Over the Christmas holiday period Metro operate reduced bus services and customer service hours. This is so that as many staff across the network as possible can spend time with their families during the holiday season. This means bus timetables, the Metroinfo counter and Metroinfo call centre will operate to different hours than normal. Please see the list below for further details.
Bus and ferry operating hours over the holiday period
Over the holiday period buses and the ferry will operate the following timetables:
Date |
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| Monday 24 Dec (Christmas Eve) |
Normal weekday timetable |
| Tuesday 25 Dec (Christmas Day) |
Sunday timetable, all services stop at 6pm (see list below of last trips that will run on each route)
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| Wednesday 26 Dec (Boxing Day) |
Saturday timetable |
| Thursday 27 Dec |
Saturday timetable
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Friday 28 Dec
|
Saturday timetable
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| Saturday 29 Dec |
Saturday timetable
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| Sunday 30 Dec |
Sunday timetable
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Monday 31 Dec
|
Saturday timetable
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| Tuesday 1 Jan |
Saturday timetable
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| Wednesday 2 Jan |
Saturday timetable
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| Thursday 3 Jan |
Normal weekday timetables resume |
Supergold Card Hours
This year Supergold cards will be accepted all day whenever Saturday and Sunday timetables are operating - this includes Thursday 27th, Friday 28th, and Monday 31st December. This means during the entire Christmas and New Year period (25th December to 2nd January) Supergold cards will be accepted all day. From Thursday 3rd January normal weekday Supergold hours and rules will resume.
Christmas Day last bus trips
On Christmas Day all bus services run Sunday timetables and stop at approximately 6pm so that the drivers can also spend time celebrating with their families. Below is the list of the last trips that will be run on each bus route and the destinations those trips will end at.
Blue Line |
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| Belfast to City |
departs Belfast 5.45pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.12pm
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| Rangiora to City |
departs Rangiora 5.44pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.39pm |
| PMH to Belfast |
departs PMH 5.35pm arrives Belfast 6.28pm
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| Cashmere & PMH to Rangiora |
departs Cashmere 4.59pm arrives Rangiora 6.28pm |
Orange Line |
|
|---|
| Queenspark to Halswell |
departs Queenspark 5.02pm arrives Halswell 6.03pm
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| Queenspark to City |
departs Queenspark 5.32pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.04pm |
| Halswell to Queenspark |
departs Halswell 5.16pm arrives Queenspark 6.18pm |
Halswell to City
|
departs Halswell 5.46pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.11pm |
Purple Line |
|
|---|
| Airport to Sumner |
departs Airport 5.37pm arrives Sumner 6.43pm
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| Sumner to Airport |
departs Sumner 5.41pm arrives Airport 6.48pm |
Yellow Line |
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|---|
| Hornby to City |
departs Hornby 5.57pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.17pm
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| Hornby to New Brighton |
departs Hornby 5.27pm arrives New Brighton 6.22pm |
| New Brighton to City |
departs New Brighton 5.43pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.07pm |
New Brighton to Hornby
|
departs New Brighton 5.13pm arrives Hornby 6.09pm
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| New Brighton to Rolleston |
departs New Brighton 4.43pm arrives Rolleston 6.10pm |
Rolleston to Bus Interchange
|
departs Rolleston 5.26pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.17pm |
Orbiter |
|
|---|
| Clockwise (Eastgate, St Martins, PMH etc) |
departs Eastgate 5.00pm arrives back at Eastgate 6.30pm
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| Anti-clockwise (Eastgate, Palms, Northlands etc) |
departs Eastgate 5.00pm arrives back at Eastgate 6.30pm |
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Please note: the 5.15pm, 5.30pm and 5.45pm trips departing Eastgate in both directions will not operate. |
Diamond Harbour Ferry
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|
|---|
| to Lyttelton |
departs Diamond Harbour 6pm arrives Lyttelton 6.10pm
|
to Diamond Harbour
|
departs Lyttelton 5.50pm arrives Diamond Harbour 6pm |
17 Bryndwr – Huntsbury
|
|
|---|
to Bryndwr
|
departs Huntsbury 5.10pm arrives Sheffield Cres 5.52pm
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to Huntsbury
|
departs Sheffield Cres 5.10pm arrives Huntsbury 5.48pm
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28 Casebrook – Lyttelton
|
|
|---|
| to Northwood |
departs Lyttelton 5.20pm arrives Northwood 6.31pm
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| to City |
departs Lyttelton 5.50pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.15pm
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| to Lyttelton |
departs Northwood 5.28pm arrives Lyttelton 6.40pm |
29 City – Airport
|
|
|---|
| to Airport |
departs Bus Interchange 5.52pm arrives Airport 6.17pm
|
| to City |
departs Airport 5.52pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.22pm |
44 Shirley
|
|
|---|
| to City |
departs Dallington 5.51pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.14pm
|
| to Shirley |
departs Bus Interchange 5.49pm arrives Dallington 6.17pm |
45 Westmorland
|
|
|---|
| to City |
departs Westmorland 5.00pm arrives Bus Interchange 5.22pm
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| to Westmorland |
departs Bus Interchange 5.40pm arrives Westmorland 6.00pm |
60 Hillmorton – Southshore
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|
|---|
Hillmorton to Southshore
|
departs Wigram 4.57pm arrives Southshore 6.18pm
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| Hillmorton to City |
departs Wigram 5.27pm arrives Bus Interchange 5.57pm |
Southshore to Hillmorton
|
departs Southshore 5.00pm arrives Wigram 6.15pm
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Southshore to City
|
departs Southshore 5.30pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.12pm |
80 Lincoln – Parklands
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|
|---|
| Lincoln to Parklands |
departs Lincoln 4.54pm arrives Parklands 6.09pm
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| Lincoln to City |
departs Lincoln 5.54pm arrives Bus Interchange 6.30pm |
| Parklands to Lincoln |
departs Parklands 5.21pm arrives Lincoln 6.36pm |
95 Pegasus - City
|
|
|---|
| to Pegasus |
departs Madras St. 5.35pm arrives Pegasus 6.46pm
|
| to City |
departs Pegasus 5.05pm arrives Madras St. 6.06pm |
100 Wigram – The Palms
|
|
|---|
| to The Palms |
departs Halswell 5.34pm arrives The Palms 6.36pm
|
| to Halswell |
departs The Palms 5.55pm arrives Halswell 6.53pm |
107 Styx Mill – Northlands
|
|
|---|
| to Northlands |
departs Supa Centa 4.47pm arrives Northlands 5.09pm
|
| to Supa Centa |
departs Northlands 5.20pm arrives Supa Centa 5.40pm |
120 Burnside – Spreydon
|
|
|---|
| to Spreydon |
departs Sheffield Cres 5.29pm arrives Barrington 6.12pm
|
| to Burnside |
departs Barrington 5.23pm arrives Sheffield Cres 6.07pm |
125 Westlake – Redwood
|
|
|---|
| to Redwood |
departs Halswell 5.30pm arrives Redwood 6.30pm
|
| to Halswell |
departs Redwood 5.41pm arrives Halswell 6.43pm |
130 Hei Hei – Avonhead via Riccarton
|
|
|---|
| to Avonhead |
departs Hornby 5.49pm arrives Avonhead 6.34pm
|
to Hornby
|
departs Avonhead 5.48pm arrives Hornby 6.35pm |
135 Burwood Hospital – New Brighton
|
|---|
| No service |
140 Russley - Mt Pleasant
|
|
|---|
| to Mt Pleasant |
departs Hornby 4.57pm arrives Mt Pleasant 6.05pm
|
| to Russley |
departs Mt Pleasant 5.18pm arrives Hornby 6.27pm |
155 Lyttelton – Eastgate
|
|---|
| No service |
820 Lincoln – Burnham via Rolleston
|
|
|---|
| to Lincoln |
departs Burnham 5.10pm arrives Lincoln 5.53pm
|
to Burnham
|
departs Lincoln 4.59pm arrives Burnham 5.40pm |
Metroinfo call centre hours
If you need help planning your trip this holiday season, or if you have a question about taking the bus or ferry, you can call our friendly staff during the following times:
Date
|
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|---|
| Monday 24 Dec (Christmas Eve) |
7am - 6pm |
| Tuesday 25 Dec (Christmas Day) |
CLOSED
|
Wednesday 26 Dec (Boxing Day)
|
CLOSED |
Thursday 27 Dec
|
7am – 7pm |
Friday 28 Dec
|
7am – 7pm |
Saturday 29 Dec
|
7am – 7pm
|
Sunday 30 Dec
|
9am – 7pm |
Monday 31 Dec
|
7am – 7pm |
Tuesday 1 Jan
|
CLOSED |
Wednesday 2 Jan
|
CLOSED |
Thursday 3 Jan
|
Normal hours resume |
Metroinfo customer service counter hours
If you need help at the Bus Interchange, our friendly counter staff are available during the following times:
Date
|
|
|---|
| Monday 24 Dec (Christmas Eve) |
7.30am – 6pm |
| Tuesday 25 Dec (Christmas Day) |
CLOSED
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Wednesday 26 Dec (Boxing Day)
|
CLOSED |
Thursday 27 Dec
|
9am – 5pm |
Friday 28 Dec
|
9am – 5pm |
Saturday 29 Dec
|
9am – 5pm |
Sunday 30 Dec
|
9am – 5pm |
Monday 31 Dec
|
9am – 5pm
|
Tuesday 1 Jan
|
CLOSED |
Wednesday 2 Jan
|
CLOSED |
Thursday 3 Jan
|
Normal hours resume |