Whakatane - Opotiki Fares

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.

1. Free transfers between buses apply for two hours from your first tag on to your final tag off.
2. The transfer time between buses can be no more than 30 minutes.
3. You can only have a maximum of two free transfers per journey.

When paying with cash:

1. Free transfers between buses apply for one hour from ticket purchase.
2. The transfer time between buses can be no more than 30 minutes.
3. You can only have a maximum of one free transfer per journey.
4. You will need to present your ticket when transferring to the next bus.