Fare Information
Find out how much your Connect journey will cost, how fares are calculated, and how concessions, fare caps and free transfers can help make travelling by bus more affordable.
Fare Zones
Fares on our services are calculated by the number of zones you travel through on your journey.
Zones are shown on the zone map below. Each coloured section is a zone, and crossing the boundary from one zone to another adds another zone to that trip. The more zones you travel through, the more your trip will cost.
Bus Fares
Fares effective as of 19 January 2026
1 Zone | 2 Zone | 3 Zone | 4 Zone | |
Adult Bee Card | $2.20 | $3.85 | $5.50 | $7.15 |
Child Bee Card | $1.30 | $2.65 | $3.96 | $5.28 |
Concession | $1.30 | $2.65 | $3.96 | $5.28 |
Community Connect | $1.10 | $1.93 | $2.75 | $3.58 |
Adult Cash | $3.50 | $5.00 | $6.50 | $8.00 |
Child Cash | $1.50 | $3.00 | $4.50 | $6.00 |
Under 5 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
SuperGold* | Free | Free | Free | Free |
*SuperGold Free Concession applies 9am-3pm and after 6.30pm Monday-Friday, and all day on weekends and public holidays. Otherwise, SuperGold Card holders must pay the Fare with concession price (with Bee Card) or Adult price (with cash).
Concessions
Our concessions
We offer concessions to make public transport more affordable for some groups.
Community Service Card Holders – Community Connect Concession
Child (5-18 Inclusive)
Senior (65+)
Disability*
Tertiary Student
*Carers can ride free on our services when travelling alongside the person they support.
Tertiary Partners
Some Tertiary institutes provide free travel for their staff and students within certain districts and areas.
Massey University: Free in Palmerston North and Ashhurst
IPU New Zealand: Free in Palmerston North and Ashhurst
ETC: Free in Palmerston North and Ashhurst
UCOL: Free in Palmerston North, Ashhurst, Feilding, Whanganui, and Whanganui to Palmerston North Commuter.
You may need a Bee Card to get your free travel, depending on the institute. Please enquire at your tertiary provider to determine if you need a Bee Card.
Fare capping
Regular users travel cheaper with weekly fare caps.
If you pay with a registered Bee Card, your travel becomes free once you hit a certain spend each week (Monday – Sunday). Simply tag on and off with your Bee Card as you would normally. Once you’ve hit the fare cap for that week, the rest of your trips will be free until the week resets on Monday. Fare capping is based on an individual's travel, activated by tagging on and off. You can still pay for other people's travel with your Bee Card, but this won't get you to your capping limit faster. Since the fare cap is based off the amount you spend in a week, transferring doesn’t count towards your trips per week.
Adult Fare Cap
1 Zone | 2 Zone | 3 Zone | 4 Zone | |
Base Fare | $2.20 | $3.85 | $5.50 | $7.15 |
Trips Before Fare Cap | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Max Spend Each Week | $17.60 | $26.90 | $33.00 | $42.90 |
Concession Fare Cap
Fare capping also applies to concessions, and the maximum weekly spend is adjusted to reflect the fare paid.
Transfers
Free transfers are available across all services within the region. This includes free transfers onto urban buses from regional routes.
As long as you are catching the second service within an hour after catching the first one, the transfer is free. If you use a Bee Card, this process is automatic. Just ensure you tag on and off each bus you use. You will be charged the fare for the most expensive of the two services.