Bus fares in Dunedin

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By tarnscampbell on Thu, 4 Feb 2010
Your Town: Dunedin

I have recently started using Dunedin's bus services, and have noticed that the $5.00 cost of purchasing the Otago Regional Council GO-CARD is not actually listed on their DCC bus information website.

Given that one has to make quite a few bus trips to redeem the $5.00 cost, I think this is a little misleading.

I also note that the website states that a "25% discount off the adult cash fare is available only to beneficiaries using GO-CARD", however a phone call to the ORC has confirmed that this is not available to all beneficiaries, but to those with an Invalid card only.

Again, I find this misleading. If the DCC wants to encourage commuters to utilise the bus services, then maybe the fares system needs to be looked at.

Tania Campbell
Dunedin

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Indeed

Submitted by Baxter on Mon, 03/05/2010 - 4:23pm.

Indeed. And here's the figures for those that doubt a car is dearer than a Dunedin bus:

Bus:
Fare (leg 1): $3.10 (casual), $2.79 (GoCard)
Fare (leg 2): $1.90 (casual), $1.71 (GoCard)
Total weekly cost $45 (GoCard)

Car:
Petrol: 4.7km at 12km/litre = 3.91 litres per week, $7.10
Registration/insurance: $4.42 + $2.10
WOF/running costs: $1.78
Parking: $16
Total weekly cost $31.40

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Car is usually cheaper

Submitted by Hype.O.Thermia on Sun, 07/02/2010 - 10:42am.

Yes Baxter. When you already own a car, the less you use it the more expensive each kilometre is, because of the fixed charges of registration, w.o.f, insurance and depreciation.
It takes a lot of parking and maintenance costs to take car use up to the cost of using the bus service.

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Just use a car

Submitted by Baxter on Sat, 06/02/2010 - 6:05pm.

I've given up on Dunedin buses. It is in fact cheaper to use my car (even with insurance, parking, maintenance, etc, costs added in).

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