Queenstown bus routes, as data
Every Orbus route from the official Otago Regional Council timetable: stops, how many trips, first and last bus, and the fare. Updated whenever ORC updates the feed.
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| Route | Weekday trips | Weekend trips | Weekday first to last | Fare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sunshine Bay to Remarkables Shops | 66 each way | 66 each way | 6:02am to 12:25am | $2.50 Bee Card, $4 cash |
| 2Frankton Hub to Arrowtown | 24 each way | 24 each way | 6:25am to 10:25pm | $2.50 Bee Card, $4 cash |
| 3Quail Rise to Kelvin Heights | 24 each way | 24 each way | 6:10am to 10:10pm | $2.50 Bee Card, $4 cash |
| 4Jacks Point to Arrowtown via Queenstown | 21 each way | 24 each way | 6:00am to 10:00pm | $2.50 Bee Card, $4 cash |
| 5Lake Hayes Estate to Queenstown | 23 each way | 23 each way | 5:44am to 9:59pm | $2.50 Bee Card, $4 cash |
| 6Queenstown to Hilton | 14 each way | 14 each way | 8:45am to 9:45pm | $10 Bee Card, $14 bank card |
Computed from ORC GTFS feed version 260408-1230 (published 2026-04-08, valid to 2027), pack built 2026-09-03. Trip counts are for the main pattern in the first direction; short-turn school trips are excluded. Fares are on the routes and fares guide and the Bee Card guide.
How the network fits together
- Route 1 is the spine: Sunshine Bay, Fernhill, the town centre, Frankton Hub, the airport, Remarkables Shops. Every 15 minutes or so.
- Frankton Hub is where Routes 2, 3 and 5 meet Route 1; transfers are free within 45 minutes with a Bee Card.
- Arrowtown has two buses: Route 2 from Frankton Hub and Route 4 direct from town.
- Route 6 is the ferry, with its own fares.
- Not served: Glenorchy, Milford Sound, the ski fields (which run their own paid buses).
The fares, as a dataset
Every Orbus Queenstown fare in one file for anyone who wants to cite or reuse it: orbus-queenstown-fares-2026-09.csv (Bee Card and cash by fare type, airport leg, transfers, ferry and card price). Compiled from the ORC fares page and released under CC BY 4.0; credit Queenstown Pocket and link the source.
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Bus timetable data: Otago Regional Council, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (orc.govt.nz). Queenstown Pocket is not affiliated with or endorsed by Otago Regional Council, Orbus or Bee Card. Fares from the ORC Queenstown fares page, retrieved 1 September 2026.