3Quail Rise to Kelvin Heights

Orbus Route 3: 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 3 links Quail Rise and Kelvin Heights through Frankton Hub, about 24 trips each way on weekdays from 6am to just after 10pm, $2.50 with a Bee Card.

Trips and span

Orbus Route 3 trips per direction, weekday first and last departures, and stop counts
DirectionWeekday tripsWeekend tripsFirst (weekday)Last (weekday)Stops
To Kelvin Heights24246:10am10:10pm17
To Quail Rise24246:00am10:00pm14

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.

The Kelvin Peninsula route: Frankton Hub across the Kawarau Falls bridge to Kelvin Heights and the golf course end, and the other way to Quail Rise. Pair it with the Route 6 ferry for a loop back to town across the water.

Stops, to Kelvin Heights

  1. Quail Rise, near Snowshill-Lane
  2. Quail Rise, near Portree Drive
  3. Tucker Beach Road
  4. Hawthorne Drive, behind Pak n Save
  5. Shearers Drive, towards Joe's Garage
  6. Grant Road
  7. Frankton Bus Hub, golf course
  8. Red Oaks Drive
  9. Remarkables Park
  10. Robertson St
  11. Douglas St
  12. Willow Place / Kawarau Fall
  13. Loop Road (East)
  14. Loop Road (West)
  15. Mincher Road (Kelvin Heights)
  16. Bay View (Kelvin Heights)
  17. Kelvin Heights (Four View / Grove Lane)

Stops, to Quail Rise

  1. Kelvin Heights (Four View / Grove Lane)
  2. Poplar Drive
  3. Bay View (Kelvin Heights)
  4. Mincher Road (Kelvin Heights)
  5. Hilton (Kelvin Heights)
  6. Robertson St
  7. Red Oaks Drive
  8. Remarkables Park
  9. Frankton Bus Hub
  10. Grant Road, cnr Central Street
  11. Shearers Drive, towards Pak n Save
  12. Hawthorne Drive, opposite Pak n Save
  13. Tucker Beach Road
  14. Quail Rise, near Snowshill-Lane

Questions people ask

Which bus goes to Kelvin Heights?

Route 3 from Frankton Hub, or the Route 6 ferry from Queenstown Bay to the Hilton wharf. Route 3 is $2.50 with a Bee Card; the ferry is $10.

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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.