Orbus services do not operate on some public holidays and in Dunedin services are reduced on certain public holidays.
Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day are the only public holidays that the Orbus Dunedin bus service does not operate on.
On other public holidays, including observed public holidays, we run a "public holiday timetable" which is the same as the Sunday timetable for your route.
Public holiday | Date | Timetable |
Christmas Day | 25 December 2026 | No buses running |
Boxing Day | 26 December 2026 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Observed Boxing Day | 28 December 2026 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
New Years Day | 1 January 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Day after New Years Day | 2 January 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Observed Day after New Years Day | 4 January 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Waitangi Day | 6 February 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Observed Waitangi Day | 8 February 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Otago Anniversary Day | 22 March 2027 | Buses running the standard weekday timetable |
Good Friday | 26 March 2027 | No buses running |
Easter Sunday | 28 March 2027 | No buses running |
Easter Monday | 29 March 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Tuesday after Easter | 30 March 2027 | Buses running the standard weekday timetable |
ANZAC Day | 25 April 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Observed ANZAC Day | 26 April 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Kings Birthday | 7 June 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Matariki | 25 June 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Labour Day | 25 October 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Christmas Day | 25 December 2027 | No buses running |
Boxing Day | 26 December 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Observed Christmas Day | 27 December 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
Observed Boxing Day | 28 December 2027 | Holiday (Sunday) timetable |
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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.
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