Busit at night!
Tired of spending money on taxis each weekend? Hop on board the Night Rider! The Night Rider services a number of Hamilton's suburbs from midnight on Friday nights and from 7pm until 3:30am on Saturdays night. Late night services from the Transport Centre apply on Friday.
Take advantage of the Night Rider service after dinner, a movie or a big night in the city. All buses depart outside Amigos Bar and Restaurant on Victoria Street and you can catch the bus at any normal bus stop on route. There is security on the bus making the Night Rider a safe option. Scroll down for more info and to find the route and timetable that's best for you!
Fares
You pay one way, we'll pay the other! All you need to do is keep your ticket. For current fares check out the fares page.
Timetable
| Depart Hamilton for : |
Western |
Pukete/
Te Rapa |
Hillcrest/
University |
Northern |
| See map |
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Friday night
(Prior to 12 midnight Friday, the regular late night Friday services operate) |
| 12am |
12am |
12.30am |
12.20am |
| 1am |
1am |
1.30am |
1.30am |
| 2am |
2am |
2.30am |
2.30am |
| 3am |
3am |
3.30am |
3.30am |
| Saturday night |
| 7pm |
7pm |
7.30pm |
7.30pm |
| 8pm |
8pm |
8.30pm |
8.30pm |
| 9pm |
9pm |
9.30pm |
9.30pm |
| 10pm |
10pm |
10.30pm |
10.30pm |
| 12am |
12am |
12.30am |
12.30am |
| 1am |
1am |
1.30am |
1.30am |
| 2am |
2am |
2.30am |
2.30am |
| 3am |
3am |
3.30am |
3.30am |
| These buses depart outside Amigos on Victoria Street from 7pm on Saturday only, (Friday night service applies on Friday nights until 12am) and approximately every half hour thereafter until the last bus at 3.30am. |
*All routes and timetables are dependent on traffic flows and may vary.
The four Night Rider routes are:
- Northern (Five Crossroads, Chartwell, Flagstaff, Rototuna, Fairfield)
- University/Hillcrest (Hamilton East, Hillcrest, University…)
- Western (Frankton, Dinsdale, Nawton, Forest Lake, Maeroa, Whitiora…)
- Pukete/Te Rapa (Beerescourt, St Andrews, Pukete, Te Rapa…)