Public transport in Dunedin
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| Parent | Otago Regional Council |
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| Locale | New Zealand |
| Service area | Dunedin (also Queenstown) |
| Service type | bus service |
| Routes | 18 Weekdays; 12 off-peak (nights & weekends) |
| Hubs | The Octagon, Centre City New World supermarket (Cumberland St) |
| Fleet | 55 low-floor buses, 4 other buses |
| Fuel type | Diesel |
| Operator | Go Bus Transport, Ritchies Transport |
| Website | Dunedin public bus services |
Public transport in Dunedin, New Zealand is mainly by bus. Two bus companies, Go Bus Transport and Ritchies Transport operate routes under their respective brands, in co-operation with or under contract to the Otago Regional Council. There are 18 weekday routes and 12 weekend/public holiday routes.
Bus fares are paid for by cash, or by the electronic ticketing system GoCard which replaced paper multi-trip tickets in November 2007.
The Dunedin bus network is operated with over 55 low floor wheelchair-accessible buses, and a further 2-3 non-wheelchair accessible buses mainly used at peak hours. Bus route service contracts are often split between weekday services and weeknight/Sunday/holiday services. There are currently (in 2014) two local bus companies:
Weekday and Saturday services run Monday to Friday from 6:30am to between 6:00pm and 7:00pm (depending on route), when the Weekday evening services take over, and from about 7am to 10pm on Saturdays.
Most bus routes from the north and west are interconnected with routes from the south, with buses continuing from one route through to the other, forming one long bus route. For example, buses from Pine Hill continue though the Octagon to Lookout Point, and vice versa. Buses are signed and numbered by their final destination, so a bus from Pine Hill will be signed "Lookout Point 40."
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Weekday evenings services operate from about 6pm to 11pm and Sundays and Public Holidays services run from about 9am to 6pm. All services are operated by Go Bus Transport and all accept wheelchairs and bikes.
Taxi companies in Dunedin include the following:
There are no conventional bus services to Dunedin International Airport: this airport is served by a large fleet of shuttle vans provided by several operators including most of the local taxi companies. Airport shuttle vans typically travel non-stop to or from the airport and meander about the city and suburbs picking up or dropping passengers at each address.
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