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'Click
Book Go Bus Reservations'
from
Christchurch
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 Christchurch on New Zealand's
largest national coach transportation network in association with
InterCity Coachlines,
Atomic Shuttles
coast to coast services, Newmans Coachlines
and
Great Sights - with its premier scenic
coach and sightseeing services, operating 70 daily services to over 200 towns, cities, skifields,
national parks, major tourist attractions and destinations in the South
Island and selected destinations in the North Island - all year round, including combined coach and train travel on the
famous
TranzAlpine train.
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island and has the second largest urban area
in New Zealand.
Dubbed the Garden City - Christchurch, is the gateway to the
Canterbury region and Mt Hutt ski and snowboarding field
and enjoys the reputation of being the most English
of New Zealand's cities, thanks to its many gracious parks and buildings and
the tree-lined Avon River.
At the centre of the city is Cathedral Square, surrounding the Anglican
cathedral, Christ Church. The area around this square and within the "four
avenues" of Christchurch (Bealey Avenue, Fitzgerald Avenue, Moorhouse
Avenue and Deans Avenue is considered the central business district of
the city.
Cathedral
Square is a popular destination and hosts attractions such as the speakers'
corner made famous by the Wizard of New Zealand, the international Buskers
Festival and lots more. The central city includes
the pedestrianised Cashel Street as Christchurch's urban mall and the
unique Re Start container mall.
The Cultural Precinct provides a backdrop to a vibrant scene of
ever-changing arts, cultural, and heritage attractions within an area of
less than one square kilometre.
Punting on the river is a favourite pastime during summer, with punts for
hire at the old Antigua boatshed in the central city. The city has a
lively café and cultural scene and is home to the country's largest
community arts centre.
There are a range of
half day to 7
day Christchurch sightseeing and scenic travel tours of the city and surrounding
areas and from Christchurch to Queenstown, Kaikoura (for whale watching), Akaroa
(for dolphin viewing and swimming) and to Aoraki/Mt
Cook National Park where New Zealand's highest mountain - Aoraki/Mt Cook
is located.
You can book a range of accommodation that is close to
Christchurch inter-regional and long distance
coach terminal.
With a range of fares from NZ$1.00, travelling on the
South
Island bus and coach services of InterCity Coachlines, Newmans
Coachlines and Great Sights,
is a great way to see New Zealand's diverse scenic beauty from
Chriscchurch.
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
regional and long distance bus and coach services do stop regularly for
optional refreshment and comfort breaks.
InterCity Coachlines and Newmans Coachlines operate regular daily
regional and long distance bus and scenic coach services from Christchurch
- to destinations in the
South Island, with some regional and long distance bus and coach
services connecting with
Cook Strait ferry services
that operate between Picton in the South Island and Wellington in
the North Island.
InterCity Coachlines Christchurch to Blenheim and Picton coach
services have GOLD seats - soft leather reclining chairs with head and
foot rests and individual USB charging ports. 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 to major
tourist destinations in the South Island from Christchurch to Tekapo
(for Lake Tekapo), Mt
Cook/Aoraki, Wanaka and Queenstown.
With a range of combined train
and coach travel and fares, you can
travel on the famous
TranzAlpine train from Christchurch to Nelson,
Murchison, Westport, Punakaiki, Hokitika,
Franz Josef, Fox Glacier, with connecting scenic bus/coach services to Wanaka and Queenstown.
InterCity Coachlines
operates the
Starlighter overnight coach services between Wellington, Palmerston North, Taupo, Rotorua, Taupo,
Hamilton and Auckland connecting at
Wellington with
Cook Strait ferry services
operating between Picton in the
South Island and Wellington in the North 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.
If travelling on a
Cook Strait inter-island ferry service
between Picton and
Wellington, using the FareFinder located top left -
type or select 'Picton' in the
'From' field and type or select 'Wellington
Central' in the 'To'
field as your destination.
For travel combined coach and inter-island ferry travel from
Christchurch to Wellington, using the FareFinder - type or select
'Christchurch' in the
'From' field and type or select 'Wellington
Central, Palmerston North, Taupo, Rotorua, Hamilton or Auckland Central' in the 'To'
field, as your destination.
Christchurch International Airport pick up or drop off for
InterCity coach services between
Christchurch, Lake Tekapo, Twizel, Wanaka and Queenstown and and
Great Sights scenic coach services between
Christchurch, Lake Tekapo, Mt Cook/Aoraki, Wanaka and Queenstown
- select or type
'Christchurch Airport in the 'From'
field or the 'To' field as your Christchurch airport pick up
or drop off location.
Reservations can be made for drop off options at Christchurch
International Airport on northbound InterCity bus and coach services from
Invercargill, Te Anau, Queenstown, Dunedin, Timaru, Oamaru, Ashburton
to Christchurch and Newmans and Great Sights
scenic coach services from
Queenstown, Wanaka, Twizel, Lake Tekapo and Mt Cook/Aoraki - by typing or selecting in the
FareFinder
'From' field your departure location and 'Christchurch
Airport' in the 'To'
field, as your drop off location.
If
you want to explore New Zealand from Christchurch, 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,Great Sights and Cook Strait inter-island ferry services between the
South and North 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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