The Tauranga Urban & school bus fares are as follows:
Cash fares
| TICKET TYPE | COST |
| Adult (over 15) | $3.40 |
| Child (5 - 15) | $2.00 |
| Child (under 5) | Free |
| Supergold card peak hours | $2.00 |
| Student (valid ID required) | $2.00 |
Bee card fares
| TICKET TYPE | COST |
| Adult | $2.72 |
| Child (5 - 18) | $1.60 |
| Supergold card peak hours before 9:00 am Monday - Friday | $1.60 |
| Supergold card off-peak (Monday to Friday after 9am all day Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays) | Free |
| Student (valid ID required) | $1.60 |
Bee cards are available on the bus or from one of the Regional Council office locations.
In 2021 all students travelling on dedicated Bayhopper school buses or Tauranga urban routes can travel for free before 9am and between 2.30pm and 6.30pm. This is a trial and applies to school days only. Please check to see if you need a Bee card.
Daysaver fare
| TICKET TYPE | COST |
| Adult daysaver | $7.80 |
| Child daysaver | $5.60 |
Daysaver fares allow you to travel anywhere on the Bayhopper Tauranga urban network for the day of issue.
Concession fares apply to the following groups:
- Children under 5 years travel for FREE
- Children aged 5 - 15 years (paying with cash)
- Children including school students aged 5 - 18 years (paying with a registered Bee card with concession applied)
- Secondary and school students with a valid student ID (paying with cash)
- Tertiary students (with a valid student ID with a NZQA registered institution, paying with a registered Bee card with concession applied)
- NZ SuperGold card holders after 9am Monday to Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays (with concession applied to a registered Bee card).
- The Accessibility Concession is available to people with an impairment that means they permanently are not able to drive a motor vehicle. An assessment is required as part of the application process. See here for more details.
How do transfers between buses work?
When using a Bee card:
When using a Bee Card, transfers between buses are automatically applied. Customers will need to tag on and tag off for each part of the journey; the system will not charge you any extra providing your journey is within the transfer rules.
- Free transfers between buses apply for two hours from your first tag on to your final tag off.
- The transfer time between buses can be no more than 30 minutes.
- You can only have a maximum of two free transfers per journey.
When paying with cash:
- Free transfers between buses apply for one hour from ticket purchase.
- The transfer time between buses can be no more than 30 minutes.
- You can only have a maximum of one free transfer per journey.
- You will need to present your ticket when transferring to the next bus.