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Pay Fare Taking the bus is both a relaxing and cheap way to get around town. Check out the lists below to see what your bus ride will cost

Plus, you can travel even cheaper with a Metrocard - save at least 25% off the regular fares and access special cardholder deals on unlimited daily and weekly travel.

Christchurch City Fares (Inner Zone)
Airport Fares (Inner Zone)
Selwyn Star Fares (Outer Zone)
The Blue Line and Waimakariri fares
Kainga Service Fares (Outer Zone)
Ferry Service
Children
CandoCard - School students
SuperGold
Metrocard Unlimited Travel

Christchurch City Fares (Inner Zone)

CHILD FARE ONE WAY

ADULT FARE ONE WAY

Metrocard

Cash

Metrocard

Cash

$1.15

$1.60

$2.30

$3.20

One way fares apply to the following services:

Airport Fares (Inner Zone)*

Service	Destination	CHILD FARE		ADULT FARE
		Metrocard	Cash	Metrocard	Cash
3 Sumner to Airport via Avonhead	Travel to Airport	$1.15	$4.50	$2.30	$7.50
	Travel between Sumner and the International Antarctic Centre bus stop(Orchard Rd)	$1.15	$1.65	$2.30	$3.20
29 Airport to City via Fendalton	Travel to Airport	$1.15	$4.50	$2.30	$7.50
	Travel between the City and the Sudima Hotel stop (on Memorial Ave before Orchard Rd)	$1.15	$1.65	$2.30	$3.20

Selwyn Star Fares (Outer Zone)

The buses included in the outer zones are the Selwyn Star services and The Blue Line service (after Bridgend), Kainga (Saturday only to and from Kaiapoi) and the Diamond Harbour Ferry. Most of these services travel to either the Waimakarriri or Selwyn Districts and cost more to run resulting in a slightly higher fare to travel on board. As with all services it is cheaper to use a Metrocard to pay for your fares. The list below will explain what you need to pay to travel on these services.

Bus	Destination	CHILD FARE		ADULT FARE
		Metrocard	Cash	Metrocard	Cash
81 Lincoln	Travel within the city including Prebbleton until Tancreds Rd	$1.15	$1.60	$2.30	$3.20
	Travel between Lincoln and Prebbleton	$1.65	$2.20	$3.30	$4.40
	Travel between the city and Lincoln	$1.65	$2.20	$3.30	$4.40

88 Rolleston	Travel within the city including Templeton until Dawsons Rd	$1.15	$1.60	$2.30	$3.20
	Travel between Rolleston and Templeton	$1.65	$2.20	$3.30	$4.40
	Travel between the city and Rolleston	$1.65	$2.20	$3.30	$4.40

820 Burnham to Lincoln via Rolleston	Travel between Lincoln, Rolleston, Springston and Burnham	$1.15	$1.60	$2.30	$3.20

The Blue Line and Waimakariri fares

Bus	Destination	CHILD FARE		ADULT FARE
		Metrocard	Cash	Metrocard	Cash
B The Blue Line	Travel within the city including to Bridgend	$1.15	$1.60	$2.30	$3.20
	Travel within Rangiora	$1.15	$1.60	$2.30	$3.20
	Travel between the city and Kaiapoi	$1.65	$2.20	$3.30	$4.40
	Travel between Kaiapoi and Rangiora	$1.65	$2.20	$3.30	$4.40
	Travel between the city and Rangiora	$2.10	$2.80	$4.20	$5.60

95 Waikuku & Pegasus	Travel between the city and Woodend, Pegasus or Waikuku	$2.10	$2.80	$4.20	$5.60
	Travel between Kaiapoi and Woodend, Pegasus or Waikuku	$1.65	$2.20	$3.30	$4.40
	Travel between Woodend, Pegasus and Waikuku	$1.15	$1.60	$2.30	$3.20

951 Pegasus - Kaiapoi	Travel between Kaiapoi and Woodend or Pegasus	$1.65	$2.20	$3.30	$4.40
	Travel between Woodend and Pegasus	$1.15	$1.60	$2.30	$3.20

952 Waikuku - Kaiapoi	Travel between Kaiapoi and, Woodend or Waikuku	$1.65	$2.20	$3.30	$4.40
	Travel between Woodend and Waikuku	$1.15	$1.60	$2.30	$3.20

Kainga Service Fares (Outer Zone)

Kainga Service Saturdays only from Kaiapoi

Bus	Destination	CHILD FARE		ADULT FARE
		Metrocard	Cash	Metrocard	Cash
480 Kainga	Travel within in the city until Bridgend	$1.15	$1.60	$2.30	$3.20
	Travel between the city and Kaiapoi	$1.65	$2.20	$3.30	$4.40

Ferry Service

Service	Destination	CHILD FARE		ADULT FARE
		Metrocard	Cash	Metrocard	Cash
F Diamond Harbour Ferry	Travel between Lyttelton and Diamond Harbour	$2.10	$2.80	$4.20	$5.60

Children

Children under five travel free, when accompanied by a fare paying passenger. Children 5 – 17yrs are charged a discounted Child fare - generally around half the adult rate. Drivers may require ID to be shown.

CandoCard - School students

Your Cando card is a Metrocard for school students. It is issued by your high school at the beginning of each year. Find out more about the Cando card.

SuperGold

SuperGold cardholders travel free in all zones during all off-peak times. That's weekdays between 9 am and 3 pm, and after 6.30 pm, and all-day weekends and public holidays. Just present your SuperGold card to the driver when boarding the bus. Find out more about SuperGold

Metrocard Unlimited Travel

Metrocard gives you unlimited free transfers within two hours of your first trip. If you use your card twice a day on weekdays you'll receive your weekend bus travel free, within the same zone. Find out more about Metrocard.

Timetables

Bikes on buses

Fares

Central Station

Website tips

Public Holidays

Metro Gift Voucher

QR codes

Text alerts for detours

Lost & Found

Code of Conduct

Feedback

Travel FAQs

Fares

Christchurch City Fares (Inner Zone)

Airport Fares (Inner Zone)*

Selwyn Star Fares (Outer Zone)

The Blue Line and Waimakariri fares

Kainga Service Fares (Outer Zone)

Kainga Service Saturdays only from Kaiapoi

Ferry Service

Children

CandoCard - School students

SuperGold

Metrocard Unlimited Travel