Learn about bus route changes in Queenstown (from June 30, 2025)

Queenstown, New Zealand has a bus route change. Effective June 30, 2025. The big changes are the re-routing of buses 2 and 4, and then there are some minor changes to the bus schedule overall. I'll explain them briefly below.

Queenstown, New Zealand bus routes

In Queenstown, New Zealand, buses are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Aside from the overall bus timetable changes, the biggest changes in this change are likely to be to the 2 and 4 Queenstown bus routes.

In particular, the Arrow Townfor those traveling to Queenstown. As a reminder, buses in Queenstown require cash or BeeCardis required.

Queenstown Bus Route 2

Queenstown bus 2 was originally a route from Arrowtown to Arthurs Point via the Frankton hub, and vice versa from Arthurs point to Arrowtown via the Frankton hub.

However, bus 2 no longer goes to Arthurs Point. In the map above, red is the old bus route and blue is the new route. It goes all the way to the Frankton hub.

Queenstown Bus Route 4

Queenstown bus 4 now goes from Arrowtown to Jack's point via Arthurs point, Queenstown (central) and Frankton hub. Of course, it also runs in the opposite direction.

The old #4 bus used to only go to and from Jack's point at the Frankton hub. There are two ways to get to the Frankton hub from Arrowtown.

You can either go through Lake Heyes like bus 2 above or take a detour around Arthurs point, queenstown like bus 4.

Note that this change does not appear to have changed the routes of buses 1, 3, and 5.

Changed Queenstown bus timetables

With the changes to the Queenstown bus routes, there are also changes to the bus timetables. Below we've provided a downloadable file of the bus timetables for each bus, so you can use them if you need them.

Bus No.1 Timetable (Sunshine Bay - Remarkables shops) - Sunshine Bay - Remarkables shops Buses to the airport

Bus No. 2 Timetable (Frankton Hub - Arrowtown)

Bus #3 Schedule (Kelvin Heights - Quail Rise)

Bus No. 4 timetable (Jacks point - Arrowtown)

Bus #5 Timetable (Lake Hayes Estate)

Queenstown bus route app, Transit

Even if you have a bus schedule, buses are often late and sometimes early. There's a great app that lets you see where the bus is and if it's coming or going.

I use it a lot, especially when I'm waiting for a bus at a stop. When I'm waiting for a bus according to the timetable above and it doesn't come at that time.

I'm wondering if the bus has already passed or if it's on its way, so I turn on the app, and it's so convenient to know right away where the bus is. That's Transit, and I'll leave a link below so you can download it.

Finalize

Today we've been talking about the recent changes to Queenstown's bus routes. Arrow TownI think it's a big change to have one more bus route available for people who live in the neighborhood.

We'd like to remind you to be a little more careful when boarding the 2 and 4 buses. If you're new to Queenstown, don't forget to install the Transit app above to catch the bus.

To learn more about the bus route changes, please visit the Queenstown Bus Changes webpage below.