5Lake Hayes Estate to Queenstown

Orbus Route 5: 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 5 runs Lake Hayes Estate to Queenstown via Frankton Hub, about 23 trips each way on weekdays from before 6am to just after 10pm, $2.50 with a Bee Card.

Trips and span

Orbus Route 5 trips per direction, weekday first and last departures, and stop counts
DirectionWeekday tripsWeekend tripsFirst (weekday)Last (weekday)Stops
To Queenstown23235:44am9:59pm24
To Lake Hayes Estate24245:53am10:08pm24

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 commuter favourite from Lake Hayes Estate and Shotover Country, and for visitors the bus to the southern end of the Lake Hayes loop walk.

Stops, to Queenstown

  1. Lake Hayes Estate / Nerin Square
  2. Onslow Rd, opposite 64
  3. Red Cottage Drive, opposite 35
  4. Erskine Street, 24
  5. Sylvan Street, 32
  6. Kawarau Park, Jones Ave
  7. Jones Ave
  8. Stalker Rd
  9. Tucker Beach Road
  10. State Highway / Hawthorne Drive
  11. Hawthorne Drive, behind Pak n Save
  12. Shearers Drive, towards Joe's Garage
  13. Grant Road
  14. Frankton Bus Hub
  15. Marina Heights
  16. Perkins Road
  17. Battery Hill
  18. Sherwood Manor and Gold Ridge Hotels
  19. Frankton Road, Rotary sign
  20. Hensman Road / Oaks Shores
  21. The Oaks Club
  22. Frankton Road, opposite Copthorne Hotel
  23. Blue Peaks
  24. Stanley Street Bus Hub C, Courthouse

Stops, to Lake Hayes Estate

  1. Stanley Street Bus Hub B, Playcentre
  2. Upper Stanley St
  3. Copthorne Hotel, towards Frankton
  4. Pounamu
  5. Hensman Road / Oaks Shores
  6. Frankton Road, cnr Larch Hill Pl
  7. Sherwood Manor and Gold Ridge Hotels
  8. Battery Hill
  9. Perkins Road
  10. Marina Heights
  11. Frankton Bus Hub
  12. Grant Road, cnr Central Street
  13. Shearers Drive, towards Pak n Save
  14. Hawthorne Drive, opposite Pak n Save
  15. State Highway / Hawthorne Drive
  16. Tucker Beach Road
  17. Stalker Rd, Lower Shotover
  18. Jones Ave, Lower Shotover
  19. Kawarau Park, cnr Howards Drive
  20. Sylvan Street, 39
  21. Erskine Street, opposite 28
  22. Red Cottage Drive, 35
  23. Lake Hayes Estate / Nerin Square
  24. Onslow Rd, opposite 64

Questions people ask

Which bus goes to Lake Hayes?

Route 5 ends at Lake Hayes Estate, a short walk from the southern shore of the lake and the 8 km loop track. $2.50 with a Bee Card.

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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.