World City Guide

Getting Around

Public Transport
The Greater Wellington Regional Council's operates a good network of buses, running roughly 0700-2300. Ridewell (tel: (04) 801 7000 or 0800 801 700; website: http://busandtrainnetwork.gw.govt.nz/section10.php) can provide information on routes and timetables. The City Circular (website: www.stagecoach.co.nz/citycircular) is a bright yellow bus taking in the top 10 stops of the city every 15 minutes from 1000-1645. Ideal for visitors, it operates daily. Stagecoach Wellington (website www.stagecoach.co.nz) operates most bus services to suburban areas. Several passes are available, including the Daytripper Pass, the Star Pass and the Capital Explorer Pass. A cable car runs operates from Lambton Quay up to the Botanic Garden. It runs daily (see Key Attractions for further information).

Taxis
There are several taxi stands throughout the city. Black & Gold Taxis (tel: (04) 388 8888), Taxi Cab (tel: (04) 388 8900; website: www.taxicab.co.nz), and Wellington Combined Taxis (tel: (04) 384 4444; website: www.taxis.co.nz) are all reputable companies.

Car Hire
Car rental companies in Wellington include: Avis (tel: (04) 801 8108; website: www.avis.com) Budget (tel: (04) 802 4548 or 388 0987; website: www.budget.co.nz), Hertz (tel: (04) 384 3809; website: www.hertz.co.nz) and Thrifty (tel: (04) 388 9494 or 0800 73 70 70; website: www.thrifty.com). All have desks at the airport and at the ferry terminal.

Bicycle & Scooter Hire
Penny Farthing Cycle Shop, 89 Courtenay Place (tel: (04) 385 2279; website: www.pennyfarthing.co.nz) hires out bikes (including mountain bikes) for the day or longer. So do Pins Cycles on the corner of Willis and Boulcott streets (tel: (04) 472 4591) and Mud Cycles, 338 Karori Road (tel: (04) 476 4961).

Exploring hilly Wellington by scooter is less taxing, however, than by bike. Scootour, 70 Abel Smith Street Te Aro (tel: (04) 384 7679; website: www.scootour.co.nz) hire scooters and mopeds, and all you need is a car driving licence.