Christchurch Service Notice: All bus and coach services to and from Christchurch are operating normally. There are no disruptions to services.

Explore with its unique 8 unique geographical regions and diverse natural beauty, from soaring mountain peaks of the Southern Alps, fiords, glaciers, lakes, rivers, native alpine bush and the southern skifields of New Zealand's South Island by bus and coach from Christchurch.

With the networks of InterCity Coachlines, Great Sights, Newmans Coachlines and Magic Bus, you can travel to over 300 destinations and key tourist attractions in the South Island with over 80 services every day.

With fares starting from NZ$1.00, travelling on InterCity Coachlines, Newmans Coachlines, Great Sights and Naked Bus bus coach networks is an affordable way to see the South Island's unique scenic beauty.

Major coach and bus operators like Great Sights, InterCity and Newmans Coachlines provide frequent daily regional services in the South Island. There are many smaller bus and shuttle companies like Atomic Shuttles, that offer frequent daily bus services within local or regional areas in the South Island.

Travel is in modern buses with InterCity Coachlines operating a fleet of eco-friendly air conditioned buses with reclining seats and foot rests.

Both Newmans Coachlines and Great Sights  operate premier services using a fleet of modern eco-friendly air conditioned coaches featuring reclining seats with foot and head rests and onboard toilet/washroom facilities.

InterCity Coachlines Starlighter overnight bus services operates between Wellington, Palmerston North, Taupo, Rotorua, Hamilton and Auckland connecting in Wellington with Cook Strait ferry services from Picton to Wellington that operating between the South and North Islands.

The Starlighter service features reclining seats with foot and head rests, individual reading lights and air conditioning controls, onboard toilet/washroom facility and makes two refreshment/comfort stops on route.

Larger coach and bus operators operate frequent daily bus/coach services in both the North and South Island, with some services that connect with ferry services that operate between the North and South Islands crossing Cook Strait.

If you want to explore and see New Zealand's unique scenic beauty, there is a range of 'Hop On/Hop Off' Bus and Coach Passes, that provides value for money travel.