29

Airport to City

Christchurch International Airport 6:22 am 6:52 am 7:22 am 7:52 am 8:22 am 8:52 am 9:22 am 9:52 am 10:22 am 10:52 am 11:22 am 11:52 am 12:22 pm 12:52 pm 1:22 pm 1:52 pm 2:22 pm 2:52 pm 3:22 pm 3:52 pm 4:22 pm 4:52 pm 5:22 pm 5:52 pm 6:22 pm 6:52 pm 7:22 pm 7:52 pm 8:22 pm 9:02 pm 9:32 pm 10:02 pm 10:32 pm
Fendalton Rd near Clyde Rd 6:32 am 7:02 am 7:35 am 8:05 am 8:35 am 9:02 am 9:32 am 10:02 am 10:32 am 11:02 am 11:32 am 12:02 pm 12:32 pm 1:02 pm 1:32 pm 2:02 pm 2:35 pm 3:05 pm 3:35 pm 4:05 pm 4:35 pm 5:05 pm 5:35 pm 6:02 pm 6:32 pm 7:02 pm 7:32 pm 8:02 pm 8:32 pm 9:12 pm 9:42 pm 10:12 pm 10:42 pm
Bus Interchange (Platform C) 6:52 am 7:22 am 8:00 am 8:30 am 9:00 am 9:22 am 9:52 am 10:22 am 10:52 am 11:22 am 11:52 am 12:22 pm 12:52 pm 1:22 pm 1:52 pm 2:22 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:00 pm 6:22 pm 6:52 pm 7:22 pm 7:52 pm 8:22 pm 8:52 pm 9:32 pm 10:02 pm 10:32 pm 11:02 pm
Christchurch International Airport 6:42 am 7:42 am 8:22 am 8:52 am 9:22 am 9:52 am 10:22 am 10:52 am 11:22 am 11:52 am 12:22 pm 12:52 pm 1:22 pm 1:52 pm 2:22 pm 2:52 pm 3:22 pm 3:52 pm 4:22 pm 4:52 pm 5:22 pm 5:52 pm 6:22 pm 6:52 pm 7:22 pm 8:22 pm 9:22 pm 10:32 pm 11:32 pm
Fendalton Rd near Clyde Rd 6:52 am 7:52 am 8:32 am 9:02 am 9:32 am 10:02 am 10:32 am 11:02 am 11:32 am 12:02 pm 12:32 pm 1:02 pm 1:32 pm 2:02 pm 2:32 pm 3:02 pm 3:32 pm 4:02 pm 4:32 pm 5:02 pm 5:32 pm 6:02 pm 6:32 pm 7:02 pm 7:32 pm 8:32 pm 9:32 pm 10:42 pm 11:42 pm
Bus Interchange (Platform C) 7:12 am 8:12 am 8:52 am 9:22 am 9:52 am 10:22 am 10:52 am 11:22 am 11:52 am 12:22 pm 12:52 pm 1:22 pm 1:52 pm 2:22 pm 2:52 pm 3:22 pm 3:52 pm 4:22 pm 4:52 pm 5:22 pm 5:52 pm 6:22 pm 6:52 pm 7:22 pm 7:52 pm 8:52 pm 9:52 pm 11:02 pm 12:02 am
Christchurch International Airport 7:12 am 8:12 am 8:52 am 9:22 am 9:52 am 10:22 am 10:52 am 11:22 am 11:52 am 12:22 pm 12:52 pm 1:22 pm 1:52 pm 2:22 pm 2:52 pm 3:22 pm 3:52 pm 4:22 pm 4:52 pm 5:22 pm 5:52 pm 6:22 pm 6:52 pm 7:22 pm 8:22 pm 9:32 pm 10:32 pm
Fendalton Rd near Clyde Rd 7:22 am 8:22 am 9:02 am 9:32 am 10:02 am 10:32 am 11:02 am 11:32 am 12:02 pm 12:32 pm 1:02 pm 1:32 pm 2:02 pm 2:32 pm 3:02 pm 3:32 pm 4:02 pm 4:32 pm 5:02 pm 5:32 pm 6:02 pm 6:32 pm 7:02 pm 7:32 pm 8:32 pm 9:42 pm 10:42 pm
Bus Interchange (Platform C) 7:42 am 8:42 am 9:22 am 9:52 am 10:22 am 10:52 am 11:22 am 11:52 am 12:22 pm 12:52 pm 1:22 pm 1:52 pm 2:22 pm 2:52 pm 3:22 pm 3:52 pm 4:22 pm 4:52 pm 5:22 pm 5:52 pm 6:22 pm 6:52 pm 7:22 pm 7:52 pm 8:52 pm 10:02 pm 11:02 pm

On public holidays bus and ferry services run to weekend timetables. Check the list of public holidays below to see which weekend timetables will be observed on those days.

Public holiday Date Services run to
Waitangi Day Friday 6 February 2026 Saturday timetable
Thursday 2 April Thursday 2 April 2026 Friday timetable
Good Friday Friday 3 April 2026 Sunday timetable 
Easter Monday Monday 6 April 2026 Saturday timetable
ANZAC Day Observed Monday 27 April 2026 Saturday timetable
King's Birthday Monday 1 June 2026 Saturday timetable
Thursday 9 July Thursday 9 July 2026 Friday timetable
Matariki Friday 10 July 2026 Saturday timetable
Labour Day Monday 26 October 2026 Saturday timetable
Thursday 12 November Thursday 12 November 2026 Friday timetable
Canterbury Anniversary
(Show Day)
Friday 13 November 2026 Saturday timetable
Christmas Day Friday 25 December 2026 Sunday timetable
All services stop at 6pm*
Boxing Day  Saturday 26 December 2026 Saturday timetable
Sunday 27 December Sunday 27 December 2026 Sunday timetable
Monday 28 December –
Thursday 31 December
Monday 28 December –
Thursday 31 December 2026
Saturday timetable
New Year's Day  Friday 1 January 2027 Saturday timetable
Day after New Year's Day Saturday 2 January 2027 Saturday timetable

 

*Service ends 6pm Christmas day, no trips will commence after 6pm and a number of trips will not travel their entire route.

29

City to Airport

Bus Interchange (Platform C) 5:57 am 6:27 am 7:05 am 7:35 am 8:05 am 8:35 am 9:05 am 9:27 am 9:57 am 10:27 am 10:57 am 11:27 am 11:57 am 12:27 pm 12:57 pm 1:27 pm 2:05 pm 2:35 pm 3:05 pm 3:35 pm 4:05 pm 4:35 pm 5:05 pm 5:35 pm 6:05 pm 6:27 pm 6:52 pm 7:22 pm 7:52 pm 8:22 pm 8:52 pm 9:32 pm 10:02 pm
Memorial Ave near Fendalton Shops 6:09 am 6:39 am 7:20 am 7:50 am 8:20 am 8:50 am 9:17 am 9:39 am 10:09 am 10:39 am 11:09 am 11:39 am 12:09 pm 12:39 pm 1:09 pm 1:39 pm 2:17 pm 2:50 pm 3:20 pm 3:50 pm 4:20 pm 4:50 pm 5:20 pm 5:50 pm 6:20 pm 6:42 pm 7:02 pm 7:32 pm 8:02 pm 8:32 pm 9:02 pm 9:42 pm 10:12 pm
Christchurch International Airport 6:27 am 6:57 am 7:40 am 8:10 am 8:40 am 9:10 am 9:35 am 9:57 am 10:27 am 10:57 am 11:27 am 11:57 am 12:27 pm 12:57 pm 1:27 pm 1:57 pm 2:35 pm 3:10 pm 3:40 pm 4:10 pm 4:40 pm 5:10 pm 5:40 pm 6:10 pm 6:40 pm 7:02 pm 7:17 pm 7:47 pm 8:17 pm 8:47 pm 9:17 pm 9:57 pm 10:27 pm
Bus Interchange (Platform C) 7:12 am 8:12 am 8:52 am 9:27 am 9:57 am 10:27 am 10:57 am 11:27 am 11:57 am 12:27 pm 12:57 pm 1:27 pm 1:57 pm 2:27 pm 2:57 pm 3:27 pm 3:57 pm 4:27 pm 4:57 pm 5:22 pm 5:52 pm 6:22 pm 6:52 pm 7:52 pm 8:52 pm 9:52 pm 11:02 pm
Memorial Ave near Fendalton Shops 7:22 am 8:22 am 9:02 am 9:39 am 10:09 am 10:39 am 11:09 am 11:39 am 12:09 pm 12:39 pm 1:09 pm 1:39 pm 2:09 pm 2:39 pm 3:09 pm 3:39 pm 4:09 pm 4:39 pm 5:09 pm 5:32 pm 6:02 pm 6:32 pm 7:02 pm 8:02 pm 9:02 pm 10:02 pm 11:12 pm
Christchurch International Airport 7:37 am 8:37 am 9:17 am 9:57 am 10:27 am 10:57 am 11:27 am 11:57 am 12:27 pm 12:57 pm 1:27 pm 1:57 pm 2:27 pm 2:57 pm 3:27 pm 3:57 pm 4:27 pm 4:57 pm 5:27 pm 5:47 pm 6:17 pm 6:47 pm 7:17 pm 8:17 pm 9:17 pm 10:17 pm 11:27 pm
Bus Interchange (Platform C) 6:42 am 7:42 am 8:42 am 9:22 am 9:52 am 10:27 am 10:57 am 11:27 am 11:57 am 12:27 pm 12:57 pm 1:27 pm 1:57 pm 2:27 pm 2:57 pm 3:27 pm 3:57 pm 4:27 pm 4:57 pm 5:22 pm 5:52 pm 6:22 pm 6:52 pm 7:22 pm 7:52 pm 8:52 pm 10:02 pm
Memorial Ave near Fendalton Shops 6:52 am 7:52 am 8:52 am 9:32 am 10:02 am 10:39 am 11:09 am 11:39 am 12:09 pm 12:39 pm 1:09 pm 1:39 pm 2:09 pm 2:39 pm 3:09 pm 3:39 pm 4:09 pm 4:39 pm 5:09 pm 5:32 pm 6:02 pm 6:32 pm 7:02 pm 7:32 pm 8:02 pm 9:02 pm 10:12 pm
Christchurch International Airport 7:07 am 8:07 am 9:07 am 9:47 am 10:17 am 10:57 am 11:27 am 11:57 am 12:27 pm 12:57 pm 1:27 pm 1:57 pm 2:27 pm 2:57 pm 3:27 pm 3:57 pm 4:27 pm 4:57 pm 5:27 pm 5:47 pm 6:17 pm 6:47 pm 7:17 pm 7:47 pm 8:17 pm 9:17 pm 10:27 pm

On public holidays bus and ferry services run to weekend timetables. Check the list of public holidays below to see which weekend timetables will be observed on those days.

Public holiday Date Services run to
Waitangi Day Friday 6 February 2026 Saturday timetable
Thursday 2 April Thursday 2 April 2026 Friday timetable
Good Friday Friday 3 April 2026 Sunday timetable 
Easter Monday Monday 6 April 2026 Saturday timetable
ANZAC Day Observed Monday 27 April 2026 Saturday timetable
King's Birthday Monday 1 June 2026 Saturday timetable
Thursday 9 July Thursday 9 July 2026 Friday timetable
Matariki Friday 10 July 2026 Saturday timetable
Labour Day Monday 26 October 2026 Saturday timetable
Thursday 12 November Thursday 12 November 2026 Friday timetable
Canterbury Anniversary
(Show Day)
Friday 13 November 2026 Saturday timetable
Christmas Day Friday 25 December 2026 Sunday timetable
All services stop at 6pm*
Boxing Day  Saturday 26 December 2026 Saturday timetable
Sunday 27 December Sunday 27 December 2026 Sunday timetable
Monday 28 December –
Thursday 31 December
Monday 28 December –
Thursday 31 December 2026
Saturday timetable
New Year's Day  Friday 1 January 2027 Saturday timetable
Day after New Year's Day Saturday 2 January 2027 Saturday timetable

 

*Service ends 6pm Christmas day, no trips will commence after 6pm and a number of trips will not travel their entire route.

Pay with your debit or credit card!

You can now pay for Route 29 with a contactless debit or credit card! This includes digital payments such as Google Pay and Apple Pay. Please continue to use your Metrocard or cash if you usually pay a $1 concession fare. For information on these new ways to pay see our Route 29 pilot webpage

Easy airport access on Route 29

Route 29 is the most direct route to the airport, heading along Fendalton Road and Memorial Avenue. When it is serviced by an electric bus, Wi-Fi is available on this route - ideal for that last minute check-in for your flight!