Newmans Coachlines

Nsewmans Coachlines has been at the forefront of New Zealand passenger transportation since 1879 when it made its humble beginnings with a horse drawn carriage service. From its humble beginnings, Newmans Coach Lines has now consolidated its position as a leading New Zealand coach operator offering scheduled services as that connect the main commercial and tourist centers in New Zealand and at the same time provides sightseeing trips to selected tourist destinations for travelers.

Newmans Coachlines operates New Zealand's largest premium coach network with a modern fleet of full size luxury touring coaches. Newmans Coach Lines is one of the premier providers of passenger transportation in New Zealand. Newmans Coach Lines is a leading New Zealand coach operator which offers scheduled services linking New Zealand's main commercial and tourist centers. It also provides various sightseeing excursions to select tourist destinations in New Zealand like Auckland, Bay of Islands, Waitomo Caves, Rotorua, West Coast, Mount Cook and Milford Sound.

Air conditioned luxury motor coaches with on board toilet and washroom facilities, reclining seats with head rests, highly trained drivers and an extensive network makes Newmans Coachlines a preferred choice for most travelers in New Zealand.

Newmans Coachlines network extends throughout New Zealand. It also offers connections to the InterCity Coachlines nationwide network for the convenience of the travelers. The combined networks of InterCity and Newmans Coach Lines connect more than 600 destinations across New Zealand, with over 150 services every day.

Newmans Coachlines operates buses in both the North Island as well as the South Island covering the entire of New Zealand. The major places from where Newmans Coachlines operates its service are as follows:

The places in North Island from where one can avail Newmans Coachlines buses are:

• Auckland

• Bayview

• Cambridge

• Coromandel

• Gisborne

• Hamilton

• Hangatiki (Waitomo Caves Turn Off)

• Hastings

• Kawakawa

• Kawerau

• Kerikeri

• Manukau City

• Mission Bay (Lake Taupo)

• Napier

• New Plymouth

• Opononi

• Orewa

• Otoko (Wanganui)

• Paihia

• Palmerston Nth

• Paparoa

• Rotorua

• Russell

• Tarawera

• Taupo

• Te Kuiti

• Thames

• Waikato University Hamilton

• Wanganui

• Wellington

• Whangarei

The places in South Island from where one can avail Newmans Coachlines buses are:

• Arrowtown

• Ashburton

• Blenheim

• Christchurch

• Cromwell

• Dunedin

• Fox Glacier

• Franz Josef

• Greymouth

• Haast Township (Opposite Wilderness Backpackers)

• Invercargill

• Kaikoura

• Kingston

• Lake Pukaki

• Milford Sound

• Mt Cook

• Nelson

• Picton

• Punakaiki

• Queenstown

• Tasman

• Te Anau

• Tekapo

• Westport

Fare Information

The fares charged on the Newmans Coachlines buses are reasonable and affordable to ensure that travelers are not inconvenienced with the fares. Newmans Coachlines also offers a wide variety of discounts and benefits to various classes of travelers like students, old people and the likes.

The fares on Newmans Coachlines operate on a two fare booking system:

• Non Refundable (NR)

• Fully Refundable

Fully Refundable Fares are further divided into the following fare types:

• Adult (AD)

• Child (CH)

• Student (ST)

• Backpackers (BP)

• Golden Age (GA)

On selected services, Newmans Coachlines offers discounts for Golden Age, Students, Backpackers and Children.

Children

• Newmans Coachlines offers a 33% discount on the standard fares for children between the age of 3 and 12 years.

Student Fares

• Students are offered a 20% discount on the standard fares on selected services

• The students can be of any one of the following categories:

• Local Students - Polytech, CIT, University or ISIC cardholders

• International Students - ISIC cardholders only

Backpacker Fares

• Backpackers receive a 15% discount on the standard fares on selected services

• Correct ID cards are required at the time of purchase of the ticket

• The driver may ask to see these before accepting backpackers for travel

Golden Age Fares / SuperGold Card holders

• Persons over the age of 60 years are offered a 20% discount on the standard fares on selected services

• SuperGold card holders receive a 20% discount on the standard fares on selected services

• This benefit is however only available to New Zealand Citizen travelers over the age of 60