**O\ufeffpinion:** In 2014 the average New Zealander commuter pays $11,852.98 per annum in total car ownership and running costs, and likely far higher nowadays.<\/p>\n
**Public Transport Fare Caps by Cities:** \\
\n(aberrations: D = Daily, W = Weekly, A = Annual) \\
\n(Fares calculated with use of the city\u2019s transport card adult fare) \\
\n(Annual calculated to 365 days using the proportionate amount of a weekly fare cap or 30-day pass, unless no fare cap\/passes) – \\
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\n**Auckland Transport (AT Hop Card):** \\
\nW: $50, A: $2607.14<\/p>\n
**Greater Christchurch Metro (Metro Card) (ages 25+):** \\
\nBus only: \\
\nD: $4, W: $16, A: $834.28 \\
\n(only 8 trips needed to hit weekly cap. Single trip $2)<\/p>\n
Bus and Diamond Harbour ferry: \\
\nD: $8, W: $32, A: $1668.57<\/p>\n
**Greater Wellington Metlink (Snapper Card):** \\
\nFare cap TBD, intended introduction late 2025 \u2013 early 2026. \\
\n(For purposes of study, will default to day pass, bus pass and rail bus pass options) \\
\nZones 1 to 3: D: $13, W: $91, A: $4745 \\
\nZones 1 to 7: D: $18, W: $126, A: $6570 \\
\nZones 1 to 10: D: $25, W: $175, A: $9125 \\
\nZones 1 to 14: D: $30, W: $210, A: $10950<\/p>\n
30-day bus pass zones 1-3 for Wellington: $177.50, A: $2159.58 \\
\n30-day bus pass for Wellington-Eastbourne: $236.70, A: $2879.85<\/p>\n
30-day rail pass for Wellington by zone: \\
\n1: $60.60, A: $737.30 \\
\n2: $99.60, A: $1211.80 \\
\n3: $132.90, A: $1616.95 \\
\n4: $149.10, A: $1823.78 \\
\n5: $182.10, A: $2215.55 \\
\n6: $231.60, A: $2817.80 \\
\n7: $262.80, A: $3197.40 \\
\n8: $293.40, A: $3569.70 \\
\n9: $331.20, A: $4029.60 \\
\n10: $363.90, A: $4427.45 \\
\n11: $417.00, A: $5073.50 \\
\n12: $448.20, A: $5453.10 \\
\n13: $494.40, A: $66346.05 \\
\n14: $526.50, A: $6405.75<\/p>\n
**Greater Hamilton\/Waikato BUSIT (Bee Card):** \\
\nWeekly cap by zone: \\
\nCentral City Zone: $10.80, A: $561.60 \\
\n1: $21.60, A: $1126.28 \\
\n2: $32.40, A: $1689.42 \\
\n3: $43.20, A: $2252.57 \\
\n4: $54.00, A: $2815.71 \\
\n5: $86.40, A: $4505.14 \\
\n6: $108.00, A: $5631.43 \\
\n7: $129.60, A: $6757.71 \\
\n8: $162.00, A: $8447.14 \\
\n9: $194.40, A: $10136.57<\/p>\n
**Tauranga BayBus (Bee Card):** \\
\n \\
\nNo fare cap for Bee Card \\
\n(Default to Tauranga Daysaver pass and Bee Card fares) \\
\nDaysaver pass: D: $7.80, W: $54.60, A: $2847 \\
\nSingle Bee Card fare: $2.72 \\
\nTwo Bee Card fares per day: D: $5.44, W: $38.08, A: $1985.60 \\
\n(BayBus does operate more services across the greater Bay of Plenty region, but fares vary). \\
\n \\
\n**Otago Orbus\/Dunedin and Queenstown (Bee Card):** \\
\n \\
\nNo fare cap \\
\n(Will default to Bee Card fares) \\
\nSingle Bee Card fare: $2 \\
\nTwo Bee Card fares per day: D: $4, W: $28, A: $1460 \\
\n \\
\n**Manawat\u016b-Whanganui, Connect (Bee Card):** \\
\nWeekly Cap by Zone: \\
\n1: $16, A: $834.28 \\
\n2: $24.50, A: $1277.50 \\
\n3: $30, A: $1564.28 \\
\n4: $39, A: $2033.57<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, I could not fit fare details of every New Zealand public transport, it\u2019s clear that taking public transport in New Zealand is significantly cheaper than driving\/owning a car. \\
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\nIn reality, annual public transport fares will typically be far cheaper than listed, as what I put is basically the extreme upper limits (very heavy users), not accounting for people taking any time off, concession discounts, etc. \\
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\n*An opinion by Ben Love* \\
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\n*This opinion has been republished on publictransportforum.nz with permission from the original author.*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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