Eastern Bay Bayhopper Route 135 - Whakatane to Kawerau

Accessible large print timetables here
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This service connects with route 143a Whakatane to Tauranga

From Thursday 8 August this service will no longer run on a Friday. Instead it will run on Tuesday and Thursday.

Tuesday and Thursday except public holidays from 8 August

This service connects with route 143a Whakatane to Tauranga

From Thursday 8 August this service will no longer run on a Friday. Instead it will run on Tuesday and Thursday.

	Quay Street, Whakatane	Boon Street, Whakatane	Whakatane Hospital	Edgecumbe	Valley Road, Kawerau	Kawerau Information Centre	Edgecumbe	Whakatane Hospital	Quay Street, Whakatane	Boon Street, Whakatane
AM	7:30	7:35	-	-	8:10	8:20	8:35	9:10	9:15	9:20
PM	4:00	4:05	4:10	4:35	4:50	5:00	-	-	5:50	5:55

This service operates on a hail-and-ride basis. The bus will stop for you in any location where it is safe to do so. Please signal the the driver.

This service connects with route 143a Whakatane to Tauranga

From Thursday 8 August this service will no longer run on a Friday. Instead it will run on Tuesday and Thursday.

STOPS IN

Whakatane to Kawerau via Edgcumbe

Whakatane to Kawerau direct morning service (departs Whakatane 7.30 am)

Whakatane (Quay St)
Whakatane (Boon St)
Te Teko Police Station
Kawerau (Valley Rd)
Kawerau I-Site (Plunket St)

Whakatane to Kawerau via Edgecumbe afternoon service (departs Whakatane 4:00 pm)

Whakatane (Quay St)
Whakatane (Boon St)
Whakatane Hospital
Te Teko Police Station
Edgecumbe, (College Rd)
Kawerau (Valley Rd)
Kawerau I-Site (Plunket St)

STOPS OUT

Kawerau to Whakatane via Edgcumbe

Kawerau to Whakatane via Edgecumbe morning service (departs Kawerau 8:20 am)

Kawerau I-Site (Plunket St)
Te Teko Fruit n' Vege Shop
Whakatane Hospital
Whakatane (Quay St)
Whakatane (Boon St)

Kawerau to Whakatane direct afternoon service (departs Kawerau 4:50 pm)

Kawerau I-Site (Plunket St)
Kawerau (Valley Rd)
Te Teko Fruit n' Vege Shop
Whakatane (Quay St)
Whakatane (Boon St)

This service connects with route 143a Whakatane to Tauranga

Adult fares

	Kawerau	Te Teko	Edgecumbe	Awakeri	Whakatane
Kawerau	-	$3.20	$5.30	$5.70	$7.60
Te Teko	$3.20	-	$2.10	$3.90	$5.70
Edgecumbe	$5.30	$2.10	-	$2.10	$4.50
Awakeri	$5.70	$3.90	$2.10	-	$3.20
Whakatane	$7.60	$5.70	$4.50	$3.20	-
Matata	$12.60	$10.70	$8.80	$8.20	$5.00
Pukehina/Pongakawa	$15.60	$14.50	$13.20	$12.60	$9.10
Maketu/Te Puke	$15.60	$15.60	$15.60	$14.70	$11.00
Papamoa Plaza/Bayfair	$15.60	$15.60	$15.60	$15.60	$13.70
Tauranga CBD/Hospital	$15.60	$15.60	$15.60	$15.60	$15.20

	Matata	Pukehina/ Pongakawa	Maketu/ Te Puke	Papamoa Plaza/ Bayfair	Tauranga CBD/ Hospital
Kawerau	$12.60	$15.60	$15.60	$15.60	$15.60
Te Teko	$10.70	$14.50	$15.60	$15.60	$15.60
Edgecumbe	$8.80	$13.20	$15.60	$15.60	$15.60
Awakeri	$8.20	$12.60	$14.70	$15.60	$15.60
Whakatane	$5.00	$9.10	$11.00	$13.70	$15.20
Matata	-	$5.00	$6.80	$9.10	$11.06
Pukehina/Pongakawa	$5.00	$3.70	$4.20	$6.10	$7.60
Maketu/Te Puke	$6.80	$4.20	$3.70	$4.50	$5.70
Papamoa Plaza/Bayfair	$9.10	$6.10	$4.50	$3.40	$3.40
Tauranga CBD/Hospital	$11.60	$7.60	$5.70	$3.40	$3.40

Concession fares

	Kawerau	Te Teko	Edgecombe	Awakeri	Whakatane
Kawerau	-	$1.90	$3.20	$3.40	$4.60
Te Teko	$1.90	-	$1.30	$2.30	$3.40
Edgecumbe	$3.20	$1.30	-	$1.30	$2.70
Awakeri	$3.40	$2.30	$1.30	-	$1.90
Whakatane	$4.60	$3.40	$2.70	$1.90	-
Matata	$7.60	$6.40	$5.30	$4.90	$3.00
Pukehina/Pongakawa	$9.40	$8.70	$7.90	$7.60	$5.50
Maketu/Te Puke	$9.40	$9.40	$9.40	$8.80	$6.60
Papamoa Plaza/Bayfair	$9.40	$9.40	$9.40	$9.40	$8.20
Tauranga CBD/Hospital	$9.40	$9.40	$9.40	$9.40	$9.10

	Matata	Pukehina/ Pongakawa	Maketu/ Te Puke	Papamoa Plaza/ Bayfair	Tauranga CBD/ Hospital
Kawerau	$7.60	$9.40	$9.40	$9.40	$9.40
Te Teko	$6.40	$8.70	$9.40	$9.40	$9.40
Edgecumbe	$5.30	$7.90	$9.40	$9.40	$9.40
Awakeri	$4.90	$7.60	$8.80	$9.40	$9.40
Whakatane	$3.00	$5.50	$6.60	$8.20	$9.10
Matata	-	$3.00	$4.10	$5.50	$7.00
Pukehina/Pongakawa	$3.00	$2.20	$2.50	$3.70	$4.60
Maketu/Te Puke	$4.10	$2.50	$2.20	$2.70	$3.40
Papamoa Plaza/Bayfair	$5.50	$3.70	$2.70	$2.00	$2.00
Tauranga CBD/Hospital	$7.00	$4.60	$2.70	$2.00	$2.00

Concession fares apply to the following groups:

Children aged 5 - 15 years
Secondary school students (with a valid student ID)
Tertiary students (with a valid student ID and must be NZQA registered institution)
NZ SuperGold card peak-time travel

Children under 5 travel free

NZ Supergold - Bay of Plenty Regional Council reviewed the SuperGold Card hours free travel period and extended them as a trial until 30 June 2020 on all Bayhopper and Cityride services.

During the the trial period eligible card holders (aged 65 and over) will now have free bus travel on the regional network from:

9am on weekdays;
and all day on weekends and public holidays.

Bus Timetables
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Accessible large print timetables here
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