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THE PETBUS

COACHLINE BUS TIMETABLE

​Main Couchline Bus     (North to South Island)
(Te Awamutu - Hamilton - Auckland - BOP - Taupo - Hawkes Bay - Sanson - Wellington - South Island)

​PLEASE NOTE:
ALL TIMES THAT ARE GIVEN ARE ONLY ESTIMATED

The times given below are only an ESTIMATE, and we will be in contact the night before with an update of arrival time. Also use our tracker located on one website tabs or you can select the below link. This is a live GPS and is up-to-date throughout the whole journey, we recommend to use this link to see where the bus is located and how far it is away from your meeting point: www.petbus.co.nz/petbus-tracker.html

​DUE TO OUR SIZE AND OUR FOCUS ON GETTING PETS TO DESTINATIONS AS FAST AS POSSIBLE WE ARE NOT A DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE WE HAVE MEETING POINTS, TIMES AND DATES THROUGHOUT OUR ROUTE. PLEASE REFER TO OUR TIMETABLE FOR DETAILS
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JUNE

Day One START - 22nd of June
Depart Te Awamutu 6:30 am 

6.20 am -  Te Awamutu Mobil Service Station - Arawata Street
7.20 am - Hamilton - Animates 787 Te Rapa Road, Te Rapa Straight
8.15 am - Opposite old River Haven by Huntley brick sign 161 Great South Road
8.30 am - Te Kauwhata (roundabout where old fruit shop was) ​
8.45 am - Mercer Mobil Truck stop Main Road
8.50 am - Pokeno by RV bus sales - Go past toilets around corner rv sales on left 

9.00 am - Bombays BP truck stop - 203 Mill Rd - (All Pukekohe people) 
10:00am - Auckland Manukau Sports Bowl carpark  Te Irirangi Drive Clover Park (as you enter from lights off Te Irrangi drive, turn right at round about come past playground on right through round about you will see white oval building on left this is the tennis center)
Link for map/image: manukau_carpark.png

11.30am - Ngatea Hall - Main Road
12.00pm - Paeroa - By Mexican Motel northern end of township 
12.30pm - Waihi - Past BP Service station on main road on left under oak trees 
1.00 pm - Katikati opp Robert Harris coffee shop at park area
2.00 pm - Tauranga -  Pyes Pa Cemetery Carpark, Pyes Pa Road, Gate 2
3.15 pm - Rotorua Caltex Truck Stop on the right driving past Waipa State Mill Road 
4.30 - 5.00 pm - Taupo New NPD station opposite Z Service Station Thermal Explorer Highway, Hilltop
7.00 pm - Napier - Mobil Truck Stop Bayview Main Road 
7.30 pm -
  Napier Albatross Motel  Meeanne Quay

Day Two - 23rd of June
7.00 am - Napier opposite comfort inn on meeanne quay in large carpark area 
7:30am - 7:40am - Hastings Stockyards Carpark (
Stortford Lodge Saleyards) next to Vets One. 480 Maraekakaho Road, St Leonards, Hastings.
8.00 am - Te Aute Pub on main road - 
8.30 am -  Waipawa - at weigh station between Waipawa and Waipukurau
9.00 am -  Waipukurau at public toilets by railway station cafe 
9.45 am - Norsewood - Sock Factory on Main Road 

10.00 am - Dannevirke Mangatera dog Park North end of town opposite Mangatera Hotel 2 High Street 
11.30 am - 
Woodville behind the Caltex Service Station
12.15 pm - Palmerston North Memorial Park Entrance - Main Street East, Terrace End, Palmerston North 
1.30 pm -   Sanson carpark by Junction Motel Corner of State Highway 1 and 3
3:00pm - Levin opposite Travel Lodge Main south road

3:30pm - Otaki Outside the New World supermarket stop
4:00 pm - Waikanae opposite Lumino dentist main road
4:20 pm - Paraparaumu at old Mobil Service Station

5:00 pm - Weigh station between Pukerua Bay and Porirua. Also known as the Plimmerton Weigh Station, however we park on the opposite side of the road south bound into Wellington. (only option for Wellington People).
​ Link for map/image: plimmerton_weight_station.png
​

Day Three - 24th of June
Depart Blenheim 9:20am
9:00 am - Blenheim Lansdowne Park - Lansdowne Street
9:45 am - Seddon opposite toilets on main road 
10:10am - Ward at petrol pumps 
12:30pm - Kaikoura at Caves Cafe South of Township  
1:30 pm - Cheviot by baths opposite toilets on main road  
2:00 pm   Waipara Turnoff (Culverton people) Opposite Grape Statue 
2:30 pm - Amberley Caltex truck stop 
3:30 pm - Woodend - Gull Service Station (Opposite BP)
5:00 pm - Christchurch - Highway Inn, 527 Sawyers Arms Road 
6:30 - 7:00 pm Rolleston - Just before NPD station on right


Day Four - 25th of June
Depart Rolleston 6:00 am 
7.00 am - Rakaia by Big Fish Statue and Toilets 
8.00 am - Ashburton opposite the old Bunnings BP truck stop Main Road  
8.10 am - Hinds by workshop past deer statues 
8.30 am - Winchester by service station main road 
8.45 am -  Temuka  by Vets opposite sale yards 

9.15 am - Timaru on the left past Browne Street by Anzac Square Park Roadside 
9.35 am - St Andrews opposite Hotel Main Road 
9.50 am -  Waimate Turnoff - Opposite Nosh Cafe on main road 

10.30am - Oamaru NPD Petrol Station
11.30am - Palmerston - toilets main road  
12.00pm - 
Waikouaiti opposite Service station on main road 
1.00 pm -   Dunedin south - Bathgate Park Helena Street near Rugby club 
2.30 pm - Milton - white horse Inn carpark 161 Union Street 
3.00 pm -  Balcultha - by Wrightson's on main Road 
3.30 pm - Clinton - opposite horse statues on main road 
4.15 pm - Gore - 35 Broughton Street by motor camp on roadside
5.00 pm - Edendale
 Opposite School Roadside
6.00 pm - Invercargill - Ascot Park Hotel Carpark, Corner of Tay Street &, Racecourse Road, Invercargill (all pets off bus)
​Cleaning and Sterilizing bus 6 - 8pm ( no pets on bus)


Day Five - 26th of June
Depart Invercargill 8.00am
7:30am - Invercargill - (Pets On) Ascot Park Hotel Carpark, Corner of Tay Street &, Racecourse Road, Invercargill 
8:30am - 8:45am - Gore - 35 Broughton Street by motor camp
9:15am - Clinton - by Horses statue main road
9:45am - Balcultha - by PGG Wrightsons 

10:15am - Milton - White Horse Inn car park 161 Union Street Main Road
10:30am - Waihola Black Swan Motel By fish takeaway shop 

11:00am - Dunedin south - Bathgate Park Helena Street near Rugby club
11:45am - Waikouaiti - By Service station on main road 
12:00pm - Palmerston by Fish and chip Shop
12:30am - Hampden opp cafe 

1:00pm - Oamaru NPD Petrol Station
1:45pm - Waimate Turnoff - Nosh Cafe on main road ​
2:00pm - Timaru - NPD Service Station opposite Racecourse entrance way Pharlap statue
2:20pm - Temuka - by Vets opposite sale yards 
2:30pm - Winchester by service station McKnowens

3:00pm - Hinds - by workshop on left coming into town 

3:20pm - Ashburton - by old Bunnings Main Road 
3:45pm - Rakaia - by Big Fish Statue and Toilets
4:30pm - Rolleston - BP Service Station   

5:30 to 6:00pm Christchurch - Highway Inn, 527 Sawyers Arms Road

Day Six - 27th of June
8:00am Depart 
7:30am - Christchurch - Highway Inn, 527 Sawyers Arms Road 
8:30am - Woodend - Gull Service Station (Opposite BP)
9:00am- Amberley Caltex Truck Stop Main Road
9:30am -  Waipara Turnoff in pull area by Grape statue
10:30am - Cheviot by toilets
11:45am - Kaikoura at Caves Cafe south of township across road  
1:45pm - Ward by service station cafe 
2:00pm - Seddon by toilets 
3:00pm - Blenheim Lansdowne Park, Lansdowne Road 
3:45pm Picton opposite Picton school
Ferry Crossing ........


Day Seven - 28th of June
​7:30am - Wellington -  Plimmerton Weigh Station, State Highway 53 (only option for Wellington People).
8:30am -  
Paraparumu Jade Property Management/Real Estate (Roadside). 158A Main Road South, Raumati South

8:45am -  Wiakanae - Luminos dentist on roadside  
9:00am- Otaki - on roadside before New World 
9:30am - Levin - Levin - by the Petshop on main road next to Z service Station
9:50am - Foxton Mobil Service station 
10:20am - Sanson in carpark Corner state hwy 1 and State hwy 3 by Junction Motel behind Gull Station  

11:00am -   Palmerston North - by the Terrace End Cemetery 
11:45am -   Woodville - behind Caltex Service Station main road
12:15pm - Dannevirke - dog park car park north end of town opposite hotel

12:30pm - Norsewood - by the dairy on main road 
1:00pm - Waipukurau - in carpark by Railway station public toilets and cafe 
1:45pm - Hastings Stockyards Carpark (Stortford Lodge Saleyards) next to Vets One. 480 Maraekakaho Road, St Leonards, Hastings.
2:15pm - Napier - BP Service Station Bayview
4:30pm - Taupo New NPD station opposite Z Service Station Thermal Explorer Highway, Hilltop
5:45pm - Tokoroa - by Subway 
6:15pm-  
Putaruru - by Z service station 
6:45pm - Tirau - Opposite school on state highway 27

Day Eight - 29th of June
​Depart Tirau 7:00am
7:30am - Cambridge - Golf Course, 112 Tirau Road, Cambridge
8:15am - Opposite old River Haven by Huntley brick sign 161 Great South Road
8:45am - Mercer - Mobil truck stop Main Road 
9:00am - Pokeno by RV bus sales - Go past toilets around corner rv sales on left 
9:15am - Bombays - BP Truck stop 203 Mill Road
10:00am - Auckland Manukau Sports Bowl carpark  Te Irirangi Drive Clover Park (as you enter from lights off Te Irrangi drive, turn right at round about come past playground on right through round about you will see white oval building on left this is the tennis center)  Link for map/image: manukau_carpark.png
12:00pm - Hamilton - Animates 787 Te Rapa Road, Te Rapa Straight
1:15pm -  Te Awamutu - opposite Mobil Service Station Arawata Street, Te Awamutu
​
FINSIHED

JULY 

Day One START - 23rd of July 
Depart Te Awamutu 6:30 am 

6.20 am -  Te Awamutu Mobil Service Station - Arawata Street
7.20 am - Hamilton - Animates 787 Te Rapa Road, Te Rapa Straight
8.15 am - Opposite old River Haven by Huntley brick sign 161 Great South Road
8.30 am - Te Kauwhata (roundabout where old fruit shop was) ​
8.45 am - Mercer Mobil Truck stop Main Road
8.50 am - Pokeno by RV bus sales - Go past toilets around corner rv sales on left 

9.00 am - Bombays BP truck stop - 203 Mill Rd - (All Pukekohe people) 
10:00am - Auckland Manukau Sports Bowl carpark  Te Irirangi Drive Clover Park (as you enter from lights off Te Irrangi drive, turn right at round about come past playground on right through round about you will see white oval building on left this is the tennis center)
Link for map/image: manukau_carpark.png

11.30am - Ngatea Hall - Main Road
12.00pm - Paeroa - By Mexican Motel northern end of township 
12.30pm - Waihi - Past BP Service station on main road on left under oak trees 
1.00 pm - Katikati opp Robert Harris coffee shop at park area
2.00 pm - Tauranga -  Pyes Pa Cemetery Carpark, Pyes Pa Road, Gate 2
3.15 pm - Rotorua Caltex Truck Stop on the right driving past Waipa State Mill Road 
4.30 - 5.00 pm - Taupo New NPD station opposite Z Service Station Thermal Explorer Highway, Hilltop
7.00 pm - Napier - Mobil Truck Stop Bayview Main Road 
7.30 pm -
  Napier Albatross Motel  Meeanne Quay

Day Two - 24th of July 
7.00 am - Napier opposite comfort inn on meeanne quay in large carpark area 
7:30am - 7:40am - Hastings Stockyards Carpark (
Stortford Lodge Saleyards) next to Vets One. 480 Maraekakaho Road, St Leonards, Hastings.
8.00 am - Te Aute Pub on main road - 
8.30 am -  Waipawa - at weigh station between Waipawa and Waipukurau
9.00 am -  Waipukurau at public toilets by railway station cafe 
9.45 am - Norsewood - Sock Factory on Main Road 

10.00 am - Dannevirke Mangatera dog Park North end of town opposite Mangatera Hotel 2 High Street 
11.30 am - 
Woodville behind the Caltex Service Station
12.15 pm - Palmerston North Memorial Park Entrance - Main Street East, Terrace End, Palmerston North 
1.30 pm -   Sanson carpark by Junction Motel Corner of State Highway 1 and 3
3:00pm - Levin opposite Travel Lodge Main south road

3:30pm - Otaki Outside the New World supermarket stop
4:00 pm - Waikanae opposite Lumino dentist main road
4:20 pm - Paraparaumu at old Mobil Service Station

5:00 pm - Weigh station between Pukerua Bay and Porirua. Also known as the Plimmerton Weigh Station, however we park on the opposite side of the road south bound into Wellington. (only option for Wellington People).
​ Link for map/image: plimmerton_weight_station.png
​

Day Three - 25th of July 
Depart Blenheim 9:20am
9:00 am - Blenheim Lansdowne Park - Lansdowne Street
9:45 am - Seddon opposite toilets on main road 
10:10am - Ward at petrol pumps 
12:30pm - Kaikoura at Caves Cafe South of Township  
1:30 pm - Cheviot by baths opposite toilets on main road  
2:00 pm   Waipara Turnoff (Culverton people) Opposite Grape Statue 
2:30 pm - Amberley Caltex truck stop 
3:30 pm - Woodend - Gull Service Station (Opposite BP)
5:00 pm - Christchurch - Highway Inn, 527 Sawyers Arms Road 
6:30 - 7:00 pm Rolleston - Just before NPD station on right


Day Four - 26th of July 
Depart Rolleston 6:00 am 
7.00 am - Rakaia by Big Fish Statue and Toilets 
8.00 am - Ashburton opposite the old Bunnings BP truck stop Main Road  
8.10 am - Hinds by workshop past deer statues 
8.30 am - Winchester by service station main road 
8.45 am -  Temuka  by Vets opposite sale yards 

9.15 am - Timaru on the left past Browne Street by Anzac Square Park Roadside 
9.35 am - St Andrews opposite Hotel Main Road 
9.50 am -  Waimate Turnoff - Opposite Nosh Cafe on main road 

10.30am - Oamaru NPD Petrol Station
11.30am - Palmerston - toilets main road  
12.00pm - 
Waikouaiti opposite Service station on main road 
1.00 pm -   Dunedin south - Bathgate Park Helena Street near Rugby club 
2.30 pm - Milton - white horse Inn carpark 161 Union Street 
3.00 pm -  Balcultha - by Wrightson's on main Road 
3.30 pm - Clinton - opposite horse statues on main road 
4.15 pm - Gore - 35 Broughton Street by motor camp on roadside
5.00 pm - Edendale
 Opposite School Roadside
6.00 pm - Invercargill - Ascot Park Hotel Carpark, Corner of Tay Street &, Racecourse Road, Invercargill (all pets off bus)
​Cleaning and Sterilizing bus 6 - 8pm ( no pets on bus)


Day Five - 27th of July 
Depart Invercargill 8.00am
7:30am - Invercargill - (Pets On) Ascot Park Hotel Carpark, Corner of Tay Street &, Racecourse Road, Invercargill 
8:30am - 8:45am - Gore - 35 Broughton Street by motor camp
9:15am - Clinton - by Horses statue main road
9:45am - Balcultha - by PGG Wrightsons 

10:15am - Milton - White Horse Inn car park 161 Union Street Main Road
10:30am - Waihola Black Swan Motel By fish takeaway shop 

11:00am - Dunedin south - Bathgate Park Helena Street near Rugby club
11:45am - Waikouaiti - By Service station on main road 
12:00pm - Palmerston by Fish and chip Shop
12:30am - Hampden opp cafe 

1:00pm - Oamaru NPD Petrol Station
1:45pm - Waimate Turnoff - Nosh Cafe on main road ​
2:00pm - Timaru - NPD Service Station opposite Racecourse entrance way Pharlap statue
2:20pm - Temuka - by Vets opposite sale yards 
2:30pm - Winchester by service station McKnowens

3:00pm - Hinds - by workshop on left coming into town 

3:20pm - Ashburton - by old Bunnings Main Road 
3:45pm - Rakaia - by Big Fish Statue and Toilets
4:30pm - Rolleston - BP Service Station   

5:30 to 6:00pm Christchurch - Highway Inn, 527 Sawyers Arms Road

Day Six - 28th of July 
8:00am Depart 
7:30am - Christchurch - Highway Inn, 527 Sawyers Arms Road 
8:30am - Woodend - Gull Service Station (Opposite BP)
9:00am- Amberley Caltex Truck Stop Main Road
9:30am -  Waipara Turnoff in pull area by Grape statue
10:30am - Cheviot by toilets
11:45am - Kaikoura at Caves Cafe south of township across road  
1:45pm - Ward by service station cafe 
2:00pm - Seddon by toilets 
3:00pm - Blenheim Lansdowne Park, Lansdowne Road 
3:45pm Picton opposite Picton school
Ferry Crossing ........


Day Seven - 29th of July 
​7:30am - Wellington -  Plimmerton Weigh Station, State Highway 53 (only option for Wellington People).
8:30am -  
Paraparumu Jade Property Management/Real Estate (Roadside). 158A Main Road South, Raumati South

8:45am -  Wiakanae - Luminos dentist on roadside  
9:00am- Otaki - on roadside before New World 
9:30am - Levin - Levin - by the Petshop on main road next to Z service Station
9:50am - Foxton Mobil Service station 
10:20am - Sanson in carpark Corner state hwy 1 and State hwy 3 by Junction Motel behind Gull Station  

11:00am -   Palmerston North - by the Terrace End Cemetery 
11:45am -   Woodville - behind Caltex Service Station main road
12:15pm - Dannevirke - dog park car park north end of town opposite hotel

12:30pm - Norsewood - by the dairy on main road 
1:00pm - Waipukurau - in carpark by Railway station public toilets and cafe 
1:45pm - Hastings Stockyards Carpark (Stortford Lodge Saleyards) next to Vets One. 480 Maraekakaho Road, St Leonards, Hastings.
2:15pm - Napier - BP Service Station Bayview
4:30pm - Taupo New NPD station opposite Z Service Station Thermal Explorer Highway, Hilltop
5:45pm - Tokoroa - by Subway 
6:15pm-  
Putaruru - by Z service station 
6:45pm - Tirau - Opposite school on state highway 27

Day Eight - 30th of July 
​Depart Tirau 7:00am
7:30am - Cambridge - Golf Course, 112 Tirau Road, Cambridge
8:15am - Opposite old River Haven by Huntley brick sign 161 Great South Road
8:45am - Mercer - Mobil truck stop Main Road 
9:00am - Pokeno by RV bus sales - Go past toilets around corner rv sales on left 
9:15am - Bombays - BP Truck stop 203 Mill Road
10:00am - Auckland Manukau Sports Bowl carpark  Te Irirangi Drive Clover Park (as you enter from lights off Te Irrangi drive, turn right at round about come past playground on right through round about you will see white oval building on left this is the tennis center)  Link for map/image: manukau_carpark.png
12:00pm - Hamilton - Animates 787 Te Rapa Road, Te Rapa Straight
1:15pm -  Te Awamutu - opposite Mobil Service Station Arawata Street, Te Awamutu

We Would Love to Have Your Pet Travelling with us soon!


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