SHUTTLE BUS TIMETABLE
Shuttle Bus meets main Couchline Petbus in Sanson (Taranaki)
(Auckland - Hamilton - Te Awamutu - Otorohanga - King Country - Taranaki - Sanson - South Island - Sanson - Bulls - Taihape - Waiouru - Turangi - Taupo - Te Awamutu)
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
DECEMBER
TIMES ARE ESTIMATED - PLEASE USE ONLINE BUS TRACKER ON DAY OF PICKUP OR DELIVERY
Day One - 15th of December
Shuttle meets main Petbus in Rotorua/or Bombay's
11:00am - Meets the Main bus in Bombay's for any pets going to Taranaki (Pets picked up from Northland/Auckland)
12:30pm - Te Awamutu Mobil Service Station - Arawata Street
1:00pm - Otorohanga - Countdown Supermarket Carpark
2:00pm - Te Kuiti - The Warehouse carpark
2:30pm - 8 Mile Junction turn off. (This is the closest meeting point for Taumarunui people)
3:00pm - Piopio - Main street opposite PGG Wrightson's
3:30pm - Mokau - Opposite cafe by butchers shop
5:00pm - Weight Station opposite Mountain Road State highway 3 (Only option for New Plymouth people)
5:30pm - Inglewood - BP Truck stop (9 Brown Street)
5:45pm - Stratford - Caltex Service Station
Day Two - 16th of December
Depart Te Awamutu 4:30 am OR meet evening before at 18 Mellsop road Parawera 6pm
8:00am - Stratford - Caltex Service Station
8:30am- Hawera - Z Service Station (South Road State Highway 3)
9:40am - Wanganui - Weigh station south of Wanganui state highway 3 (on the left past Vita Power)
10:40am - Bulls - Mobil service station, 101 Bridge Street
10:50am - Sanson carpark by Junction Motel Corner of State Highway 1 and 3
Day Three -
Empty/Stationary - Waits for Coachline Bus to return from South Island
Day Four -
Empty/Stationary - Waits for Coachline Bus to return from South Island
Day Five -
Empty/Stationary - Waits for Coachline Bus to return from South Island
Day Six -
Empty/Stationary - Waits for Coachline Bus to return from South Island
Day Six -
Empty/Stationary - Waits for Coachline Bus to return from South Island
Day Eight - 22nd of December
Depart Sanson at 7:00am via state hwy 1 Desert Road
7:15am Bulls opposite service station
8:30am Tiahape opposite BP service station
9.15am Waiouru at caltex truck stop
10.00am Turangi z service station
11.00am Taupo Z Service Station Carpark by Mega Mitre 10 at 138 Thermal Explorer Highway, Hilltop
12.00am Tokoroa by subway
12.30 pm Putarau by z station
1.00 pm Tirau by BP service station
1. 45 pm Cambridge pope terrace under oak trees by marae
3.00 pm Te Awamutu opposite Mobil service station
Day One - 15th of December
Shuttle meets main Petbus in Rotorua/or Bombay's
11:00am - Meets the Main bus in Bombay's for any pets going to Taranaki (Pets picked up from Northland/Auckland)
12:30pm - Te Awamutu Mobil Service Station - Arawata Street
1:00pm - Otorohanga - Countdown Supermarket Carpark
2:00pm - Te Kuiti - The Warehouse carpark
2:30pm - 8 Mile Junction turn off. (This is the closest meeting point for Taumarunui people)
3:00pm - Piopio - Main street opposite PGG Wrightson's
3:30pm - Mokau - Opposite cafe by butchers shop
5:00pm - Weight Station opposite Mountain Road State highway 3 (Only option for New Plymouth people)
5:30pm - Inglewood - BP Truck stop (9 Brown Street)
5:45pm - Stratford - Caltex Service Station
Day Two - 16th of December
Depart Te Awamutu 4:30 am OR meet evening before at 18 Mellsop road Parawera 6pm
8:00am - Stratford - Caltex Service Station
8:30am- Hawera - Z Service Station (South Road State Highway 3)
9:40am - Wanganui - Weigh station south of Wanganui state highway 3 (on the left past Vita Power)
10:40am - Bulls - Mobil service station, 101 Bridge Street
10:50am - Sanson carpark by Junction Motel Corner of State Highway 1 and 3
Day Three -
Empty/Stationary - Waits for Coachline Bus to return from South Island
Day Four -
Empty/Stationary - Waits for Coachline Bus to return from South Island
Day Five -
Empty/Stationary - Waits for Coachline Bus to return from South Island
Day Six -
Empty/Stationary - Waits for Coachline Bus to return from South Island
Day Six -
Empty/Stationary - Waits for Coachline Bus to return from South Island
Day Eight - 22nd of December
Depart Sanson at 7:00am via state hwy 1 Desert Road
7:15am Bulls opposite service station
8:30am Tiahape opposite BP service station
9.15am Waiouru at caltex truck stop
10.00am Turangi z service station
11.00am Taupo Z Service Station Carpark by Mega Mitre 10 at 138 Thermal Explorer Highway, Hilltop
12.00am Tokoroa by subway
12.30 pm Putarau by z station
1.00 pm Tirau by BP service station
1. 45 pm Cambridge pope terrace under oak trees by marae
3.00 pm Te Awamutu opposite Mobil service station