How to get around and buy tickets
Getting around New Zealand
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By bus
Kia Ora, and welcome to Flying Kiwi adventure tours - a unique, award winning, New Zealand travel experience! For over 17 years they have been showing travellers the best of their incredible country and we'd love to share it with you.
Magic is the leading New Zealand transportation for backpackers and independent travellers. The first Qualmark endorsed visitor transport, Magic Bus offers flexible New Zealand backpacker bus travel via adventure travel passes.
Make every NZ day count - do more with Magic
Kiwi Experience is the easiest, most flexible and affordable way for backpackers to explore New Zealand. Book one of their wide variety of passes and see the highlights of both islands (or just one, if that's what you prefer) on cool, comfy buses with loads of other like-minded travellers. Hop on at your starting point and then hop off the bus as many times as you want along the route. Kiwi Experience allows you to explore New Zealand your way... and includes loads of top activities too!
InterCity Travelpass offers New Zealand's only range of flexible multi transport travel passes which will get you around the country with convenience, comfort and reliability. This company is for those of you who want budget point-to-point services with no activities included. InterCity operates 120 services a day stopping at more than 600 towns and cities across New Zealand. Passes allow you unlimited coach travel, ferry crossings between the North and South Islands and rail travel too!
Adventure tours
Let's Trek New Zealand is one of the leading companies when it comes to small group adventures in Kiwi-land. After more than fourteen years operating adventure tours across NZ, Let’s Trek knows where all the great and unusual sites aare and how to give you an outstanding adventure tour that’s both fun and great value for money. By participating in adventure activities and sharing unique travel moments with a small group you will also make new, lifelong friends quickly and easily...
Haka Tours represents the ultimate in low-cost / high-impact tours to New Zealand. Made for the budget-conscious traveller who wants to maximise their pennies (but not shirk on experience), our tours give you the freedom to experience the insane... to the sedate. Once your seat is secured onboard a Haka Tour, you can benefit from exclusive discounted adventure activities such as bungy jumping, swimming with dolphins, learning to surf, skiing, snowboarding and skydiving!
By car or campervan
KEA’s supremely comfortable 2, 4 and 6 berth campervans and motorhomes are the perfect way to enjoy New Zealand’s unique and beautiful environment, friendly people and relaxed lifestyle. Buying a vehicle gives you freedom to go exactly where you want to (and who could deny the magic of waking up on the edge of an alpine lake, or at the foot of a towering mountain?) - KEA depots are conveniently located in Auckland and Christchurch.
A car gives you a huge amount of freedom to explore New Zealand at your own pace. And if you share with other travellers it’s dead cheap! Bargain Rental Cars is a complete car hire service, with a choice of cars available at outlets in Auckland, Wellington, Picton, and Christchurch. If you don't fancy renting though, they'll sell you a car which you can drive around with your mates before selling on to other backpackers when you're done!
