Explore New Zealand's South Island 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 by bus and coach from Queenstown.

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

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

Major coach and bus operators like InterCity Coachlines 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 and coaches with InterCity Coachlines operating a fleet of eco-friendly air conditioned buses with reclining seats and foot rests.

Newmans Coachlines and Great Sights operates 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 operates the Starlighter overnight bus services to and from Wellington, Palmerston North, Taupo, Rotorua, Hamilton and Auckland connecting at Wellington with the Cook Strait ferry services from Picton that operate between the South and North Islands crossing Cook Strait.

The Starlighter overnight services 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.