Short-term flat fares proposed for Orbus with introduction of the Bee Card

This consultation has now closed.

The Otago Regional Council has said yes to a proposal for temporary “flat” fares when the Orbus network transitions from the GoCard to the Bee Card, the new tag-on tag-off bus card that is being introduced later this winter.

The flat fare is a simple fare structure. In Dunedin, we’re proposing to temporarily remove the five fare zones, tertiary student concession and GoExtra concession. We’ll replace that with one zone and three simple fares plus free travel for SuperGold card holders at any time. These are the proposed fares:

• $2 with a Bee Card for all (other than youth)
• $1.50 with a Bee Card for youth (5–18 year olds)
• $3 cash fare (no Bee Card) for all passengers

Tertiary and GoExtra users would pay the adult fare with a Bee Card. In other words, no matter where you travel across the network whether travelling from Mosgiel to Port Chalmers for instance or from Opoho to Pak n Save, a single trip with a Bee Card would be $2 per adult and $1.50 for 5-18 year olds (with free transfers).

The flat fares would coincide with the launch of the Bee Card.

Bus trips will remain free until the transition to the Bee Card.

In the short-term, we want to know if you support simplifying the five-fare zone to one zone and setting the three flat fare tariffs of $2 and $1.50 using the Bee Card, and $3 for a cash fare.

Consultation closed Thursday 2 July, 5pm