Community Connect

Community Connect provides Community Services cardholders with half price fares on public transport with a registered Bee Card. This concession starts on 1 July 2023.

How to get the Community Connect concession

You can apply for the concession now.

If you are already a Bee Card holder

1. You must link your Community Services card to your Bee Card
2. First register your Bee Card and then apply for Community Connect

We invite you to pop into an ORC office or a Bee Card retailer to pick up a free Bee Card or ask your bus driver for one  - and remember to register it by going online:

1. Go to the Bee Card website
2. Select ‘Get a card’ and follow the prompts to log in or create a new Bee Card account
3. Choose the Community Connect card type and your free Bee Card will arrive with Community Connect loaded
4. Activate the card online when it arrives before you use it

Once Community Connect is set up you will receive half the adult card fare on all Bee Card services in Otago from 1 July.

Find out more about the Community Connect concession

SuperGold Bee Cards

If you have a SuperGold Bee Card, do not apply Community Connect to your existing SuperGold Bee Card or you will lose your free Off Peak travel.

You will need a second Bee Card to access Community Connect concessions.

We invite you to pop into an ORC office or a Bee Card retailer to pick up a free Bee Card or ask your bus driver for one  - and remember to register it by going online here: Register your Bee Card

• If you travel Off Peak on your SuperGold Bee Card, you already receive free travel, you can simply continue as you are
• If you travel in Peak Times, and are a SuperGold/Community Services Card combo customer, you may want to apply for a new Community Connect Bee card
• Use the Community Connect Bee card in peak hours to receive the discounted travel
• The responsibility for using the correct Bee Card at the correct time rests with you

Login to your Bee Card account and choose ‘Get a card’

Free Bee card offer ends 30 September.