School Buses
General
Snapper is a better way to pay on all Metlink train, school and public bus services
across the region. Snapper is accepted on all Metlink buses right across the region.
Snapper Card
Children travelling on Metlink services have access to discounted fares dependent on their age and schooling status. This concession can be accessed by using a Green Snapper card to automatically be charged the correct fare when tagging on and off.
These concessions are not available on independent commercial services. For fares and discounts on these services, please contact your service provider.
NOTE: Children under the age of 5 do not require a Snapper card, and can travel for free with a guardian who is at least 10 years old.
Child Concession
From the age of 5, children are eligible for discounted travel until they finish secondary school or turn 16 (whichever comes later). Full details on what these discounted fares are can be found at Metlink.
These child fares can be accessed by simply using a green Snapper card. These will always be charged Child concession fares when being used to tag on and off, and do not expire. They can be purchased from our web store, or a Snapper retailer/Service Centre (such as the Wellington Railway Station Information Centre).
Combined Student ID/Snapper cards
Some schools get their school ID cards printed onto Snapper cards. As of 2020, these are printed onto green Snapper cards and therefore have a Child Concession that does not expire*.
Schools which currently use Snapper student ID cards:
- Te Ara Whanui Kura Kaupapa Maori
- Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
- Taita College
- Rongotai College
- Queen Margaret College
- Raphael House Rudolf Steiner
- Onslow College
- Wellington East Girls College
- Wellington High School
*There are still Student ID cards in use that were printed pre-2020 on the original red Snapper cards. If the concession on your Student ID has expired, we recommend you request a replacement ID from your school, to receive one printed on a green Snapper.
School Buses
School Bus Timetables effective from January 2025
Morning school bus timetable
- 711 - Moa Point - Seatoun - Kilbirnie - Hataitai - Basin Schools(external link)
- 712 - Miramar - Kilbirnie - Hataitai - Basin Schools(external link)
- 715 - Lyall Bay - Kilbirnie - Hataitai - Basin Schools(external link)
- 722 - Strathmore Park - Hataitai - Wellington East Girls' College(external link)
- 725 - Houghton Bay - Southgate - Island Bay - Basin Schools(external link)
- 731 - Ōwhiro Bay - Island Bay - Berhampore - Basin Schools(external link)
- 734 - Brooklyn - Kingston - Vogeltown - Basin Schools(external link)
- 736 - Karori (Wrights Hill) - Kelburn - Wellington College(external link)
- 737 - Karori - Kelburn - Wellington College & Wellington High School(external link)
- 741 - Karori - Kelburn - Wellington College(external link)
- 742 - Miramar - Kilbirnie - Newtown - Basin Schools(external link)
- 743 - Wilton - Wadestown - Thorndon Colleges & Basin Schools(external link)
- 746 - Khandallah - Ngaio - Basin Schools - St Patrick's College(external link)
- 764 - Karori - Wellington Colleg(external link)e
- 768 - Mairangi - Wellington, St Patrick's & Rongotai Colleges(external link)
- 770 - Kowhai Park - Kingston - Vogeltown - Basin & Kilbirnie Colleges
Afternoon school bus timetable
- 711 - Basin Schools - Hataitai - Kilbirnie - Seatoun - Moa Point(external link)
- 712 - Wellington East Girls' College - Miramar North(external link)
- 721 - Wellington East Girls' College - Newtown - Kilbirnie - Lyall Bay(external link)
- 722 - Wellington East Girls' College - Hataitai - Strathmore Park(external link)
- 730 - Wellington East Girls' College - Island Bay(external link)
- 731 - Wellington East Girls’ College - Berhampore - Ōwhiro Bay - Island Bay(external link)
- 734 - Wellington East Girls' College - Vogeltown - Kingston - Brooklyn(external link)
- 742 - Basin Schools - Miramar Heights(external link)
- 770 - Kilbirnie & Basin Colleges - Vogeltown - Kingston - Kowhai Park
Contacts
If you have any concerns or issues related to the school buses contact either the school bus co-ordinator, Tim Harford, or Metlink.
rebecca.rhodes@wegc.school.nz Phone 385 8514
Metlink - click here for Metlink website