Routes & Timetables
NBus provides high quality, low cost public transport services between Nelson and Richmond, as well as on four local routes around Nelson city. You can find bus timetables for services around Nelson and to Richmond below.
PLEASE NOTE: Route 7, the Stoke Loop, ceased operating from 1 July 2017.
| Route | Destination | Via | First bus departs* |
Last bus departs* |
Timetables |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond | Bishopdale & Stoke | 7.00am | 7.00pm |
Weekdays - depart Nelson Weekdays - depart Richmond Saturday - depart Nelson Saturday - depart Richmond Sunday - depart Nelson Sunday - depart Richmond |
| 2 | Richmond | Tahunanui & Stoke | 6.45am | 6.30pm |
Weekdays - depart Nelson Weekdays - depart Richmond Saturday - depart Nelson Saturday - depart Richmond Sunday - depart Nelson Sunday - depart Richmond |
| 3 | Atawhai | The Wood | 7.10am | 6.00pm |
- weekdays - weekends |
| 4 | The Brook | NMIT | 7.10am | 6.00pm |
- weekdays - weekends |
| 5 | Nelson Hospital | Victory | 7.10am | 6.00pm |
- weekdays - weekends |
| 6 | Tahunanui | Washington Valley | 9.30am | 1.30pm |
- weekdays - No weekend service |
* Weekday departures from Nelson Terminus, see timetable page for weekend departures.
Downloads
Download the pocket NBus timetable and route map, effective on 1 July 2017 here. (6.1MB PDF)
The Late Late Bus
The Late Late Bus is a night transport service that is safe and affordable between Nelson and Richmond. The service runs on Friday and Saturday nights from 10.00pm leaving Trafalgar Street on the hour, with the last service departing at 3.15am (no midnight service from Nelson and no 12.30am service from Richmond). Fare $4.
The outbound service travels via Tahunanui and stops as required at designated, well-lit stops. The inbound service leaves Richmond on the half hour and travels into the city via Bishopdale. On average 60 people use the service each weekend with some weekends peaking at well over 100 users depending on what is on in the city.