pick-up point:
Paihia Main Wharf2:30pm
Palm Tree Lodge2:30pm
Other Pick-up points:
Otaika Shops Bus stop, opposite Liquorland Otaika3:30pm
Paihia to Auckland (From 01 December 2025)
Main Pick-up point:
Paihia Main Wharf7:30am
Palm Tree Lodge7:30am
Auckland to Hot Water Beach
Main Pick-up point:
Lylo, 54 Cook Street, Auckland Central8:45am
Other Pick-up points:
Bombay - Subway 216 Mill Road10:00am
Hot Water Beach to Waitomo
Main Pick-up point:
Hot Water Beach Holiday Park7:30am
Other Pick-up points:
Tairua8:15am
Paeroa9:00am
Morrinsville Plunket Shop11:00am
125 Anderson St
Te Awamutu I-Site 1 Gorst Avenue12:00pm
Otorohanga12:45pm
Waitomo to Rotorua
Main Pick-up point:
Waitomo Homestead Cabins9:30am
Other Pick-up points:
Otorohanga, Public Toilet, Wahanui Street10:15am
Opposite Otorohanga Railway Station
Cambridge - Carpark 16 Cook St10:30am
Rotorua to Taupō
Main Pick-up point:
Rock Solid Backpackers9:30am
Other Pick-up points:
Rotorua I-Site 1167 Fenton Street9:30am
Taupō to Auckland (via Rotorua)
Main Pick-up point:
Based By The Lake1:30pm
Bus stop 35 Tongariro Street outside Cobb n Co restaurant
Other Pick-up points:
Rock Solid Backpackers2:30pm
Taupō to Wellington
Main Pick-up point:
Based By The Lake8:30am
Pick up is outside Cobb n Co restaurant
Other Pick-up points:
Turangi9:30am
Public Toilets Opp BP Station Ohuanga Rd
Information Centre - Whakapapa11:00am
State highway 48
YHA National Park12:15pm
4 Findlay Street
Ohakune12:30pm
LKNZ Lodge Bus Stop, 1 Rata Street
Wellington to Taupō
Main Pick-up point:
Haka House7:30am
Bus stop on Cable Street
Auckland to Paihia (Until 30 November 2025)
Main Pick-up point:
Lylo, 54 Cook Street, Auckland Central7:15am
Other Pick-up points:
BP Connect Dairy Flat7:35am
Warkworth, iSite, 1 Baxter Street8:00am
Whangarei (iSite)10:00am
Auckland to Paihia (From 01 December 2025)
Main Pick-up point:
Lylo, 54 Cook Street, Auckland Central12:00pm
Paihia to Cape Reinga (round trip)
Main Pick-up point:
Paihia Main Wharf7:15am
Includes pick up for Haka Lodge and Centabay
Palm Tree Lodge7:15am
Paihia to Auckland (Until 30 November 2025)
Main Pick-up point:
Paihia Main Wharf2:30pm
Palm Tree Lodge2:30pm
Other Pick-up points:
Otaika Shops Bus stop, opposite Liquorland Otaika3:30pm
Paihia to Auckland (From 01 December 2025)
Main Pick-up point:
Paihia Main Wharf7:30am
Palm Tree Lodge7:30am
Auckland to Hot Water Beach
Main Pick-up point:
Lylo, 54 Cook Street, Auckland Central8:45am
Other Pick-up points:
Bombay - Subway 216 Mill Road10:00am
Hot Water Beach to Waitomo
Main Pick-up point:
Hot Water Beach Holiday Park7:30am
Other Pick-up points:
Tairua8:15am
Paeroa9:00am
Morrinsville Plunket Shop11:00am
125 Anderson St
Te Awamutu I-Site 1 Gorst Avenue12:00pm
Otorohanga12:45pm
Waitomo to Rotorua
Main Pick-up point:
Waitomo Homestead Cabins9:30am
Other Pick-up points:
Otorohanga, Public Toilet, Wahanui Street10:15am
Opposite Otorohanga Railway Station
Cambridge - Carpark 16 Cook St10:30am
Rotorua to Taupō
Main Pick-up point:
Rock Solid Backpackers9:30am
Other Pick-up points:
Rotorua I-Site 1167 Fenton Street9:30am
Taupō to Auckland (via Rotorua)
Main Pick-up point:
Based By The Lake1:30pm
Bus stop 35 Tongariro Street outside Cobb n Co restaurant
Other Pick-up points:
Rock Solid Backpackers2:30pm
Taupō to Wellington
Main Pick-up point:
Based By The Lake8:30am
Pick up is outside Cobb n Co restaurant
Other Pick-up points:
Turangi9:30am
Public Toilets Opp BP Station Ohuanga Rd
Information Centre - Whakapapa11:00am
State highway 48
YHA National Park12:15pm
4 Findlay Street
Ohakune12:30pm
LKNZ Lodge Bus Stop, 1 Rata Street
Wellington to Taupō
Main Pick-up point:
Haka House7:30am
Bus stop on Cable Street