Holiday Timetable 2026
Travelling with BUSIT over the holidays?
Holiday Timetable25 December 2026 - 4 January 2027* |
Plan ahead for reduced timetables and service closures during the holiday season. Pick up a brochure from the BUSIT counter at Hamilton Transport Centre, from your nearest retailer, or download a copy here.
*NO SERVICE for some regional services until Monday 11 January 2027.
Find more information below.
Please note: There is NO TERM ONLY services from Saturday 19 December 2026 to Monday 1 February 2027.
Normal TERM ONLY services resume Tuesday 2 February 2027.
View High frequency services | Hamilton urban services | Regional services
High frequency services
| C Comet |
RUNNING ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS as per weekend timetable: Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| M Meteor |
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| O Orbiter |
Hamilton urban services
| 1 Pukete |
3 Dinsdale |
4 Flagstaff |
5 Chartwell |
9 Nawton |
| 10 Hillcrest |
11 Fairfield |
12 Fitzroy |
13 University |
14 Claudelands |
| 16 Rototuna |
RC Rototuna Circular |
17 Hamilton Gardens / Uni |
18 Te Rapa |
19 Bremworth / Temple View |
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NO SERVICE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Reduced (weekend) timetables during the following dates: Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
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Regional services
| 20 Cambridge |
NO SERVICE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Friday 25 - Saturday 26 December 2026 Reduced (weekend) timetables during the following dates: Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| 21 Northern Connector (Pukekohe to Te Kauwhata) |
NO SERVICE Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| 21 Northern Connector |
NO SERVICE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Friday 25 - Saturday 26 December 2026 Reduced (weekend) timetables during the following dates: Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| 22 Eastern Connector (Matamata) |
NO SERVICE Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| 22 Eastern Connector (Morrinsville, Te Aroha, Paeroa) |
NO SERVICE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Friday 25 - Saturday 26 December 2026 Reduced (weekend) timetables during the following dates: Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| 23 Raglan |
NO SERVICE ON CHRISTMAS DAY Reduced (weekend) timetables during the following times: Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| 24 Te Awamutu |
NO SERVICE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Friday 25 - Saturday 26 December 2026 Reduced (weekend) timetables during the following dates: Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| 26 Te Kūiti Connector |
NO SERVICE Normal service resumes Monday 11 January 2027 |
| 27 and 28 Tauwhare Pā / Tamahere Mātangi |
NO SERVICE Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| 30 and 31 Tokoroa Urban and District Circuit |
NO SERVICE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Friday 25 - Monday 28 December 2026 Normal service Tuesday 29 - Thursday 31 December 2026 |
| 32 Tokoroa Connector |
NO SERVICE Normal service resumes Monday 11 January 2027 |
| 33 Taupō Connector |
NO SERVICE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Reduced (Saturday) timetable during the following times: Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| 34, 35, 36, 37, 38 Connect 2 Taupō |
NO SERVICE Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| 44 Pōkeno to Pukekohe |
NO SERVICE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Friday 25 - Saturday 26 December 2026, Reduced (weekend) timetables during the following dates: Normal service resumes Tuesday 5 January 2027 |
| 70 Thames Connector |
NO SERVICE ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Normal service Tuesday 29 - Thursday 31 December 2026 |
Need to top up your Bee Card during the holidays?
- Do it online at beecard.co.nz
- Contact your local retailer to check their opening hours.
- Visit the Intercity ticketing counter inside the Hamilton Transport Centre
Intercity Counter and Travel Café:
Open 9am-4pm, Sunday 27 Dec - Sun 3 Jan 2027
Closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day (public holidays)- BUSIT Counter:
Please note that the BUSIT counter inside the Hamilton Transport Centre will be closed from 12pm on Thursday 24 December to Monday 4 January 2027. We will reopen on Tuesday 5 January at 8am.
- BUSIT Counter: