Orbus services do not operate on some public holidays and in Dunedin services are reduced on certain public holidays.

Orbus Dunedin public holidays

Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day are the only public holidays that the Orbus Dunedin bus service does not operate on.

However, on other public holidays, including observed public holidays, we run the public holiday timetable which is the same as a Sunday timetable.

 

Public holiday

Date

Timetable

Christmas Day

 25 December 2025

No buses running

Boxing Day

 26 December 2025

Holiday (Sunday) timetable

New Years Day

1 January 2026

Holiday (Sunday) timetable

Day after New Years Day

 2 January 2026

Holiday (Sunday) timetable

Observed New Years Day

Not in 2026  

Waitangi Day

6 February 2026

Holiday (Sunday) timetable

Good Friday

3 April 2026

No buses running

Easter Sunday

5 April 2026

No buses running

Easter Monday

6 April 2026

Holiday (Sunday) timetable

ANZAC Day

25 April 2026

Holiday (Sunday) timetable

Observed ANZAC Day

27 April 2026

Holiday (Sunday) timetable

Kings Birthday

1 June 2026

Holiday (Sunday) timetable

Matariki

10 July 2026

Holiday (Sunday) timetable

Labour Day

26 October 2026

Holiday (Sunday) timetable

Christmas Day

25 December 2026

No buses running

Boxing Day

26 December 2026

Holiday (Sunday) timetable

Orbus Queenstown public holidays

Christmas Day is the only public holiday that the Orbus Queenstown bus service does not operate on.

For all other public holidays, the service runs to the normal timetable every day.

Queenstown Ferries (Route 6 Hilton/Kelvin Heights to/from Queenstown) has limited services over the Christmas and New Year holiday period. For further information, visit Queenstown Ferries.