How to save money for Transport in NZ?

Kia Ora! Hello Traveler friends, Have you been carving for a travel around New Zealand but money is a hurdle you can’t seem to rise? Well, would that be a little less daunting if you could travel using no more than the change in your pocket?

Good news, here are some of exciting tips to help you grab the essentials for no more than $1. No hassle, just great, cheap travel…

HOW TO SAVE MONEY IN TRANSPORT IN NZ OR FREE TRANSPORT IN NEW ZEALAND

They say it’s the journey, not the destination but that doesn’t mean you have to spend a lot on it. Here plenty of options to make your journey dirt-cheap.

Free cars and campervans

Yes let’s start with the obvious best deal, Transfercar, the company that makes free travel possible! You are on our website so just search for your free rental car (https://www.transfercar.co.nz) or your free rental campervan. (https://www.transfercar.co.nz) How is this miracle possible? Rental car companies need to reposition their fleet for new hires, and travellers can help them relocate those cars. It’s 100% win-win where travellers get a free ride and rental car companies save on expensive relocation costs.

$1 bus rides

You can grab $1 bus fare bargains from both Naked Bus(http://nakedbus.com/nz/bus/how-to-get-our-cheap-1-fares) and InterCity (http://www.intercity.co.nz/travel-info/getting-a-1-fare/), both well known, reliable and popular long distance New Zealand bus companies.

Naked Bus is well renowned for its $1 fares and it’s possible to snatch one up on every single bus trip that they run. This is because the first seat on every bus is sold for $1 and according to them, “the sooner you book, the cheaper it will be”. To give you an idea of when to get booking, buses are listed 3-6 months prior to departure.

InterCity’s $1 bus fares work in a similar way, with at least one fare on every bus that they run being sold for just $1. However, they list their buses a year in advance so you have to be seriously organised to grab this deal.

Carpooling

New Zealand is a super friendly place, with its locals and travellers always looking to make new travel buddies to share adventures with. That’s why there are a number of carpooling avenues you can explore to share travel costs or sometimes travel for free.

CarpoolNZ is a website specifically designed for people who want to ride-share within New Zealand. The drivers register their current location and destination, what time they wish to leave, and a blurb about themselves.CarpoolWorld is another good tool for New Zealand travellers. Let’s Car Pool is a New Zealand government run website that allows those interested in carpooling to register and upload any trips they are taking. 

Public Facebook groups such as ‘Fellow Traveller Carpool New Zealand’, ‘Carpooling Otago’, ‘Southland/Otago Carpooling’ and ‘RIDES between WHANGAREI AND AUCKLAND’ are a great way to hitch a ride.

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