We are pleased to announce two important additions to the nakedbus.com® network. Though both small towns both Hikuai and Bulls provide important connections to other parts of the country.
New Plymouth is the central place for the Taranki region, while Bulls is convenient for Wanganui.
You can book to either of these destinations now.
And of course you can get there from $1 (plus booking fee).
® 19 December 2006
Nakedbus.com® brands competitors’ price rises disappointing
A popular new city to city bus service has branded its competitors’ price rises as disappointing.
Nakedbus.com® services more than 60 North Island centres with its no frills approach to domestic travel boasting bus fares as low as $1.70.
Managing Director Hamish Nuttall says the Auckland Regional Transport Authority’s price hike could prove counter-productive.
He agrees with Auckland Regional Council chairman Mike Lee’s criticisms that the price rises come at a bad time for workers and students.
“The increased fares for buses and trains seem to indicate a lack of competitive pressure. There seems to be little competition for passengers which means that operators aren’t forced to be price competitive. We recognise that we are competing against the private car and even airlines as well as high cost bus services so we have to be extremely sharp with our pricing,” says Nuttall.
Nuttall says competitors’ claims that fuel and operating costs has forced them to push up their prices are questionable.
”Some costs are increasing though not as much as other bus company prices are. The biggest cost is however carrying empty seats. Nakedbus.com®’s business model is to fill those empty seats which make our low fares viable.”
Based on hugely successful British transport models like Easyjet, Nakedbus.com® cuts the overhead costs from the ticketing process by providing ‘internet only’ ticketing (www.nakedbus.com) instead of expensive salespeople.
While consumers use the online ticketing option resulting savings are passed onto the travellers allowing each bus trip to offer dramatically reduced fares.
Nuttall is also concerned about the effect negative publicity surrounding the price rises will have on the industry as a whole.
”It would be a real shame to see this have the consumer turn off public transport when it has such potential to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, reduce pollution and increase accessibility. Some people will revert to car use and those that have no alternative will be forced to pay the higher cost.”
Nuttall says not only will the consumers suffer but the region as a whole will now find it difficult to promote public transport to a cynical public.
Note: Fares start from $1 (plus booking fee)
nakedbus.com® is New Zealand’s low cost city to city bus service. Since we launched 11 short weeks ago we have introduced several innovations into the city to city travel market, including low, low fares starting from $1 (plus booking fee).
Now we are trialling a special service to the Big Day Out on 19 January 2007. There will be one bus only leaving Tauranga at 7AM (and now WAIHI at 7.35am) to arrive in time for the start of the Big Day Out. The bus will return at the conclusion of the Big Day Out. The prices quoted are for the RETURN trip.
To take advantage of this, please search for trips between Tauranga or Waihi and the Big Day Out.
Let us know if you would like us to run to Big Day Out from other locations. Please make a comment below, or send us an email via the Contact section.
Please note that prices are for the bus only. Admission is extra.
This is a trial service only; fares still start from $1 + booking fee (for the return trip).
Even if you don’t live in Tauranga or Waihi you can get to the Big Day Out with nakedbus.com from many North Island destinations. See our route map for where we go. You can find details of our times and stops here.
All our bookings are online (please us the booking form on the left hand side of the homepage).
If you are new to nakedbus.com®, have a look around. You will find our prices are unbeatable. If you register, you can earn free trips, and if you tell your friends you can earn free trips even faster. registration is on the homepage.
If you book between today and Christmas Day, 25 December, you will earn double nakedrewards. You will also earn double nakedrewards if your friends book nakedbus.com® tickets (if they registered using your reference).
So now there is even more reason to book with nakedbus.com®. remember that you can use nakedrewards to buy tickets on nakedbus.com, so with double nakedrewards between now and Christmas you will be able to travel for free sooner!
If you haven’t registered yet, why don’t you here? It takes two minutes and means that you can earn free trips!
Welcome to the new site. We have changed web host so that we can support users with IE7. There may be some teething problems as we switch over, but you should notice a sharper website with better information, and easier to use.
Some changes:
We hope that the new site wil be easier to maintain and keep up to date. It should also be easier to use!
We welcome comments on the site. Just click on the link below.
nakedbus.com® is delighted to announce our latest new service – from Auckland to Thames, Tairua and Whitianga. The new service runs daily, (except for Statutory Holidays) and fares start at $1 (plus booking fee)!
The new service starts on December 1, just in time for the busy Summer season.
So travel to the Coromandel with nakedbus.com® and save more money for when you are there!
We are changing bus timetables from 25 November 2006. This is to improve reliability and provide trips at times that have been asked for by customers. To find the new detailed times search for the trip you want on the booking form after 25 November 2006.
We are also reluctantly cancelling the Hamilton to Auckland commuter service due to lack of demand.
The changes only affect services in the top half of the North Island. Other services are not changing.
This is a summary of the changes:
We hope these changes will provide a better service. if you are already booked you will receive an email with your options.
As always, we welcome feedback.
Due to the fantastic demand for our Hawkes Bay to Wellington service, we are introducing another service each way each day. The new service starts on 18 December just in time for Christmas.
The new service leaves Wellington at 9AM and Napier at 3.05PM.
Bookings are open now. And remember fares still start at $1 (plus booking fee).
***UPDATE ***
Please note that we are not running any services on Christmas Day.
Services run as normal on other days apart from
which do not run on Public Holidays or weekends.
nakedbus.com® is delighted to announce our latest new route – between Rotorua and Tauranga. We currently run twice daily, both ways in the morning and afternoon (Monday to Friday not public holidays).
All services run via Rotorua Airport, Bayfair and Mt Maunganui, bringing these places into the nakedbus.com® network for the first time.
The service also runs through Te Puke.
What this also means is that customers from Tauranga can connect at Rotorua to our service to Taupo, Ohakune National Park, Whakapapa, Palmerston North and Wellington. Just book two trips – between Tauranga and Rotorua then Rotorua to your destination further south.
Unfortunately you can’t connect on the same day northbound yet – we are working on this.
You can connect to and from Taupo and the Hawkes Bay same day Tauranga to or from Napier – from $2 each way (plus booking fee) – unbeatable!
So our network is growing – check back soon for new additions!
And don’t forget, you can do all of this from one dollar (plus booking fee)!