2Frankton Hub to Arrowtown
Orbus Route 2: every stop, the weekday and weekend trip counts and the first and last departures, straight from the official ORC timetable feed.
Published 4 September 2026 · Last checked 4 September 2026 · By Queenstown Pocket
In short: Route 2 runs Frankton Hub to Arrowtown via the Quail Rise side of the basin, about 24 trips each way on weekdays from before 6am to after 10pm, $2.50 with a Bee Card and a free transfer from Route 1 within 45 minutes.
Trips and span
| Direction | Weekday trips | Weekend trips | First (weekday) | Last (weekday) | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Arrowtown | 24 | 24 | 6:25am | 10:25pm | 8 |
| To Frankton Hub | 23 | 24 | 5:56am | 9:56pm | 8 |
Fare: $2.50 with a Bee Card ($1.50 child or youth), $4 cash. Transfers to another Orbus route are free within 45 minutes with a Bee Card. Departure times are the first stop of the main pattern; weekends and public holidays run reduced timetables, and school-day short trips are not counted here.
This is the Arrowtown day-trip bus for anyone starting at the airport or Frankton: Route 1 two stops to Frankton Hub, then Route 2, one fare. Some trips run via the Events Centre; the departure board shows which.
Stops, to Arrowtown
- Frankton Bus Hub
- State Highway / Hawthorne Drive
- Amisfield Winery
- Mora Wines, towards Arrowtown
- Malaghans Road, towards Arrowtown
- Arrowtown (Ramshaw Lane)
- Centennial Ave, opposite Jack Reid Park
- Adamson Drive (Reed Park)
Stops, to Frankton Hub
- Adamson Drive (Reed Park)
- Centennial Dr, 12
- Ramshaw Lane, 47
- Malaghans Road, towards Frankton
- Mora Wines, towards Frankton
- Amisfield Winery
- State Highway / Hawthorne Drive
- Frankton Bus Hub
Questions people ask
How do I get from Queenstown Airport to Arrowtown by bus?
Route 1 from the airport two stops to Frankton Hub, then Route 2 to Arrowtown. With a Bee Card the transfer is free within 45 minutes, so the whole trip is $2.50.
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Computed from ORC GTFS feed version 260408-1230 (published 2026-04-08), pack built 2026-09-03. 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. Spotted a change? Email hello@queenstownpocket.com.