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How to plan your trip

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Planning your journey is as easy as choosing the way you prefer to do it!

Journey Planner

You can plan your journey by using the search on the homepage of our website. Put in your destination, and then follow the prompts to find the best trip for you.

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Please note: 

Our school bus network does not show in Journey Planner. You can still use the search to find a particular school bus timetable, or you can visit our Timetable pages to find your school bus.

Live tracking

Live tracking helps you find out how far away your bus is.

Our GPS-based system provides real-time updates whenever the Wi-Fi symbol is visible. However, connectivity issues or temporary route changes may sometimes cause differences from actual bus times.

Find it on our individual Timetable pages.

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Please note

The following routes do not have live tracking.

  • Our school bus network
  • 15a Ruatahuna via Murupara
  • 85 Waihi Beach
  • 131 Matata 
  • 150 Potaka

Other apps and sites

Our timetable data is also available through a number of other platforms - you can find links to download these below.

Apple Maps

Download from the App Storeopen_in_new

 

Google Maps

Google Play: Google Maps - Apps on Google Playopen_in_new
App Store: Google Maps on the App Storeopen_in_new

 

Transit App

Transit is a mobile app that shows real-time tracking and information relating to the city’s bus network in Tauranga, Whakatāne and Rotorua. 

Download Transit from the App Storeopen_in_new.

Download Transit from Google Playopen_in_new.