South Island Hop-On Hop-Off Tours

Find hop-on hop-off tours around the South Island of New Zealand here.

Trips start in Christchurch or Picton.

A hop on, hop off bus pass allows you to travel on a network of buses that reach New Zealand's top destinations and off the beaten track spots. The buses run on a set itinerary leaving each destination at certain times throughout the week.

Once you start your pass, you have 12 months to use the entire route. Or, you can choose to use it in the minimum time required to complete the route - this ranges from three days through to up to a month.

You get to "hop off" whenever you wish to spend more time in any of the places the bus travels to, and then you "hop on" the next bus coming through town

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The Big South Island New Zealand Pass

Want to concentrate on the South Island? The "Big South" is for you – whether you have 2-3 weeks or 12 months, this includes our full South Island travel network.

Start and finish in Christchurch, the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and depart to only see the South Island on this pass that covers the east coast and west coast of the island and all the way to top and bottom.

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The Short South Pass

Short South bus pass travels in a loop, showcasing the very best of the South Island. It includes our entire South Island travel network without the Far South.

This pass starts in Christchurch you will travel up the east coast to Kaikoura for whale watching and then head to Abel Tasman national park before heading down the west coast of the Island to Franz Josef glacier country. You'll travel as far south as Queenstown before heading back to Christchurch via the Rangitata River in Canterbury.