Get yourself a BUSIT! card and save money on bus travel around Hamilton!
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The 'BUSIT!' card ticketing and fare system (including the 60+ card) is available on all Hamilton city routes. The BUSIT! card system (excluding the 60+ card) is also available on Huntly, Paeroa and Raglan services.
- The ‘BUSIT!’ card is a ‘stored valued’ card – this means that credit can be loaded onto the card for future bus travel.
- You can load credit on your card by paying your bus driver cash, or paying by eftpos at the Hamilton city Transport Centre.
- The ‘BUSIT!’ card is a ‘contactless’ card which our ticketing machine reads automatically. You don’t need to ‘swipe it’ or even take it out of your wallet.
BUSIT! cards
The BUSIT! card:
- has a one-off purchase price of $5, which includes a plastic card holder
- has a 'life' of around 2 years or more (approximately 25,000 transactions)
- can store between $10 to $300 worth of bus travel credit
- saves you worrying about finding the right change for cash fares.
The 60+ card
The '60+ card' is a BUSIT! card specifically designed for people aged 60 years and over. You can use your 60+ card to travel on the bus in Hamilton between 9am and 3pm Monday to Friday and all day Saturday. If you have a BUSIT! card in good condition, we will exchange it (at no extra cost) for a new 60+ card. Any credit on your BUSIT! card can be transferred to your new 60+ card at the Transport Centre or Environment Waikato in Hamilton. You may be required to show proof of eligibility when you purchase or exchange your card.
Hamilton bus timetables
Check out the timetables for all bus routes in Hamilton city. Each route’s timetable shows the times the bus runs, a route map and fares.
The BUSIT! ticketing system (excluding the 60+ card and Day Saver) is also available on routes between Hamilton and:
* Please note fare prices for these routes are not the same as those used on Hamilton city routes.
Find out where the Transport Centre is on the Hamilton CBD (central business district) map.
Current Hamilton bus fares (as at December 1 2009)
BUSIT! card and cash fare routes
|
‘BUSIT!’ card fare |
Cash fare |
| Adult single |
$2.20 |
$3.00 |
| Adult Day Saver |
$6.00 |
Not available |
| Child single |
$1.30 |
$1.80 |
| Child Day Saver |
$3.00 |
Not available |
| 60+ card |
$1.60 |
|
Two hours free travel!
Purchase any single one way ticket on any Hamilton city bus and get unlimited free transfers onto another city bus within two hours of the original ticket purchase time. Remember to hold onto your ticket to redeem your free transfers.
A single fare is a one-way trip on day of issue only. There are no different fare stages on city routes.
Children under 5 years travel free. Child fares apply to children aged 5-14 and year 9-13 students with approved school ID, or when in school uniform.
A Day Saver fare consists of four one-way trips (or two return trips) on day of issue only. A Day Saver can only be purchased with a BUSIT! card. Day Saver can be used on urban routes (Hamilton only).
The 'off-peak' BUSIT! 60+ card fare is available for travel on Hamilton buses between 9am and 3pm Monday-Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.
The 'peak' BUSIT! 60+ card fare applies to travel outside 9am and after 3pm Monday-Friday.
The BUSIT! card (excluding the 60+ card) can be used on urban routes in Huntly, Raglan and Paeroa.
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