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'Click
Book Go Bus Reservations'
from Auckland
With 'Click Book Go' reservations, you can check online
for cheap fares, timetable, seat availability and make instant
confirmation reservations for bus and coach travel from Auckland on New Zealand's
largest national coach transportation network in association with
InterCity Coachlines
and
Great Sights - with its premier scenic
coach and sightseeing
services, operating daily services to over 300 towns, cities,
skifields, national parks and major tourist attractions and destinations through out
the North Island and select South Island destinations - all year round.
Auckland
is the largest and most populous urban area in New Zealand, with a population
of 1.4 million and increasingly cosmopolitan, with the
largest Polynesian population of any city in the world and has seen many
people of Asian and Indian ethnicity move there in the last two decades.
Auckland, popularly known as the "City of Sails", lies between the Hauraki Gulf of the Pacific Ocean to the east, the
low Hunua Ranges to the south-east the Manukau Harbour to the south-west
and the Waitakere Ranges and smaller ranges to the west and north-west, plus
48 volcanic cones and more than 50 islands making one of the few cities
in the world to have harbours on two separate major bodies of water -
the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean.
The
central part of the urban area occupies a narrow isthmus between the Manukau
Harbour on the Tasman Sea and the Waitemata Harbour on the Pacific Ocean.
Auckland is where most people live within half an hour of beautiful beaches, hiking
trails and a dozen enchanted holiday islands. Add a sunny climate, modern
city environment
including High Street, Queen Street, Ponsonby Road, Karangahape
Road and the up-market shopping areas of Newmarket and Parnell and the trendy
Viaduct Basin - where the two America's Cup challenges (2000 Cup and 2003 Cup)
where hosted, coupled with the
background rhythm of Polynesian culture and a passion for outstanding food,
wine and shopping, you are now beginning to get the picture of Auckland.
There are a range of
half day to 3 day sightseeing and travel tours of Auckland city, its harbours and surrounding areas and to Matamata (Hobbiton Movie Set), the beautiful
Bay of Islands, Waitomo Caves and the geo-thermal region of Rotorua.
You can book a range of accommodation that is close to
Auckland inter-regional and long distance
coach terminal.
With a range of fares from NZ$1.00, travelling on the North
Island bus and coach services of InterCity Coachlines
is a great way to see New Zealand's diverse scenic beauty from
Auckland.
Travel is on modern eco-friendly, air conditioned coaches and buses
featuring reclining seats with foot and head rests, with some long
distance coach services having on board washroom/toilet facilities. All
inter-regional and long distance bus and coach services do stop regularly for
optional refreshment and comfort breaks.
Some of
InterCity
Coachlines Auckland to Hamilton Taupo and Wellington daytime coach
services and the Starlighter
overnight coach services, have GOLD seats - soft leather
reclining chairs with head and foot rests and individual USB charging
ports on the lower deck of the double decker coaches. These
seats provide plenty of room to stretch your legs and lie back and
relax. The best thing is, they don't cost a lot more than the regular
fare!
Great Sights operates premier scenic coach and sightseeing services from
Auckland to Paihia in the Bay of Islands, Waitomo Caves and Rotorua,
where travel is on modern eco-friendly, air conditioned coaches
featuring reclining seats with foot and head rests, washroom/toilet
facilities and onboard commentary.
InterCity Coachlines
provide frequent daily regional and long distance bus and coach services
from Auckland to destinations in the
North Island, with some regional and long distance bus and
coach services connecting with
Cook Strait inter-island ferry services
that operate to and from Wellington in the North and Picton in the
South Island.
InterCity Coachlines operates the
Starlighter overnight coach service from Auckland to Hamilton,
Rotorua, Taupo, Palmerston North and Wellington, which connects at Wellington with
Cook Strait ferry inter-island services
operating between Wellington in the North Island and Picton in the
South Island. 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.
Reservations can be made for travel from Auckland International Airport to
Auckland city and other destinations North Island and selected South
Island destinations, either from the
International or domestic terminals.
Using the FareFinder located top left, select or type
in the 'From' field either 'Auckland International Airport'
or 'Auckland Domestic Airport' and the 'To' field -
the destination you want to travel to.
If travelling on a
Cook Strait inter-island ferry service
between Wellington and Picton, using the FareFinder located
top left - type or select
'Wellington Central' in the
'From' field and type or select 'Picton' in the 'To'
field, as your destination.
For combined
coach and ferry travel from Auckland to Blenheim, Picton or Nelson, using the FareFinder - type or select
'Auckland' in the
'From' field and type or select 'Christchurch,
Kaikoura, Blenheim,
Picton or Nelson' in the 'To'
field as your destination.
If you want to explore New Zealand from Auckland, there are a
range of flexible
'Book As You Go' bus, scenic coach, ferry
travel and sightseeing passes, where you
can travel at your own pace, in any direction,
on the networks of InterCity Coachlines, Newmans
Coachlines and Great Sights and Cook Strait ferry services between the
North and South Islands, giving you real value for
money travel.
After a day's travel, there is a range of
budget accommodation,
backpacker hostels,
motels, motor
inns, apartment and
hotel accommodation
including
'Grab A Bed' offering special
'Internet' only prices
to choose from.
If
you are experiencing problems in making your reservation, would like one
of our travel consultant's to make a reservation/s for you or assist
you in your travel planning, please contact
our friendly
Travel Centre team for assistance. |
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